BRFSS 2003 - Northeastern Partnership**: (Do you think shortness of breath is a symptom of a heart attack?)

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Northeastern Partnership**

Heart Attack and Stroke

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No	Don't know/Not sure
North Carolina	9,321	8,275	86.7	85.3-87.9	402	4.7	4.0- 5.6	644	8.6	7.6- 9.7
-Northeastern Partnership	959	833	87.8	85.1-90.1	57	5.5	4.0- 7.4	69	6.7	5.0- 9.0
GENDER
Male	320	271	86.4	81.3-90.3	25	6.6	4.1-10.5	24	6.9	4.2-11.2
Female	639	562	89.0	86.1-91.4	32	4.4	3.0- 6.5	45	6.6	4.7- 9.0
RACE
White	553	502	92.0	88.9-94.3	25	3.8	2.5- 5.8	26	4.2	2.5- 7.0
Other	403	329	82.0	76.8-86.3	32	7.9	5.1-12.1	42	10.1	7.1-14.1
AGE
18-44	346	306	87.8	82.7-91.6	18	4.8	2.6- 8.4	22	7.4	4.6-11.9
45+	609	523	87.7	84.5-90.3	39	6.1	4.2- 8.7	47	6.2	4.5- 8.5
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	526	433	84.0	79.7-87.6	39	6.4	4.3- 9.5	54	9.6	6.9-13.2
Some College +	430	397	92.5	89.2-94.8	18	4.3	2.6- 7.0	15	3.2	1.8- 5.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	577	504	88.7	85.3-91.5	32	4.5	3.1- 6.6	41	6.7	4.5- 9.8
$50,000+	163	155	94.8	89.5-97.5	6	4.2	1.8- 9.3	2	1.1	0.2- 4.7
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	450	412	89.7	85.2-92.9	17	3.7	2.2- 6.1	21	6.7	4.0-11.1
Guilford	443	404	91.4	87.8-94.0	15	2.8	1.5- 5.2	24	5.8	3.7- 9.0
Mecklenburg	443	397	87.7	83.0-91.2	18	4.1	2.5- 6.8	28	8.2	5.3-12.6
Orange	450	407	81.6	71.3-88.7	16	10.4	4.5-22.2	27	8.1	4.7-13.7
Wake	448	389	81.0	75.0-85.8	23	7.4	4.6-11.9	36	11.6	7.7-17.1
Chatham/Lee	394	337	80.7	73.7-86.2	18	6.8	3.1-14.3	39	12.5	8.7-17.7
Nash/Wilson	373	325	86.1	81.4-89.7	20	5.1	3.2- 8.2	28	8.8	5.9-13.0
Craven/Pamlico	446	393	88.0	83.3-91.5	19	3.7	2.2- 5.9	34	8.4	5.3-13.0
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	430	392	90.1	85.7-93.2	12	2.1	1.2- 4.0	26	7.8	4.9-12.1
Appalachian/Wilkes	453	409	87.1	79.2-92.3	22	4.2	2.5- 7.0	22	8.6	4.0-17.5
Franklin/Gran./Vance	471	425	88.1	83.1-91.8	11	3.1	1.5- 6.2	35	8.8	5.6-13.4
Graham/Swain/Jackson	424	388	85.8	70.7-93.8	16	3.1	1.6- 6.0	20	11.1	3.7-28.5
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	469	406	86.1	81.8-89.5	28	5.2	3.5- 7.9	35	8.7	5.9-12.6
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	410	361	86.9	82.0-90.6	15	3.3	1.8- 6.0	34	9.8	6.6-14.4
Northeast NC I	453	394	87.3	83.1-90.7	29	6.2	4.1- 9.3	30	6.4	4.1-10.0
Northeast NC II	506	439	88.1	84.4-91.0	28	5.0	3.2- 7.8	39	6.9	4.8- 9.9
Mountain AHEC	1,296	1,174	86.3	81.0-90.2	52	5.9	2.9-11.6	70	7.9	5.6-11.0
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	3,260	2,851	87.4	85.2-89.4	169	4.7	3.6- 6.2	240	7.8	6.2- 9.8
Piedmont	4,001	3,566	86.7	84.8-88.3	149	4.6	3.7- 5.8	286	8.7	7.3-10.3
Western NC	2,060	1,858	85.1	81.2-88.3	84	5.3	3.1- 8.8	118	9.7	7.3-12.6

