BRFSS 2003 - Western North Carolina**: (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 Western North Carolina**

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
-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
GENDER
Male	763	45	7.0	4.4-11.0	8	1.1	0.4- 3.6	636	82.6	77.9-86.5	5	0.3	0.1- 0.9	69	8.8	6.3-12.2
Female	1,278	49	3.4	2.4- 4.8	14	1.3	0.6- 2.7	1,140	89.0	86.2-91.2	4	0.2	0.1- 0.9	71	6.1	4.4- 8.5
RACE
White	1,861	84	4.7	3.4- 6.4	22	1.3	0.7- 2.6	1,620	86.1	83.4-88.3	9	0.3	0.1- 0.7	126	7.6	5.9- 9.7
African American	71	7	22.5	6.9-53.2	0	0.0	. - .	60	72.4	45.2-89.3	0	0.0	. - .	4	5.1	1.7-14.6
Other Minorities	100	2	0.2	0.1- 1.0	0	0.0	. - .	90	95.0	88.4-97.9	0	0.0	. - .	8	4.7	1.9-11.4
AGE
18-24	134	9	6.6	2.3-17.3	1	0.3	0.0- 1.9	119	89.2	78.8-94.8	0	0.0	. - .	5	3.9	1.3-11.0
25-34	282	15	5.8	2.9-11.2	3	1.6	0.5- 5.5	249	87.2	80.4-91.9	1	0.1	0.0- 0.4	14	5.4	2.8-10.2
35-44	342	11	2.3	1.1- 4.8	4	1.4	0.4- 4.7	301	88.8	83.4-92.6	1	0.2	0.0- 1.6	25	7.2	4.1-12.2
45-54	380	18	7.4	3.1-16.4	1	1.7	0.2-10.9	330	82.4	73.1-88.9	1	0.4	0.1- 3.1	30	8.1	4.3-14.9
55-64	347	17	3.1	1.6- 6.0	2	1.1	0.2- 6.0	304	86.7	80.1-91.3	1	0.2	0.0- 1.5	23	8.8	5.0-15.2
65-74	337	16	7.1	4.0-12.5	7	1.0	0.4- 2.3	292	83.6	77.0-88.6	2	0.7	0.2- 2.8	20	7.6	4.2-13.3
75+	206	7	4.8	2.1-10.4	4	0.9	0.3- 3.0	173	82.2	74.2-88.1	3	0.5	0.2- 1.7	19	11.6	6.8-19.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	336	19	5.0	2.7- 9.1	8	1.5	0.5- 4.2	289	88.8	83.3-92.7	1	0.1	0.0- 0.7	19	4.5	2.3- 8.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	634	25	4.8	2.8- 8.1	10	2.5	1.0- 6.1	556	84.5	79.2-88.6	2	0.2	0.0- 0.9	41	8.1	5.1-12.5
Some Post-H.S.	540	24	6.9	3.5-13.2	2	0.5	0.1- 2.1	465	83.9	77.7-88.6	4	0.5	0.1- 1.7	45	8.3	5.5-12.1
College Graduate	525	26	3.8	2.4- 5.9	2	0.1	0.0- 0.4	460	87.8	83.5-91.2	2	0.3	0.1- 1.4	35	8.0	5.1-12.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	267	13	5.1	2.6- 9.7	1	0.3	0.0- 2.2	229	83.8	74.2-90.3	2	0.2	0.0- 0.9	22	10.5	5.0-20.9
$15,000- 24,999	401	16	2.8	1.5- 5.2	6	1.2	0.4- 3.8	353	89.4	84.3-93.0	0	0.0	. - .	26	6.6	3.8-11.3
$25,000- 34,999	252	7	3.9	1.4-10.2	2	2.0	0.5- 7.6	227	86.7	79.3-91.7	0	0.0	. - .	16	7.5	4.2-13.0
$35,000- 49,999	268	14	7.8	3.0-19.2	2	2.1	0.3-13.2	228	79.6	69.0-87.2	3	1.1	0.3- 3.6	21	9.3	5.1-16.4
$50,000-74,999	204	12	5.5	2.7-10.7	1	0.8	0.1- 5.6	181	86.4	78.5-91.8	0	0.0	. - .	10	7.3	3.4-15.0
$75,000+	206	11	3.7	1.5- 8.4	0	0.0	. - .	178	87.6	80.2-92.5	1	0.1	0.0- 0.6	16	8.7	4.6-15.7
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
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
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

