BRFSS 2003 - Northeast NC II (Beaufort, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Hyde, Martin, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Washington): (Do you think sudden chest pain or discomfort are symptoms of a stroke?)

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	9,309	3,887	43.2	41.5-44.8	2,886	28.9	27.5-30.4	2,536	27.9	26.4-29.4
-Northeast NC II	505	227	47.1	41.8-52.4	149	29.2	24.7-34.1	129	23.8	19.7-28.4
GENDER
Male	181	80	48.4	39.8-57.1	59	30.4	23.3-38.6	42	21.2	15.2-28.9
Female	324	147	45.8	39.7-52.1	90	28.0	22.8-33.9	87	26.2	21.2-31.8
RACE
White	345	148	43.4	37.2-49.8	117	35.0	29.2-41.2	80	21.6	17.1-26.9
Other	158	78	54.7	44.9-64.1	31	16.7	11.1-24.3	49	28.7	20.8-38.1
AGE
18-44	174	86	50.5	41.6-59.4	48	28.2	21.0-36.7	40	21.3	15.1-29.2
45+	327	139	44.1	37.9-50.6	100	30.0	24.7-36.0	88	25.8	20.8-31.6
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	260	122	49.2	41.7-56.8	60	21.5	16.1-28.0	78	29.3	23.0-36.4
Some College +	243	104	44.5	37.3-52.0	88	37.7	30.9-45.2	51	17.7	13.3-23.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	274	120	46.6	39.4-53.9	76	27.7	21.9-34.4	78	25.7	20.1-32.2
$50,000+	96	38	38.2	28.2-49.2	40	42.5	31.8-54.0	18	19.3	12.2-29.2
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	449	177	39.6	34.3-45.1	157	33.1	28.2-38.3	115	27.4	22.5-32.8
Guilford	443	178	43.0	37.5-48.8	156	32.9	28.0-38.2	109	24.1	19.8-29.0
Mecklenburg	443	185	42.3	36.5-48.3	133	25.6	21.0-30.8	125	32.1	26.6-38.2
Orange	450	137	32.2	25.8-39.4	192	36.8	30.5-43.5	121	31.0	23.8-39.4
Wake	446	161	34.0	29.0-39.3	171	37.3	32.0-42.9	114	28.7	23.5-34.6
Chatham/Lee	393	177	45.6	39.3-52.0	115	28.0	22.4-34.4	101	26.4	21.1-32.4
Nash/Wilson	371	157	43.9	37.9-50.0	112	27.1	22.4-32.4	102	29.0	23.8-34.8
Craven/Pamlico	446	184	45.4	39.8-51.2	149	31.8	26.9-37.2	113	22.8	18.6-27.5
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	429	169	37.0	31.7-42.5	131	33.1	27.3-39.5	129	29.9	24.8-35.5
Appalachian/Wilkes	453	174	38.6	32.6-44.9	129	28.7	22.9-35.4	150	32.7	26.5-39.6
Franklin/Gran./Vance	471	202	46.5	38.2-55.1	150	26.6	21.3-32.7	119	26.9	20.9-33.9
Graham/Swain/Jackson	423	180	41.2	33.9-48.9	122	28.0	22.2-34.6	121	30.8	21.9-41.4
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	469	232	51.0	45.7-56.2	119	24.1	19.8-29.0	118	25.0	20.7-29.7
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	411	190	49.1	42.9-55.4	104	23.0	18.6-28.2	117	27.8	22.9-33.4
Northeast NC I	452	189	45.3	38.9-52.0	145	31.0	25.9-36.6	118	23.7	19.3-28.7
Northeastern Partnership	957	416	46.5	42.3-50.6	294	29.8	26.4-33.5	247	23.7	20.6-27.1
Mountain AHEC	1,293	526	42.0	37.7-46.4	415	30.6	27.2-34.3	352	27.4	23.8-31.2
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	3,257	1,459	46.7	43.7-49.6	936	27.0	24.5-29.6	862	26.4	23.8-29.1
Piedmont	3,995	1,601	41.6	39.3-43.9	1,316	29.9	27.9-32.0	1,078	28.5	26.4-30.6
Western NC	2,057	827	42.2	38.7-45.8	634	28.9	26.0-31.9	596	28.9	25.8-32.3

