BRFSS 2003 - North Carolina: (Do you think pain or discomfort in the arms or shoulder 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	6,860	6,303	91.6	90.4-92.7	268	3.8	3.0- 4.8	289	4.6	3.8- 5.5
GENDER
Male	2,546	2,291	90.3	88.1-92.1	118	4.5	3.1- 6.3	137	5.3	4.1- 6.8
Female	4,314	4,012	92.9	91.6-94.1	150	3.1	2.4- 4.1	152	3.9	3.1- 5.0
AGE
18-24	365	317	83.3	75.0-89.3	23	8.2	3.9-16.4	25	8.5	4.8-14.6
25-34	940	881	94.1	91.4-95.9	27	2.7	1.5- 4.8	32	3.2	2.0- 5.2
35-44	1,263	1,216	96.1	94.3-97.3	21	1.5	0.9- 2.6	26	2.4	1.5- 4.0
45-54	1,319	1,258	96.2	94.7-97.3	26	1.6	1.0- 2.6	35	2.2	1.4- 3.5
55-64	1,170	1,107	93.6	90.9-95.4	25	2.2	1.3- 3.8	38	4.2	2.7- 6.6
65-74	1,012	904	90.3	87.4-92.6	63	5.4	3.8- 7.7	45	4.3	2.8- 6.5
75+	753	584	76.2	71.4-80.4	83	10.9	7.9-14.8	86	12.9	9.8-16.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	905	746	82.8	78.8-86.2	67	5.5	3.8- 7.9	92	11.7	8.9-15.3
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,988	1,811	92.4	90.4-93.9	88	3.8	2.7- 5.4	89	3.8	2.8- 5.1
Some Post-H.S.	1,783	1,672	91.0	87.4-93.6	55	4.5	2.6- 7.7	56	4.5	2.9- 7.0
College Graduate	2,169	2,065	95.2	93.8-96.3	56	2.3	1.6- 3.3	48	2.5	1.7- 3.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	643	557	84.0	79.0-87.9	39	6.1	3.9- 9.3	47	10.0	6.8-14.4
$15,000- 24,999	1,096	979	90.7	87.5-93.2	54	3.4	2.3- 4.8	63	5.9	3.8- 9.1
$25,000- 34,999	743	698	94.7	91.9-96.6	26	3.4	1.9- 6.0	19	1.9	0.9- 3.6
$35,000- 49,999	988	935	93.2	89.6-95.6	26	2.6	1.4- 4.7	27	4.2	2.3- 7.6
$50,000-74,999	841	801	94.4	89.9-97.0	24	4.1	1.8- 8.9	16	1.5	0.8- 2.9
$75,000+	1,020	975	95.5	93.3-97.0	27	2.2	1.3- 3.9	18	2.3	1.3- 4.0
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	398	370	93.2	89.9-95.4	14	3.5	2.0- 6.1	14	3.4	1.9- 5.9
Guilford	311	298	95.6	92.2-97.6	5	1.5	0.6- 3.8	8	2.9	1.3- 6.0
Mecklenburg	290	270	93.8	89.8-96.3	9	2.2	1.1- 4.3	11	4.1	2.0- 8.0
Orange	370	341	90.0	83.2-94.2	14	2.5	1.4- 4.4	15	7.5	3.6-14.8
Wake	323	293	88.9	83.8-92.5	15	5.6	3.1- 9.9	15	5.5	3.1- 9.6
Chatham/Lee	288	264	91.5	86.9-94.6	16	6.0	3.4-10.4	8	2.5	1.2- 5.1
Nash/Wilson	232	208	89.7	84.1-93.5	12	4.4	2.4- 7.9	12	5.9	3.0-11.2
Craven/Pamlico	346	312	91.1	87.3-93.8	17	5.2	3.1- 8.6	17	3.7	2.3- 6.1
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	400	369	91.7	87.3-94.7	17	3.2	1.9- 5.3	14	5.1	2.7- 9.7
Appalachian/Wilkes	432	393	91.8	88.3-94.3	18	3.2	1.9- 5.2	21	5.0	3.0- 8.2
Franklin/Gran./Vance	287	263	90.6	84.1-94.6	16	7.2	3.6-13.9	8	2.2	1.0- 4.8
Graham/Swain/Jackson	366	333	90.6	86.0-93.7	16	4.6	2.4- 8.4	17	4.9	2.8- 8.4
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	200	186	92.5	86.2-96.0	7	4.1	1.5-10.4	7	3.4	1.5- 7.5
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	257	235	89.6	83.2-93.7	7	3.9	1.6- 9.5	15	6.5	3.5-11.8
Northeast NC I	208	193	92.2	85.8-95.9	8	5.5	2.4-12.4	7	2.3	1.0- 5.0
Northeast NC II	345	319	93.0	89.2-95.5	10	3.8	1.9- 7.5	16	3.2	1.9- 5.4
Northeastern Partnership	553	512	92.8	89.7-95.0	18	4.2	2.5- 7.2	23	3.0	1.9- 4.6
Mountain AHEC	1,157	1,059	91.0	88.2-93.2	49	4.5	3.1- 6.4	49	4.6	3.0- 6.9
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	2,040	1,863	90.7	87.7-93.1	78	3.9	2.3- 6.5	99	5.4	3.8- 7.6
Piedmont	2,942	2,720	92.1	90.4-93.5	113	3.8	2.8- 5.2	109	4.1	3.2- 5.2
Western NC	1,878	1,720	91.5	89.4-93.2	77	3.5	2.6- 4.7	81	5.0	3.6- 6.9

