BRFSS 2007 - North Carolina Counties and Regions: (Do you think pain or discomfort in the arms or shoulder 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	14,283	12,614	85.4	84.4-86.4	928	8.3	7.5- 9.2	741	6.3	5.6- 7.0
COUNTY/REGIONS
Alamance	336	296	87.2	81.7-91.3	21	8.1	4.8-13.5	19	4.6	2.7- 7.7
Buncombe	342	306	88.0	81.3-92.6	19	6.1	3.1-11.8	17	5.9	2.9-11.6
Cabarrus	350	319	85.2	75.7-91.4	21	8.2	4.0-16.0	10	6.6	2.5-15.8
Catawba	394	352	86.2	79.8-90.8	23	7.5	4.4-12.5	19	6.3	3.2-11.9
Cumberland	367	315	85.9	80.3-90.0	30	8.9	5.5-14.2	22	5.2	3.2- 8.5
Davidson	352	305	79.9	70.5-86.8	25	12.7	6.8-22.5	22	7.5	4.1-13.2
Durham	318	285	82.3	72.1-89.3	18	9.0	5.1-15.3	15	8.7	3.4-20.8
Forsyth	367	316	77.8	70.2-83.9	32	11.5	7.3-17.6	19	10.7	6.2-17.8
Gaston	374	332	85.9	78.6-91.0	25	10.4	5.8-18.1	17	3.7	2.0- 6.5
Guilford	370	330	88.9	84.0-92.3	24	6.7	4.1-10.7	16	4.5	2.4- 8.2
Iredell	376	330	83.4	76.2-88.8	24	10.0	5.7-17.1	22	6.6	3.7-11.4
Johnston	421	378	87.5	79.8-92.6	29	6.9	4.3-10.8	14	5.6	2.0-15.0
Mecklenburg	655	581	87.3	83.2-90.5	39	5.2	3.4- 7.8	35	7.6	5.0-11.2
New Hanover	377	342	84.7	75.8-90.7	20	8.6	4.2-17.0	15	6.7	3.2-13.6
Onslow	368	327	86.9	80.6-91.3	21	8.4	4.6-14.7	20	4.8	2.8- 8.0
Orange	341	304	82.5	73.1-89.2	22	9.4	5.2-16.3	15	8.1	3.4-18.1
Pitt	371	321	86.0	80.7-90.0	31	7.9	5.1-11.8	19	6.2	3.5-10.7
Randolph	363	331	88.1	82.1-92.3	17	6.7	3.7-11.7	15	5.2	2.6-10.3
Robeson	399	341	82.2	76.0-87.1	30	10.5	6.6-16.1	28	7.3	4.4-11.8
Rowan	434	384	82.7	76.2-87.7	25	8.4	5.1-13.6	25	8.9	5.3-14.5
Union	359	319	86.5	79.4-91.4	26	11.0	6.4-18.3	14	2.5	1.4- 4.5
Wake	590	527	85.1	79.8-89.2	34	8.2	5.1-13.0	29	6.7	4.2-10.6
Wayne	349	302	83.6	76.9-88.7	27	9.1	5.5-14.7	20	7.3	4.0-12.9
NC REGIONS
Eastern NC	4,634	4,032	84.3	82.5-86.0	338	9.4	8.0-11.0	264	6.3	5.3- 7.4
Piedmont	6,857	6,082	85.1	83.5-86.5	441	8.5	7.4- 9.8	334	6.4	5.4- 7.6
Western NC	2,792	2,500	89.3	87.4-90.9	149	5.2	4.1- 6.6	143	5.5	4.4- 6.9
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CTRS. (AHEC)
Mountain AHEC	1,846	1,647	88.6	86.1-90.7	99	5.2	3.8- 7.1	100	6.1	4.6- 8.1
Northwest	2,991	2,651	84.9	82.5-87.1	187	8.6	7.0-10.7	153	6.4	5.1- 8.2
Charlotte	1,956	1,741	86.2	83.4-88.6	124	7.3	5.6- 9.6	91	6.5	4.8- 8.6
Greensboro	1,611	1,434	87.1	84.4-89.4	102	7.8	6.1-10.0	75	5.1	3.6- 7.0
Southern Regional	1,328	1,135	84.3	80.7-87.3	103	9.1	6.7-12.3	90	6.6	4.8- 9.1
Coastal	736	648	83.8	78.2-88.2	46	9.6	5.9-15.1	42	6.6	4.3- 9.9
Wake	1,535	1,368	84.5	80.8-87.6	99	8.8	6.5-11.9	68	6.7	4.7- 9.5
Area L	391	324	78.5	71.8-84.0	44	13.8	9.2-20.1	23	7.7	4.8-12.3
Eastern	1,889	1,666	86.0	83.2-88.4	124	8.6	6.5-11.1	99	5.5	4.2- 7.1

