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

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Mountain AHEC**

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
-Mountain AHEC	1,195	149	11.5	9.4-13.9	1,046	88.5	86.1-90.6
GENDER
Male	422	44	9.6	6.7-13.7	378	90.4	86.3-93.3
Female	773	105	13.1	10.5-16.4	668	86.9	83.6-89.5
RACE
White	1,042	139	12.5	10.2-15.3	903	87.5	84.7-89.8
African American	65	3	3.8	0.9-14.6	62	96.2	85.4-99.1
Other Minorities	88	7	6.6	2.3-17.5	81	93.4	82.5-97.7
HISPANIC
Hispanic	45	0	0.0	. - .	45	100	. - .
Non-Hispanic	1,148	149	12.3	10.1-14.9	999	87.7	85.1-89.9
AGE
18-24	59	5	8.5	3.2-20.7	54	91.5	79.3-96.8
25-34	172	19	11.3	6.9-18.0	153	88.7	82.0-93.1
35-44	185	23	11.4	7.1-17.8	162	88.6	82.2-92.9
45-54	201	31	12.3	8.0-18.3	170	87.7	81.7-92.0
55-64	215	31	14.3	9.5-21.0	184	85.7	79.0-90.5
65-74	187	24	10.5	6.8-15.9	163	89.5	84.1-93.2
75+	171	16	12.4	7.2-20.6	155	87.6	79.4-92.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	181	10	4.6	2.2- 9.4	171	95.4	90.6-97.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	353	38	9.7	6.4-14.4	315	90.3	85.6-93.6
Some Post-H.S.	306	42	13.8	9.4-19.9	264	86.2	80.1-90.6
College Graduate	352	58	15.5	11.6-20.5	294	84.5	79.5-88.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	154	13	4.5	2.4- 8.3	141	95.5	91.7-97.6
$15,000- 24,999	244	20	8.4	4.6-14.8	224	91.6	85.2-95.4
$25,000- 34,999	166	20	10.4	6.1-17.1	146	89.6	82.9-93.9
$35,000- 49,999	168	26	15.3	9.7-23.3	142	84.7	76.7-90.3
$50,000-74,999	143	27	17.0	10.7-26.0	116	83.0	74.0-89.3
$75,000+	135	31	21.4	14.7-30.2	104	78.6	69.8-85.3
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	399	58	16.0	11.8-21.3	341	84.0	78.7-88.2
No	764	91	10.0	7.7-12.8	673	90.0	87.2-92.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	163	20	11.3	6.6-18.6	143	88.7	81.4-93.4
Non-Veteran	1,031	129	11.5	9.3-14.2	902	88.5	85.8-90.7

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

-Mountain AHEC

1,195

149

11.5

9.4-13.9

1,046

88.5

86.1-90.6

GENDER

Male

422

9.6

6.7-13.7

378

90.4

86.3-93.3

Female

773

105

13.1

10.5-16.4

668

86.9

83.6-89.5

RACE

White

1,042

139

12.5

10.2-15.3

903

87.5

84.7-89.8

African American

3.8

0.9-14.6

96.2

85.4-99.1

Other Minorities

6.6

2.3-17.5

93.4

82.5-97.7

HISPANIC

Hispanic

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

Non-Hispanic

1,148

149

12.3

10.1-14.9

999

87.7

85.1-89.9

AGE

18-24

8.5

3.2-20.7

91.5

79.3-96.8

25-34

172

11.3

6.9-18.0

153

88.7

82.0-93.1

35-44

185

11.4

7.1-17.8

162

88.6

82.2-92.9

45-54

201

12.3

8.0-18.3

170

87.7

81.7-92.0

55-64

215

14.3

9.5-21.0

184

85.7

79.0-90.5

65-74

187

10.5

6.8-15.9

163

89.5

84.1-93.2

75+

171

12.4

7.2-20.6

155

87.6

79.4-92.8

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

181

4.6

2.2- 9.4

171

95.4

90.6-97.8

H.S. or G.E.D.

353

9.7

6.4-14.4

315

90.3

85.6-93.6

Some Post-H.S.

306

13.8

9.4-19.9

264

86.2

80.1-90.6

College Graduate

352

15.5

11.6-20.5

294

84.5

79.5-88.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

154

4.5

2.4- 8.3

141

95.5

91.7-97.6

$15,000- 24,999

244

8.4

4.6-14.8

224

91.6

85.2-95.4

$25,000- 34,999

166

10.4

6.1-17.1

146

89.6

82.9-93.9

$35,000- 49,999

168

15.3

9.7-23.3

142

84.7

76.7-90.3

$50,000-74,999

143

17.0

10.7-26.0

116

83.0

74.0-89.3

$75,000+

135

21.4

14.7-30.2

104

78.6

69.8-85.3

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

399

16.0

11.8-21.3

341

84.0

78.7-88.2

764

10.0

7.7-12.8

673

90.0

87.2-92.3

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

163

11.3

6.6-18.6

143

88.7

81.4-93.4

Non-Veteran

1,031

129

11.5

9.3-14.2

902

88.5

85.8-90.7

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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