BRFSS 2003 - Northeast NC II (Beaufort, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Hyde, Martin, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Washington): (Do you think sudden trouble seeing in one or both eyes is a symptom 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	9,322	3,261	36.3	34.7-37.9	3,124	32.2	30.7-33.8	2,937	31.5	29.9-33.0
-Northeast NC II	507	168	33.2	28.3-38.5	186	39.1	34.0-44.4	153	27.7	23.4-32.5
GENDER
Male	182	60	35.2	27.2-44.1	69	37.9	29.9-46.6	53	26.9	20.1-34.9
Female	325	108	31.3	25.9-37.2	117	40.2	34.1-46.5	100	28.6	23.5-34.3
RACE
White	346	106	28.9	23.6-34.8	136	42.6	36.5-49.0	104	28.5	23.3-34.4
Other	159	61	42.1	32.5-52.2	50	32.2	23.9-41.8	48	25.7	18.7-34.3
AGE
18-44	174	63	33.8	25.9-42.7	57	38.3	29.8-47.4	54	28.0	20.9-36.3
45+	329	103	32.4	26.5-38.8	128	40.0	34.0-46.3	98	27.7	22.6-33.4
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	261	76	31.6	24.8-39.3	91	36.9	29.8-44.7	94	31.5	25.3-38.4
Some College +	244	92	35.2	28.4-42.5	93	41.1	34.1-48.5	59	23.7	18.0-30.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	275	93	32.3	26.0-39.3	99	41.2	34.1-48.6	83	26.5	21.0-32.9
$50,000+	97	32	30.4	21.6-41.0	40	41.2	30.9-52.2	25	28.4	18.8-40.5
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	450	159	38.5	33.2-44.2	168	33.4	28.7-38.5	123	28.1	23.3-33.4
Guilford	443	151	35.4	30.1-41.0	167	38.7	33.4-44.4	125	25.9	21.5-30.8
Mecklenburg	443	174	38.8	33.1-44.8	141	30.9	25.7-36.6	128	30.3	25.0-36.2
Orange	450	157	37.2	30.8-44.2	161	30.1	23.7-37.5	132	32.6	25.6-40.6
Wake	448	154	32.4	27.5-37.7	149	35.1	29.8-40.7	145	32.5	27.3-38.1
Chatham/Lee	394	130	32.3	26.8-38.3	138	33.7	28.1-39.9	126	34.0	27.8-40.7
Nash/Wilson	373	137	39.5	33.6-45.8	131	31.9	26.8-37.5	105	28.6	23.5-34.3
Craven/Pamlico	446	159	39.7	34.2-45.4	152	29.9	25.3-34.9	135	30.5	25.4-36.1
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	429	135	30.0	25.2-35.4	149	38.7	32.7-45.0	145	31.3	26.4-36.7
Appalachian/Wilkes	453	162	36.6	30.2-43.6	134	28.3	22.5-34.8	157	35.1	29.3-41.4
Franklin/Gran./Vance	471	159	30.5	24.7-37.1	161	31.2	25.0-38.2	151	38.3	29.6-47.8
Graham/Swain/Jackson	424	148	34.1	27.6-41.2	137	30.2	24.2-37.1	139	35.7	26.9-45.6
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	469	173	37.8	32.8-43.1	141	30.5	25.8-35.6	155	31.7	27.0-36.8
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	410	156	42.5	36.2-49.0	128	28.0	23.1-33.4	126	29.6	24.5-35.2
Northeast NC I	453	147	34.8	29.3-40.8	158	33.6	28.3-39.3	148	31.6	25.3-38.7
Northeastern Partnership	960	315	33.8	30.0-37.7	344	37.1	33.3-41.1	301	29.1	25.4-33.1
Mountain AHEC	1,296	436	32.5	28.9-36.3	458	32.9	29.3-36.7	402	34.6	30.2-39.3
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	3,261	1,169	37.2	34.4-40.0	1,059	30.9	28.2-33.7	1,033	32.0	29.2-34.8
Piedmont	4,001	1,385	36.3	34.1-38.6	1,376	33.0	30.9-35.2	1,240	30.6	28.6-32.8
Western NC	2,060	707	34.3	31.2-37.6	689	32.0	28.9-35.3	664	33.7	30.3-37.3

