BRFSS 2005 - North Carolina: (Do you think pain or discomfort in the arms or shoulder are symptoms of a heart attack?)

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Heart Attack and Stroke

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No	Don't know/Not sure
TOTAL	15,261	13,213	84.0	83.1-84.9	1,103	8.7	8.0- 9.5	945	7.2	6.6- 7.9
GENDER
Male	5,429	4,531	80.6	79.0-82.1	540	11.4	10.2-12.8	358	7.9	6.9- 9.0
Female	9,832	8,682	87.3	86.3-88.1	563	6.2	5.5- 6.9	587	6.6	5.9- 7.3
RACE
White	11,531	10,429	90.2	89.4-91.0	631	5.8	5.2- 6.4	471	4.0	3.6- 4.5
African American	2,628	2,100	76.2	73.7-78.6	291	13.6	11.6-15.8	237	10.2	8.6-12.0
Asian	97	63	60.5	48.1-71.6	18	23.0	13.8-35.9	16	16.5	9.6-26.8
Native American	270	224	80.6	73.2-86.3	31	13.7	8.8-20.6	15	5.7	3.0-10.8
Other Minorities	685	360	47.1	41.9-52.5	126	23.0	18.5-28.3	199	29.8	25.2-34.9
HISPANIC
Hispanic	806	404	43.2	38.7-47.8	172	26.2	21.9-31.0	230	30.6	26.4-35.2
-English Speaking	242	180	68.7	60.3-76.0	35	15.6	10.5-22.6	27	15.7	10.1-23.4
-Spanish Speaking	564	224	35.9	30.9-41.3	137	29.2	24.0-35.0	203	34.9	29.8-40.3
Non-Hispanic	14,444	12,801	88.2	87.4-88.9	929	7.0	6.4- 7.6	714	4.9	4.4- 5.4
AGE
18-24	729	551	73.7	69.3-77.7	101	15.6	12.3-19.5	77	10.7	8.2-13.9
25-34	2,210	1,823	80.9	78.5-83.0	185	9.6	8.0-11.4	202	9.6	8.1-11.4
35-44	2,977	2,627	85.0	83.0-86.8	206	8.4	7.1-10.1	144	6.6	5.4- 8.0
45-54	2,963	2,701	90.3	88.8-91.5	151	5.7	4.7- 6.9	111	4.0	3.2- 5.0
55-64	2,717	2,481	91.4	90.1-92.6	127	4.5	3.6- 5.5	109	4.1	3.3- 5.1
65-74	2,018	1,783	88.4	86.6-90.0	141	7.0	5.8- 8.4	94	4.6	3.6- 5.8
75+	1,576	1,189	74.5	71.8-77.0	186	12.3	10.4-14.5	201	13.2	11.3-15.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	2,344	1,628	62.7	59.6-65.8	313	17.2	14.7-20.0	403	20.1	17.7-22.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	4,584	3,928	84.0	82.4-85.5	389	9.5	8.3-10.9	267	6.5	5.6- 7.6
Some Post-H.S.	3,745	3,397	89.0	87.3-90.5	217	7.0	5.9- 8.4	131	3.9	3.0- 5.1
College Graduate	4,562	4,241	92.3	91.2-93.2	181	4.4	3.7- 5.3	140	3.3	2.7- 4.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	1,807	1,418	72.6	69.3-75.7	195	13.5	11.1-16.2	194	13.9	11.6-16.7
$15,000- 24,999	2,709	2,184	74.0	71.1-76.7	294	14.5	12.4-17.0	231	11.5	9.6-13.7
$25,000- 34,999	1,873	1,608	82.3	79.3-84.9	162	11.5	9.2-14.3	103	6.2	4.9- 7.8
$35,000- 49,999	2,086	1,903	90.4	88.6-92.0	111	5.3	4.3- 6.6	72	4.2	3.1- 5.7
$50,000-74,999	2,015	1,878	91.3	89.2-93.1	85	5.8	4.3- 7.8	52	2.8	2.0- 4.0
$75,000+	2,566	2,434	94.5	93.3-95.5	75	3.1	2.4- 4.0	57	2.4	1.7- 3.3
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	4,730	4,014	84.2	82.6-85.7	372	8.1	7.0- 9.3	344	7.7	6.6- 8.9
No	10,372	9,084	84.2	83.1-85.3	709	8.8	7.9- 9.7	579	7.0	6.3- 7.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	2,018	1,740	87.6	85.9-89.2	179	8.0	6.7- 9.5	99	4.4	3.4- 5.5
Non-Veteran	13,233	11,469	83.5	82.5-84.5	922	8.8	8.0- 9.7	842	7.7	7.0- 8.4

