BRFSS 2003 - Northeast NC II (Beaufort, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Hyde, Martin, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Washington): (Do you think chest pain or discomfort 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	9,325	8,719	92.2	91.2-93.2	239	2.6	2.1- 3.3	367	5.1	4.4- 6.1
-Northeast NC II	507	478	95.8	93.6-97.2	10	1.4	0.7- 2.7	19	2.8	1.7- 4.8
GENDER
Male	182	175	97.3	93.7-98.8	3	1.0	0.3- 3.3	4	1.8	0.6- 5.3
Female	325	303	94.3	91.1-96.4	7	1.8	0.8- 4.0	15	3.9	2.2- 6.7
RACE
White	346	336	98.3	96.8-99.1	5	0.9	0.4- 2.1	5	0.8	0.3- 2.1
Other	159	140	90.4	84.3-94.2	5	2.5	1.0- 6.5	14	7.1	3.9-12.8
AGE
18-44	174	166	96.3	92.2-98.3	1	0.6	0.1- 3.9	7	3.1	1.4- 7.1
45+	329	309	95.7	93.2-97.4	9	2.1	1.0- 4.2	11	2.2	1.1- 4.1
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	261	236	92.8	88.9-95.4	9	2.4	1.2- 4.9	16	4.8	2.7- 8.3
Some College +	244	240	99.1	97.5-99.7	1	0.2	0.0- 1.7	3	0.7	0.2- 2.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	275	260	95.9	92.9-97.6	6	1.5	0.6- 3.5	9	2.7	1.3- 5.3
$50,000+	97	97	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	450	424	92.5	88.2-95.4	16	3.5	2.0- 5.9	10	4.0	1.8- 8.5
Guilford	443	423	95.3	91.9-97.3	11	2.5	1.1- 5.5	9	2.2	1.0- 4.7
Mecklenburg	443	424	93.9	89.8-96.5	7	1.2	0.6- 2.6	12	4.8	2.5- 9.1
Orange	450	427	89.2	79.4-94.7	8	1.3	0.6- 2.8	15	9.5	4.3-19.9
Wake	448	418	89.0	83.2-92.9	12	4.3	2.2- 8.3	18	6.7	3.6-12.1
Chatham/Lee	394	355	86.0	80.4-90.2	11	3.1	1.4- 6.6	28	10.9	7.1-16.3
Nash/Wilson	373	345	92.1	88.2-94.7	11	3.0	1.6- 5.4	17	5.0	2.9- 8.5
Craven/Pamlico	446	420	94.2	90.8-96.4	10	1.8	0.9- 3.5	16	4.0	2.1- 7.3
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	431	405	93.9	90.6-96.0	11	1.8	0.9- 3.4	15	4.4	2.5- 7.5
Appalachian/Wilkes	453	432	96.0	93.8-97.5	11	2.0	1.1- 3.7	10	2.0	1.0- 3.8
Franklin/Gran./Vance	471	443	92.8	88.2-95.6	10	2.0	1.0- 4.3	18	5.2	2.7- 9.6
Graham/Swain/Jackson	424	401	88.5	71.4-95.9	8	0.9	0.4- 1.9	15	10.6	3.4-28.6
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	469	434	92.3	88.7-94.8	15	2.6	1.5- 4.4	20	5.2	3.0- 8.7
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	411	373	89.8	84.9-93.2	12	3.0	1.3- 6.9	26	7.2	4.5-11.3
Northeast NC I	453	421	93.2	89.7-95.6	14	2.8	1.5- 5.2	18	4.0	2.2- 7.1
Northeastern Partnership	960	899	94.9	93.1-96.2	24	1.9	1.2- 3.0	37	3.2	2.2- 4.8
Mountain AHEC	1,296	1,220	91.8	88.7-94.1	36	2.8	1.8- 4.2	40	5.4	3.4- 8.5
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	3,262	3,029	92.2	90.1-93.8	88	3.0	1.9- 4.5	145	4.9	3.6- 6.5
Piedmont	4,001	3,746	92.2	90.8-93.5	95	2.5	1.9- 3.4	160	5.2	4.2- 6.5
Western NC	2,062	1,944	92.3	89.7-94.2	56	2.4	1.7- 3.3	62	5.4	3.6- 7.9

