BRFSS 2003 - North Carolina: (Knew all heart attack symptoms*)

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Derived Variables and Risk Factors-MALES

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	3,469	345	9.6	8.2-11.1	3,124	90.4	88.9-91.8
RACE
White	2,576	302	11.6	9.9-13.6	2,274	88.4	86.4-90.1
African American	606	24	3.9	2.3- 6.5	582	96.1	93.5-97.7
Asian	25	4	14.9	3.2-47.8	21	85.1	52.2-96.8
Native American	83	11	11.1	4.3-25.5	72	88.9	74.5-95.7
Other Minorities	161	4	1.5	0.5- 4.9	157	98.5	95.1-99.5
HISPANIC
Hispanic	168	10	2.6	0.9- 6.7	158	97.4	93.3-99.1
-English Speaking	54	9	7.9	2.5-22.6	45	92.1	77.4-97.5
-Spanish Speaking	114	1	1.0	0.1- 6.6	113	99.0	93.4-99.9
Non-Hispanic	3,298	335	10.1	8.7-11.8	2,963	89.9	88.2-91.3
AGE
18-24	218	13	6.0	3.1-11.5	205	94.0	88.5-96.9
25-34	533	42	6.2	4.0- 9.4	491	93.8	90.6-96.0
35-44	687	71	9.5	6.9-13.0	616	90.5	87.0-93.1
45-54	685	78	13.2	9.5-18.0	607	86.8	82.0-90.5
55-64	586	72	14.1	10.5-18.7	514	85.9	81.3-89.5
65-74	462	41	9.8	6.5-14.5	421	90.2	85.5-93.5
75+	277	25	8.0	4.7-13.2	252	92.0	86.8-95.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	606	33	4.2	2.7- 6.5	573	95.8	93.5-97.3
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,027	73	6.4	4.6- 8.8	954	93.6	91.2-95.4
Some Post-H.S.	809	77	8.4	6.0-11.6	732	91.6	88.4-94.0
College Graduate	1,015	162	17.4	14.1-21.3	853	82.6	78.7-85.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	300	20	5.9	3.2-10.8	280	94.1	89.2-96.8
$15,000- 24,999	612	40	5.4	3.4- 8.4	572	94.6	91.6-96.6
$25,000- 34,999	367	44	8.2	5.4-12.4	323	91.8	87.6-94.6
$35,000- 49,999	525	50	12.0	8.1-17.3	475	88.0	82.7-91.9
$50,000-74,999	436	50	10.9	7.4-15.9	386	89.1	84.1-92.6
$75,000+	503	80	17.3	12.8-22.8	423	82.7	77.2-87.2
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	178	21	9.7	6.2-15.0	157	90.3	85.0-93.8
Guilford	164	24	15.4	9.7-23.6	140	84.6	76.4-90.3
Mecklenburg	168	20	10.4	6.5-16.3	148	89.6	83.7-93.5
Orange	170	19	6.9	4.2-11.2	151	93.1	88.8-95.8
Wake	176	22	11.2	7.1-17.1	154	88.8	82.9-92.9
Chatham/Lee	152	15	10.8	5.3-20.6	137	89.2	79.4-94.7
Nash/Wilson	140	10	6.9	3.6-12.7	130	93.1	87.3-96.4
Craven/Pamlico	169	16	10.4	6.0-17.6	153	89.6	82.4-94.0
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	161	16	15.4	7.4-29.5	145	84.6	70.5-92.6
Appalachian/Wilkes	169	20	9.5	5.9-14.9	149	90.5	85.1-94.1
Franklin/Gran./Vance	178	12	4.5	2.3- 8.5	166	95.5	91.5-97.7
Graham/Swain/Jackson	161	20	11.0	6.6-17.8	141	89.0	82.2-93.4
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	177	10	5.4	2.7-10.8	167	94.6	89.2-97.3
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	126	11	6.4	3.3-11.9	115	93.6	88.1-96.7
Northeast NC I	144	12	9.0	4.7-16.3	132	91.0	83.7-95.3
Northeast NC II	186	21	10.9	6.8-17.1	165	89.1	82.9-93.2
Northeastern Partnership	330	33	10.3	7.0-14.9	297	89.7	85.1-93.0
Mountain AHEC	490	51	7.2	5.0-10.2	439	92.8	89.8-95.0
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	1,165	97	8.6	6.2-11.7	1,068	91.4	88.3-93.8
Piedmont	1,529	168	10.7	8.8-13.0	1,361	89.3	87.0-91.2
Western NC	775	80	6.8	5.1- 9.0	695	93.2	91.0-94.9

