BRFSS 2007 - North Carolina Counties and Regions: (Do you think pain or discomfort in the jaw, neck, or back are symptoms of a heart attack?)

2007 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Counties and Regions

Heart Attack and Stroke

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No	Don't know/Not Sure
North Carolina	14,299	7,912	48.0	46.7-49.3	4,121	35.7	34.5-37.1	2,266	16.3	15.3-17.2
COUNTY/REGIONS
Alamance	337	192	52.2	44.4-59.9	90	32.1	25.3-39.8	55	15.7	11.5-21.2
Buncombe	343	191	47.5	40.5-54.5	106	40.1	32.9-47.7	46	12.5	8.3-18.3
Cabarrus	350	209	53.0	44.9-60.9	86	30.1	23.1-38.1	55	16.9	11.3-24.7
Catawba	394	229	54.1	47.0-61.1	106	33.5	26.6-41.1	59	12.4	9.2-16.6
Cumberland	367	204	47.6	40.7-54.5	106	38.1	31.1-45.6	57	14.4	10.4-19.6
Davidson	352	202	51.4	43.7-59.1	91	30.1	23.2-37.9	59	18.5	12.7-26.2
Durham	319	165	41.0	33.8-48.6	102	36.7	29.1-44.9	52	22.3	14.9-32.0
Forsyth	366	211	46.0	39.4-52.7	104	39.7	32.7-47.1	51	14.4	10.2-19.8
Gaston	374	208	50.3	43.3-57.3	102	33.6	26.8-41.0	64	16.1	11.9-21.4
Guilford	372	214	50.5	43.5-57.5	111	36.2	29.6-43.4	47	13.2	9.4-18.3
Iredell	377	207	45.4	39.0-52.0	121	40.8	34.2-47.8	49	13.8	9.6-19.3
Johnston	421	235	49.3	40.8-57.9	125	34.5	26.5-43.6	61	16.1	10.4-24.2
Mecklenburg	656	357	48.4	43.3-53.5	207	36.9	31.9-42.2	92	14.7	11.4-18.8
New Hanover	377	209	47.6	39.6-55.7	104	34.2	25.7-43.8	64	18.2	13.0-24.9
Onslow	368	210	50.5	43.5-57.4	104	34.1	27.6-41.3	54	15.4	11.1-20.9
Orange	341	179	44.1	36.5-52.0	123	43.0	35.2-51.3	39	12.9	8.2-19.7
Pitt	372	208	50.0	43.5-56.4	109	35.2	29.1-41.9	55	14.8	10.3-20.8
Randolph	364	229	54.7	47.7-61.6	83	32.1	25.5-39.6	52	13.2	9.2-18.5
Robeson	399	181	40.1	33.7-46.9	138	39.4	32.9-46.2	80	20.5	15.5-26.5
Rowan	434	249	54.1	47.8-60.3	114	30.8	25.1-37.1	71	15.1	11.4-19.9
Union	361	217	57.1	50.2-63.7	91	26.7	21.2-33.1	53	16.2	11.5-22.3
Wake	589	290	40.7	35.8-45.9	202	40.4	34.9-46.1	97	18.9	14.8-23.7
Wayne	349	177	47.3	40.0-54.7	105	33.5	26.8-40.9	67	19.2	13.9-26.0
NC REGIONS
Eastern NC	4,638	2,422	46.1	43.9-48.2	1,401	36.2	34.1-38.5	815	17.7	16.1-19.4
Piedmont	6,865	3,837	47.7	45.9-49.5	1,989	36.4	34.5-38.3	1,039	15.9	14.6-17.3
Western NC	2,796	1,653	53.3	50.7-55.9	731	31.9	29.3-34.5	412	14.9	13.1-16.8
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CTRS. (AHEC)
Mountain AHEC	1,849	1,106	54.1	50.8-57.4	486	32.5	29.3-35.9	257	13.4	11.3-15.8
Northwest	2,992	1,720	51.2	48.4-54.0	810	33.7	30.9-36.5	462	15.2	13.4-17.1
Charlotte	1,959	1,114	50.5	47.2-53.8	544	34.1	30.8-37.5	301	15.4	13.2-17.9
Greensboro	1,615	914	48.9	45.2-52.6	468	36.0	32.4-39.7	233	15.1	12.7-17.8
Southern Regional	1,330	662	44.4	40.4-48.4	410	37.8	33.7-42.1	258	17.8	15.0-21.0
Coastal	738	394	46.7	41.0-52.5	219	35.9	30.1-42.0	125	17.4	13.7-22.0
Wake	1,536	794	42.0	38.4-45.6	497	39.6	35.8-43.6	245	18.4	15.5-21.7
Area L	390	193	44.2	37.7-50.9	124	37.8	31.2-44.9	73	18.0	13.6-23.3
Eastern	1,890	1,015	47.5	44.3-50.8	563	35.3	32.1-38.6	312	17.2	14.8-19.9

