BRFSS 2003 - Western North Carolina**: (Do you think shortness of breath is a symptom 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	9,321	8,275	86.7	85.3-87.9	402	4.7	4.0- 5.6	644	8.6	7.6- 9.7
-Western NC	2,060	1,858	85.1	81.2-88.3	84	5.3	3.1- 8.8	118	9.7	7.3-12.6
GENDER
Male	770	664	77.7	70.6-83.5	47	8.5	4.4-15.8	59	13.8	9.6-19.3
Female	1,290	1,194	92.0	89.3-94.1	37	2.2	1.5- 3.2	59	5.8	3.9- 8.5
RACE
White	1,877	1,713	87.4	83.4-90.6	77	5.4	3.1- 9.3	87	7.1	5.2- 9.8
African American	72	66	88.2	70.2-96.0	0	0.0	. - .	6	11.8	4.0-29.8
Other Minorities	102	72	40.6	25.4-57.7	6	5.6	2.3-12.9	24	53.8	35.9-70.8
AGE
18-24	135	112	75.0	61.8-84.7	3	1.4	0.3- 5.5	20	23.6	14.1-36.9
25-34	282	251	73.1	57.2-84.6	7	11.6	3.1-34.7	24	15.3	8.7-25.6
35-44	341	325	89.8	78.7-95.4	6	1.9	0.6- 5.8	10	8.3	3.2-20.2
45-54	381	366	97.2	94.5-98.6	7	1.1	0.5- 2.5	8	1.7	0.6- 4.5
55-64	353	321	86.1	78.2-91.5	15	7.4	3.6-14.6	17	6.5	3.1-12.8
65-74	340	295	87.8	82.9-91.4	28	7.4	4.6-11.6	17	4.8	2.8- 8.2
75+	215	176	80.4	72.3-86.6	18	7.7	4.1-14.2	21	11.9	7.2-19.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	344	268	67.2	53.7-78.4	29	13.7	5.1-32.0	47	19.0	11.7-29.4
H.S. or G.E.D.	641	580	86.7	81.1-90.9	25	3.5	1.7- 7.2	36	9.8	6.2-15.0
Some Post-H.S.	543	511	87.7	80.4-92.6	16	3.8	1.6- 8.7	16	8.4	4.4-15.5
College Graduate	526	495	93.8	90.3-96.1	14	3.0	1.5- 5.8	17	3.2	1.7- 5.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	269	229	84.1	76.4-89.6	19	6.4	3.7-10.9	21	9.5	5.0-17.2
$15,000- 24,999	406	354	79.3	69.4-86.7	18	2.4	1.3- 4.3	34	18.3	11.1-28.6
$25,000- 34,999	254	236	87.4	75.9-93.8	10	6.2	1.9-18.3	8	6.5	2.6-15.4
$35,000- 49,999	270	258	95.9	91.2-98.1	8	3.3	1.3- 8.2	4	0.8	0.2- 2.7
$50,000-74,999	205	195	92.3	84.0-96.4	4	2.7	0.8- 9.0	6	5.0	1.8-13.0
$75,000+	205	195	95.0	88.6-97.9	6	1.7	0.7- 4.0	4	3.3	1.0-10.7
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	450	412	89.7	85.2-92.9	17	3.7	2.2- 6.1	21	6.7	4.0-11.1
Guilford	443	404	91.4	87.8-94.0	15	2.8	1.5- 5.2	24	5.8	3.7- 9.0
Mecklenburg	443	397	87.7	83.0-91.2	18	4.1	2.5- 6.8	28	8.2	5.3-12.6
Orange	450	407	81.6	71.3-88.7	16	10.4	4.5-22.2	27	8.1	4.7-13.7
Wake	448	389	81.0	75.0-85.8	23	7.4	4.6-11.9	36	11.6	7.7-17.1
Chatham/Lee	394	337	80.7	73.7-86.2	18	6.8	3.1-14.3	39	12.5	8.7-17.7
Nash/Wilson	373	325	86.1	81.4-89.7	20	5.1	3.2- 8.2	28	8.8	5.9-13.0
Craven/Pamlico	446	393	88.0	83.3-91.5	19	3.7	2.2- 5.9	34	8.4	5.3-13.0
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	430	392	90.1	85.7-93.2	12	2.1	1.2- 4.0	26	7.8	4.9-12.1
Appalachian/Wilkes	453	409	87.1	79.2-92.3	22	4.2	2.5- 7.0	22	8.6	4.0-17.5
Franklin/Gran./Vance	471	425	88.1	83.1-91.8	11	3.1	1.5- 6.2	35	8.8	5.6-13.4
Graham/Swain/Jackson	424	388	85.8	70.7-93.8	16	3.1	1.6- 6.0	20	11.1	3.7-28.5
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	469	406	86.1	81.8-89.5	28	5.2	3.5- 7.9	35	8.7	5.9-12.6
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	410	361	86.9	82.0-90.6	15	3.3	1.8- 6.0	34	9.8	6.6-14.4
Northeast NC I	453	394	87.3	83.1-90.7	29	6.2	4.1- 9.3	30	6.4	4.1-10.0
Northeast NC II	506	439	88.1	84.4-91.0	28	5.0	3.2- 7.8	39	6.9	4.8- 9.9
Northeastern Partnership	959	833	87.8	85.1-90.1	57	5.5	4.0- 7.4	69	6.7	5.0- 9.0
Mountain AHEC	1,296	1,174	86.3	81.0-90.2	52	5.9	2.9-11.6	70	7.9	5.6-11.0
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	3,260	2,851	87.4	85.2-89.4	169	4.7	3.6- 6.2	240	7.8	6.2- 9.8
Piedmont	4,001	3,566	86.7	84.8-88.3	149	4.6	3.7- 5.8	286	8.7	7.3-10.3

