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

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Northeastern Partnership**

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
-Northeastern Partnership	1,189	92	6.2	4.8- 7.8	1,097	93.8	92.2-95.2
GENDER
Male	420	22	3.7	2.3- 5.8	398	96.3	94.2-97.7
Female	769	70	8.7	6.6-11.4	699	91.3	88.6-93.4
RACE
White	698	66	7.8	5.8-10.4	632	92.2	89.6-94.2
African American	430	23	4.2	2.7- 6.7	407	95.8	93.3-97.3
Other Minorities	54	3	2.4	0.7- 8.6	51	97.6	91.4-99.3
HISPANIC
Hispanic	37	0	0.0	. - .	37	100	. - .
Non-Hispanic	1,152	92	6.5	5.1- 8.3	1,060	93.5	91.7-94.9
AGE
18-24	37	1	3.2	0.4-19.6	36	96.8	80.4-99.6
25-34	128	9	6.5	3.2-12.8	119	93.5	87.2-96.8
35-44	179	14	5.6	3.1- 9.8	165	94.4	90.2-96.9
45-54	270	27	7.1	4.6-10.8	243	92.9	89.2-95.4
55-64	247	21	7.6	4.8-11.8	226	92.4	88.2-95.2
65-74	177	10	5.7	2.9-11.0	167	94.3	89.0-97.1
75+	144	10	6.3	3.2-11.9	134	93.7	88.1-96.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	245	13	5.3	2.9- 9.7	232	94.7	90.3-97.1
H.S. or G.E.D.	438	25	5.0	3.0- 8.2	413	95.0	91.8-97.0
Some Post-H.S.	262	21	4.6	2.9- 7.3	241	95.4	92.7-97.1
College Graduate	242	33	11.6	8.0-16.5	209	88.4	83.5-92.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	198	6	2.8	1.1- 6.8	192	97.2	93.2-98.9
$15,000- 24,999	230	17	5.7	2.9-11.0	213	94.3	89.0-97.1
$25,000- 34,999	157	14	6.2	3.2-11.6	143	93.8	88.4-96.8
$35,000- 49,999	137	18	12.1	7.5-19.1	119	87.9	80.9-92.5
$50,000-74,999	133	10	4.6	2.2- 9.2	123	95.4	90.8-97.8
$75,000+	130	20	13.1	8.1-20.4	110	86.9	79.6-91.9
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	480	40	7.4	5.0-10.9	440	92.6	89.1-95.0
No	678	52	5.7	4.2- 7.8	626	94.3	92.2-95.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	163	11	5.2	2.7- 9.9	152	94.8	90.1-97.3
Non-Veteran	1,019	81	6.4	4.9- 8.3	938	93.6	91.7-95.1

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

-Northeastern Partnership

1,189

6.2

4.8- 7.8

1,097

93.8

92.2-95.2

GENDER

Male

420

3.7

2.3- 5.8

398

96.3

94.2-97.7

Female

769

8.7

6.6-11.4

699

91.3

88.6-93.4

RACE

White

698

7.8

5.8-10.4

632

92.2

89.6-94.2

African American

430

4.2

2.7- 6.7

407

95.8

93.3-97.3

Other Minorities

2.4

0.7- 8.6

97.6

91.4-99.3

HISPANIC

Hispanic

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

Non-Hispanic

1,152

6.5

5.1- 8.3

1,060

93.5

91.7-94.9

AGE

18-24

3.2

0.4-19.6

96.8

80.4-99.6

25-34

128

6.5

3.2-12.8

119

93.5

87.2-96.8

35-44

179

5.6

3.1- 9.8

165

94.4

90.2-96.9

45-54

270

7.1

4.6-10.8

243

92.9

89.2-95.4

55-64

247

7.6

4.8-11.8

226

92.4

88.2-95.2

65-74

177

5.7

2.9-11.0

167

94.3

89.0-97.1

75+

144

6.3

3.2-11.9

134

93.7

88.1-96.8

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

245

5.3

2.9- 9.7

232

94.7

90.3-97.1

H.S. or G.E.D.

438

5.0

3.0- 8.2

413

95.0

91.8-97.0

Some Post-H.S.

262

4.6

2.9- 7.3

241

95.4

92.7-97.1

College Graduate

242

11.6

8.0-16.5

209

88.4

83.5-92.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

198

2.8

1.1- 6.8

192

97.2

93.2-98.9

$15,000- 24,999

230

5.7

2.9-11.0

213

94.3

89.0-97.1

$25,000- 34,999

157

6.2

3.2-11.6

143

93.8

88.4-96.8

$35,000- 49,999

137

12.1

7.5-19.1

119

87.9

80.9-92.5

$50,000-74,999

133

4.6

2.2- 9.2

123

95.4

90.8-97.8

$75,000+

130

13.1

8.1-20.4

110

86.9

79.6-91.9

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

480

7.4

5.0-10.9

440

92.6

89.1-95.0

678

5.7

4.2- 7.8

626

94.3

92.2-95.8

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

163

5.2

2.7- 9.9

152

94.8

90.1-97.3

Non-Veteran

1,019

6.4

4.9- 8.3

938

93.6

91.7-95.1

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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