BRFSS 2007 - North Carolina Counties and Regions: (Do you think shortness of breath is a symptom 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	14,282	12,355	86.0	85.0-86.9	1,020	7.6	6.8- 8.3	907	6.4	5.8- 7.2
COUNTY/REGIONS
Alamance	336	299	85.2	75.0-91.7	17	4.3	2.4- 7.5	20	10.5	4.7-21.9
Buncombe	342	288	86.3	80.4-90.7	27	6.5	3.9-10.8	27	7.1	4.0-12.5
Cabarrus	350	297	78.9	70.3-85.6	30	11.7	7.1-18.7	23	9.3	4.7-17.6
Catawba	394	350	87.9	82.5-91.8	22	5.0	3.0- 8.3	22	7.1	4.0-12.4
Cumberland	367	305	82.9	76.4-87.9	36	11.0	6.8-17.2	26	6.1	3.6-10.2
Davidson	352	301	81.2	72.4-87.7	24	9.8	4.9-18.6	27	9.0	5.1-15.4
Durham	318	277	80.2	70.0-87.5	17	7.4	4.0-13.3	24	12.5	6.2-23.5
Forsyth	367	322	85.6	79.6-90.0	32	10.0	6.4-15.3	13	4.5	2.2- 8.8
Gaston	374	327	87.1	81.7-91.1	17	4.8	2.6- 8.6	30	8.1	5.0-12.9
Guilford	370	326	90.2	85.6-93.5	22	5.4	2.9-10.0	22	4.4	2.7- 7.0
Iredell	376	330	88.7	83.8-92.3	23	5.1	3.1- 8.2	23	6.2	3.5-10.8
Johnston	421	368	84.4	76.7-89.9	24	6.2	3.7-10.4	29	9.4	4.9-17.3
Mecklenburg	655	569	87.0	83.2-90.1	43	6.3	4.1- 9.4	43	6.7	4.6- 9.6
New Hanover	377	328	85.8	79.2-90.6	25	6.7	3.6-12.3	24	7.5	4.3-12.8
Onslow	368	321	84.3	77.7-89.2	24	8.7	5.0-14.5	23	7.1	4.0-12.1
Orange	341	304	89.7	83.3-93.8	19	7.2	3.6-13.9	18	3.2	1.8- 5.5
Pitt	371	323	89.8	86.0-92.6	25	5.9	3.8- 9.0	23	4.3	2.6- 7.0
Randolph	364	328	92.8	89.6-95.1	26	5.3	3.4- 8.2	10	1.9	0.9- 3.8
Robeson	399	334	82.4	76.8-86.9	34	10.2	6.8-14.9	31	7.4	4.6-11.8
Rowan	433	383	84.3	78.3-88.9	26	7.1	4.3-11.7	24	8.5	5.1-13.8
Union	360	322	90.4	86.2-93.4	22	4.9	3.0- 8.1	16	4.7	2.6- 8.2
Wake	590	512	83.7	78.0-88.2	45	9.2	5.9-14.1	33	7.1	4.2-11.8
Wayne	349	292	80.6	73.1-86.3	33	10.6	6.5-16.8	24	8.9	5.0-15.4
NC REGIONS
Eastern NC	4,633	3,937	84.5	82.8-86.0	363	8.5	7.3- 9.9	333	7.0	6.0- 8.2
Piedmont	6,858	6,014	86.4	85.0-87.8	457	7.4	6.4- 8.6	387	6.2	5.3- 7.2
Western NC	2,791	2,404	87.4	85.6-89.0	200	6.2	5.2- 7.5	187	6.4	5.2- 7.9
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CTRS. (AHEC)
Mountain AHEC	1,845	1,567	86.3	83.9-88.4	136	6.3	5.0- 7.9	142	7.4	5.8- 9.4
Northwest	2,990	2,632	87.4	85.4-89.2	196	7.0	5.6- 8.7	162	5.6	4.5- 6.9
Charlotte	1,957	1,701	86.6	84.3-88.6	133	6.8	5.4- 8.6	123	6.6	5.2- 8.3
Greensboro	1,612	1,435	89.3	86.6-91.4	97	5.8	4.2- 7.8	80	5.0	3.5- 7.0
Southern Regional	1,328	1,122	85.8	82.9-88.3	111	8.1	6.2-10.6	95	6.0	4.5- 8.0
Coastal	735	628	83.4	77.9-87.7	59	9.5	6.1-14.5	48	7.1	4.6-10.9
Wake	1,535	1,328	82.9	79.1-86.2	114	9.6	7.2-12.8	93	7.5	5.3-10.5
Area L	391	322	84.0	78.7-88.2	37	10.4	6.8-15.6	32	5.6	3.7- 8.3
Eastern	1,889	1,620	85.8	83.4-87.9	137	7.0	5.6- 8.8	132	7.2	5.7- 9.1