Total
Respond.^

Yes

Don't know/Not Sure

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

14,299

7,912

48.0

46.7-49.3

4,121

35.7

34.5-37.1

2,266

16.3

15.3-17.2

COUNTY/REGIONS

Alamance

337

192

52.2

44.4-59.9

32.1

25.3-39.8

15.7

11.5-21.2

Buncombe

343

191

47.5

40.5-54.5

106

40.1

32.9-47.7

12.5

8.3-18.3

Cabarrus

350

209

53.0

44.9-60.9

30.1

23.1-38.1

16.9

11.3-24.7

Catawba

394

229

54.1

47.0-61.1

106

33.5

26.6-41.1

12.4

9.2-16.6

Cumberland

367

204

47.6

40.7-54.5

106

38.1

31.1-45.6

14.4

10.4-19.6

Davidson

352

202

51.4

43.7-59.1

30.1

23.2-37.9

18.5

12.7-26.2

Durham

319

165

41.0

33.8-48.6

102

36.7

29.1-44.9

22.3

14.9-32.0

Forsyth

366

211

46.0

39.4-52.7

104

39.7

32.7-47.1

14.4

10.2-19.8

Gaston

374

208

50.3

43.3-57.3

102

33.6

26.8-41.0

16.1

11.9-21.4

Guilford

372

214

50.5

43.5-57.5

111

36.2

29.6-43.4

13.2

9.4-18.3

Iredell

377

207

45.4

39.0-52.0

121

40.8

34.2-47.8

13.8

9.6-19.3

Johnston

421

235

49.3

40.8-57.9

125

34.5

26.5-43.6

16.1

10.4-24.2

Mecklenburg

656

357

48.4

43.3-53.5

207

36.9

31.9-42.2

14.7

11.4-18.8

New Hanover

377

209

47.6

39.6-55.7

104

34.2

25.7-43.8

18.2

13.0-24.9

Onslow

368

210

50.5

43.5-57.4

104

34.1

27.6-41.3

15.4

11.1-20.9

Orange

341

179

44.1

36.5-52.0

123

43.0

35.2-51.3

12.9

8.2-19.7

Pitt

372

208

50.0

43.5-56.4

109

35.2

29.1-41.9

14.8

10.3-20.8

Randolph

364

229

54.7

47.7-61.6

32.1

25.5-39.6

13.2

9.2-18.5

Robeson

399

181

40.1

33.7-46.9

138

39.4

32.9-46.2

20.5

15.5-26.5

Rowan

434

249

54.1

47.8-60.3

114

30.8

25.1-37.1

15.1

11.4-19.9

Union

361

217

57.1

50.2-63.7

26.7

21.2-33.1

16.2

11.5-22.3

Wake

589

290

40.7

35.8-45.9

202

40.4

34.9-46.1

18.9

14.8-23.7

Wayne

349

177

47.3

40.0-54.7

105

33.5

26.8-40.9

19.2

13.9-26.0

NC REGIONS

Eastern NC

4,638

2,422

46.1

43.9-48.2

1,401

36.2

34.1-38.5

815

17.7

16.1-19.4

Piedmont

6,865

3,837

47.7

45.9-49.5

1,989

36.4

34.5-38.3

1,039

15.9

14.6-17.3

Western NC

2,796

1,653

53.3

50.7-55.9

731

31.9

29.3-34.5

412

14.9

13.1-16.8

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CTRS. (AHEC)

Mountain AHEC

1,849

1,106

54.1

50.8-57.4

486

32.5

29.3-35.9

257

13.4

11.3-15.8

Northwest

2,992

1,720

51.2

48.4-54.0

810

33.7

30.9-36.5

462

15.2

13.4-17.1

Charlotte

1,959

1,114

50.5

47.2-53.8

544

34.1

30.8-37.5

301

15.4

13.2-17.9

Greensboro

1,615

914

48.9

45.2-52.6

468

36.0

32.4-39.7

233

15.1

12.7-17.8

Southern Regional

1,330

662

44.4

40.4-48.4

410

37.8

33.7-42.1

258

17.8

15.0-21.0

Coastal

738

394

46.7

41.0-52.5

219

35.9

30.1-42.0

125

17.4

13.7-22.0

Wake

1,536

794

42.0

38.4-45.6

497

39.6

35.8-43.6

245

18.4

15.5-21.7

Area L

390

193

44.2

37.7-50.9

124

37.8

31.2-44.9

18.0

13.6-23.3

Eastern

1,890

1,015

47.5

44.3-50.8

563

35.3

32.1-38.6

312

17.2

14.8-19.9

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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.

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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