Total
Respond.^

Yes

Don't know/Not sure

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

9,325

8,719

92.2

91.2-93.2

239

2.6

2.1- 3.3

367

5.1

4.4- 6.1

-Northeast NC II

507

478

95.8

93.6-97.2

1.4

0.7- 2.7

2.8

1.7- 4.8

GENDER

Male

182

175

97.3

93.7-98.8

1.0

0.3- 3.3

1.8

0.6- 5.3

Female

325

303

94.3

91.1-96.4

1.8

0.8- 4.0

3.9

2.2- 6.7

RACE

White

346

336

98.3

96.8-99.1

0.9

0.4- 2.1

0.8

0.3- 2.1

Other

159

140

90.4

84.3-94.2

2.5

1.0- 6.5

7.1

3.9-12.8

AGE

18-44

174

166

96.3

92.2-98.3

0.6

0.1- 3.9

3.1

1.4- 7.1

45+

329

309

95.7

93.2-97.4

2.1

1.0- 4.2

2.2

1.1- 4.1

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

261

236

92.8

88.9-95.4

2.4

1.2- 4.9

4.8

2.7- 8.3

Some College +

244

240

99.1

97.5-99.7

0.2

0.0- 1.7

0.7

0.2- 2.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

275

260

95.9

92.9-97.6

1.5

0.6- 3.5

2.7

1.3- 5.3

$50,000+

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

450

424

92.5

88.2-95.4

3.5

2.0- 5.9

4.0

1.8- 8.5

Guilford

443

423

95.3

91.9-97.3

2.5

1.1- 5.5

2.2

1.0- 4.7

Mecklenburg

443

424

93.9

89.8-96.5

1.2

0.6- 2.6

4.8

2.5- 9.1

Orange

450

427

89.2

79.4-94.7

1.3

0.6- 2.8

9.5

4.3-19.9

Wake

448

418

89.0

83.2-92.9

4.3

2.2- 8.3

6.7

3.6-12.1

Chatham/Lee

394

355

86.0

80.4-90.2

3.1

1.4- 6.6

10.9

7.1-16.3

Nash/Wilson

373

345

92.1

88.2-94.7

3.0

1.6- 5.4

5.0

2.9- 8.5

Craven/Pamlico

446

420

94.2

90.8-96.4

1.8

0.9- 3.5

4.0

2.1- 7.3

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

431

405

93.9

90.6-96.0

1.8

0.9- 3.4

4.4

2.5- 7.5

Appalachian/Wilkes

453

432

96.0

93.8-97.5

2.0

1.1- 3.7

2.0

1.0- 3.8

Franklin/Gran./Vance

471

443

92.8

88.2-95.6

2.0

1.0- 4.3

5.2

2.7- 9.6

Graham/Swain/Jackson

424

401

88.5

71.4-95.9

0.9

0.4- 1.9

10.6

3.4-28.6

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

469

434

92.3

88.7-94.8

2.6

1.5- 4.4

5.2

3.0- 8.7

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

411

373

89.8

84.9-93.2

3.0

1.3- 6.9

7.2

4.5-11.3

Northeast NC I

453

421

93.2

89.7-95.6

2.8

1.5- 5.2

4.0

2.2- 7.1

Northeastern Partnership

960

899

94.9

93.1-96.2

1.9

1.2- 3.0

3.2

2.2- 4.8

Mountain AHEC

1,296

1,220

91.8

88.7-94.1

2.8

1.8- 4.2

5.4

3.4- 8.5

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

3,262

3,029

92.2

90.1-93.8

3.0

1.9- 4.5

145

4.9

3.6- 6.5

Piedmont

4,001

3,746

92.2

90.8-93.5

2.5

1.9- 3.4

160

5.2

4.2- 6.5

Western NC

2,062

1,944

92.3

89.7-94.2

2.4

1.7- 3.3

5.4

3.6- 7.9

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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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