BRFSS 2003 - Western North Carolina**: (Knew all heart attack symptoms*)

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Western North Carolina**

Derived Variables and Risk Factors

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	9,435	1,073	10.6	9.7-11.6	8,362	89.4	88.4-90.3
-Western NC	2,074	264	9.5	8.0-11.3	1,810	90.5	88.7-92.0
GENDER
Male	775	80	6.8	5.1- 9.0	695	93.2	91.0-94.9
Female	1,299	184	12.1	9.8-14.8	1,115	87.9	85.2-90.2
RACE
White	1,888	248	9.7	8.2-11.4	1,640	90.3	88.6-91.8
African American	74	6	11.8	2.3-43.2	68	88.2	56.8-97.7
Other Minorities	103	9	4.9	1.7-13.0	94	95.1	87.0-98.3
AGE
18-24	136	6	5.5	1.7-16.6	130	94.5	83.4-98.3
25-34	282	31	9.1	5.5-14.6	251	90.9	85.4-94.5
35-44	342	48	10.6	7.3-15.1	294	89.4	84.9-92.7
45-54	383	59	11.2	8.0-15.4	324	88.8	84.6-92.0
55-64	355	46	9.3	6.1-13.8	309	90.7	86.2-93.9
65-74	342	53	12.4	8.9-16.9	289	87.6	83.1-91.1
75+	217	18	6.9	4.0-11.6	199	93.1	88.4-96.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	349	31	6.9	4.1-11.3	318	93.1	88.7-95.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	643	76	9.3	6.5-13.1	567	90.7	86.9-93.5
Some Post-H.S.	547	69	7.7	5.6-10.5	478	92.3	89.5-94.4
College Graduate	528	87	14.4	11.1-18.3	441	85.6	81.7-88.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	272	29	8.8	5.5-13.7	243	91.2	86.3-94.5
$15,000- 24,999	407	45	8.9	5.4-14.4	362	91.1	85.6-94.6
$25,000- 34,999	255	36	10.4	6.8-15.5	219	89.6	84.5-93.2
$35,000- 49,999	270	29	9.9	5.8-16.2	241	90.1	83.8-94.2
$50,000-74,999	206	34	11.2	7.4-16.7	172	88.8	83.3-92.6
$75,000+	205	42	15.6	10.6-22.3	163	84.4	77.7-89.4
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	452	60	11.1	8.4-14.4	392	88.9	85.6-91.6
Guilford	444	62	13.9	10.4-18.4	382	86.1	81.6-89.6
Mecklenburg	448	50	10.2	7.5-13.7	398	89.8	86.3-92.5
Orange	452	69	9.3	7.0-12.2	383	90.7	87.8-93.0
Wake	453	59	13.6	10.3-17.7	394	86.4	82.3-89.7
Chatham/Lee	400	47	11.8	8.1-16.9	353	88.2	83.1-91.9
Nash/Wilson	379	38	9.0	6.3-12.7	341	91.0	87.3-93.7
Craven/Pamlico	454	55	11.3	8.3-15.1	399	88.7	84.9-91.7
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	437	58	14.8	10.1-21.2	379	85.2	78.8-89.9
Appalachian/Wilkes	456	63	12.0	9.0-15.8	393	88.0	84.2-91.0
Franklin/Gran./Vance	479	44	7.2	4.8-10.6	435	92.8	89.4-95.2
Graham/Swain/Jackson	425	62	13.0	9.7-17.2	363	87.0	82.8-90.3
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	476	34	6.6	4.5- 9.6	442	93.4	90.4-95.5
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	418	37	7.4	5.1-10.5	381	92.6	89.5-94.9
Northeast NC I	459	35	7.5	5.0-10.9	424	92.5	89.1-95.0
Northeast NC II	514	64	13.0	9.9-16.8	450	87.0	83.2-90.1
Northeastern Partnership	973	99	11.0	8.8-13.7	874	89.0	86.3-91.2
Mountain AHEC	1,303	166	9.3	7.6-11.3	1,137	90.7	88.7-92.4
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	3,313	314	9.1	7.6-10.8	2,999	90.9	89.2-92.4
Piedmont	4,048	495	11.7	10.4-13.1	3,553	88.3	86.9-89.6

