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

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Derived Variables and Risk Factors-WHITES

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	6,926	929	12.6	11.5-13.8	5,997	87.4	86.2-88.5
GENDER
Male	2,576	302	11.6	9.9-13.6	2,274	88.4	86.4-90.1
Female	4,350	627	13.5	12.1-15.1	3,723	86.5	84.9-87.9
AGE
18-24	366	30	7.9	4.9-12.7	336	92.1	87.3-95.1
25-34	950	89	9.3	7.0-12.2	861	90.7	87.8-93.0
35-44	1,273	173	12.8	10.4-15.6	1,100	87.2	84.4-89.6
45-54	1,325	235	17.9	14.8-21.5	1,090	82.1	78.5-85.2
55-64	1,184	176	14.5	11.8-17.7	1,008	85.5	82.3-88.2
65-74	1,023	136	12.8	10.1-16.1	887	87.2	83.9-89.9
75+	762	83	9.9	7.3-13.2	679	90.1	86.8-92.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	918	76	7.6	5.4-10.5	842	92.4	89.5-94.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	2,011	233	10.3	8.5-12.4	1,778	89.7	87.6-91.5
Some Post-H.S.	1,799	237	11.5	9.5-13.9	1,562	88.5	86.1-90.5
College Graduate	2,182	381	17.8	15.5-20.3	1,801	82.2	79.7-84.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	647	63	8.5	5.9-12.1	584	91.5	87.9-94.1
$15,000- 24,999	1,101	123	11.0	8.4-14.3	978	89.0	85.7-91.6
$25,000- 34,999	750	107	12.5	9.4-16.4	643	87.5	83.6-90.6
$35,000- 49,999	995	119	12.8	9.9-16.3	876	87.2	83.7-90.1
$50,000-74,999	847	134	14.4	11.4-18.1	713	85.6	81.9-88.6
$75,000+	1,026	195	19.0	15.6-22.9	831	81.0	77.1-84.4
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	400	59	12.6	9.6-16.5	341	87.4	83.5-90.4
Guilford	312	52	16.4	11.9-22.1	260	83.6	77.9-88.1
Mecklenburg	293	40	13.1	9.3-18.2	253	86.9	81.8-90.7
Orange	372	66	11.2	8.4-14.8	306	88.8	85.2-91.6
Wake	325	50	16.5	12.4-21.7	275	83.5	78.3-87.6
Chatham/Lee	292	37	13.3	8.5-20.2	255	86.7	79.8-91.5
Nash/Wilson	235	36	14.8	10.4-20.8	199	85.2	79.2-89.6
Craven/Pamlico	351	47	12.4	9.0-16.9	304	87.6	83.1-91.0
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	406	56	15.8	10.7-22.6	350	84.2	77.4-89.3
Appalachian/Wilkes	435	61	12.2	9.1-16.1	374	87.8	83.9-90.9
Franklin/Gran./Vance	290	32	9.7	6.2-15.1	258	90.3	84.9-93.8
Graham/Swain/Jackson	367	54	14.2	10.7-18.7	313	85.8	81.3-89.3
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	202	19	7.6	4.5-12.3	183	92.4	87.7-95.5
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	261	27	8.5	5.6-12.7	234	91.5	87.3-94.4
Northeast NC I	211	27	12.9	8.4-19.4	184	87.1	80.6-91.6
Northeast NC II	349	53	15.4	11.6-20.2	296	84.6	79.8-88.4
Northeastern Partnership	560	80	14.8	11.6-18.5	480	85.2	81.5-88.4
Mountain AHEC	1,163	155	9.9	8.1-12.1	1,008	90.1	87.9-91.9
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	2,067	256	12.2	10.0-14.7	1,811	87.8	85.3-90.0
Piedmont	2,971	425	13.7	12.1-15.5	2,546	86.3	84.5-87.9
Western NC	1,888	248	9.7	8.2-11.4	1,640	90.3	88.6-91.8

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

6,926

929

12.6

11.5-13.8

5,997

87.4

86.2-88.5

GENDER

Male

2,576

302

11.6

9.9-13.6

2,274

88.4

86.4-90.1

Female

4,350

627

13.5

12.1-15.1

3,723

86.5

84.9-87.9

AGE

18-24

366

7.9

4.9-12.7

336

92.1

87.3-95.1

25-34

950

9.3

7.0-12.2

861

90.7

87.8-93.0

35-44

1,273

173

12.8

10.4-15.6

1,100

87.2

84.4-89.6

45-54

1,325

235

17.9

14.8-21.5

1,090

82.1

78.5-85.2

55-64

1,184

176

14.5

11.8-17.7

1,008

85.5

82.3-88.2

65-74

1,023

136

12.8

10.1-16.1

887

87.2

83.9-89.9

75+

762

9.9

7.3-13.2

679

90.1

86.8-92.7

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

918

7.6

5.4-10.5

842

92.4

89.5-94.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

2,011

233

10.3

8.5-12.4

1,778

89.7

87.6-91.5

Some Post-H.S.

1,799

237

11.5

9.5-13.9

1,562

88.5

86.1-90.5

College Graduate

2,182

381

17.8

15.5-20.3

1,801

82.2

79.7-84.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

647

8.5

5.9-12.1

584

91.5

87.9-94.1

$15,000- 24,999

1,101

123

11.0

8.4-14.3

978

89.0

85.7-91.6

$25,000- 34,999

750

107

12.5

9.4-16.4

643

87.5

83.6-90.6

$35,000- 49,999

995

119

12.8

9.9-16.3

876

87.2

83.7-90.1

$50,000-74,999

847

134

14.4

11.4-18.1

713

85.6

81.9-88.6

$75,000+

1,026

195

19.0

15.6-22.9

831

81.0

77.1-84.4

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

400

12.6

9.6-16.5

341

87.4

83.5-90.4

Guilford

312

16.4

11.9-22.1

260

83.6

77.9-88.1

Mecklenburg

293

13.1

9.3-18.2

253

86.9

81.8-90.7

Orange

372

11.2

8.4-14.8

306

88.8

85.2-91.6

Wake

325

16.5

12.4-21.7

275

83.5

78.3-87.6

Chatham/Lee

292

13.3

8.5-20.2

255

86.7

79.8-91.5

Nash/Wilson

235

14.8

10.4-20.8

199

85.2

79.2-89.6

Craven/Pamlico

351

12.4

9.0-16.9

304

87.6

83.1-91.0

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

406

15.8

10.7-22.6

350

84.2

77.4-89.3

Appalachian/Wilkes

435

12.2

9.1-16.1

374

87.8

83.9-90.9

Franklin/Gran./Vance

290

9.7

6.2-15.1

258

90.3

84.9-93.8

Graham/Swain/Jackson

367

14.2

10.7-18.7

313

85.8

81.3-89.3

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

202

7.6

4.5-12.3

183

92.4

87.7-95.5

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

261

8.5

5.6-12.7

234

91.5

87.3-94.4

Northeast NC I

211

12.9

8.4-19.4

184

87.1

80.6-91.6

Northeast NC II

349

15.4

11.6-20.2

296

84.6

79.8-88.4

Northeastern Partnership

560

14.8

11.6-18.5

480

85.2

81.5-88.4

Mountain AHEC

1,163

155

9.9

8.1-12.1

1,008

90.1

87.9-91.9

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

2,067

256

12.2

10.0-14.7

1,811

87.8

85.3-90.0

Piedmont

2,971

425

13.7

12.1-15.5

2,546

86.3

84.5-87.9

Western NC

1,888

248

9.7

8.2-11.4

1,640

90.3

88.6-91.8

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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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