BRFSS 2005 - Eastern North Carolina**: (Identified all heart attack symptoms correctly: 1,2,3,5,6=Yes.*)

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Heart Attack and Stroke

Identified all heart attack symptoms correctly: 1,2,3,5,6=Yes.*

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	17,240	1,861	10.0	9.5-10.6	15,379	90.0	89.4-90.5
-Eastern NC	5,560	522	8.8	7.7- 9.9	5,038	91.2	90.1-92.3
GENDER
Male	1,933	147	7.5	5.8- 9.7	1,786	92.5	90.3-94.2
Female	3,627	375	9.9	8.8-11.1	3,252	90.1	88.9-91.2
RACE
White	3,707	426	10.6	9.4-11.8	3,281	89.4	88.2-90.6
African American	1,366	69	4.3	3.1- 5.9	1,297	95.7	94.1-96.9
Other Minorities	469	26	7.9	3.2-18.3	443	92.1	81.7-96.8
HISPANIC
Hispanic	244	8	2.3	1.0- 5.0	236	97.7	95.0-99.0
Non-Hispanic	5,309	514	9.3	8.2-10.6	4,795	90.7	89.4-91.8
AGE
18-24	278	9	5.4	1.9-14.5	269	94.6	85.5-98.1
25-34	774	68	8.5	6.6-10.9	706	91.5	89.1-93.4
35-44	992	104	9.9	8.0-12.3	888	90.1	87.7-92.0
45-54	1,140	126	9.6	7.7-11.9	1,014	90.4	88.1-92.3
55-64	1,040	122	12.4	10.1-15.2	918	87.6	84.8-89.9
65-74	766	62	7.2	5.4- 9.4	704	92.8	90.6-94.6
75+	539	30	5.6	3.7- 8.3	509	94.4	91.7-96.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	871	33	3.4	2.2- 5.1	838	96.6	94.9-97.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,833	131	7.5	5.4-10.3	1,702	92.5	89.7-94.6
Some Post-H.S.	1,417	146	9.3	7.6-11.4	1,271	90.7	88.6-92.4
College Graduate	1,430	212	14.2	12.3-16.4	1,218	85.8	83.6-87.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	754	43	4.6	3.3- 6.6	711	95.4	93.4-96.7
$15,000- 24,999	1,032	67	6.0	4.4- 8.3	965	94.0	91.7-95.6
$25,000- 34,999	711	57	8.8	4.8-15.7	654	91.2	84.3-95.2
$35,000- 49,999	788	85	9.3	7.3-11.8	703	90.7	88.2-92.7
$50,000-74,999	717	97	12.5	9.9-15.7	620	87.5	84.3-90.1
$75,000+	754	117	13.9	11.4-16.9	637	86.1	83.1-88.6
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	1,890	173	10.4	7.9-13.4	1,717	89.6	86.6-92.1
No	3,512	349	8.5	7.5- 9.6	3,163	91.5	90.4-92.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	900	88	10.1	7.9-12.8	812	89.9	87.2-92.1
Non-Veteran	4,643	434	8.5	7.4- 9.8	4,209	91.5	90.2-92.6

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

17,240

1,861

10.0

9.5-10.6

15,379

90.0

89.4-90.5

-Eastern NC

5,560

522

8.8

7.7- 9.9

5,038

91.2

90.1-92.3

GENDER

Male

1,933

147

7.5

5.8- 9.7

1,786

92.5

90.3-94.2

Female

3,627

375

9.9

8.8-11.1

3,252

90.1

88.9-91.2

RACE

White

3,707

426

10.6

9.4-11.8

3,281

89.4

88.2-90.6

African American

1,366

4.3

3.1- 5.9

1,297

95.7

94.1-96.9

Other Minorities

469

7.9

3.2-18.3

443

92.1

81.7-96.8

HISPANIC

Hispanic

244

2.3

1.0- 5.0

236

97.7

95.0-99.0

Non-Hispanic

5,309

514

9.3

8.2-10.6

4,795

90.7

89.4-91.8

AGE

18-24

278

5.4

1.9-14.5

269

94.6

85.5-98.1

25-34

774

8.5

6.6-10.9

706

91.5

89.1-93.4

35-44

992

104

9.9

8.0-12.3

888

90.1

87.7-92.0

45-54

1,140

126

9.6

7.7-11.9

1,014

90.4

88.1-92.3

55-64

1,040

122

12.4

10.1-15.2

918

87.6

84.8-89.9

65-74

766

7.2

5.4- 9.4

704

92.8

90.6-94.6

75+

539

5.6

3.7- 8.3

509

94.4

91.7-96.3

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

871

3.4

2.2- 5.1

838

96.6

94.9-97.8

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,833

131

7.5

5.4-10.3

1,702

92.5

89.7-94.6

Some Post-H.S.

1,417

146

9.3

7.6-11.4

1,271

90.7

88.6-92.4

College Graduate

1,430

212

14.2

12.3-16.4

1,218

85.8

83.6-87.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

754

4.6

3.3- 6.6

711

95.4

93.4-96.7

$15,000- 24,999

1,032

6.0

4.4- 8.3

965

94.0

91.7-95.6

$25,000- 34,999

711

8.8

4.8-15.7

654

91.2

84.3-95.2

$35,000- 49,999

788

9.3

7.3-11.8

703

90.7

88.2-92.7

$50,000-74,999

717

12.5

9.9-15.7

620

87.5

84.3-90.1

$75,000+

754

117

13.9

11.4-16.9

637

86.1

83.1-88.6

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

1,890

173

10.4

7.9-13.4

1,717

89.6

86.6-92.1

3,512

349

8.5

7.5- 9.6

3,163

91.5

90.4-92.5

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

900

10.1

7.9-12.8

812

89.9

87.2-92.1

Non-Veteran

4,643

434

8.5

7.4- 9.8

4,209

91.5

90.2-92.6

Back to Heart Attack and Stroke.

*Derived from 6 heart attack 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: Beaufort, Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Hyde, Martin, Northampton, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, Warren, and Washington.
Mountain Area Health Education Center (MAHEC): 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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