BRFSS 2003 - Western North Carolina**: (Do you think pain or discomfort in the arms or shoulder 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	9,322	8,200	85.7	84.4-87.0	467	5.4	4.6- 6.4	655	8.9	7.9-10.0
-Western NC	2,061	1,859	88.9	86.3-91.0	90	3.7	2.8- 4.8	112	7.4	5.5-10.0
GENDER
Male	770	673	85.0	80.0-88.9	42	4.6	3.1- 6.8	55	10.4	6.9-15.4
Female	1,291	1,186	92.5	90.5-94.1	48	2.8	2.0- 4.0	57	4.7	3.3- 6.5
RACE
White	1,878	1,720	91.5	89.4-93.2	77	3.5	2.6- 4.7	81	5.0	3.6- 6.9
African American	72	64	90.2	77.3-96.1	5	6.5	2.0-19.0	3	3.3	0.8-13.1
Other Minorities	102	68	40.7	25.5-57.9	7	5.1	2.2-11.6	27	54.2	36.3-71.1
AGE
18-24	135	106	78.6	67.2-86.9	8	2.7	1.1- 6.7	21	18.6	10.8-30.3
25-34	282	256	90.1	83.5-94.2	8	3.4	1.5- 7.4	18	6.5	3.2-12.7
35-44	341	321	89.2	78.4-95.0	9	2.6	1.1- 6.2	11	8.2	3.0-20.1
45-54	381	361	95.3	92.0-97.3	7	1.5	0.7- 3.4	13	3.2	1.6- 6.4
55-64	353	333	92.0	85.5-95.7	10	3.6	1.7- 7.4	10	4.4	1.7-11.3
65-74	340	297	88.5	83.4-92.2	29	7.8	4.9-12.2	14	3.7	1.8- 7.3
75+	216	172	79.5	71.5-85.7	19	7.8	4.2-14.1	25	12.7	7.9-19.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	345	268	75.7	65.8-83.5	30	6.1	3.8- 9.6	47	18.2	11.0-28.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	641	576	88.7	84.3-92.1	33	3.8	2.3- 6.1	32	7.5	4.6-11.8
Some Post-H.S.	543	511	92.9	88.4-95.8	16	2.8	1.5- 5.4	16	4.2	2.0- 8.9
College Graduate	526	499	94.5	91.2-96.6	11	2.8	1.4- 5.4	16	2.7	1.3- 5.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	270	233	85.0	77.3-90.4	16	5.9	3.2-10.5	21	9.1	4.8-16.7
$15,000- 24,999	406	354	82.5	73.6-88.8	22	4.3	2.5- 7.1	30	13.3	7.4-22.7
$25,000- 34,999	254	239	95.6	91.7-97.7	7	1.6	0.6- 4.1	8	2.8	1.2- 6.5
$35,000- 49,999	270	257	95.0	89.9-97.6	10	3.7	1.6- 8.5	3	1.3	0.3- 5.2
$50,000-74,999	205	195	92.5	84.9-96.5	6	4.6	1.8-11.3	4	2.9	0.8- 9.6
$75,000+	205	193	94.9	88.6-97.8	5	1.5	0.6- 3.9	7	3.6	1.2-10.6
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	450	410	89.1	84.6-92.5	20	4.7	2.9- 7.5	20	6.2	3.6-10.5
Guilford	443	410	92.0	88.5-94.6	12	2.5	1.3- 4.8	21	5.5	3.4- 8.6
Mecklenburg	443	393	86.4	81.6-90.1	19	3.8	2.3- 6.4	31	9.7	6.5-14.3
Orange	450	395	81.2	72.6-87.6	25	4.6	3.0- 7.1	30	14.2	8.1-23.5
Wake	448	392	82.3	76.5-86.9	21	5.7	3.5- 9.1	35	12.1	8.1-17.7
Chatham/Lee	394	336	79.3	72.2-84.9	23	8.6	4.5-15.8	35	12.1	8.3-17.3
Nash/Wilson	373	314	83.1	78.0-87.2	27	7.3	4.7-11.1	32	9.6	6.6-14.0
Craven/Pamlico	446	397	87.8	83.0-91.4	22	5.8	3.6- 9.0	27	6.4	3.7-10.9
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	430	387	88.5	83.9-91.9	21	4.1	2.5- 6.5	22	7.4	4.5-11.9
Appalachian/Wilkes	453	410	91.5	88.0-94.0	19	3.3	2.0- 5.3	24	5.2	3.3- 8.3
Franklin/Gran./Vance	471	407	83.4	77.2-88.2	28	8.3	5.0-13.6	36	8.3	5.2-12.8
Graham/Swain/Jackson	424	380	83.0	69.1-91.5	18	4.0	2.2- 7.3	26	12.9	5.2-28.9
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	469	401	84.4	79.7-88.2	24	5.8	3.5- 9.5	44	9.8	6.9-13.7
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	410	355	84.5	79.2-88.7	21	6.6	3.9-10.9	34	8.9	5.9-13.2
Northeast NC I	453	383	80.3	72.1-86.6	34	8.3	5.6-12.3	36	11.3	5.9-20.7
Northeast NC II	506	446	87.8	83.6-91.0	25	6.7	4.2-10.7	35	5.5	3.8- 7.9
Northeastern Partnership	959	829	85.2	81.3-88.4	59	7.3	5.3-10.1	71	7.5	5.1-11.0
Mountain AHEC	1,296	1,167	88.1	84.9-90.7	59	4.7	3.4- 6.5	70	7.2	5.0-10.2
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	3,260	2,816	84.0	81.2-86.4	184	6.5	4.9- 8.6	260	9.5	7.6-11.8
Piedmont	4,001	3,525	85.8	83.9-87.5	193	5.3	4.2- 6.6	283	8.9	7.5-10.4