Total
Respond.^

Yes

Don't know/Not sure

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

9,321

8,275

86.7

85.3-87.9

402

4.7

4.0- 5.6

644

8.6

7.6- 9.7

-Western NC

2,060

1,858

85.1

81.2-88.3

5.3

3.1- 8.8

118

9.7

7.3-12.6

GENDER

Male

770

664

77.7

70.6-83.5

8.5

4.4-15.8

13.8

9.6-19.3

Female

1,290

1,194

92.0

89.3-94.1

2.2

1.5- 3.2

5.8

3.9- 8.5

RACE

White

1,877

1,713

87.4

83.4-90.6

5.4

3.1- 9.3

7.1

5.2- 9.8

African American

88.2

70.2-96.0

0.0

. - .

11.8

4.0-29.8

Other Minorities

102

40.6

25.4-57.7

5.6

2.3-12.9

53.8

35.9-70.8

AGE

18-24

135

112

75.0

61.8-84.7

1.4

0.3- 5.5

23.6

14.1-36.9

25-34

282

251

73.1

57.2-84.6

11.6

3.1-34.7

15.3

8.7-25.6

35-44

341

325

89.8

78.7-95.4

1.9

0.6- 5.8

8.3

3.2-20.2

45-54

381

366

97.2

94.5-98.6

1.1

0.5- 2.5

1.7

0.6- 4.5

55-64

353

321

86.1

78.2-91.5

7.4

3.6-14.6

6.5

3.1-12.8

65-74

340

295

87.8

82.9-91.4

7.4

4.6-11.6

4.8

2.8- 8.2

75+

215

176

80.4

72.3-86.6

7.7

4.1-14.2

11.9

7.2-19.0

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

344

268

67.2

53.7-78.4

13.7

5.1-32.0

19.0

11.7-29.4

H.S. or G.E.D.

641

580

86.7

81.1-90.9

3.5

1.7- 7.2

9.8

6.2-15.0

Some Post-H.S.

543

511

87.7

80.4-92.6

3.8

1.6- 8.7

8.4

4.4-15.5

College Graduate

526

495

93.8

90.3-96.1

3.0

1.5- 5.8

3.2

1.7- 5.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

269

229

84.1

76.4-89.6

6.4

3.7-10.9

9.5

5.0-17.2

$15,000- 24,999

406

354

79.3

69.4-86.7

2.4

1.3- 4.3

18.3

11.1-28.6

$25,000- 34,999

254

236

87.4

75.9-93.8

6.2

1.9-18.3

6.5

2.6-15.4

$35,000- 49,999

270

258

95.9

91.2-98.1

3.3

1.3- 8.2

0.8

0.2- 2.7

$50,000-74,999

205

195

92.3

84.0-96.4

2.7

0.8- 9.0

5.0

1.8-13.0

$75,000+

205

195

95.0

88.6-97.9

1.7

0.7- 4.0

3.3

1.0-10.7

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

450

412

89.7

85.2-92.9

3.7

2.2- 6.1

6.7

4.0-11.1

Guilford

443

404

91.4

87.8-94.0

2.8

1.5- 5.2

5.8

3.7- 9.0

Mecklenburg

443

397

87.7

83.0-91.2

4.1

2.5- 6.8

8.2

5.3-12.6

Orange

450

407

81.6

71.3-88.7

10.4

4.5-22.2

8.1

4.7-13.7

Wake

448

389

81.0

75.0-85.8

7.4

4.6-11.9

11.6

7.7-17.1

Chatham/Lee

394

337

80.7

73.7-86.2

6.8

3.1-14.3

12.5

8.7-17.7

Nash/Wilson

373

325

86.1

81.4-89.7

5.1

3.2- 8.2

8.8

5.9-13.0

Craven/Pamlico

446

393

88.0

83.3-91.5

3.7

2.2- 5.9

8.4

5.3-13.0

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

430

392

90.1

85.7-93.2

2.1

1.2- 4.0

7.8

4.9-12.1

Appalachian/Wilkes

453

409

87.1

79.2-92.3

4.2

2.5- 7.0

8.6

4.0-17.5

Franklin/Gran./Vance

471

425

88.1

83.1-91.8

3.1

1.5- 6.2

8.8

5.6-13.4

Graham/Swain/Jackson

424

388

85.8

70.7-93.8

3.1

1.6- 6.0

11.1

3.7-28.5

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

469

406

86.1

81.8-89.5

5.2

3.5- 7.9

8.7

5.9-12.6

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

410

361

86.9

82.0-90.6

3.3

1.8- 6.0

9.8

6.6-14.4

Northeast NC I

453

394

87.3

83.1-90.7

6.2

4.1- 9.3

6.4

4.1-10.0

Northeast NC II

506

439

88.1

84.4-91.0

5.0

3.2- 7.8

6.9

4.8- 9.9

Northeastern Partnership

959

833

87.8

85.1-90.1

5.5

4.0- 7.4

6.7

5.0- 9.0

Mountain AHEC

1,296

1,174

86.3

81.0-90.2

5.9

2.9-11.6

7.9

5.6-11.0

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

3,260

2,851

87.4

85.2-89.4

169

4.7

3.6- 6.2

240

7.8

6.2- 9.8

Piedmont

4,001

3,566

86.7

84.8-88.3

149

4.6

3.7- 5.8

286

8.7

7.3-10.3

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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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