Total
Respond.^

Yes

Don't know/Not sure

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

9,321

8,275

86.7

85.3-87.9

402

4.7

4.0- 5.6

644

8.6

7.6- 9.7

-Northeastern Partnership

959

833

87.8

85.1-90.1

5.5

4.0- 7.4

6.7

5.0- 9.0

GENDER

Male

320

271

86.4

81.3-90.3

6.6

4.1-10.5

6.9

4.2-11.2

Female

639

562

89.0

86.1-91.4

4.4

3.0- 6.5

6.6

4.7- 9.0

RACE

White

553

502

92.0

88.9-94.3

3.8

2.5- 5.8

4.2

2.5- 7.0

Other

403

329

82.0

76.8-86.3

7.9

5.1-12.1

10.1

7.1-14.1

AGE

18-44

346

306

87.8

82.7-91.6

4.8

2.6- 8.4

7.4

4.6-11.9

45+

609

523

87.7

84.5-90.3

6.1

4.2- 8.7

6.2

4.5- 8.5

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

526

433

84.0

79.7-87.6

6.4

4.3- 9.5

9.6

6.9-13.2

Some College +

430

397

92.5

89.2-94.8

4.3

2.6- 7.0

3.2

1.8- 5.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

577

504

88.7

85.3-91.5

4.5

3.1- 6.6

6.7

4.5- 9.8

$50,000+

163

155

94.8

89.5-97.5

4.2

1.8- 9.3

1.1

0.2- 4.7

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

450

412

89.7

85.2-92.9

3.7

2.2- 6.1

6.7

4.0-11.1

Guilford

443

404

91.4

87.8-94.0

2.8

1.5- 5.2

5.8

3.7- 9.0

Mecklenburg

443

397

87.7

83.0-91.2

4.1

2.5- 6.8

8.2

5.3-12.6

Orange

450

407

81.6

71.3-88.7

10.4

4.5-22.2

8.1

4.7-13.7

Wake

448

389

81.0

75.0-85.8

7.4

4.6-11.9

11.6

7.7-17.1

Chatham/Lee

394

337

80.7

73.7-86.2

6.8

3.1-14.3

12.5

8.7-17.7

Nash/Wilson

373

325

86.1

81.4-89.7

5.1

3.2- 8.2

8.8

5.9-13.0

Craven/Pamlico

446

393

88.0

83.3-91.5

3.7

2.2- 5.9

8.4

5.3-13.0

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

430

392

90.1

85.7-93.2

2.1

1.2- 4.0

7.8

4.9-12.1

Appalachian/Wilkes

453

409

87.1

79.2-92.3

4.2

2.5- 7.0

8.6

4.0-17.5

Franklin/Gran./Vance

471

425

88.1

83.1-91.8

3.1

1.5- 6.2

8.8

5.6-13.4

Graham/Swain/Jackson

424

388

85.8

70.7-93.8

3.1

1.6- 6.0

11.1

3.7-28.5

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

469

406

86.1

81.8-89.5

5.2

3.5- 7.9

8.7

5.9-12.6

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

410

361

86.9

82.0-90.6

3.3

1.8- 6.0

9.8

6.6-14.4

Northeast NC I

453

394

87.3

83.1-90.7

6.2

4.1- 9.3

6.4

4.1-10.0

Northeast NC II

506

439

88.1

84.4-91.0

5.0

3.2- 7.8

6.9

4.8- 9.9

Mountain AHEC

1,296

1,174

86.3

81.0-90.2

5.9

2.9-11.6

7.9

5.6-11.0

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

3,260

2,851

87.4

85.2-89.4

169

4.7

3.6- 6.2

240

7.8

6.2- 9.8

Piedmont

4,001

3,566

86.7

84.8-88.3

149

4.6

3.7- 5.8

286

8.7

7.3-10.3

Western NC

2,060

1,858

85.1

81.2-88.3

5.3

3.1- 8.8

118

9.7

7.3-12.6

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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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