BRFSS 2003 - Piedmont North Carolina**: (Knew all heart attack symptoms*)

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Piedmont North Carolina**

Derived Variables and Risk Factors

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	9,435	1,073	10.6	9.7-11.6	8,362	89.4	88.4-90.3
-Piedmont NC	4,048	495	11.7	10.4-13.1	3,553	88.3	86.9-89.6
GENDER
Male	1,529	168	10.7	8.8-13.0	1,361	89.3	87.0-91.2
Female	2,519	327	12.5	10.8-14.5	2,192	87.5	85.5-89.2
RACE
White	2,971	425	13.7	12.1-15.5	2,546	86.3	84.5-87.9
African American	816	55	7.1	4.9-10.0	761	92.9	90.0-95.1
Other Minorities	202	11	3.0	1.4- 6.3	191	97.0	93.7-98.6
AGE
18-24	244	17	7.2	4.0-12.7	227	92.8	87.3-96.0
25-34	639	57	8.2	5.9-11.4	582	91.8	88.6-94.1
35-44	847	104	11.5	8.9-14.6	743	88.5	85.4-91.1
45-54	816	136	17.4	14.0-21.5	680	82.6	78.5-86.0
55-64	613	96	16.7	12.9-21.4	517	83.3	78.6-87.1
65-74	469	43	10.5	7.2-14.9	426	89.5	85.1-92.8
75+	388	40	9.2	5.9-14.0	348	90.8	86.0-94.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	589	41	5.9	3.8- 8.9	548	94.1	91.1-96.2
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,075	103	9.1	7.0-11.7	972	90.9	88.3-93.0
Some Post-H.S.	953	122	12.5	9.8-15.7	831	87.5	84.3-90.2
College Graduate	1,415	229	16.2	13.7-19.1	1,186	83.8	80.9-86.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	363	23	6.4	3.8-10.6	340	93.6	89.4-96.2
$15,000- 24,999	663	61	8.8	6.2-12.2	602	91.2	87.8-93.8
$25,000- 34,999	403	52	10.6	7.2-15.4	351	89.4	84.6-92.8
$35,000- 49,999	547	65	12.8	9.0-17.7	482	87.2	82.3-91.0
$50,000-74,999	472	69	13.9	10.2-18.6	403	86.1	81.4-89.8
$75,000+	660	122	18.1	14.5-22.4	538	81.9	77.6-85.5
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	452	60	11.1	8.4-14.4	392	88.9	85.6-91.6
Guilford	444	62	13.9	10.4-18.4	382	86.1	81.6-89.6
Mecklenburg	448	50	10.2	7.5-13.7	398	89.8	86.3-92.5
Orange	452	69	9.3	7.0-12.2	383	90.7	87.8-93.0
Wake	453	59	13.6	10.3-17.7	394	86.4	82.3-89.7
Chatham/Lee	400	47	11.8	8.1-16.9	353	88.2	83.1-91.9
Nash/Wilson	379	38	9.0	6.3-12.7	341	91.0	87.3-93.7
Craven/Pamlico	454	55	11.3	8.3-15.1	399	88.7	84.9-91.7
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	437	58	14.8	10.1-21.2	379	85.2	78.8-89.9
Appalachian/Wilkes	456	63	12.0	9.0-15.8	393	88.0	84.2-91.0
Franklin/Gran./Vance	479	44	7.2	4.8-10.6	435	92.8	89.4-95.2
Graham/Swain/Jackson	425	62	13.0	9.7-17.2	363	87.0	82.8-90.3
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	476	34	6.6	4.5- 9.6	442	93.4	90.4-95.5
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	418	37	7.4	5.1-10.5	381	92.6	89.5-94.9
Northeast NC I	459	35	7.5	5.0-10.9	424	92.5	89.1-95.0
Northeast NC II	514	64	13.0	9.9-16.8	450	87.0	83.2-90.1
Northeastern Partnership	973	99	11.0	8.8-13.7	874	89.0	86.3-91.2
Mountain AHEC	1,303	166	9.3	7.6-11.3	1,137	90.7	88.7-92.4
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	3,313	314	9.1	7.6-10.8	2,999	90.9	89.2-92.4
Piedmont	4,048	495	11.7	10.4-13.1	3,553	88.3	86.9-89.6
Western NC	2,074	264	9.5	8.0-11.3	1,810	90.5	88.7-92.0