Total
Respond.^

Yes

Don't know/Not sure

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

6,860

6,303

91.6

90.4-92.7

268

3.8

3.0- 4.8

289

4.6

3.8- 5.5

GENDER

Male

2,546

2,291

90.3

88.1-92.1

118

4.5

3.1- 6.3

137

5.3

4.1- 6.8

Female

4,314

4,012

92.9

91.6-94.1

150

3.1

2.4- 4.1

152

3.9

3.1- 5.0

AGE

18-24

365

317

83.3

75.0-89.3

8.2

3.9-16.4

8.5

4.8-14.6

25-34

940

881

94.1

91.4-95.9

2.7

1.5- 4.8

3.2

2.0- 5.2

35-44

1,263

1,216

96.1

94.3-97.3

1.5

0.9- 2.6

2.4

1.5- 4.0

45-54

1,319

1,258

96.2

94.7-97.3

1.6

1.0- 2.6

2.2

1.4- 3.5

55-64

1,170

1,107

93.6

90.9-95.4

2.2

1.3- 3.8

4.2

2.7- 6.6

65-74

1,012

904

90.3

87.4-92.6

5.4

3.8- 7.7

4.3

2.8- 6.5

75+

753

584

76.2

71.4-80.4

10.9

7.9-14.8

12.9

9.8-16.7

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

905

746

82.8

78.8-86.2

5.5

3.8- 7.9

11.7

8.9-15.3

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,988

1,811

92.4

90.4-93.9

3.8

2.7- 5.4

3.8

2.8- 5.1

Some Post-H.S.

1,783

1,672

91.0

87.4-93.6

4.5

2.6- 7.7

4.5

2.9- 7.0

College Graduate

2,169

2,065

95.2

93.8-96.3

2.3

1.6- 3.3

2.5

1.7- 3.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

643

557

84.0

79.0-87.9

6.1

3.9- 9.3

10.0

6.8-14.4

$15,000- 24,999

1,096

979

90.7

87.5-93.2

3.4

2.3- 4.8

5.9

3.8- 9.1

$25,000- 34,999

743

698

94.7

91.9-96.6

3.4

1.9- 6.0

1.9

0.9- 3.6

$35,000- 49,999

988

935

93.2

89.6-95.6

2.6

1.4- 4.7

4.2

2.3- 7.6

$50,000-74,999

841

801

94.4

89.9-97.0

4.1

1.8- 8.9

1.5

0.8- 2.9

$75,000+

1,020

975

95.5

93.3-97.0

2.2

1.3- 3.9

2.3

1.3- 4.0

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

398

370

93.2

89.9-95.4

3.5

2.0- 6.1

3.4

1.9- 5.9

Guilford

311

298

95.6

92.2-97.6

1.5

0.6- 3.8

2.9

1.3- 6.0

Mecklenburg

290

270

93.8

89.8-96.3

2.2

1.1- 4.3

4.1

2.0- 8.0

Orange

370

341

90.0

83.2-94.2

2.5

1.4- 4.4

7.5

3.6-14.8

Wake

323

293

88.9

83.8-92.5

5.6

3.1- 9.9

5.5

3.1- 9.6

Chatham/Lee

288

264

91.5

86.9-94.6

6.0

3.4-10.4

2.5

1.2- 5.1

Nash/Wilson

232

208

89.7

84.1-93.5

4.4

2.4- 7.9

5.9

3.0-11.2

Craven/Pamlico

346

312

91.1

87.3-93.8

5.2

3.1- 8.6

3.7

2.3- 6.1

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

400

369

91.7

87.3-94.7

3.2

1.9- 5.3

5.1

2.7- 9.7

Appalachian/Wilkes

432

393

91.8

88.3-94.3

3.2

1.9- 5.2

5.0

3.0- 8.2

Franklin/Gran./Vance

287

263

90.6

84.1-94.6

7.2

3.6-13.9

2.2

1.0- 4.8

Graham/Swain/Jackson

366

333

90.6

86.0-93.7

4.6

2.4- 8.4

4.9

2.8- 8.4

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

200

186

92.5

86.2-96.0

4.1

1.5-10.4

3.4

1.5- 7.5

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

257

235

89.6

83.2-93.7

3.9

1.6- 9.5

6.5

3.5-11.8

Northeast NC I

208

193

92.2

85.8-95.9

5.5

2.4-12.4

2.3

1.0- 5.0

Northeast NC II

345

319

93.0

89.2-95.5

3.8

1.9- 7.5

3.2

1.9- 5.4

Northeastern Partnership

553

512

92.8

89.7-95.0

4.2

2.5- 7.2

3.0

1.9- 4.6

Mountain AHEC

1,157

1,059

91.0

88.2-93.2

4.5

3.1- 6.4

4.6

3.0- 6.9

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

2,040

1,863

90.7

87.7-93.1

3.9

2.3- 6.5

5.4

3.8- 7.6

Piedmont

2,942

2,720

92.1

90.4-93.5

113

3.8

2.8- 5.2

109

4.1

3.2- 5.2

Western NC

1,878

1,720

91.5

89.4-93.2

3.5

2.6- 4.7

5.0

3.6- 6.9

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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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