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

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont 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
-Piedmont NC	9,678	1,089	10.3	9.6-11.1	8,589	89.7	88.9-90.4
GENDER
Male	3,528	319	8.7	7.6- 9.9	3,209	91.3	90.1-92.4
Female	6,150	770	11.8	10.9-12.9	5,380	88.2	87.1-89.1
RACE
White	7,517	974	12.5	11.5-13.5	6,543	87.5	86.5-88.5
African American	1,576	91	5.5	4.2- 7.1	1,485	94.5	92.9-95.8
Other Minorities	545	22	2.9	1.8- 4.6	523	97.1	95.4-98.2
HISPANIC
Hispanic	556	10	1.3	0.6- 2.8	546	98.7	97.2-99.4
Non-Hispanic	9,116	1,078	11.3	10.5-12.1	8,038	88.7	87.9-89.5
AGE
18-24	439	23	4.5	2.8- 7.2	416	95.5	92.8-97.2
25-34	1,360	109	7.5	6.0- 9.4	1,251	92.5	90.6-94.0
35-44	1,891	229	11.7	10.1-13.5	1,662	88.3	86.5-89.9
45-54	1,844	273	14.4	12.5-16.5	1,571	85.6	83.5-87.5
55-64	1,730	249	14.6	12.7-16.8	1,481	85.4	83.2-87.3
65-74	1,302	130	10.0	8.2-12.1	1,172	90.0	87.9-91.8
75+	1,063	74	6.8	5.2- 8.8	989	93.2	91.2-94.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,512	59	3.1	2.1- 4.4	1,453	96.9	95.6-97.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	2,758	241	8.1	6.8- 9.5	2,517	91.9	90.5-93.2
Some Post-H.S.	2,301	292	11.1	9.7-12.8	2,009	88.9	87.2-90.3
College Graduate	3,088	494	15.2	13.7-16.8	2,594	84.8	83.2-86.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	1,046	59	3.8	2.7- 5.2	987	96.2	94.8-97.3
$15,000- 24,999	1,641	139	6.4	5.1- 8.1	1,502	93.6	91.9-94.9
$25,000- 34,999	1,138	115	9.2	7.3-11.6	1,023	90.8	88.4-92.7
$35,000- 49,999	1,264	147	11.5	9.5-14.0	1,117	88.5	86.0-90.5
$50,000-74,999	1,313	196	13.9	11.8-16.3	1,117	86.1	83.7-88.2
$75,000+	1,811	294	14.6	12.8-16.6	1,517	85.4	83.4-87.2
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	2,843	300	9.9	8.6-11.4	2,543	90.1	88.6-91.4
No	6,566	781	10.8	9.9-11.8	5,785	89.2	88.2-90.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	1,151	118	11.3	9.1-13.8	1,033	88.7	86.2-90.9
Non-Veteran	8,515	971	10.2	9.4-11.0	7,544	89.8	89.0-90.6

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

-Piedmont NC

9,678

1,089

10.3

9.6-11.1

8,589

89.7

88.9-90.4

GENDER

Male

3,528

319

8.7

7.6- 9.9

3,209

91.3

90.1-92.4

Female

6,150

770

11.8

10.9-12.9

5,380

88.2

87.1-89.1

RACE

White

7,517

974

12.5

11.5-13.5

6,543

87.5

86.5-88.5

African American

1,576

5.5

4.2- 7.1

1,485

94.5

92.9-95.8

Other Minorities

545

2.9

1.8- 4.6

523

97.1

95.4-98.2

HISPANIC

Hispanic

556

1.3

0.6- 2.8

546

98.7

97.2-99.4

Non-Hispanic

9,116

1,078

11.3

10.5-12.1

8,038

88.7

87.9-89.5

AGE

18-24

439

4.5

2.8- 7.2

416

95.5

92.8-97.2

25-34

1,360

109

7.5

6.0- 9.4

1,251

92.5

90.6-94.0

35-44

1,891

229

11.7

10.1-13.5

1,662

88.3

86.5-89.9

45-54

1,844

273

14.4

12.5-16.5

1,571

85.6

83.5-87.5

55-64

1,730

249

14.6

12.7-16.8

1,481

85.4

83.2-87.3

65-74

1,302

130

10.0

8.2-12.1

1,172

90.0

87.9-91.8

75+

1,063

6.8

5.2- 8.8

989

93.2

91.2-94.8

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

1,512

3.1

2.1- 4.4

1,453

96.9

95.6-97.9

H.S. or G.E.D.

2,758

241

8.1

6.8- 9.5

2,517

91.9

90.5-93.2

Some Post-H.S.

2,301

292

11.1

9.7-12.8

2,009

88.9

87.2-90.3

College Graduate

3,088

494

15.2

13.7-16.8

2,594

84.8

83.2-86.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

1,046

3.8

2.7- 5.2

987

96.2

94.8-97.3

$15,000- 24,999

1,641

139

6.4

5.1- 8.1

1,502

93.6

91.9-94.9

$25,000- 34,999

1,138

115

9.2

7.3-11.6

1,023

90.8

88.4-92.7

$35,000- 49,999

1,264

147

11.5

9.5-14.0

1,117

88.5

86.0-90.5

$50,000-74,999

1,313

196

13.9

11.8-16.3

1,117

86.1

83.7-88.2

$75,000+

1,811

294

14.6

12.8-16.6

1,517

85.4

83.4-87.2

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

2,843

300

9.9

8.6-11.4

2,543

90.1

88.6-91.4

6,566

781

10.8

9.9-11.8

5,785

89.2

88.2-90.1

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

1,151

118

11.3

9.1-13.8

1,033

88.7

86.2-90.9

Non-Veteran

8,515

971

10.2

9.4-11.0

7,544

89.8

89.0-90.6

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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