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

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Heart Attack and Stroke-WHITE MALES

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No	Don't know/Not sure
TOTAL	2,548	1,877	76.1	73.5-78.6	363	12.4	10.6-14.4	308	11.5	9.6-13.7
AGE
18-24	135	105	79.2	67.2-87.6	13	7.5	3.2-16.5	17	13.3	6.7-24.8
25-34	354	274	75.9	68.3-82.2	36	9.9	6.3-15.2	44	14.2	9.1-21.4
35-44	503	409	83.8	79.0-87.8	57	10.3	7.1-14.7	37	5.8	3.7- 9.0
45-54	484	366	76.7	70.7-81.8	70	13.1	9.4-18.1	48	10.1	6.7-15.0
55-64	450	336	77.4	71.6-82.3	60	12.2	8.7-16.9	54	10.4	7.0-15.2
65-74	384	244	64.3	57.1-71.0	79	19.5	14.2-26.2	61	16.2	11.5-22.3
75+	229	136	58.1	48.8-66.8	48	23.4	16.1-32.8	45	18.5	12.6-26.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	333	193	60.4	51.5-68.6	68	21.3	15.1-29.3	72	18.3	12.9-25.3
H.S. or G.E.D.	714	505	71.1	65.3-76.3	111	13.3	10.2-17.3	98	15.6	11.2-21.2
Some Post-H.S.	632	494	82.3	77.4-86.3	81	10.4	7.3-14.6	57	7.3	4.9-10.8
College Graduate	863	682	80.7	76.7-84.2	100	9.9	7.5-13.0	81	9.3	6.8-12.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	186	131	68.7	56.9-78.5	31	17.6	10.2-28.6	24	13.7	7.4-23.9
$15,000- 24,999	361	239	74.5	67.4-80.5	59	13.9	9.5-20.0	63	11.6	7.9-16.7
$25,000- 34,999	271	185	70.2	61.6-77.6	53	19.6	13.5-27.6	33	10.2	6.1-16.4
$35,000- 49,999	415	322	78.7	72.7-83.7	50	10.4	7.0-15.1	43	10.9	7.4-15.8
$50,000-74,999	356	285	83.6	77.8-88.1	37	8.9	5.6-13.9	34	7.5	4.8-11.5
$75,000+	444	358	79.9	72.7-85.6	48	10.2	6.4-15.9	38	9.9	5.8-16.4
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	156	116	73.3	64.6-80.5	23	16.1	10.3-24.1	17	10.6	6.4-17.1
Guilford	112	90	81.4	72.4-88.0	13	10.5	5.8-18.2	9	8.1	4.1-15.4
Mecklenburg	110	82	73.0	59.5-83.3	17	14.8	7.3-27.7	11	12.2	5.8-23.9
Orange	134	99	72.8	63.4-80.6	19	15.2	9.5-23.5	16	12.0	7.0-19.9
Wake	126	94	73.5	63.9-81.3	14	11.8	6.8-19.7	18	14.7	8.9-23.2
Chatham/Lee	115	81	69.5	58.0-79.0	19	15.2	9.3-23.8	15	15.3	8.1-27.1
Nash/Wilson	83	58	72.6	60.8-82.0	14	13.6	7.7-22.9	11	13.8	7.3-24.5
Craven/Pamlico	129	89	74.2	65.4-81.4	22	13.3	8.5-20.2	18	12.5	7.7-19.7
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	147	107	71.6	62.0-79.6	27	17.4	11.7-25.2	13	10.9	5.7-19.9
Appalachian/Wilkes	158	119	72.8	59.7-82.8	22	17.5	8.5-32.5	17	9.8	5.5-16.6
Franklin/Gran./Vance	103	77	77.0	64.1-86.2	16	10.2	5.9-17.1	10	12.8	5.4-27.5
Graham/Swain/Jackson	138	96	74.8	66.2-81.8	18	8.7	5.2-14.4	24	16.4	10.7-24.4
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	82	59	68.9	55.6-79.7	12	19.5	10.5-33.2	11	11.6	6.0-21.4
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	83	53	63.3	51.0-74.1	11	13.8	7.4-24.3	19	22.9	14.3-34.6
Northeast NC I	71	54	79.7	66.6-88.6	9	12.4	5.3-26.3	8	7.8	3.7-15.8
Northeast NC II	126	82	64.6	53.9-74.1	27	24.3	15.9-35.3	17	11.1	6.3-18.8
Northeastern Partnership	197	136	68.2	59.3-75.9	36	21.5	14.7-30.4	25	10.3	6.4-16.3
Mountain AHEC	427	314	76.7	70.4-82.0	60	13.3	9.6-18.3	53	9.9	6.5-14.8
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	733	524	79.3	75.0-83.0	108	10.8	8.2-14.1	101	9.9	7.5-13.1
Piedmont	1,123	845	75.3	71.3-78.8	156	12.9	10.3-15.9	122	11.9	9.1-15.3
Western NC	692	508	74.2	68.8-79.0	99	13.1	9.8-17.4	85	12.6	9.1-17.2