Total
Respond.^

Yes

Don't know/Not sure

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

15,261

13,213

84.0

83.1-84.9

1,103

8.7

8.0- 9.5

945

7.2

6.6- 7.9

GENDER

Male

5,429

4,531

80.6

79.0-82.1

540

11.4

10.2-12.8

358

7.9

6.9- 9.0

Female

9,832

8,682

87.3

86.3-88.1

563

6.2

5.5- 6.9

587

6.6

5.9- 7.3

RACE

White

11,531

10,429

90.2

89.4-91.0

631

5.8

5.2- 6.4

471

4.0

3.6- 4.5

African American

2,628

2,100

76.2

73.7-78.6

291

13.6

11.6-15.8

237

10.2

8.6-12.0

Asian

60.5

48.1-71.6

23.0

13.8-35.9

16.5

9.6-26.8

Native American

270

224

80.6

73.2-86.3

13.7

8.8-20.6

5.7

3.0-10.8

Other Minorities

685

360

47.1

41.9-52.5

126

23.0

18.5-28.3

199

29.8

25.2-34.9

HISPANIC

Hispanic

806

404

43.2

38.7-47.8

172

26.2

21.9-31.0

230

30.6

26.4-35.2

-English Speaking

242

180

68.7

60.3-76.0

15.6

10.5-22.6

15.7

10.1-23.4

-Spanish Speaking

564

224

35.9

30.9-41.3

137

29.2

24.0-35.0

203

34.9

29.8-40.3

Non-Hispanic

14,444

12,801

88.2

87.4-88.9

929

7.0

6.4- 7.6

714

4.9

4.4- 5.4

AGE

18-24

729

551

73.7

69.3-77.7

101

15.6

12.3-19.5

10.7

8.2-13.9

25-34

2,210

1,823

80.9

78.5-83.0

185

9.6

8.0-11.4

202

9.6

8.1-11.4

35-44

2,977

2,627

85.0

83.0-86.8

206

8.4

7.1-10.1

144

6.6

5.4- 8.0

45-54

2,963

2,701

90.3

88.8-91.5

151

5.7

4.7- 6.9

111

4.0

3.2- 5.0

55-64

2,717

2,481

91.4

90.1-92.6

127

4.5

3.6- 5.5

109

4.1

3.3- 5.1

65-74

2,018

1,783

88.4

86.6-90.0

141

7.0

5.8- 8.4

4.6

3.6- 5.8

75+

1,576

1,189

74.5

71.8-77.0

186

12.3

10.4-14.5

201

13.2

11.3-15.4

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

2,344

1,628

62.7

59.6-65.8

313

17.2

14.7-20.0

403

20.1

17.7-22.7

H.S. or G.E.D.

4,584

3,928

84.0

82.4-85.5

389

9.5

8.3-10.9

267

6.5

5.6- 7.6

Some Post-H.S.

3,745

3,397

89.0

87.3-90.5

217

7.0

5.9- 8.4

131

3.9

3.0- 5.1

College Graduate

4,562

4,241

92.3

91.2-93.2

181

4.4

3.7- 5.3

140

3.3

2.7- 4.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

1,807

1,418

72.6

69.3-75.7

195

13.5

11.1-16.2

194

13.9

11.6-16.7

$15,000- 24,999

2,709

2,184

74.0

71.1-76.7

294

14.5

12.4-17.0

231

11.5

9.6-13.7

$25,000- 34,999

1,873

1,608

82.3

79.3-84.9

162

11.5

9.2-14.3

103

6.2

4.9- 7.8

$35,000- 49,999

2,086

1,903

90.4

88.6-92.0

111

5.3

4.3- 6.6

4.2

3.1- 5.7

$50,000-74,999

2,015

1,878

91.3

89.2-93.1

5.8

4.3- 7.8

2.8

2.0- 4.0

$75,000+

2,566

2,434

94.5

93.3-95.5

3.1

2.4- 4.0

2.4

1.7- 3.3

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

4,730

4,014

84.2

82.6-85.7

372

8.1

7.0- 9.3

344

7.7

6.6- 8.9

10,372

9,084

84.2

83.1-85.3

709

8.8

7.9- 9.7

579

7.0

6.3- 7.8

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

2,018

1,740

87.6

85.9-89.2

179

8.0

6.7- 9.5

4.4

3.4- 5.5

Non-Veteran

13,233

11,469

83.5

82.5-84.5

922

8.8

8.0- 9.7

842

7.7

7.0- 8.4

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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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