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

3,469

345

9.6

8.2-11.1

3,124

90.4

88.9-91.8

RACE

White

2,576

302

11.6

9.9-13.6

2,274

88.4

86.4-90.1

African American

606

3.9

2.3- 6.5

582

96.1

93.5-97.7

Asian

14.9

3.2-47.8

85.1

52.2-96.8

Native American

11.1

4.3-25.5

88.9

74.5-95.7

Other Minorities

161

1.5

0.5- 4.9

157

98.5

95.1-99.5

HISPANIC

Hispanic

168

2.6

0.9- 6.7

158

97.4

93.3-99.1

-English Speaking

7.9

2.5-22.6

92.1

77.4-97.5

-Spanish Speaking

114

1.0

0.1- 6.6

113

99.0

93.4-99.9

Non-Hispanic

3,298

335

10.1

8.7-11.8

2,963

89.9

88.2-91.3

AGE

18-24

218

6.0

3.1-11.5

205

94.0

88.5-96.9

25-34

533

6.2

4.0- 9.4

491

93.8

90.6-96.0

35-44

687

9.5

6.9-13.0

616

90.5

87.0-93.1

45-54

685

13.2

9.5-18.0

607

86.8

82.0-90.5

55-64

586

14.1

10.5-18.7

514

85.9

81.3-89.5

65-74

462

9.8

6.5-14.5

421

90.2

85.5-93.5

75+

277

8.0

4.7-13.2

252

92.0

86.8-95.3

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

606

4.2

2.7- 6.5

573

95.8

93.5-97.3

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,027

6.4

4.6- 8.8

954

93.6

91.2-95.4

Some Post-H.S.

809

8.4

6.0-11.6

732

91.6

88.4-94.0

College Graduate

1,015

162

17.4

14.1-21.3

853

82.6

78.7-85.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

300

5.9

3.2-10.8

280

94.1

89.2-96.8

$15,000- 24,999

612

5.4

3.4- 8.4

572

94.6

91.6-96.6

$25,000- 34,999

367

8.2

5.4-12.4

323

91.8

87.6-94.6

$35,000- 49,999

525

12.0

8.1-17.3

475

88.0

82.7-91.9

$50,000-74,999

436

10.9

7.4-15.9

386

89.1

84.1-92.6

$75,000+

503

17.3

12.8-22.8

423

82.7

77.2-87.2

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

178

9.7

6.2-15.0

157

90.3

85.0-93.8

Guilford

164

15.4

9.7-23.6

140

84.6

76.4-90.3

Mecklenburg

168

10.4

6.5-16.3

148

89.6

83.7-93.5

Orange

170

6.9

4.2-11.2

151

93.1

88.8-95.8

Wake

176

11.2

7.1-17.1

154

88.8

82.9-92.9

Chatham/Lee

152

10.8

5.3-20.6

137

89.2

79.4-94.7

Nash/Wilson

140

6.9

3.6-12.7

130

93.1

87.3-96.4

Craven/Pamlico

169

10.4

6.0-17.6

153

89.6

82.4-94.0

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

161

15.4

7.4-29.5

145

84.6

70.5-92.6

Appalachian/Wilkes

169

9.5

5.9-14.9

149

90.5

85.1-94.1

Franklin/Gran./Vance

178

4.5

2.3- 8.5

166

95.5

91.5-97.7

Graham/Swain/Jackson

161

11.0

6.6-17.8

141

89.0

82.2-93.4

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

177

5.4

2.7-10.8

167

94.6

89.2-97.3

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

126

6.4

3.3-11.9

115

93.6

88.1-96.7

Northeast NC I

144

9.0

4.7-16.3

132

91.0

83.7-95.3

Northeast NC II

186

10.9

6.8-17.1

165

89.1

82.9-93.2

Northeastern Partnership

330

10.3

7.0-14.9

297

89.7

85.1-93.0

Mountain AHEC

490

7.2

5.0-10.2

439

92.8

89.8-95.0

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

1,165

8.6

6.2-11.7

1,068

91.4

88.3-93.8

Piedmont

1,529

168

10.7

8.8-13.0

1,361

89.3

87.0-91.2

Western NC

775

6.8

5.1- 9.0

695

93.2

91.0-94.9

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*Data in this table were derived from the all six heart attack symptoms questions..

^Use caution in interpreting percentages with a numerator of less than 20. N = numerator, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics and therefore cannot be calculated exactly from the numbers in this table.

** Northeast NC I: Bertie, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Northampton, and Warren counties.
Northeast NC II: Beaufort, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Hyde, Martin, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Washington counties.
Northeastern Partnership: Northeast NC I and II regions combined.
Mountain Area Health Education Center (AHEC): Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, and Yancey counties.

*** Eastern North Carolina: Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick, Camden, Carteret, Chowan, Columbus, Craven, Cumberland, Currituck, Dare, Duplin, Edgecombe, Gates, Greene, Halifax, Harnett, Hertford, Hoke, Hyde, Johnston, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Nash, New Hanover, Northampton, Onslow, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Pender, Perquimans, Pitt, Robeson, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, and Wilson counties.
Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Durham, Forsyth, Franklin, Gaston, Granville, Guilford, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Montgomery, Moore, Orange, Person, Randolph, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Wake, Warren, and Yadkin counties.
Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, and Yancey counties.

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