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

9,435

1,073

10.6

9.7-11.6

8,362

89.4

88.4-90.3

-Piedmont NC

4,048

495

11.7

10.4-13.1

3,553

88.3

86.9-89.6

GENDER

Male

1,529

168

10.7

8.8-13.0

1,361

89.3

87.0-91.2

Female

2,519

327

12.5

10.8-14.5

2,192

87.5

85.5-89.2

RACE

White

2,971

425

13.7

12.1-15.5

2,546

86.3

84.5-87.9

African American

816

7.1

4.9-10.0

761

92.9

90.0-95.1

Other Minorities

202

3.0

1.4- 6.3

191

97.0

93.7-98.6

AGE

18-24

244

7.2

4.0-12.7

227

92.8

87.3-96.0

25-34

639

8.2

5.9-11.4

582

91.8

88.6-94.1

35-44

847

104

11.5

8.9-14.6

743

88.5

85.4-91.1

45-54

816

136

17.4

14.0-21.5

680

82.6

78.5-86.0

55-64

613

16.7

12.9-21.4

517

83.3

78.6-87.1

65-74

469

10.5

7.2-14.9

426

89.5

85.1-92.8

75+

388

9.2

5.9-14.0

348

90.8

86.0-94.1

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

589

5.9

3.8- 8.9

548

94.1

91.1-96.2

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,075

103

9.1

7.0-11.7

972

90.9

88.3-93.0

Some Post-H.S.

953

122

12.5

9.8-15.7

831

87.5

84.3-90.2

College Graduate

1,415

229

16.2

13.7-19.1

1,186

83.8

80.9-86.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

363

6.4

3.8-10.6

340

93.6

89.4-96.2

$15,000- 24,999

663

8.8

6.2-12.2

602

91.2

87.8-93.8

$25,000- 34,999

403

10.6

7.2-15.4

351

89.4

84.6-92.8

$35,000- 49,999

547

12.8

9.0-17.7

482

87.2

82.3-91.0

$50,000-74,999

472

13.9

10.2-18.6

403

86.1

81.4-89.8

$75,000+

660

122

18.1

14.5-22.4

538

81.9

77.6-85.5

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

452

11.1

8.4-14.4

392

88.9

85.6-91.6

Guilford

444

13.9

10.4-18.4

382

86.1

81.6-89.6

Mecklenburg

448

10.2

7.5-13.7

398

89.8

86.3-92.5

Orange

452

9.3

7.0-12.2

383

90.7

87.8-93.0

Wake

453

13.6

10.3-17.7

394

86.4

82.3-89.7

Chatham/Lee

400

11.8

8.1-16.9

353

88.2

83.1-91.9

Nash/Wilson

379

9.0

6.3-12.7

341

91.0

87.3-93.7

Craven/Pamlico

454

11.3

8.3-15.1

399

88.7

84.9-91.7

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

437

14.8

10.1-21.2

379

85.2

78.8-89.9

Appalachian/Wilkes

456

12.0

9.0-15.8

393

88.0

84.2-91.0

Franklin/Gran./Vance

479

7.2

4.8-10.6

435

92.8

89.4-95.2

Graham/Swain/Jackson

425

13.0

9.7-17.2

363

87.0

82.8-90.3

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

476

6.6

4.5- 9.6

442

93.4

90.4-95.5

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

418

7.4

5.1-10.5

381

92.6

89.5-94.9

Northeast NC I

459

7.5

5.0-10.9

424

92.5

89.1-95.0

Northeast NC II

514

13.0

9.9-16.8

450

87.0

83.2-90.1

Northeastern Partnership

973

11.0

8.8-13.7

874

89.0

86.3-91.2

Mountain AHEC

1,303

166

9.3

7.6-11.3

1,137

90.7

88.7-92.4

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

3,313

314

9.1

7.6-10.8

2,999

90.9

89.2-92.4

Piedmont

4,048

495

11.7

10.4-13.1

3,553

88.3

86.9-89.6

Western NC

2,074

264

9.5

8.0-11.3

1,810

90.5

88.7-92.0

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*Data in this table were derived from the all six heart attack symptoms questions..

^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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