Total
Respond.^

Yes

Don't know/Not Sure

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

14,282

12,355

86.0

85.0-86.9

1,020

7.6

6.8- 8.3

907

6.4

5.8- 7.2

COUNTY/REGIONS

Alamance

336

299

85.2

75.0-91.7

4.3

2.4- 7.5

10.5

4.7-21.9

Buncombe

342

288

86.3

80.4-90.7

6.5

3.9-10.8

7.1

4.0-12.5

Cabarrus

350

297

78.9

70.3-85.6

11.7

7.1-18.7

9.3

4.7-17.6

Catawba

394

350

87.9

82.5-91.8

5.0

3.0- 8.3

7.1

4.0-12.4

Cumberland

367

305

82.9

76.4-87.9

11.0

6.8-17.2

6.1

3.6-10.2

Davidson

352

301

81.2

72.4-87.7

9.8

4.9-18.6

9.0

5.1-15.4

Durham

318

277

80.2

70.0-87.5

7.4

4.0-13.3

12.5

6.2-23.5

Forsyth

367

322

85.6

79.6-90.0

10.0

6.4-15.3

4.5

2.2- 8.8

Gaston

374

327

87.1

81.7-91.1

4.8

2.6- 8.6

8.1

5.0-12.9

Guilford

370

326

90.2

85.6-93.5

5.4

2.9-10.0

4.4

2.7- 7.0

Iredell

376

330

88.7

83.8-92.3

5.1

3.1- 8.2

6.2

3.5-10.8

Johnston

421

368

84.4

76.7-89.9

6.2

3.7-10.4

9.4

4.9-17.3

Mecklenburg

655

569

87.0

83.2-90.1

6.3

4.1- 9.4

6.7

4.6- 9.6

New Hanover

377

328

85.8

79.2-90.6

6.7

3.6-12.3

7.5

4.3-12.8

Onslow

368

321

84.3

77.7-89.2

8.7

5.0-14.5

7.1

4.0-12.1

Orange

341

304

89.7

83.3-93.8

7.2

3.6-13.9

3.2

1.8- 5.5

Pitt

371

323

89.8

86.0-92.6

5.9

3.8- 9.0

4.3

2.6- 7.0

Randolph

364

328

92.8

89.6-95.1

5.3

3.4- 8.2

1.9

0.9- 3.8

Robeson

399

334

82.4

76.8-86.9

10.2

6.8-14.9

7.4

4.6-11.8

Rowan

433

383

84.3

78.3-88.9

7.1

4.3-11.7

8.5

5.1-13.8

Union

360

322

90.4

86.2-93.4

4.9

3.0- 8.1

4.7

2.6- 8.2

Wake

590

512

83.7

78.0-88.2

9.2

5.9-14.1

7.1

4.2-11.8

Wayne

349

292

80.6

73.1-86.3

10.6

6.5-16.8

8.9

5.0-15.4

NC REGIONS

Eastern NC

4,633

3,937

84.5

82.8-86.0

363

8.5

7.3- 9.9

333

7.0

6.0- 8.2

Piedmont

6,858

6,014

86.4

85.0-87.8

457

7.4

6.4- 8.6

387

6.2

5.3- 7.2

Western NC

2,791

2,404

87.4

85.6-89.0

200

6.2

5.2- 7.5

187

6.4

5.2- 7.9

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CTRS. (AHEC)

Mountain AHEC

1,845

1,567

86.3

83.9-88.4

136

6.3

5.0- 7.9

142

7.4

5.8- 9.4

Northwest

2,990

2,632

87.4

85.4-89.2

196

7.0

5.6- 8.7

162

5.6

4.5- 6.9

Charlotte

1,957

1,701

86.6

84.3-88.6

133

6.8

5.4- 8.6

123

6.6

5.2- 8.3

Greensboro

1,612

1,435

89.3

86.6-91.4

5.8

4.2- 7.8

5.0

3.5- 7.0

Southern Regional

1,328

1,122

85.8

82.9-88.3

111

8.1

6.2-10.6

6.0

4.5- 8.0

Coastal

735

628

83.4

77.9-87.7

9.5

6.1-14.5

7.1

4.6-10.9

Wake

1,535

1,328

82.9

79.1-86.2

114

9.6

7.2-12.8

7.5

5.3-10.5

Area L

391

322

84.0

78.7-88.2

10.4

6.8-15.6

5.6

3.7- 8.3

Eastern

1,889

1,620

85.8

83.4-87.9

137

7.0

5.6- 8.8

132

7.2

5.7- 9.1

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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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