Total
Respond.^

Yes

Don't know/Not sure

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

9,322

8,200

85.7

84.4-87.0

467

5.4

4.6- 6.4

655

8.9

7.9-10.0

-Western NC

2,061

1,859

88.9

86.3-91.0

3.7

2.8- 4.8

112

7.4

5.5-10.0

GENDER

Male

770

673

85.0

80.0-88.9

4.6

3.1- 6.8

10.4

6.9-15.4

Female

1,291

1,186

92.5

90.5-94.1

2.8

2.0- 4.0

4.7

3.3- 6.5

RACE

White

1,878

1,720

91.5

89.4-93.2

3.5

2.6- 4.7

5.0

3.6- 6.9

African American

90.2

77.3-96.1

6.5

2.0-19.0

3.3

0.8-13.1

Other Minorities

102

40.7

25.5-57.9

5.1

2.2-11.6

54.2

36.3-71.1

AGE

18-24

135

106

78.6

67.2-86.9

2.7

1.1- 6.7

18.6

10.8-30.3

25-34

282

256

90.1

83.5-94.2

3.4

1.5- 7.4

6.5

3.2-12.7

35-44

341

321

89.2

78.4-95.0

2.6

1.1- 6.2

8.2

3.0-20.1

45-54

381

361

95.3

92.0-97.3

1.5

0.7- 3.4

3.2

1.6- 6.4

55-64

353

333

92.0

85.5-95.7

3.6

1.7- 7.4

4.4

1.7-11.3

65-74

340

297

88.5

83.4-92.2

7.8

4.9-12.2

3.7

1.8- 7.3

75+

216

172

79.5

71.5-85.7

7.8

4.2-14.1

12.7

7.9-19.7

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

345

268

75.7

65.8-83.5

6.1

3.8- 9.6

18.2

11.0-28.5

H.S. or G.E.D.

641

576

88.7

84.3-92.1

3.8

2.3- 6.1

7.5

4.6-11.8

Some Post-H.S.

543

511

92.9

88.4-95.8

2.8

1.5- 5.4

4.2

2.0- 8.9

College Graduate

526

499

94.5

91.2-96.6

2.8

1.4- 5.4

2.7

1.3- 5.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

270

233

85.0

77.3-90.4

5.9

3.2-10.5

9.1

4.8-16.7

$15,000- 24,999

406

354

82.5

73.6-88.8

4.3

2.5- 7.1

13.3

7.4-22.7

$25,000- 34,999

254

239

95.6

91.7-97.7

1.6

0.6- 4.1

2.8

1.2- 6.5

$35,000- 49,999

270

257

95.0

89.9-97.6

3.7

1.6- 8.5

1.3

0.3- 5.2

$50,000-74,999

205

195

92.5

84.9-96.5

4.6

1.8-11.3

2.9

0.8- 9.6

$75,000+

205

193

94.9

88.6-97.8

1.5

0.6- 3.9

3.6

1.2-10.6

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

450

410

89.1

84.6-92.5

4.7

2.9- 7.5

6.2

3.6-10.5

Guilford

443

410

92.0

88.5-94.6

2.5

1.3- 4.8

5.5

3.4- 8.6

Mecklenburg

443

393

86.4

81.6-90.1

3.8

2.3- 6.4

9.7

6.5-14.3

Orange

450

395

81.2

72.6-87.6

4.6

3.0- 7.1

14.2

8.1-23.5

Wake

448

392

82.3

76.5-86.9

5.7

3.5- 9.1

12.1

8.1-17.7

Chatham/Lee

394

336

79.3

72.2-84.9

8.6

4.5-15.8

12.1

8.3-17.3

Nash/Wilson

373

314

83.1

78.0-87.2

7.3

4.7-11.1

9.6

6.6-14.0

Craven/Pamlico

446

397

87.8

83.0-91.4

5.8

3.6- 9.0

6.4

3.7-10.9

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

430

387

88.5

83.9-91.9

4.1

2.5- 6.5

7.4

4.5-11.9

Appalachian/Wilkes

453

410

91.5

88.0-94.0

3.3

2.0- 5.3

5.2

3.3- 8.3

Franklin/Gran./Vance

471

407

83.4

77.2-88.2

8.3

5.0-13.6

8.3

5.2-12.8

Graham/Swain/Jackson

424

380

83.0

69.1-91.5

4.0

2.2- 7.3

12.9

5.2-28.9

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

469

401

84.4

79.7-88.2

5.8

3.5- 9.5

9.8

6.9-13.7

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

410

355

84.5

79.2-88.7

6.6

3.9-10.9

8.9

5.9-13.2

Northeast NC I

453

383

80.3

72.1-86.6

8.3

5.6-12.3

11.3

5.9-20.7

Northeast NC II

506

446

87.8

83.6-91.0

6.7

4.2-10.7

5.5

3.8- 7.9

Northeastern Partnership

959

829

85.2

81.3-88.4

7.3

5.3-10.1

7.5

5.1-11.0

Mountain AHEC

1,296

1,167

88.1

84.9-90.7

4.7

3.4- 6.5

7.2

5.0-10.2

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

3,260

2,816

84.0

81.2-86.4

184

6.5

4.9- 8.6

260

9.5

7.6-11.8

Piedmont

4,001

3,525

85.8

83.9-87.5

193

5.3

4.2- 6.6

283

8.9

7.5-10.4

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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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