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

9,435

1,073

10.6

9.7-11.6

8,362

89.4

88.4-90.3

-Western NC

2,074

264

9.5

8.0-11.3

1,810

90.5

88.7-92.0

GENDER

Male

775

6.8

5.1- 9.0

695

93.2

91.0-94.9

Female

1,299

184

12.1

9.8-14.8

1,115

87.9

85.2-90.2

RACE

White

1,888

248

9.7

8.2-11.4

1,640

90.3

88.6-91.8

African American

11.8

2.3-43.2

88.2

56.8-97.7

Other Minorities

103

4.9

1.7-13.0

95.1

87.0-98.3

AGE

18-24

136

5.5

1.7-16.6

130

94.5

83.4-98.3

25-34

282

9.1

5.5-14.6

251

90.9

85.4-94.5

35-44

342

10.6

7.3-15.1

294

89.4

84.9-92.7

45-54

383

11.2

8.0-15.4

324

88.8

84.6-92.0

55-64

355

9.3

6.1-13.8

309

90.7

86.2-93.9

65-74

342

12.4

8.9-16.9

289

87.6

83.1-91.1

75+

217

6.9

4.0-11.6

199

93.1

88.4-96.0

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

349

6.9

4.1-11.3

318

93.1

88.7-95.9

H.S. or G.E.D.

643

9.3

6.5-13.1

567

90.7

86.9-93.5

Some Post-H.S.

547

7.7

5.6-10.5

478

92.3

89.5-94.4

College Graduate

528

14.4

11.1-18.3

441

85.6

81.7-88.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

272

8.8

5.5-13.7

243

91.2

86.3-94.5

$15,000- 24,999

407

8.9

5.4-14.4

362

91.1

85.6-94.6

$25,000- 34,999

255

10.4

6.8-15.5

219

89.6

84.5-93.2

$35,000- 49,999

270

9.9

5.8-16.2

241

90.1

83.8-94.2

$50,000-74,999

206

11.2

7.4-16.7

172

88.8

83.3-92.6

$75,000+

205

15.6

10.6-22.3

163

84.4

77.7-89.4

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

452

11.1

8.4-14.4

392

88.9

85.6-91.6

Guilford

444

13.9

10.4-18.4

382

86.1

81.6-89.6

Mecklenburg

448

10.2

7.5-13.7

398

89.8

86.3-92.5

Orange

452

9.3

7.0-12.2

383

90.7

87.8-93.0

Wake

453

13.6

10.3-17.7

394

86.4

82.3-89.7

Chatham/Lee

400

11.8

8.1-16.9

353

88.2

83.1-91.9

Nash/Wilson

379

9.0

6.3-12.7

341

91.0

87.3-93.7

Craven/Pamlico

454

11.3

8.3-15.1

399

88.7

84.9-91.7

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

437

14.8

10.1-21.2

379

85.2

78.8-89.9

Appalachian/Wilkes

456

12.0

9.0-15.8

393

88.0

84.2-91.0

Franklin/Gran./Vance

479

7.2

4.8-10.6

435

92.8

89.4-95.2

Graham/Swain/Jackson

425

13.0

9.7-17.2

363

87.0

82.8-90.3

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

476

6.6

4.5- 9.6

442

93.4

90.4-95.5

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

418

7.4

5.1-10.5

381

92.6

89.5-94.9

Northeast NC I

459

7.5

5.0-10.9

424

92.5

89.1-95.0

Northeast NC II

514

13.0

9.9-16.8

450

87.0

83.2-90.1

Northeastern Partnership

973

11.0

8.8-13.7

874

89.0

86.3-91.2

Mountain AHEC

1,303

166

9.3

7.6-11.3

1,137

90.7

88.7-92.4

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

3,313

314

9.1

7.6-10.8

2,999

90.9

89.2-92.4

Piedmont

4,048

495

11.7

10.4-13.1

3,553

88.3

86.9-89.6

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*Data in this table were derived from the all six heart attack symptoms questions..

^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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