BRFSS 2003 - North Carolina: (Do you think feeling weak, lightheaded, or faint are symptoms of a heart attack?)

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No	Don't know/Not sure
TOTAL	6,864	4,992	74.0	72.3-75.6	947	12.8	11.6-14.1	925	13.2	12.0-14.6
GENDER
Male	2,548	1,877	76.1	73.5-78.6	363	12.4	10.6-14.4	308	11.5	9.6-13.7
Female	4,316	3,115	72.0	69.9-74.0	584	13.2	11.7-14.9	617	14.8	13.2-16.5
AGE
18-24	365	277	74.5	66.7-81.0	39	10.6	6.4-16.9	49	14.9	10.0-21.7
25-34	940	742	78.3	73.8-82.2	94	9.8	7.3-12.9	104	11.9	8.8-15.9
35-44	1,263	994	80.8	77.6-83.7	146	10.5	8.3-13.1	123	8.7	6.8-11.1
45-54	1,319	1,015	76.6	72.9-79.9	161	12.4	10.0-15.4	143	11.0	8.6-13.8
55-64	1,170	868	75.6	71.7-79.0	147	11.3	9.0-14.2	155	13.1	10.4-16.4
65-74	1,015	652	64.2	59.7-68.5	199	19.3	15.8-23.2	164	16.5	13.3-20.2
75+	754	413	51.4	46.2-56.6	159	23.6	19.4-28.5	182	25.0	20.7-29.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	907	522	57.4	52.2-62.6	175	20.2	16.3-24.7	210	22.4	18.4-26.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,988	1,406	71.7	68.3-74.8	286	12.2	10.3-14.5	296	16.1	13.4-19.3
Some Post-H.S.	1,785	1,354	77.1	73.8-80.1	235	13.5	11.1-16.3	196	9.4	7.6-11.6
College Graduate	2,169	1,701	79.8	77.3-82.1	246	9.7	8.1-11.6	222	10.4	8.7-12.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	644	434	64.6	58.3-70.4	96	16.8	12.6-22.1	114	18.6	14.0-24.3
$15,000- 24,999	1,096	735	72.1	67.9-76.0	189	15.4	12.4-18.9	172	12.5	10.0-15.6
$25,000- 34,999	743	549	74.3	69.0-79.0	106	14.9	11.3-19.5	88	10.7	7.7-14.8
$35,000- 49,999	988	755	76.6	72.4-80.3	122	11.5	8.9-14.7	111	11.9	9.2-15.4
$50,000-74,999	841	661	81.1	77.2-84.6	93	9.8	7.2-13.1	87	9.1	6.9-11.9
$75,000+	1,021	826	80.4	76.1-84.1	110	10.8	8.1-14.2	85	8.8	6.1-12.4
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	398	282	71.8	66.4-76.6	63	15.8	12.0-20.5	53	12.4	9.3-16.4
Guilford	311	236	77.1	71.3-82.1	44	12.7	9.1-17.4	31	10.2	6.8-14.9
Mecklenburg	291	218	74.2	66.5-80.6	40	12.6	8.0-19.4	33	13.2	8.7-19.5
Orange	370	271	71.3	62.5-78.8	47	17.4	10.5-27.4	52	11.3	8.2-15.4
Wake	323	239	73.9	67.9-79.1	36	10.3	7.2-14.5	48	15.8	11.6-21.3
Chatham/Lee	288	214	74.0	67.2-79.8	38	12.9	9.2-18.0	36	13.0	8.6-19.3
Nash/Wilson	232	165	72.5	65.4-78.6	36	13.7	9.6-19.3	31	13.8	9.3-19.9
Craven/Pamlico	346	232	70.8	65.1-75.8	57	14.0	10.6-18.2	57	15.3	11.5-20.0
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	401	292	73.0	67.5-78.0	61	15.2	11.5-19.8	48	11.7	8.4-16.2
Appalachian/Wilkes	432	334	75.9	69.0-81.7	47	12.4	7.6-19.5	51	11.7	8.4-16.0
Franklin/Gran./Vance	287	208	75.9	68.6-82.0	40	10.3	7.2-14.6	39	13.8	8.7-21.2
Graham/Swain/Jackson	366	266	75.3	69.8-80.0	50	10.4	7.6-14.0	50	14.4	10.6-19.2
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	200	140	69.2	61.2-76.3	30	16.6	11.0-24.2	30	14.2	9.7-20.3
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	257	179	69.9	63.0-76.0	30	12.2	8.2-17.6	48	17.9	13.1-24.0
Northeast NC I	208	156	77.5	70.4-83.3	29	13.2	8.5-19.8	23	9.4	6.1-14.2
Northeast NC II	346	243	70.0	63.6-75.6	54	17.6	12.9-23.7	49	12.4	9.0-16.8
Northeastern Partnership	554	399	71.9	66.9-76.4	83	16.5	12.7-21.2	72	11.6	8.9-15.1
Mountain AHEC	1,157	827	72.6	68.8-76.2	179	15.3	12.7-18.4	151	12.1	9.6-15.0
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	2,041	1,443	73.9	70.7-76.8	296	12.9	10.8-15.3	302	13.3	11.1-15.8
Piedmont	2,944	2,181	74.3	71.9-76.6	384	12.4	10.7-14.2	379	13.3	11.5-15.3
Western NC	1,879	1,368	73.1	69.8-76.1	267	14.1	11.9-16.7	244	12.8	10.6-15.3