Total
Respond.^

Yes

Don't know/Not sure

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

9,309

3,887

43.2

41.5-44.8

2,886

28.9

27.5-30.4

2,536

27.9

26.4-29.4

-Northeast NC II

505

227

47.1

41.8-52.4

149

29.2

24.7-34.1

129

23.8

19.7-28.4

GENDER

Male

181

48.4

39.8-57.1

30.4

23.3-38.6

21.2

15.2-28.9

Female

324

147

45.8

39.7-52.1

28.0

22.8-33.9

26.2

21.2-31.8

RACE

White

345

148

43.4

37.2-49.8

117

35.0

29.2-41.2

21.6

17.1-26.9

Other

158

54.7

44.9-64.1

16.7

11.1-24.3

28.7

20.8-38.1

AGE

18-44

174

50.5

41.6-59.4

28.2

21.0-36.7

21.3

15.1-29.2

45+

327

139

44.1

37.9-50.6

100

30.0

24.7-36.0

25.8

20.8-31.6

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

260

122

49.2

41.7-56.8

21.5

16.1-28.0

29.3

23.0-36.4

Some College +

243

104

44.5

37.3-52.0

37.7

30.9-45.2

17.7

13.3-23.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

274

120

46.6

39.4-53.9

27.7

21.9-34.4

25.7

20.1-32.2

$50,000+

38.2

28.2-49.2

42.5

31.8-54.0

19.3

12.2-29.2

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

449

177

39.6

34.3-45.1

157

33.1

28.2-38.3

115

27.4

22.5-32.8

Guilford

443

178

43.0

37.5-48.8

156

32.9

28.0-38.2

109

24.1

19.8-29.0

Mecklenburg

443

185

42.3

36.5-48.3

133

25.6

21.0-30.8

125

32.1

26.6-38.2

Orange

450

137

32.2

25.8-39.4

192

36.8

30.5-43.5

121

31.0

23.8-39.4

Wake

446

161

34.0

29.0-39.3

171

37.3

32.0-42.9

114

28.7

23.5-34.6

Chatham/Lee

393

177

45.6

39.3-52.0

115

28.0

22.4-34.4

101

26.4

21.1-32.4

Nash/Wilson

371

157

43.9

37.9-50.0

112

27.1

22.4-32.4

102

29.0

23.8-34.8

Craven/Pamlico

446

184

45.4

39.8-51.2

149

31.8

26.9-37.2

113

22.8

18.6-27.5

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

429

169

37.0

31.7-42.5

131

33.1

27.3-39.5

129

29.9

24.8-35.5

Appalachian/Wilkes

453

174

38.6

32.6-44.9

129

28.7

22.9-35.4

150

32.7

26.5-39.6

Franklin/Gran./Vance

471

202

46.5

38.2-55.1

150

26.6

21.3-32.7

119

26.9

20.9-33.9

Graham/Swain/Jackson

423

180

41.2

33.9-48.9

122

28.0

22.2-34.6

121

30.8

21.9-41.4

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

469

232

51.0

45.7-56.2

119

24.1

19.8-29.0

118

25.0

20.7-29.7

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

411

190

49.1

42.9-55.4

104

23.0

18.6-28.2

117

27.8

22.9-33.4

Northeast NC I

452

189

45.3

38.9-52.0

145

31.0

25.9-36.6

118

23.7

19.3-28.7

Northeastern Partnership

957

416

46.5

42.3-50.6

294

29.8

26.4-33.5

247

23.7

20.6-27.1

Mountain AHEC

1,293

526

42.0

37.7-46.4

415

30.6

27.2-34.3

352

27.4

23.8-31.2

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

3,257

1,459

46.7

43.7-49.6

936

27.0

24.5-29.6

862

26.4

23.8-29.1

Piedmont

3,995

1,601

41.6

39.3-43.9

1,316

29.9

27.9-32.0

1,078

28.5

26.4-30.6

Western NC

2,057

827

42.2

38.7-45.8

634

28.9

26.0-31.9

596

28.9

25.8-32.3

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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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