Total
Respond.^

Yes

Don't know/Not sure

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

9,322

3,261

36.3

34.7-37.9

3,124

32.2

30.7-33.8

2,937

31.5

29.9-33.0

-Northeast NC II

507

168

33.2

28.3-38.5

186

39.1

34.0-44.4

153

27.7

23.4-32.5

GENDER

Male

182

35.2

27.2-44.1

37.9

29.9-46.6

26.9

20.1-34.9

Female

325

108

31.3

25.9-37.2

117

40.2

34.1-46.5

100

28.6

23.5-34.3

RACE

White

346

106

28.9

23.6-34.8

136

42.6

36.5-49.0

104

28.5

23.3-34.4

Other

159

42.1

32.5-52.2

32.2

23.9-41.8

25.7

18.7-34.3

AGE

18-44

174

33.8

25.9-42.7

38.3

29.8-47.4

28.0

20.9-36.3

45+

329

103

32.4

26.5-38.8

128

40.0

34.0-46.3

27.7

22.6-33.4

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

261

31.6

24.8-39.3

36.9

29.8-44.7

31.5

25.3-38.4

Some College +

244

35.2

28.4-42.5

41.1

34.1-48.5

23.7

18.0-30.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

275

32.3

26.0-39.3

41.2

34.1-48.6

26.5

21.0-32.9

$50,000+

30.4

21.6-41.0

41.2

30.9-52.2

28.4

18.8-40.5

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

450

159

38.5

33.2-44.2

168

33.4

28.7-38.5

123

28.1

23.3-33.4

Guilford

443

151

35.4

30.1-41.0

167

38.7

33.4-44.4

125

25.9

21.5-30.8

Mecklenburg

443

174

38.8

33.1-44.8

141

30.9

25.7-36.6

128

30.3

25.0-36.2

Orange

450

157

37.2

30.8-44.2

161

30.1

23.7-37.5

132

32.6

25.6-40.6

Wake

448

154

32.4

27.5-37.7

149

35.1

29.8-40.7

145

32.5

27.3-38.1

Chatham/Lee

394

130

32.3

26.8-38.3

138

33.7

28.1-39.9

126

34.0

27.8-40.7

Nash/Wilson

373

137

39.5

33.6-45.8

131

31.9

26.8-37.5

105

28.6

23.5-34.3

Craven/Pamlico

446

159

39.7

34.2-45.4

152

29.9

25.3-34.9

135

30.5

25.4-36.1

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

429

135

30.0

25.2-35.4

149

38.7

32.7-45.0

145

31.3

26.4-36.7

Appalachian/Wilkes

453

162

36.6

30.2-43.6

134

28.3

22.5-34.8

157

35.1

29.3-41.4

Franklin/Gran./Vance

471

159

30.5

24.7-37.1

161

31.2

25.0-38.2

151

38.3

29.6-47.8

Graham/Swain/Jackson

424

148

34.1

27.6-41.2

137

30.2

24.2-37.1

139

35.7

26.9-45.6

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

469

173

37.8

32.8-43.1

141

30.5

25.8-35.6

155

31.7

27.0-36.8

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

410

156

42.5

36.2-49.0

128

28.0

23.1-33.4

126

29.6

24.5-35.2

Northeast NC I

453

147

34.8

29.3-40.8

158

33.6

28.3-39.3

148

31.6

25.3-38.7

Northeastern Partnership

960

315

33.8

30.0-37.7

344

37.1

33.3-41.1

301

29.1

25.4-33.1

Mountain AHEC

1,296

436

32.5

28.9-36.3

458

32.9

29.3-36.7

402

34.6

30.2-39.3

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

3,261

1,169

37.2

34.4-40.0

1,059

30.9

28.2-33.7

1,033

32.0

29.2-34.8

Piedmont

4,001

1,385

36.3

34.1-38.6

1,376

33.0

30.9-35.2

1,240

30.6

28.6-32.8

Western NC

2,060

707

34.3

31.2-37.6

689

32.0

28.9-35.3

664

33.7

30.3-37.3

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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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