Total
Respond.^

Yes

Don't know/Not Sure

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

14,283

12,614

85.4

84.4-86.4

928

8.3

7.5- 9.2

741

6.3

5.6- 7.0

COUNTY/REGIONS

Alamance

336

296

87.2

81.7-91.3

8.1

4.8-13.5

4.6

2.7- 7.7

Buncombe

342

306

88.0

81.3-92.6

6.1

3.1-11.8

5.9

2.9-11.6

Cabarrus

350

319

85.2

75.7-91.4

8.2

4.0-16.0

6.6

2.5-15.8

Catawba

394

352

86.2

79.8-90.8

7.5

4.4-12.5

6.3

3.2-11.9

Cumberland

367

315

85.9

80.3-90.0

8.9

5.5-14.2

5.2

3.2- 8.5

Davidson

352

305

79.9

70.5-86.8

12.7

6.8-22.5

7.5

4.1-13.2

Durham

318

285

82.3

72.1-89.3

9.0

5.1-15.3

8.7

3.4-20.8

Forsyth

367

316

77.8

70.2-83.9

11.5

7.3-17.6

10.7

6.2-17.8

Gaston

374

332

85.9

78.6-91.0

10.4

5.8-18.1

3.7

2.0- 6.5

Guilford

370

330

88.9

84.0-92.3

6.7

4.1-10.7

4.5

2.4- 8.2

Iredell

376

330

83.4

76.2-88.8

10.0

5.7-17.1

6.6

3.7-11.4

Johnston

421

378

87.5

79.8-92.6

6.9

4.3-10.8

5.6

2.0-15.0

Mecklenburg

655

581

87.3

83.2-90.5

5.2

3.4- 7.8

7.6

5.0-11.2

New Hanover

377

342

84.7

75.8-90.7

8.6

4.2-17.0

6.7

3.2-13.6

Onslow

368

327

86.9

80.6-91.3

8.4

4.6-14.7

4.8

2.8- 8.0

Orange

341

304

82.5

73.1-89.2

9.4

5.2-16.3

8.1

3.4-18.1

Pitt

371

321

86.0

80.7-90.0

7.9

5.1-11.8

6.2

3.5-10.7

Randolph

363

331

88.1

82.1-92.3

6.7

3.7-11.7

5.2

2.6-10.3

Robeson

399

341

82.2

76.0-87.1

10.5

6.6-16.1

7.3

4.4-11.8

Rowan

434

384

82.7

76.2-87.7

8.4

5.1-13.6

8.9

5.3-14.5

Union

359

319

86.5

79.4-91.4

11.0

6.4-18.3

2.5

1.4- 4.5

Wake

590

527

85.1

79.8-89.2

8.2

5.1-13.0

6.7

4.2-10.6

Wayne

349

302

83.6

76.9-88.7

9.1

5.5-14.7

7.3

4.0-12.9

NC REGIONS

Eastern NC

4,634

4,032

84.3

82.5-86.0

338

9.4

8.0-11.0

264

6.3

5.3- 7.4

Piedmont

6,857

6,082

85.1

83.5-86.5

441

8.5

7.4- 9.8

334

6.4

5.4- 7.6

Western NC

2,792

2,500

89.3

87.4-90.9

149

5.2

4.1- 6.6

143

5.5

4.4- 6.9

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CTRS. (AHEC)

Mountain AHEC

1,846

1,647

88.6

86.1-90.7

5.2

3.8- 7.1

100

6.1

4.6- 8.1

Northwest

2,991

2,651

84.9

82.5-87.1

187

8.6

7.0-10.7

153

6.4

5.1- 8.2

Charlotte

1,956

1,741

86.2

83.4-88.6

124

7.3

5.6- 9.6

6.5

4.8- 8.6

Greensboro

1,611

1,434

87.1

84.4-89.4

102

7.8

6.1-10.0

5.1

3.6- 7.0

Southern Regional

1,328

1,135

84.3

80.7-87.3

103

9.1

6.7-12.3

6.6

4.8- 9.1

Coastal

736

648

83.8

78.2-88.2

9.6

5.9-15.1

6.6

4.3- 9.9

Wake

1,535

1,368

84.5

80.8-87.6

8.8

6.5-11.9

6.7

4.7- 9.5

Area L

391

324

78.5

71.8-84.0

13.8

9.2-20.1

7.7

4.8-12.3

Eastern

1,889

1,666

86.0

83.2-88.4

124

8.6

6.5-11.1

5.5

4.2- 7.1

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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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