BRFSS 2003 - Stokes/Surry/Yadkin Counties: (If you thought someone was having a heart attack or a stroke, what is the first thing you would do?)

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Stokes/Surry/Yadkin Counties

Heart Attack and Stroke

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	Total Respond.^	Take them to the hospital	Tell them to call doctor	Call 911	Call a family member	Do something else
North Carolina	9,237	396	4.8	4.1- 5.6	111	1.1	0.8- 1.4	8,147	88.1	87.0-89.2	29	0.2	0.1- 0.4	554	5.8	5.1- 6.6
-Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	425	17	3.3	2.0- 5.6	9	2.7	1.2- 5.9	380	90.3	86.7-93.1	2	0.5	0.1- 2.0	17	3.1	1.9- 5.2
GENDER
Male	156	4	2.4	0.9- 6.8	2	2.8	0.7-11.1	141	90.7	83.8-94.8	2	1.1	0.3- 4.3	7	3.0	1.3- 6.4
Female	269	13	4.1	2.3- 7.2	7	2.6	1.2- 5.9	239	90.0	85.6-93.2	0	0.0	. - .	10	3.3	1.7- 6.3
RACE
White	395	16	3.5	2.0- 5.9	9	3.0	1.3- 6.4	353	90.0	86.1-92.9	2	0.5	0.1- 2.2	15	3.0	1.8- 5.2
Other	27	1	1.9	0.3-12.8	0	0.0	. - .	24	93.7	81.0-98.1	0	0.0	. - .	2	4.4	1.0-17.0
AGE
18-44	168	6	3.0	1.3- 7.0	2	2.4	0.5-10.4	151	90.6	84.2-94.6	1	0.6	0.1- 4.1	8	3.3	1.6- 6.9
45+	254	11	3.6	1.9- 6.8	7	3.0	1.3- 6.9	226	90.0	85.2-93.4	1	0.4	0.1- 2.9	9	3.0	1.5- 5.9
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	249	9	2.6	1.3- 5.1	7	3.8	1.5- 9.5	224	90.9	85.7-94.4	0	0.0	. - .	9	2.6	1.3- 5.1
Some College +	173	8	4.3	2.0- 8.9	2	1.3	0.3- 5.2	153	89.5	83.6-93.4	2	1.1	0.3- 4.5	8	3.8	1.8- 7.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	241	9	3.2	1.5- 6.7	6	3.2	1.1- 8.8	213	89.5	84.0-93.2	1	0.5	0.1- 3.5	12	3.6	2.0- 6.5
$50,000+	78	4	4.3	1.6-11.4	1	2.2	0.3-14.0	73	93.5	84.3-97.4	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	445	9	1.9	1.0- 3.8	2	0.2	0.1- 1.0	403	91.9	88.9-94.1	0	0.0	. - .	31	6.0	4.1- 8.7
Guilford	443	10	2.1	1.0- 4.2	5	1.0	0.3- 2.6	412	93.8	90.9-95.8	0	0.0	. - .	16	3.2	1.8- 5.5
Mecklenburg	439	25	6.2	3.4-11.0	5	1.1	0.4- 3.0	383	87.1	82.1-90.8	1	0.1	0.0- 0.9	25	5.5	3.6- 8.5
Orange	450	16	7.3	2.9-17.6	7	1.2	0.5- 2.6	400	85.9	77.6-91.5	2	0.3	0.1- 1.4	25	5.2	3.3- 8.3
Wake	443	24	6.4	3.9-10.5	3	0.7	0.2- 2.3	392	88.0	83.7-91.4	3	0.5	0.2- 1.7	21	4.3	2.6- 6.9
Chatham/Lee	390	20	4.8	2.9- 7.9	6	3.5	0.9-13.2	337	85.6	79.1-90.3	2	0.5	0.1- 2.4	25	5.6	3.6- 8.6
Nash/Wilson	370	17	5.2	3.1- 8.6	5	1.2	0.5- 3.1	325	88.2	84.1-91.4	1	0.4	0.1- 2.5	22	5.1	3.2- 7.9
Craven/Pamlico	446	15	3.1	1.8- 5.4	5	0.7	0.3- 1.8	396	89.5	85.8-92.3	1	0.2	0.0- 1.5	29	6.4	4.2- 9.7
Appalachian/Wilkes	445	26	5.2	3.4- 7.8	7	1.4	0.7- 3.1	386	85.8	79.0-90.6	3	0.5	0.1- 1.6	23	7.1	3.2-15.1
Franklin/Gran./Vance	466	19	3.8	2.2- 6.5	3	1.2	0.3- 5.2	412	87.5	82.4-91.3	0	0.0	. - .	32	7.5	4.6-12.0
Graham/Swain/Jackson	421	18	3.9	2.2- 6.8	6	0.7	0.3- 1.7	366	89.2	84.6-92.5	2	0.2	0.1- 1.0	29	6.0	3.7- 9.5
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	465	22	5.5	3.4- 8.8	8	1.8	0.9- 3.7	397	84.3	79.7-88.0	2	0.5	0.1- 2.6	36	7.9	5.3-11.6
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	401	21	5.9	3.7- 9.4	5	1.0	0.4- 2.6	352	86.7	82.0-90.4	3	1.2	0.3- 5.5	20	5.1	3.0- 8.5
Northeast NC I	449	19	3.9	2.2- 6.9	6	1.6	0.6- 3.9	397	88.2	84.0-91.4	1	0.2	0.0- 1.4	26	6.1	4.0- 9.3
Northeast NC II	502	21	5.0	2.8- 8.7	7	1.3	0.6- 3.0	441	88.3	84.3-91.3	2	0.2	0.1- 0.9	31	5.2	3.6- 7.6
Northeastern Partnership	951	40	4.6	3.0- 7.0	13	1.4	0.8- 2.6	838	88.2	85.4-90.6	3	0.2	0.1- 0.7	57	5.5	4.2- 7.3
Mountain AHEC	1,287	51	5.0	3.3- 7.3	9	0.3	0.1- 0.9	1,123	85.9	82.8-88.5	4	0.2	0.1- 0.8	100	8.6	6.7-11.1
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	3,230	136	4.1	3.2- 5.3	41	1.1	0.7- 1.7	2,840	88.0	85.9-89.7	11	0.3	0.1- 0.9	202	6.6	5.1- 8.3
Piedmont	3,966	166	5.0	4.0- 6.3	48	1.0	0.7- 1.6	3,531	88.8	87.2-90.2	9	0.1	0.1- 0.3	212	5.0	4.2- 6.1
Western NC	2,041	94	5.2	3.7- 7.1	22	1.2	0.6- 2.4	1,776	85.9	83.2-88.2	9	0.3	0.1- 0.6	140	7.4	5.9- 9.4

