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

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Western 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
-Western NC	2,002	250	11.5	9.9-13.3	1,752	88.5	86.7-90.1
GENDER
Male	714	70	9.2	6.9-12.2	644	90.8	87.8-93.1
Female	1,288	180	13.4	11.3-15.8	1,108	86.6	84.2-88.7
RACE
White	1,782	237	12.5	10.7-14.5	1,545	87.5	85.5-89.3
African American	94	4	4.0	1.2-12.1	90	96.0	87.9-98.8
Other Minorities	125	9	5.5	2.2-12.8	116	94.5	87.2-97.8
HISPANIC
Hispanic	79	2	0.9	0.2- 3.9	77	99.1	96.1-99.8
Non-Hispanic	1,921	248	12.3	10.6-14.3	1,673	87.7	85.7-89.4
AGE
18-24	102	8	7.4	3.4-15.6	94	92.6	84.4-96.6
25-34	267	27	10.4	6.9-15.3	240	89.6	84.7-93.1
35-44	312	47	13.6	9.8-18.7	265	86.4	81.3-90.2
45-54	349	53	12.8	9.4-17.1	296	87.2	82.9-90.6
55-64	377	51	13.7	10.0-18.3	326	86.3	81.7-90.0
65-74	310	38	10.8	7.7-15.0	272	89.2	85.0-92.3
75+	277	26	11.2	7.2-17.0	251	88.8	83.0-92.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	347	22	6.3	3.8-10.4	325	93.7	89.6-96.2
H.S. or G.E.D.	611	68	9.7	7.2-12.9	543	90.3	87.1-92.8
Some Post-H.S.	481	66	13.1	9.6-17.5	415	86.9	82.5-90.4
College Graduate	554	93	16.0	12.8-19.9	461	84.0	80.1-87.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	282	22	4.9	3.0- 7.8	260	95.1	92.2-97.0
$15,000- 24,999	416	41	9.2	6.2-13.5	375	90.8	86.5-93.8
$25,000- 34,999	269	31	9.8	6.4-14.6	238	90.2	85.4-93.6
$35,000- 49,999	295	42	14.2	9.9-19.9	253	85.8	80.1-90.1
$50,000-74,999	214	40	16.4	11.3-23.3	174	83.6	76.7-88.7
$75,000+	226	50	20.4	15.2-26.8	176	79.6	73.2-84.8
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	674	87	13.8	10.8-17.5	587	86.2	82.5-89.2
No	1,277	163	10.9	9.0-13.0	1,114	89.1	87.0-91.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	266	28	9.9	6.3-15.1	238	90.1	84.9-93.7
Non-Veteran	1,735	222	11.7	10.0-13.7	1,513	88.3	86.3-90.0

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

-Western NC

2,002

250

11.5

9.9-13.3

1,752

88.5

86.7-90.1

GENDER

Male

714

9.2

6.9-12.2

644

90.8

87.8-93.1

Female

1,288

180

13.4

11.3-15.8

1,108

86.6

84.2-88.7

RACE

White

1,782

237

12.5

10.7-14.5

1,545

87.5

85.5-89.3

African American

4.0

1.2-12.1

96.0

87.9-98.8

Other Minorities

125

5.5

2.2-12.8

116

94.5

87.2-97.8

HISPANIC

Hispanic

0.9

0.2- 3.9

99.1

96.1-99.8

Non-Hispanic

1,921

248

12.3

10.6-14.3

1,673

87.7

85.7-89.4

AGE

18-24

102

7.4

3.4-15.6

92.6

84.4-96.6

25-34

267

10.4

6.9-15.3

240

89.6

84.7-93.1

35-44

312

13.6

9.8-18.7

265

86.4

81.3-90.2

45-54

349

12.8

9.4-17.1

296

87.2

82.9-90.6

55-64

377

13.7

10.0-18.3

326

86.3

81.7-90.0

65-74

310

10.8

7.7-15.0

272

89.2

85.0-92.3

75+

277

11.2

7.2-17.0

251

88.8

83.0-92.8

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

347

6.3

3.8-10.4

325

93.7

89.6-96.2

H.S. or G.E.D.

611

9.7

7.2-12.9

543

90.3

87.1-92.8

Some Post-H.S.

481

13.1

9.6-17.5

415

86.9

82.5-90.4

College Graduate

554

16.0

12.8-19.9

461

84.0

80.1-87.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

282

4.9

3.0- 7.8

260

95.1

92.2-97.0

$15,000- 24,999

416

9.2

6.2-13.5

375

90.8

86.5-93.8

$25,000- 34,999

269

9.8

6.4-14.6

238

90.2

85.4-93.6

$35,000- 49,999

295

14.2

9.9-19.9

253

85.8

80.1-90.1

$50,000-74,999

214

16.4

11.3-23.3

174

83.6

76.7-88.7

$75,000+

226

20.4

15.2-26.8

176

79.6

73.2-84.8

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

674

13.8

10.8-17.5

587

86.2

82.5-89.2

1,277

163

10.9

9.0-13.0

1,114

89.1

87.0-91.0

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

266

9.9

6.3-15.1

238

90.1

84.9-93.7

Non-Veteran

1,735

222

11.7

10.0-13.7

1,513

88.3

86.3-90.0

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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