BRFSS 2003 - Western North Carolina**: (Do you think feeling weak, lightheaded, or faint are symptoms of a heart attack?)

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Western North Carolina**

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No	Don't know/Not sure
North Carolina	9,329	6,460	69.2	67.6-70.7	1,390	14.2	13.1-15.4	1,479	16.7	15.4-18.0
-Western NC	2,063	1,486	71.5	68.3-74.6	291	13.8	11.7-16.2	286	14.6	12.2-17.4
GENDER
Male	771	554	71.0	65.4-76.0	115	12.8	9.8-16.7	102	16.1	12.0-21.4
Female	1,292	932	72.0	68.4-75.4	176	14.7	12.0-17.9	184	13.2	10.9-15.9
RACE
White	1,879	1,368	73.1	69.8-76.1	267	14.1	11.9-16.7	244	12.8	10.6-15.3
African American	72	58	86.1	73.6-93.2	6	5.7	2.2-14.1	8	8.2	3.2-19.5
Other Minorities	103	55	35.2	21.7-51.6	15	10.7	5.6-19.5	33	54.1	36.3-71.0
AGE
18-24	135	93	67.3	54.9-77.7	14	11.4	5.3-22.8	28	21.4	13.1-32.8
25-34	282	219	76.8	67.5-84.1	32	10.0	6.3-15.6	31	13.2	7.5-22.1
35-44	341	262	74.2	65.4-81.3	38	11.6	7.9-16.7	41	14.3	8.1-24.0
45-54	381	293	77.5	70.4-83.4	53	15.4	10.3-22.4	35	7.0	4.6-10.6
55-64	354	268	71.1	63.1-78.0	42	14.5	9.3-21.9	44	14.3	9.5-21.0
65-74	341	219	65.9	58.7-72.4	64	17.4	12.9-23.1	58	16.7	11.6-23.4
75+	216	123	56.5	47.6-65.0	47	20.6	14.7-28.3	46	22.9	15.8-31.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	347	193	57.1	46.8-66.9	59	13.9	9.3-20.3	95	28.9	20.5-39.0
H.S. or G.E.D.	641	463	70.8	64.9-76.1	98	14.7	10.9-19.4	80	14.5	10.6-19.7
Some Post-H.S.	543	416	76.4	70.3-81.6	68	13.4	9.4-18.5	59	10.2	6.8-15.0
College Graduate	526	410	78.0	73.0-82.2	66	13.2	9.9-17.5	50	8.8	6.2-12.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	272	188	68.0	58.6-76.1	38	15.8	9.5-25.2	46	16.2	10.7-23.8
$15,000- 24,999	406	260	63.3	54.7-71.2	78	16.9	12.2-22.9	68	19.8	13.1-28.7
$25,000- 34,999	254	194	77.4	70.0-83.3	32	13.5	9.0-19.8	28	9.1	5.7-14.3
$35,000- 49,999	270	212	81.3	74.3-86.7	33	10.6	6.7-16.3	25	8.1	4.7-13.6
$50,000-74,999	205	163	74.5	63.9-82.8	23	14.6	8.0-25.0	19	10.9	6.0-19.2
$75,000+	205	162	79.1	70.5-85.7	22	9.5	5.5-16.0	21	11.4	6.5-19.2
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	450	315	69.9	64.6-74.8	72	15.5	12.0-19.8	63	14.6	10.9-19.2
Guilford	443	321	73.0	67.7-77.7	72	15.3	11.6-19.8	50	11.7	8.6-15.8
Mecklenburg	445	320	69.2	63.1-74.6	59	12.5	8.8-17.4	66	18.3	14.0-23.7
Orange	450	314	65.6	57.2-73.2	60	15.9	10.2-24.1	76	18.4	12.6-26.3
Wake	448	317	68.5	62.6-73.8	60	13.0	9.6-17.4	71	18.5	14.0-24.1
Chatham/Lee	394	268	67.3	61.1-73.0	56	12.6	9.4-16.7	70	20.1	15.2-26.0
Nash/Wilson	373	247	65.9	60.0-71.3	63	15.3	11.6-20.0	63	18.8	14.5-24.0
Craven/Pamlico	446	291	67.2	61.8-72.3	79	15.6	12.3-19.6	76	17.2	13.1-22.2
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	432	307	70.2	64.5-75.3	65	14.8	11.3-19.1	60	15.0	11.1-20.0
Appalachian/Wilkes	453	352	76.3	69.6-81.9	48	12.1	7.5-18.9	53	11.6	8.4-15.8
Franklin/Gran./Vance	471	311	68.7	61.7-75.0	79	12.6	9.6-16.5	81	18.7	13.6-25.1
Graham/Swain/Jackson	424	300	66.9	56.6-75.8	55	10.4	7.4-14.4	69	22.7	13.9-34.9
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	469	310	65.3	60.0-70.3	76	16.8	13.1-21.4	83	17.9	14.1-22.3
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	411	268	66.9	61.1-72.2	60	13.8	10.3-18.2	83	19.3	15.1-24.3
Northeast NC I	453	299	66.5	59.4-73.0	81	17.2	13.3-21.8	73	16.3	10.5-24.5
Northeast NC II	507	342	69.4	64.4-74.1	81	16.3	12.6-20.8	84	14.3	11.2-18.0
Northeastern Partnership	960	641	68.4	64.3-72.3	162	16.6	13.8-19.9	157	15.0	12.0-18.6
Mountain AHEC	1,296	912	70.7	66.8-74.2	200	15.2	12.7-18.0	184	14.2	11.4-17.4
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	3,262	2,167	67.5	64.7-70.2	525	15.2	13.2-17.5	570	17.2	15.1-19.6
Piedmont	4,004	2,807	69.5	67.2-71.6	574	13.7	12.2-15.4	623	16.8	15.1-18.8

