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2003 BRFSS Survey Results: Nationwide Data

Heart Attack and Stroke

Which of the following do you think is a symptom of a heart attack.For each, tell me yes, no, or you're not sure.
Do you think pain or discomfort in the jaw, neck, or back are symptoms of a heart attack?

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  Total
Respond.#
Yes No Don't know/Not sure
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
All Participants 80,671 43,332 49.9 49.2-50.5 20,974 30.3 29.7-30.9 16,365 19.8 19.3-20.3
Alabama 3,243 1,828 52.8 50.7-54.9 983 33.0 31.0-35.0 432 14.2 12.8-15.8
Arkansas 4,010 2,311 53.5 51.7-55.3 755 21.5 20.0-23.1 944 25.0 23.4-26.6
Florida 4,854 2,383 44.5 42.4-46.7 1,617 37.1 34.9-39.2 854 18.4 16.8-20.2
Georgia 7,365 3,625 45.5 43.8-47.1 1,946 28.7 27.2-30.2 1,794 25.9 24.4-27.4
Iowa 4,862 2,913 56.6 54.9-58.3 1,046 23.7 22.2-25.3 903 19.7 18.3-21.1
Louisiana 4,942 2,578 48.8 47.2-50.5 1,266 27.3 25.8-28.8 1,098 23.9 22.5-25.4
Minnesota 3,859 2,124 51.5 49.8-53.3 1,152 32.3 30.6-34.0 583 16.2 14.8-17.6
Montana 3,904 2,139 53.4 51.2-55.5 1,182 30.9 28.9-32.9 583 15.7 14.1-17.4
Nebraska 4,868 2,759 53.5 51.9-55.1 1,054 23.6 22.2-25.0 1,055 22.9 21.5-24.3
North Carolina 9,330 5,083 51.4 49.8-53.0 2,369 25.8 24.4-27.3 1,878 22.8 21.4-24.3
North Dakota 2,927 1,747 57.0 54.9-59.0 646 23.0 21.3-24.8 534 20.0 18.4-21.8
Ohio 3,637 1,982 51.2 49.1-53.2 1,030 30.9 29.0-32.9 625 17.9 16.4-19.6
Oklahoma 7,594 4,242 52.7 51.4-54.1 1,585 22.1 21.0-23.3 1,767 25.2 24.0-26.4
South Carolina 5,596 2,866 46.8 45.3-48.4 1,322 25.6 24.2-27.0 1,408 27.6 26.2-29.0
Tennessee 2,543 1,522 58.1 55.8-60.4 700 28.7 26.6-30.9 321 13.2 11.6-14.9
Virginia 5,165 2,642 49.4 47.5-51.3 1,737 35.3 33.5-37.2 786 15.3 14.0-16.7
Virgin Islands 1,972 588 28.8 26.3-31.5 584 30.1 27.5-33.0 800 41.1 38.2-44.0

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+ Only participating states or terretories are presented here.

#Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50. N = Cell Size, % = 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.

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