Total
Respond.^

Take them to the hospital

Tell them to call doctor

Call 911

Call a family member

Do something else

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

9,237

396

4.8

4.1- 5.6

111

1.1

0.8- 1.4

8,147

88.1

87.0-89.2

0.2

0.1- 0.4

554

5.8

5.1- 6.6

-Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

425

3.3

2.0- 5.6

2.7

1.2- 5.9

380

90.3

86.7-93.1

0.5

0.1- 2.0

3.1

1.9- 5.2

GENDER

Male

156

2.4

0.9- 6.8

2.8

0.7-11.1

141

90.7

83.8-94.8

1.1

0.3- 4.3

3.0

1.3- 6.4

Female

269

4.1

2.3- 7.2

2.6

1.2- 5.9

239

90.0

85.6-93.2

0.0

. - .

3.3

1.7- 6.3

RACE

White

395

3.5

2.0- 5.9

3.0

1.3- 6.4

353

90.0

86.1-92.9

0.5

0.1- 2.2

3.0

1.8- 5.2

Other

1.9

0.3-12.8

0.0

. - .

93.7

81.0-98.1

0.0

. - .

4.4

1.0-17.0

AGE

18-44

168

3.0

1.3- 7.0

2.4

0.5-10.4

151

90.6

84.2-94.6

0.6

0.1- 4.1

3.3

1.6- 6.9

45+

254

3.6

1.9- 6.8

3.0

1.3- 6.9

226

90.0

85.2-93.4

0.4

0.1- 2.9

3.0

1.5- 5.9

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

249

2.6

1.3- 5.1

3.8

1.5- 9.5

224

90.9

85.7-94.4

0.0

. - .

