BRFSS 2003 - Piedmont North Carolina**: (Do you think shortness of breath is a symptom of a heart attack?)

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Piedmont North Carolina**

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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
-Piedmont NC	4,001	3,566	86.7	84.8-88.3	149	4.6	3.7- 5.8	286	8.7	7.3-10.3
GENDER
Male	1,505	1,313	84.3	81.1-87.1	65	5.5	4.0- 7.7	127	10.1	7.8-12.9
Female	2,496	2,253	88.8	86.8-90.6	84	3.8	2.8- 5.0	159	7.4	5.9- 9.2
RACE
White	2,942	2,726	92.1	90.4-93.6	93	3.2	2.4- 4.3	123	4.7	3.5- 6.1
African American	801	684	82.0	77.4-85.8	39	7.4	4.9-11.0	78	10.6	7.7-14.4
Other Minorities	202	110	48.5	38.7-58.4	14	9.2	4.7-17.3	78	42.3	32.6-52.6
AGE
18-24	240	202	80.8	72.0-87.3	9	5.2	2.3-11.4	29	14.0	8.5-22.3
25-34	631	551	84.3	79.2-88.3	22	4.8	2.6- 8.7	58	10.9	7.6-15.3
35-44	835	753	87.7	83.8-90.7	28	4.4	2.7- 7.1	54	7.9	5.5-11.3
45-54	812	759	93.0	89.4-95.5	19	2.7	1.5- 4.7	34	4.3	2.3- 7.9
55-64	608	566	91.5	87.3-94.4	17	4.2	2.2- 7.7	25	4.3	2.4- 7.5
65-74	464	411	88.0	83.1-91.7	19	5.1	2.8- 8.8	34	6.9	4.2-11.2
75+	381	298	76.1	69.9-81.4	34	8.7	5.6-13.2	49	15.2	11.0-20.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	577	415	65.4	59.1-71.2	34	6.5	4.2-10.1	128	28.0	22.5-34.3
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,057	953	86.9	82.8-90.2	45	5.8	3.8- 9.0	59	7.2	4.8-10.7
Some Post-H.S.	948	874	91.5	88.4-93.9	32	3.4	2.1- 5.3	42	5.1	3.2- 8.0
College Graduate	1,404	1,318	93.4	91.0-95.1	34	3.5	2.1- 5.7	52	3.1	2.1- 4.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	362	290	72.3	63.5-79.7	20	7.0	3.6-13.2	52	20.7	14.0-29.4
$15,000- 24,999	659	555	80.8	75.5-85.2	35	6.6	4.2-10.2	69	12.6	8.9-17.4
$25,000- 34,999	399	363	85.1	77.5-90.4	11	2.5	1.1- 5.4	25	12.5	7.4-20.2
$35,000- 49,999	543	503	89.0	84.3-92.4	15	4.8	2.5- 8.9	25	6.2	3.9- 9.8
$50,000-74,999	468	447	94.3	89.1-97.1	10	3.7	1.4- 9.2	11	2.1	0.9- 4.8
$75,000+	655	615	93.8	90.5-96.0	19	3.6	1.8- 6.8	21	2.7	1.6- 4.5
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
Northeastern Partnership	959	833	87.8	85.1-90.1	57	5.5	4.0- 7.4	69	6.7	5.0- 9.0
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

-Piedmont NC

4,001

3,566

86.7

84.8-88.3

149

4.6

3.7- 5.8

286

8.7

7.3-10.3

GENDER

Male

1,505

1,313

84.3

81.1-87.1

5.5

4.0- 7.7

127

10.1

7.8-12.9

Female

2,496

2,253

88.8

86.8-90.6

3.8

2.8- 5.0

159

7.4

5.9- 9.2

RACE

White

2,942

2,726

92.1

90.4-93.6

3.2

2.4- 4.3

123

4.7

3.5- 6.1

African American

801

684

82.0

77.4-85.8

7.4

4.9-11.0

10.6

7.7-14.4

Other Minorities

202

110

48.5

38.7-58.4

9.2

4.7-17.3

42.3

32.6-52.6

AGE

18-24

240

202

80.8

72.0-87.3

5.2

2.3-11.4

14.0

8.5-22.3

25-34

631

551

84.3

79.2-88.3

4.8

2.6- 8.7

10.9

7.6-15.3

35-44

835

753

87.7

83.8-90.7

4.4

2.7- 7.1

7.9

5.5-11.3

45-54

812

759

93.0

89.4-95.5

2.7

1.5- 4.7

4.3

2.3- 7.9

55-64

608

566

91.5

87.3-94.4

4.2

2.2- 7.7

4.3

2.4- 7.5

65-74

464

411

88.0

83.1-91.7

5.1

2.8- 8.8

6.9

4.2-11.2

75+

381

298

76.1

69.9-81.4

8.7

5.6-13.2

15.2

11.0-20.8

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

577

415

65.4

59.1-71.2

6.5

4.2-10.1

128

28.0

22.5-34.3

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,057

953

86.9

82.8-90.2

5.8

3.8- 9.0

7.2

4.8-10.7

Some Post-H.S.

948

874

91.5

88.4-93.9

3.4

2.1- 5.3

5.1

3.2- 8.0

College Graduate

1,404

1,318

93.4

91.0-95.1

3.5

2.1- 5.7

3.1

2.1- 4.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

362

290

72.3

63.5-79.7

7.0

3.6-13.2

20.7

14.0-29.4

$15,000- 24,999

659

555

80.8

75.5-85.2

6.6

4.2-10.2

12.6

8.9-17.4

$25,000- 34,999

399

363

85.1

77.5-90.4

2.5

1.1- 5.4

12.5

7.4-20.2

$35,000- 49,999

543

503

89.0

84.3-92.4

4.8

2.5- 8.9

6.2

3.9- 9.8

$50,000-74,999

468

447

94.3

89.1-97.1

3.7

1.4- 9.2

2.1

0.9- 4.8

$75,000+

655

615

93.8

90.5-96.0

3.6

1.8- 6.8

2.7

1.6- 4.5

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

Northeastern Partnership

959

833

87.8

85.1-90.1

5.5

4.0- 7.4

6.7

5.0- 9.0

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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