BRFSS 2003 - Northeast NC II (Beaufort, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Hyde, Martin, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Washington): (Do you think feeling weak, lightheaded, or faint are symptoms of a heart attack?)

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Northeast NC II (Beaufort, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Hyde, Martin, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Washington)

Heart Attack and Stroke

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No	Don't know/Not sure
North Carolina	9,329	6,460	69.2	67.6-70.7	1,390	14.2	13.1-15.4	1,479	16.7	15.4-18.0
-Northeast NC II	507	342	69.4	64.4-74.1	81	16.3	12.6-20.8	84	14.3	11.2-18.0
GENDER
Male	182	122	68.9	60.2-76.4	33	18.7	12.6-27.0	27	12.4	7.9-18.8
Female	325	220	70.0	64.2-75.2	48	13.9	10.3-18.6	57	16.1	12.3-20.8
RACE
White	346	243	70.0	63.6-75.6	54	17.6	12.9-23.7	49	12.4	9.0-16.8
Other	159	98	68.7	59.8-76.4	27	13.7	8.9-20.6	34	17.6	11.9-25.3
AGE
18-44	174	132	74.7	65.6-82.1	18	12.5	7.0-21.3	24	12.8	8.0-19.8
45+	329	207	65.0	58.9-70.6	63	19.6	15.1-25.1	59	15.4	11.8-19.9
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	261	162	64.3	56.7-71.1	43	16.1	11.1-22.8	56	19.6	14.6-25.9
Some College +	244	179	75.3	68.4-81.1	37	16.4	11.3-23.1	28	8.4	5.6-12.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	275	185	68.0	60.8-74.4	45	17.3	12.2-23.8	45	14.8	10.5-20.4
$50,000+	97	75	75.0	63.0-84.1	10	14.4	7.0-27.5	12	10.6	5.9-18.2
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	450	315	69.9	64.6-74.8	72	15.5	12.0-19.8	63	14.6	10.9-19.2
Guilford	443	321	73.0	67.7-77.7	72	15.3	11.6-19.8	50	11.7	8.6-15.8
Mecklenburg	445	320	69.2	63.1-74.6	59	12.5	8.8-17.4	66	18.3	14.0-23.7
Orange	450	314	65.6	57.2-73.2	60	15.9	10.2-24.1	76	18.4	12.6-26.3
Wake	448	317	68.5	62.6-73.8	60	13.0	9.6-17.4	71	18.5	14.0-24.1
Chatham/Lee	394	268	67.3	61.1-73.0	56	12.6	9.4-16.7	70	20.1	15.2-26.0
Nash/Wilson	373	247	65.9	60.0-71.3	63	15.3	11.6-20.0	63	18.8	14.5-24.0
Craven/Pamlico	446	291	67.2	61.8-72.3	79	15.6	12.3-19.6	76	17.2	13.1-22.2
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	432	307	70.2	64.5-75.3	65	14.8	11.3-19.1	60	15.0	11.1-20.0
Appalachian/Wilkes	453	352	76.3	69.6-81.9	48	12.1	7.5-18.9	53	11.6	8.4-15.8
Franklin/Gran./Vance	471	311	68.7	61.7-75.0	79	12.6	9.6-16.5	81	18.7	13.6-25.1
Graham/Swain/Jackson	424	300	66.9	56.6-75.8	55	10.4	7.4-14.4	69	22.7	13.9-34.9
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	469	310	65.3	60.0-70.3	76	16.8	13.1-21.4	83	17.9	14.1-22.3
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	411	268	66.9	61.1-72.2	60	13.8	10.3-18.2	83	19.3	15.1-24.3
Northeast NC I	453	299	66.5	59.4-73.0	81	17.2	13.3-21.8	73	16.3	10.5-24.5
Northeastern Partnership	960	641	68.4	64.3-72.3	162	16.6	13.8-19.9	157	15.0	12.0-18.6
Mountain AHEC	1,296	912	70.7	66.8-74.2	200	15.2	12.7-18.0	184	14.2	11.4-17.4
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	3,262	2,167	67.5	64.7-70.2	525	15.2	13.2-17.5	570	17.2	15.1-19.6
Piedmont	4,004	2,807	69.5	67.2-71.6	574	13.7	12.2-15.4	623	16.8	15.1-18.8
Western NC	2,063	1,486	71.5	68.3-74.6	291	13.8	11.7-16.2	286	14.6	12.2-17.4