2.6

1.3- 5.1

Some College +

173

4.3

2.0- 8.9

1.3

0.3- 5.2

153

89.5

83.6-93.4

1.1

0.3- 4.5

3.8

1.8- 7.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

241

3.2

1.5- 6.7

3.2

1.1- 8.8

213

89.5

84.0-93.2

0.5

0.1- 3.5

3.6

2.0- 6.5

$50,000+

4.3

1.6-11.4

2.2

0.3-14.0

93.5

84.3-97.4

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

445

1.9

1.0- 3.8

0.2

0.1- 1.0

403

91.9

88.9-94.1

0.0

. - .

6.0

4.1- 8.7

Guilford

443

2.1

1.0- 4.2

1.0

0.3- 2.6

412

93.8

90.9-95.8

0.0

. - .

3.2

1.8- 5.5

Mecklenburg

439

6.2

3.4-11.0

1.1

0.4- 3.0

383

87.1

82.1-90.8

0.1

0.0- 0.9

5.5

3.6- 8.5

Orange

450

7.3

2.9-17.6

1.2

0.5- 2.6

400

85.9

77.6-91.5

0.3

0.1- 1.4

5.2

3.3- 8.3

Wake

443

6.4

3.9-10.5

0.7

0.2- 2.3

392

88.0

83.7-91.4

0.5

0.2- 1.7

4.3

2.6- 6.9

Chatham/Lee

390

4.8

2.9- 7.9

3.5

0.9-13.2

337

85.6

79.1-90.3

0.5

0.1- 2.4

5.6

3.6- 8.6

Nash/Wilson

370

5.2

3.1- 8.6

1.2

0.5- 3.1

325

88.2

84.1-91.4

0.4

0.1- 2.5

5.1

3.2- 7.9

Craven/Pamlico

446

3.1

1.8- 5.4

0.7

0.3- 1.8

396

89.5

85.8-92.3

0.2

0.0- 1.5

6.4

4.2- 9.7

Appalachian/Wilkes

445

5.2

3.4- 7.8

1.4

0.7- 3.1

386

85.8

79.0-90.6

0.5

0.1- 1.6

7.1

3.2-15.1

Franklin/Gran./Vance

466

3.8

2.2- 6.5

1.2

0.3- 5.2

412

87.5

82.4-91.3

0.0

. - .

7.5

4.6-12.0

Graham/Swain/Jackson

421

3.9

2.2- 6.8

0.7

0.3- 1.7

366

89.2

84.6-92.5

0.2

0.1- 1.0

6.0

3.7- 9.5

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

465

5.5

3.4- 8.8

1.8

0.9- 3.7

397

84.3

79.7-88.0

0.5

0.1- 2.6

7.9

5.3-11.6

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

401

5.9

3.7- 9.4

1.0

0.4- 2.6

352

86.7

82.0-90.4

1.2

0.3- 5.5

5.1

3.0- 8.5

Northeast NC I

449

3.9

2.2- 6.9

1.6

0.6- 3.9

397

88.2

84.0-91.4

0.2

0.0- 1.4

6.1

4.0- 9.3

Northeast NC II

502

5.0

2.8- 8.7

1.3

0.6- 3.0

441

88.3

84.3-91.3

0.2

0.1- 0.9

5.2

3.6- 7.6

Northeastern Partnership

951

4.6

3.0- 7.0

1.4

0.8- 2.6

838

88.2

85.4-90.6

0.2

0.1- 0.7

5.5

4.2- 7.3

Mountain AHEC

1,287

5.0

3.3- 7.3

0.3

0.1- 0.9

1,123

85.9

82.8-88.5

0.2

0.1- 0.8

100

8.6

6.7-11.1

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

3,230

136

4.1

3.2- 5.3

1.1

0.7- 1.7

2,840

88.0

85.9-89.7

0.3

0.1- 0.9

202

6.6

5.1- 8.3

Piedmont

3,966

166

5.0

4.0- 6.3

1.0

0.7- 1.6

3,531

88.8

87.2-90.2

0.1

0.1- 0.3

212

5.0

4.2- 6.1

Western NC

2,041

5.2

3.7- 7.1

1.2

0.6- 2.4

1,776

85.9

83.2-88.2

0.3

0.1- 0.6

140

7.4

5.9- 9.4

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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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