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

-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

GENDER

Male

763

7.0

4.4-11.0

1.1

0.4- 3.6

636

82.6

77.9-86.5

0.3

0.1- 0.9

8.8

6.3-12.2

Female

1,278

3.4

2.4- 4.8

1.3

0.6- 2.7

1,140

89.0

86.2-91.2

0.2

0.1- 0.9

6.1

4.4- 8.5

RACE

White

1,861

4.7

3.4- 6.4

1.3

0.7- 2.6

1,620

86.1

83.4-88.3

0.3

0.1- 0.7

126

7.6

5.9- 9.7

African American

22.5

6.9-53.2

0.0

. - .

72.4

45.2-89.3

0.0

. - .

5.1

1.7-14.6

Other Minorities

100

0.2

0.1- 1.0

0.0

. - .

95.0

88.4-97.9

0.0

. - .

4.7

1.9-11.4

AGE

18-24

134

6.6

2.3-17.3

0.3

0.0- 1.9

119

89.2

78.8-94.8

0.0

. - .

3.9

1.3-11.0

25-34

282

5.8

2.9-11.2

1.6

0.5- 5.5

249

87.2

80.4-91.9

0.1

0.0- 0.4

5.4

2.8-10.2

35-44

342

2.3

1.1- 4.8

1.4

0.4- 4.7

301

88.8

83.4-92.6

0.2

0.0- 1.6

7.2

4.1-12.2

45-54

380

7.4

3.1-16.4

1.7

0.2-10.9

330

82.4

73.1-88.9

0.4

0.1- 3.1

8.1

4.3-14.9

55-64

347

3.1

1.6- 6.0

1.1

0.2- 6.0

304

86.7

80.1-91.3

0.2

0.0- 1.5

8.8

5.0-15.2

65-74

337

7.1

4.0-12.5

1.0

0.4- 2.3

292

83.6

77.0-88.6

0.7

0.2- 2.8

7.6

4.2-13.3

75+

206

4.8

2.1-10.4

0.9

0.3- 3.0

173

82.2

74.2-88.1

0.5

0.2- 1.7

11.6

6.8-19.1

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

336

5.0

2.7- 9.1

1.5

0.5- 4.2

289

88.8

83.3-92.7

0.1

0.0- 0.7

4.5

2.3- 8.5

H.S. or G.E.D.

634

4.8

2.8- 8.1

2.5

1.0- 6.1

556

84.5

79.2-88.6

0.2

0.0- 0.9

8.1

5.1-12.5

Some Post-H.S.

540

6.9

3.5-13.2

0.5

0.1- 2.1

465

83.9

77.7-88.6

0.5

0.1- 1.7

8.3

5.5-12.1

College Graduate

525

3.8

2.4- 5.9

0.1

0.0- 0.4

460

87.8

83.5-91.2

0.3

0.1- 1.4

8.0

5.1-12.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

267

5.1

2.6- 9.7

0.3

0.0- 2.2

229

83.8

74.2-90.3

0.2

0.0- 0.9

10.5

5.0-20.9

$15,000- 24,999

401

2.8

1.5- 5.2

1.2

0.4- 3.8

353

89.4

84.3-93.0

0.0

. - .

6.6

3.8-11.3

$25,000- 34,999

252

3.9

1.4-10.2

2.0

0.5- 7.6

227

86.7

79.3-91.7

0.0

. - .

7.5

4.2-13.0

$35,000- 49,999

268

7.8

3.0-19.2

2.1

0.3-13.2

228

79.6

69.0-87.2

1.1

0.3- 3.6

9.3

5.1-16.4

$50,000-74,999

204

5.5

2.7-10.7

0.8

0.1- 5.6

181

86.4

78.5-91.8

0.0

. - .

7.3

3.4-15.0

$75,000+

206

3.7

1.5- 8.4

0.0

. - .

178

87.6

80.2-92.5

0.1

0.0- 0.6

8.7

4.6-15.7

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

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

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

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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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