Total
Respond.^

Yes

Don't know/Not sure

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

6,864

4,992

74.0

72.3-75.6

947

12.8

11.6-14.1

925

13.2

12.0-14.6

GENDER

Male

2,548

1,877

76.1

73.5-78.6

363

12.4

10.6-14.4

308

11.5

9.6-13.7

Female

4,316

3,115

72.0

69.9-74.0

584

13.2

11.7-14.9

617

14.8

13.2-16.5

AGE

18-24

365

277

74.5

66.7-81.0

10.6

6.4-16.9

14.9

10.0-21.7

25-34

940

742

78.3

73.8-82.2

9.8

7.3-12.9

104

11.9

8.8-15.9

35-44

1,263

994

80.8

77.6-83.7

146

10.5

8.3-13.1

123

8.7

6.8-11.1

45-54

1,319

1,015

76.6

72.9-79.9

161

12.4

10.0-15.4

143

11.0

8.6-13.8

55-64

1,170

868

75.6

71.7-79.0

147

11.3

9.0-14.2

155

13.1

10.4-16.4

65-74

1,015

652

64.2

59.7-68.5

199

19.3

15.8-23.2

164

16.5

13.3-20.2

75+

754

413

51.4

46.2-56.6

159

23.6

19.4-28.5

182

25.0

20.7-29.9

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

907

522

57.4

52.2-62.6

175

20.2

16.3-24.7

210

22.4

18.4-26.9

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,988

1,406

71.7

68.3-74.8

286

12.2

10.3-14.5

296

16.1

13.4-19.3

Some Post-H.S.

1,785

1,354

77.1

73.8-80.1

235

13.5

11.1-16.3

196

9.4

7.6-11.6

College Graduate

2,169

1,701

79.8

77.3-82.1

246

9.7

8.1-11.6

222

10.4

8.7-12.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

644

434

64.6

58.3-70.4

16.8

12.6-22.1

114

18.6

14.0-24.3

$15,000- 24,999

1,096

735

72.1

67.9-76.0

189

15.4

12.4-18.9

172

12.5

10.0-15.6

$25,000- 34,999

743

549

74.3

69.0-79.0

106

14.9

11.3-19.5

10.7

7.7-14.8

$35,000- 49,999

988

755

76.6

72.4-80.3

122

11.5

8.9-14.7

111

11.9

9.2-15.4

$50,000-74,999

841

661

81.1

77.2-84.6

9.8

7.2-13.1

9.1

6.9-11.9

$75,000+

1,021

826

80.4

76.1-84.1

110

10.8

8.1-14.2

8.8

6.1-12.4

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

398

282

71.8

66.4-76.6

15.8

12.0-20.5

12.4

9.3-16.4

Guilford

311

236

77.1

71.3-82.1

12.7

9.1-17.4

10.2

6.8-14.9

Mecklenburg

291

218

74.2

66.5-80.6

12.6

8.0-19.4

13.2

8.7-19.5

Orange

370

271

71.3

62.5-78.8

17.4

10.5-27.4

11.3

8.2-15.4

Wake

323

239

73.9

67.9-79.1

10.3

7.2-14.5

15.8

11.6-21.3

Chatham/Lee

288

214

74.0

67.2-79.8

12.9

9.2-18.0

13.0

8.6-19.3

Nash/Wilson

232

165

72.5

65.4-78.6

13.7

9.6-19.3

13.8

9.3-19.9

Craven/Pamlico

346

232

70.8

65.1-75.8

14.0

10.6-18.2

15.3

11.5-20.0

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

401

292

73.0

67.5-78.0

15.2

11.5-19.8

11.7

8.4-16.2

Appalachian/Wilkes

432

334

75.9

69.0-81.7

12.4

7.6-19.5

11.7

8.4-16.0

Franklin/Gran./Vance

287

208

75.9

68.6-82.0

10.3

7.2-14.6

13.8

8.7-21.2

Graham/Swain/Jackson

366

266

75.3

69.8-80.0

10.4

7.6-14.0

14.4

10.6-19.2

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

200

140

69.2

61.2-76.3

16.6

11.0-24.2

14.2

9.7-20.3

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

257

179

69.9

63.0-76.0

12.2

8.2-17.6

17.9

13.1-24.0

Northeast NC I

208

156

77.5

70.4-83.3

13.2

8.5-19.8

9.4

6.1-14.2

Northeast NC II

346

243

70.0

63.6-75.6

17.6

12.9-23.7

12.4

9.0-16.8

Northeastern Partnership

554

399

71.9

66.9-76.4

16.5

12.7-21.2

11.6

8.9-15.1

Mountain AHEC

1,157

827

72.6

68.8-76.2

179

15.3

12.7-18.4

151

12.1

9.6-15.0

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

2,041

1,443

73.9

70.7-76.8

296

12.9

10.8-15.3

302

13.3

11.1-15.8

Piedmont

2,944

2,181

74.3

71.9-76.6

384

12.4

10.7-14.2

379

13.3

11.5-15.3

Western NC

1,879

1,368

73.1

69.8-76.1

267

14.1

11.9-16.7

244

12.8

10.6-15.3

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^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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