Total
Respond.^

Yes

Don't know/Not sure

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

2,548

1,877

76.1

73.5-78.6

363

12.4

10.6-14.4

308

11.5

9.6-13.7

AGE

18-24

135

105

79.2

67.2-87.6

7.5

3.2-16.5

13.3

6.7-24.8

25-34

354

274

75.9

68.3-82.2

9.9

6.3-15.2

14.2

9.1-21.4

35-44

503

409

83.8

79.0-87.8

10.3

7.1-14.7

5.8

3.7- 9.0

45-54

484

366

76.7

70.7-81.8

13.1

9.4-18.1

10.1

6.7-15.0

55-64

450

336

77.4

71.6-82.3

12.2

8.7-16.9

10.4

7.0-15.2

65-74

384

244

64.3

57.1-71.0

19.5

14.2-26.2

16.2

11.5-22.3

75+

229

136

58.1

48.8-66.8

23.4

16.1-32.8

18.5

12.6-26.2

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

333

193

60.4

51.5-68.6

21.3

15.1-29.3

18.3

12.9-25.3

H.S. or G.E.D.

714

505

71.1

65.3-76.3

111

13.3

10.2-17.3

15.6

11.2-21.2

Some Post-H.S.

632

494

82.3

77.4-86.3

10.4

7.3-14.6

7.3

4.9-10.8

College Graduate

863

682

80.7

76.7-84.2

100

9.9

7.5-13.0

9.3

6.8-12.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

186

131

68.7

56.9-78.5

17.6

10.2-28.6

13.7

7.4-23.9

$15,000- 24,999

361

239

74.5

67.4-80.5

13.9

9.5-20.0

11.6

7.9-16.7

$25,000- 34,999

271

185

70.2

61.6-77.6

19.6

13.5-27.6

10.2

6.1-16.4

$35,000- 49,999

415

322

78.7

72.7-83.7

10.4

7.0-15.1

10.9

7.4-15.8

$50,000-74,999

356

285

83.6

77.8-88.1

8.9

5.6-13.9

7.5

4.8-11.5

$75,000+

444

358

79.9

72.7-85.6

10.2

6.4-15.9

9.9

5.8-16.4

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

156

116

73.3

64.6-80.5

16.1

10.3-24.1

10.6

6.4-17.1

Guilford

112

81.4

72.4-88.0

10.5

5.8-18.2

8.1

4.1-15.4

Mecklenburg

110

73.0

59.5-83.3

14.8

7.3-27.7

12.2

5.8-23.9

Orange

134

72.8

63.4-80.6

15.2

9.5-23.5

12.0

7.0-19.9

Wake

126

73.5

63.9-81.3

11.8

6.8-19.7

14.7

8.9-23.2

Chatham/Lee

115

69.5

58.0-79.0

15.2

9.3-23.8

15.3

8.1-27.1

Nash/Wilson

72.6

60.8-82.0

13.6

7.7-22.9

13.8

7.3-24.5

Craven/Pamlico

129

74.2

65.4-81.4

13.3

8.5-20.2

12.5

7.7-19.7

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

147

107

71.6

62.0-79.6

17.4

11.7-25.2

10.9

5.7-19.9

Appalachian/Wilkes

158

119

72.8

59.7-82.8

17.5

8.5-32.5

9.8

5.5-16.6

Franklin/Gran./Vance

103

77.0

64.1-86.2

10.2

5.9-17.1

12.8

5.4-27.5

Graham/Swain/Jackson

138

74.8

66.2-81.8

8.7

5.2-14.4

16.4

10.7-24.4

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

68.9

55.6-79.7

19.5

10.5-33.2

11.6

6.0-21.4

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

63.3

51.0-74.1

13.8

7.4-24.3

22.9

14.3-34.6

Northeast NC I

79.7

66.6-88.6

12.4

5.3-26.3

7.8

3.7-15.8

Northeast NC II

126

64.6

53.9-74.1

24.3

15.9-35.3

11.1

6.3-18.8

Northeastern Partnership

197

136

68.2

59.3-75.9

21.5

14.7-30.4

10.3

6.4-16.3

Mountain AHEC

427

314

76.7

70.4-82.0

13.3

9.6-18.3

9.9

6.5-14.8

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

733

524

79.3

75.0-83.0

108

10.8

8.2-14.1

101

9.9

7.5-13.1

Piedmont

1,123

845

75.3

71.3-78.8

156

12.9

10.3-15.9

122

11.9

9.1-15.3

Western NC

692

508

74.2

68.8-79.0

13.1

9.8-17.4

12.6

9.1-17.2

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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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