Total
Respond.^

Yes

Don't know/Not sure

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

9,329

6,460

69.2

67.6-70.7

1,390

14.2

13.1-15.4

1,479

16.7

15.4-18.0

-Northeast NC II

507

342

69.4

64.4-74.1

16.3

12.6-20.8

14.3

11.2-18.0

GENDER

Male

182

122

68.9

60.2-76.4

18.7

12.6-27.0

12.4

7.9-18.8

Female

325

220

70.0

64.2-75.2

13.9

10.3-18.6

16.1

12.3-20.8

RACE

White

346

243

70.0

63.6-75.6

17.6

12.9-23.7

12.4

9.0-16.8

Other

159

68.7

59.8-76.4

13.7

8.9-20.6

17.6

11.9-25.3

AGE

18-44

174

132

74.7

65.6-82.1

12.5

7.0-21.3

12.8

8.0-19.8

45+

329

207

65.0

58.9-70.6

19.6

15.1-25.1

15.4

11.8-19.9

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

261

162

64.3

56.7-71.1

16.1

11.1-22.8

19.6

14.6-25.9

Some College +

244

179

75.3

68.4-81.1

16.4

11.3-23.1

8.4

5.6-12.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

275

185

68.0

60.8-74.4

17.3

12.2-23.8

14.8

10.5-20.4

$50,000+

75.0

63.0-84.1

14.4

7.0-27.5

10.6

5.9-18.2

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

450

315

69.9

64.6-74.8

15.5

12.0-19.8

14.6

10.9-19.2

Guilford

443

321

73.0

67.7-77.7

15.3

11.6-19.8

11.7

8.6-15.8

Mecklenburg

445

320

69.2

63.1-74.6

12.5

8.8-17.4

18.3

14.0-23.7

Orange

450

314

65.6

57.2-73.2

15.9

10.2-24.1

18.4

12.6-26.3

Wake

448

317

68.5

62.6-73.8

13.0

9.6-17.4

18.5

14.0-24.1

Chatham/Lee

394

268

67.3

61.1-73.0

12.6

9.4-16.7

20.1

15.2-26.0

Nash/Wilson

373

247

65.9

60.0-71.3

15.3

11.6-20.0

18.8

14.5-24.0

Craven/Pamlico

446

291

67.2

61.8-72.3

15.6

12.3-19.6

17.2

13.1-22.2

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

432

307

70.2

64.5-75.3

14.8

11.3-19.1

15.0

11.1-20.0

Appalachian/Wilkes

453

352

76.3

69.6-81.9

12.1

7.5-18.9

11.6

8.4-15.8

Franklin/Gran./Vance

471

311

68.7

61.7-75.0

12.6

9.6-16.5

18.7

13.6-25.1

Graham/Swain/Jackson

424

300

66.9

56.6-75.8

10.4

7.4-14.4

22.7

13.9-34.9

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

469

310

65.3

60.0-70.3

16.8

13.1-21.4

17.9

14.1-22.3

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

411

268

66.9

61.1-72.2

13.8

10.3-18.2

19.3

15.1-24.3

Northeast NC I

453

299

66.5

59.4-73.0

17.2

13.3-21.8

16.3

10.5-24.5

Northeastern Partnership

960

641

68.4

64.3-72.3

162

16.6

13.8-19.9

157

15.0

12.0-18.6

Mountain AHEC

1,296

912

70.7

66.8-74.2

200

15.2

12.7-18.0

184

14.2

11.4-17.4

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

3,262

2,167

67.5

64.7-70.2

525

15.2

13.2-17.5

570

17.2

15.1-19.6

Piedmont

4,004

2,807

69.5

67.2-71.6

574

13.7

12.2-15.4

623

16.8

15.1-18.8

Western NC

2,063

1,486

71.5

68.3-74.6

291

13.8

11.7-16.2

286

14.6

12.2-17.4

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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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