BRFSS 2005 - Western North Carolina**: (Do you think sudden chest pain or discomfort are symptoms of a stroke?)

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

Heart Attack and Stroke

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No	Don't know/Not sure
North Carolina	15,237	5,755	38.0	37.0-39.1	5,667	37.7	36.6-38.8	3,815	24.3	23.4-25.2
-Western NC	1,751	641	38.2	35.2-41.3	632	36.3	33.4-39.2	478	25.5	23.0-28.2
GENDER
Male	617	239	40.4	35.5-45.6	227	37.5	32.7-42.6	151	22.0	18.4-26.2
Female	1,134	402	36.4	32.8-40.1	405	35.2	31.8-38.7	327	28.5	25.2-32.0
RACE
White	1,556	559	38.2	35.1-41.4	575	37.2	34.2-40.3	422	24.6	22.2-27.3
African American	79	42	50.5	34.3-66.5	18	22.9	12.2-38.7	19	26.7	15.3-42.3
Other Minorities	115	40	32.3	20.7-46.5	39	35.2	24.0-48.4	36	32.5	21.3-46.2
HISPANIC
Hispanic	74	19	28.6	16.4-45.0	24	32.5	20.1-47.9	31	38.9	25.5-54.3
Non-Hispanic	1,676	622	39.1	36.0-42.2	607	36.5	33.6-39.6	447	24.4	22.0-27.0
AGE
18-24	97	44	49.7	37.7-61.7	37	35.1	24.6-47.2	16	15.2	8.5-25.8
25-34	243	79	31.9	25.3-39.3	99	41.9	34.7-49.5	65	26.2	20.1-33.3
35-44	286	110	38.1	31.3-45.3	110	37.8	31.2-44.8	66	24.2	18.7-30.7
45-54	307	108	37.1	30.8-43.9	117	37.8	31.6-44.4	82	25.1	19.9-31.2
55-64	318	104	32.0	26.2-38.4	127	39.4	33.2-46.0	87	28.6	23.0-34.9
65-74	258	89	34.1	27.8-41.1	82	32.6	26.4-39.5	87	33.3	27.1-40.2
75+	236	103	48.8	41.4-56.1	58	20.6	15.6-26.8	75	30.6	24.4-37.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	295	126	42.4	34.6-50.5	59	19.9	14.2-27.2	110	37.7	30.3-45.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	522	200	39.3	33.8-45.1	176	35.1	29.9-40.7	146	25.6	21.2-30.4
Some Post-H.S.	432	153	37.0	31.2-43.3	173	40.4	34.4-46.7	106	22.6	18.1-27.7
College Graduate	495	160	35.3	30.3-40.7	221	45.1	39.9-50.4	114	19.6	16.0-23.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	238	106	43.8	35.1-52.8	62	31.2	22.7-41.2	70	25.1	18.9-32.4
$15,000- 24,999	365	151	43.1	36.1-50.3	101	25.2	19.5-32.0	113	31.7	25.5-38.7
$25,000- 34,999	241	81	33.5	26.3-41.6	91	40.9	33.3-49.0	69	25.6	19.6-32.7
$35,000- 49,999	262	88	36.9	29.9-44.5	109	43.2	36.0-50.7	65	19.9	15.0-25.9
$50,000-74,999	192	64	33.1	25.9-41.2	83	44.7	36.4-53.2	45	22.2	16.2-29.8
$75,000+	205	51	28.2	21.4-36.2	112	52.2	44.4-59.9	42	19.6	14.3-26.1
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	579	229	40.8	35.4-46.4	185	34.4	29.2-39.9	165	24.9	20.8-29.4
No	1,155	407	37.3	33.7-41.1	445	37.2	33.7-40.8	303	25.5	22.4-28.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	225	87	40.3	32.9-48.1	93	41.3	33.9-49.2	45	18.4	13.5-24.7
Non-Veteran	1,526	554	38.0	34.7-41.3	539	35.6	32.5-38.8	433	26.5	23.7-29.4

Total
Respond.^

Yes

Don't know/Not sure

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

15,237

5,755

38.0

37.0-39.1

5,667

37.7

36.6-38.8

3,815

24.3

23.4-25.2

-Western NC

1,751

641

38.2

35.2-41.3

632

36.3

33.4-39.2

478

25.5

23.0-28.2

GENDER

Male

617

239

40.4

35.5-45.6

227

37.5

32.7-42.6

151

22.0

18.4-26.2

Female

1,134

402

36.4

32.8-40.1

405

35.2

31.8-38.7

327

28.5

25.2-32.0

RACE

White

1,556

559

38.2

35.1-41.4

575

37.2

34.2-40.3

422

24.6

22.2-27.3

African American

50.5

34.3-66.5

22.9

12.2-38.7

26.7

15.3-42.3

Other Minorities

115

32.3

20.7-46.5

35.2

24.0-48.4

32.5

21.3-46.2

HISPANIC

Hispanic

28.6

16.4-45.0

32.5

20.1-47.9

38.9

25.5-54.3

Non-Hispanic

1,676

622

39.1

36.0-42.2

607

36.5

33.6-39.6

447

24.4

22.0-27.0

AGE

18-24

49.7

37.7-61.7

35.1

24.6-47.2

15.2

8.5-25.8

25-34

243

31.9

25.3-39.3

41.9

34.7-49.5

26.2

20.1-33.3

35-44

286

110

38.1

31.3-45.3

110

37.8

31.2-44.8

24.2

18.7-30.7

45-54

307

108

37.1

30.8-43.9

117

37.8

31.6-44.4

25.1

19.9-31.2

55-64

318

104

32.0

26.2-38.4

127

39.4

33.2-46.0

28.6

23.0-34.9

65-74

258

34.1

27.8-41.1

32.6

26.4-39.5

33.3

27.1-40.2

75+

236

103

48.8

41.4-56.1

20.6

15.6-26.8

30.6

24.4-37.7

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

295

126

42.4

34.6-50.5

19.9

14.2-27.2

110

37.7

30.3-45.8

H.S. or G.E.D.

522

200

39.3

33.8-45.1

176

35.1

29.9-40.7

146

25.6

21.2-30.4

Some Post-H.S.

432

153

37.0

31.2-43.3

173

40.4

34.4-46.7

106

22.6

18.1-27.7

College Graduate

495

160

35.3

30.3-40.7

221

45.1

39.9-50.4

114

19.6

16.0-23.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

238

106

43.8

35.1-52.8

31.2

22.7-41.2

25.1

18.9-32.4

$15,000- 24,999

365

151

43.1

36.1-50.3

101

25.2

19.5-32.0

113

31.7

25.5-38.7

$25,000- 34,999

241

33.5

26.3-41.6

40.9

33.3-49.0

25.6

19.6-32.7

$35,000- 49,999

262

36.9

29.9-44.5

109

43.2

36.0-50.7

19.9

15.0-25.9

$50,000-74,999

192

33.1

25.9-41.2

44.7

36.4-53.2

22.2

16.2-29.8

$75,000+

205

28.2

21.4-36.2

112

52.2

44.4-59.9

19.6

14.3-26.1

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

579

229

40.8

35.4-46.4

185

34.4

29.2-39.9

165

24.9

20.8-29.4

1,155

407

37.3

33.7-41.1

445

37.2

33.7-40.8

303

25.5

22.4-28.8

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

225

40.3

32.9-48.1

41.3

33.9-49.2

18.4

13.5-24.7

Non-Veteran

1,526

554

38.0

34.7-41.3

539

35.6

32.5-38.8

433

26.5

23.7-29.4

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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.

** 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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