Total
Respond.^

Yes

Don't know/Not sure

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

9,329

6,460

69.2

67.6-70.7

1,390

14.2

13.1-15.4

1,479

16.7

15.4-18.0

-Western NC

2,063

1,486

71.5

68.3-74.6

291

13.8

11.7-16.2

286

14.6

12.2-17.4

GENDER

Male

771

554

71.0

65.4-76.0

115

12.8

9.8-16.7

102

16.1

12.0-21.4

Female

1,292

932

72.0

68.4-75.4

176

14.7

12.0-17.9

184

13.2

10.9-15.9

RACE

White

1,879

1,368

73.1

69.8-76.1

267

14.1

11.9-16.7

244

12.8

10.6-15.3

African American

86.1

73.6-93.2

5.7

2.2-14.1

8.2

3.2-19.5

Other Minorities

103

35.2

21.7-51.6

10.7

5.6-19.5

54.1

36.3-71.0

AGE

18-24

135

67.3

54.9-77.7

11.4

5.3-22.8

21.4

13.1-32.8

25-34

282

219

76.8

67.5-84.1

10.0

6.3-15.6

13.2

7.5-22.1

35-44

341

262

74.2

65.4-81.3

11.6

7.9-16.7

14.3

8.1-24.0

45-54

381

293

77.5

70.4-83.4

15.4

10.3-22.4

7.0

4.6-10.6

55-64

354

268

71.1

63.1-78.0

14.5

9.3-21.9

14.3

9.5-21.0

65-74

341

219

65.9

58.7-72.4

17.4

12.9-23.1

16.7

11.6-23.4

75+

216

123

56.5

47.6-65.0

20.6

14.7-28.3

22.9

15.8-31.9

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

347

193

57.1

46.8-66.9

13.9

9.3-20.3

28.9

20.5-39.0

H.S. or G.E.D.

641

463

70.8

64.9-76.1

14.7

10.9-19.4

14.5

10.6-19.7

Some Post-H.S.

543

416

76.4

70.3-81.6

13.4

9.4-18.5

10.2

6.8-15.0

College Graduate

526

410

78.0

73.0-82.2

13.2

9.9-17.5

8.8

6.2-12.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

272

188

68.0

58.6-76.1

15.8

9.5-25.2

16.2

10.7-23.8

$15,000- 24,999

406

260

63.3

54.7-71.2

16.9

12.2-22.9

19.8

13.1-28.7

$25,000- 34,999

254

194

77.4

70.0-83.3

13.5

9.0-19.8

9.1

5.7-14.3

$35,000- 49,999

270

212

81.3

74.3-86.7

10.6

6.7-16.3

8.1

4.7-13.6

$50,000-74,999

205

163

74.5

63.9-82.8

14.6

8.0-25.0

10.9

6.0-19.2

$75,000+

205

162

79.1

70.5-85.7

9.5

5.5-16.0

11.4

6.5-19.2

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

450

315

69.9

64.6-74.8

15.5

12.0-19.8

14.6

10.9-19.2

Guilford

443

321

73.0

67.7-77.7

15.3

11.6-19.8

11.7

8.6-15.8

Mecklenburg

445

320

69.2

63.1-74.6

12.5

8.8-17.4

18.3

14.0-23.7

Orange

450

314

65.6

57.2-73.2

15.9

10.2-24.1

18.4

12.6-26.3

Wake

448

317

68.5

62.6-73.8

13.0

9.6-17.4

18.5

14.0-24.1

Chatham/Lee

394

268

67.3

61.1-73.0

12.6

9.4-16.7

20.1

15.2-26.0

Nash/Wilson

373

247

65.9

60.0-71.3

15.3

11.6-20.0

18.8

14.5-24.0

Craven/Pamlico

446

291

67.2

61.8-72.3

15.6

12.3-19.6

17.2

13.1-22.2

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

432

307

70.2

64.5-75.3

14.8

11.3-19.1

15.0

11.1-20.0

Appalachian/Wilkes

453

352

76.3

69.6-81.9

12.1

7.5-18.9

11.6

8.4-15.8

Franklin/Gran./Vance

471

311

68.7

61.7-75.0

12.6

9.6-16.5

18.7

13.6-25.1

Graham/Swain/Jackson

424

300

66.9

56.6-75.8

10.4

7.4-14.4

22.7

13.9-34.9

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

469

310

65.3

60.0-70.3

16.8

13.1-21.4

17.9

14.1-22.3

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

411

268

66.9

61.1-72.2

13.8

10.3-18.2

19.3

15.1-24.3

Northeast NC I

453

299

66.5

59.4-73.0

17.2

13.3-21.8

16.3

10.5-24.5

Northeast NC II

507

342

69.4

64.4-74.1

16.3

12.6-20.8

14.3

11.2-18.0

Northeastern Partnership

960

641

68.4

64.3-72.3

162

16.6

13.8-19.9

157

15.0

12.0-18.6

Mountain AHEC

1,296

912

70.7

66.8-74.2

200

15.2

12.7-18.0

184

14.2

11.4-17.4

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

3,262

2,167

67.5

64.7-70.2

525

15.2

13.2-17.5

570

17.2

15.1-19.6

Piedmont

4,004

2,807

69.5

67.2-71.6

574

13.7

12.2-15.4

623

16.8

15.1-18.8

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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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