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2005 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Heart Attack and Stroke

If you thought someone was having a heart attack or a stroke, what is the first thing you would do?

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Take them to the hospital Tell them to call doctor Call 911 Call a family member Do something else
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 15,114 636 5.0 4.5- 5.6 134 0.9 0.7- 1.1 13,439 88.2 87.4-89.0 82 0.5 0.4- 0.7 823 5.4 4.9- 5.9
GENDER
Male 5,371 296 6.2 5.3- 7.3 53 0.9 0.6- 1.2 4,665 86.4 85.0-87.7 32 0.5 0.3- 0.8 325 6.0 5.2- 7.0
Female 9,743 340 3.9 3.4- 4.5 81 0.9 0.7- 1.2 8,774 90.0 89.2-90.7 50 0.5 0.3- 0.7 498 4.8 4.3- 5.3
RACE
White 11,438 421 3.9 3.4- 4.4 84 0.7 0.5- 1.0 10,233 89.5 88.7-90.2 55 0.4 0.3- 0.6 645 5.5 5.0- 6.1
African American 2,584 111 6.0 4.4- 8.1 32 1.1 0.7- 1.7 2,292 87.1 84.8-89.1 20 0.6 0.4- 1.0 129 5.1 4.0- 6.5
Asian 95 6 7.9 3.2-18.3 3 2.9 0.7-12.3 80 83.8 72.9-90.9 0 0.0 . - . 6 5.4 2.2-12.2
Native American 269 17 5.0 2.9- 8.5 3 0.7 0.2- 2.3 230 86.7 80.8-91.0 2 1.0 0.2- 5.0 17 6.5 3.4-12.1
Other Minorities 679 77 13.3 10.0-17.4 11 1.4 0.7- 2.8 562 80.1 74.9-84.3 5 0.9 0.3- 2.6 24 4.4 2.0- 9.1
HISPANIC
Hispanic 799 91 14.4 11.1-18.5 14 1.9 1.0- 3.3 667 80.4 76.1-84.1 11 1.4 0.7- 2.8 16 1.9 1.0- 3.6
-English Speaking 240 6 1.9 0.8- 4.8 3 2.3 0.7- 6.8 218 88.8 81.8-93.3 0 0.0 . - . 13 7.0 3.4-13.9
-Spanish Speaking 559 85 18.0 13.8-23.1 11 1.7 0.9- 3.5 449 78.0 72.9-82.5 11 1.8 0.9- 3.6 3 0.4 0.1- 1.5
Non-Hispanic 14,304 545 4.1 3.6- 4.6 120 0.8 0.6- 1.0 12,761 89.0 88.2-89.7 71 0.4 0.3- 0.5 807 5.7 5.2- 6.3
AGE
18-24 723 43 7.9 5.4-11.5 7 0.7 0.3- 1.6 646 87.2 83.0-90.4 3 0.3 0.1- 0.9 24 3.9 2.1- 7.1
25-34 2,199 105 5.7 4.5- 7.2 14 0.6 0.3- 1.2 1,972 88.7 86.8-90.3 16 0.8 0.4- 1.4 92 4.2 3.3- 5.4
35-44 2,959 130 4.3 3.5- 5.3 21 0.9 0.5- 1.5 2,648 89.1 87.7-90.5 12 0.4 0.2- 0.7 148 5.3 4.4- 6.4
45-54 2,944 103 3.6 2.8- 4.5 19 0.9 0.5- 1.6 2,625 88.8 87.2-90.2 11 0.4 0.2- 0.7 186 6.4 5.4- 7.6
55-64 2,699 110 4.7 3.7- 5.9 20 0.7 0.4- 1.2 2,392 87.6 85.9-89.1 7 0.3 0.1- 0.7 170 6.7 5.6- 8.0
65-74 1,990 66 3.4 2.6- 4.5 25 1.1 0.7- 1.8 1,772 88.9 87.2-90.5 13 0.4 0.2- 0.8 114 6.1 4.9- 7.5
75+ 1,531 75 5.9 4.5- 7.7 28 1.8 1.2- 2.8 1,324 85.4 83.0-87.5 20 1.4 0.8- 2.3 84 5.5 4.2- 7.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 2,298 161 9.9 7.8-12.6 39 1.8 1.2- 2.6 1,969 83.0 80.2-85.4 23 1.0 0.6- 1.6 106 4.3 3.3- 5.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 4,532 194 5.0 4.2- 6.1 42 0.9 0.6- 1.4 4,059 88.2 86.6-89.6 27 0.5 0.3- 0.9 210 5.4 4.3- 6.7
Some Post-H.S. 3,720 114 3.3 2.6- 4.3 27 0.5 0.3- 0.8 3,336 90.4 89.1-91.6 25 0.6 0.4- 1.0 218 5.1 4.3- 6.0
College Graduate 4,537 166 3.6 3.0- 4.3 25 0.6 0.3- 1.0 4,051 89.5 88.3-90.5 7 0.1 0.1- 0.3 288 6.2 5.4- 7.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 1,775 80 6.4 4.8- 8.5 23 1.1 0.7- 1.9 1,572 86.9 84.4-89.1 19 1.4 0.8- 2.6 81 4.1 3.1- 5.6
$15,000- 24,999 2,681 141 6.9 5.4- 8.8 34 1.6 1.1- 2.4 2,365 86.6 84.4-88.5 17 0.6 0.3- 1.0 124 4.4 3.5- 5.5
$25,000- 34,999 1,856 84 5.2 3.8- 7.0 11 0.7 0.4- 1.3 1,639 87.4 84.5-89.8 11 0.5 0.2- 1.0 111 6.2 4.4- 8.8
$35,000- 49,999 2,072 84 5.1 3.5- 7.4 17 0.6 0.3- 1.0 1,852 88.3 85.9-90.4 6 0.2 0.1- 0.5 113 5.7 4.5- 7.2
$50,000-74,999 2,008 68 3.3 2.4- 4.6 13 0.8 0.4- 1.7 1,801 89.8 88.0-91.5 5 0.3 0.1- 0.7 121 5.7 4.6- 7.2
$75,000+ 2,556 81 3.2 2.5- 4.2 5 0.1 0.1- 0.4 2,314 90.6 89.0-91.9 6 0.2 0.1- 0.5 150 5.8 4.8- 7.1
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 4,669 179 4.9 4.0- 6.0 53 1.0 0.7- 1.4 4,104 86.9 85.3-88.4 32 0.5 0.3- 0.7 301 6.8 5.6- 8.1
No 10,314 451 5.1 4.5- 5.8 78 0.8 0.6- 1.1 9,224 88.7 87.8-89.6 49 0.5 0.3- 0.7 512 4.9 4.3- 5.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 1,993 90 4.7 3.6- 6.1 19 0.7 0.4- 1.1 1,724 86.2 84.1-88.1 9 0.2 0.1- 0.5 151 8.1 6.7- 9.9
Non-Veteran 13,114 545 5.1 4.5- 5.7 115 0.9 0.7- 1.1 11,710 88.5 87.7-89.3 73 0.5 0.4- 0.7 671 5.0 4.5- 5.5

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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.

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