BRFSS 2007 - North Carolina Counties and Regions: (Identified all heart attack symptoms correctly: 1,2,3,5,6=Yes.*)

2007 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Counties and Regions

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	14,272	1,815	11.3	10.6-12.1	12,457	88.7	87.9-89.4
COUNTY/REGIONS
Alamance	336	39	9.2	6.2-13.4	297	90.8	86.6-93.8
Buncombe	342	46	12.5	8.9-17.3	296	87.5	82.7-91.1
Cabarrus	350	51	14.8	8.9-23.5	299	85.2	76.5-91.1
Catawba	393	61	11.6	8.6-15.4	332	88.4	84.6-91.4
Cumberland	367	37	8.6	6.0-12.3	330	91.4	87.7-94.0
Davidson	352	53	13.9	10.1-18.8	299	86.1	81.2-89.9
Durham	318	41	10.9	7.5-15.6	277	89.1	84.4-92.5
Forsyth	366	54	11.2	8.3-15.0	312	88.8	85.0-91.7
Gaston	374	41	11.6	7.9-16.8	333	88.4	83.2-92.1
Guilford	370	49	13.5	9.4-19.1	321	86.5	80.9-90.6
Iredell	376	46	10.4	7.4-14.6	330	89.6	85.4-92.6
Johnston	421	50	11.7	7.7-17.4	371	88.3	82.6-92.3
Mecklenburg	655	84	10.8	8.4-13.7	571	89.2	86.3-91.6
New Hanover	377	44	8.1	5.7-11.4	333	91.9	88.6-94.3
Onslow	368	50	11.2	8.0-15.6	318	88.8	84.4-92.0
Orange	341	60	14.5	9.6-21.4	281	85.5	78.6-90.4
Pitt	371	48	12.1	8.6-16.7	323	87.9	83.3-91.4
Randolph	363	52	12.6	9.2-16.9	311	87.4	83.1-90.8
Robeson	399	32	5.6	3.7- 8.2	367	94.4	91.8-96.3
Rowan	433	46	10.0	6.9-14.3	387	90.0	85.7-93.1
Union	359	47	12.4	8.9-17.0	312	87.6	83.0-91.1
Wake	589	77	12.7	9.7-16.4	512	87.3	83.6-90.3
Wayne	349	32	7.8	5.2-11.7	317	92.2	88.3-94.8
NC REGIONS
Eastern NC	4,631	514	9.6	8.6-10.8	4,117	90.4	89.2-91.4
Piedmont	6,852	918	11.8	10.8-12.9	5,934	88.2	87.1-89.2
Western NC	2,789	383	12.8	11.3-14.4	2,406	87.2	85.6-88.7
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CTRS. (AHEC)
Mountain AHEC	1,845	242	12.6	10.8-14.7	1,603	87.4	85.3-89.2
Northwest	2,986	418	12.0	10.4-13.7	2,568	88.0	86.3-89.6
Charlotte	1,955	254	11.7	9.9-13.7	1,701	88.3	86.3-90.1
Greensboro	1,611	228	13.1	10.8-15.8	1,383	86.9	84.2-89.2
Southern Regional	1,327	139	9.4	7.7-11.5	1,188	90.6	88.5-92.3
Coastal	735	88	10.1	7.6-13.3	647	89.9	86.7-92.4
Wake	1,534	186	11.2	9.2-13.5	1,348	88.8	86.5-90.8
Area L	390	38	7.3	5.0-10.5	352	92.7	89.5-95.0
Eastern	1,889	222	10.4	8.7-12.4	1,667	89.6	87.6-91.3

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

14,272

1,815

11.3

10.6-12.1

12,457

88.7

87.9-89.4

COUNTY/REGIONS

Alamance

336

9.2

6.2-13.4

297

90.8

86.6-93.8

Buncombe

342

12.5

8.9-17.3

296

87.5

82.7-91.1

Cabarrus

350

14.8

8.9-23.5

299

85.2

76.5-91.1

Catawba

393

11.6

8.6-15.4

332

88.4

84.6-91.4

Cumberland

367

8.6

6.0-12.3

330

91.4

87.7-94.0

Davidson

352

13.9

10.1-18.8

299

86.1

81.2-89.9

Durham

318

10.9

7.5-15.6

277

89.1

84.4-92.5

Forsyth

366

11.2

8.3-15.0

312

88.8

85.0-91.7

Gaston

374

11.6

7.9-16.8

333

88.4

83.2-92.1

Guilford

370

13.5

9.4-19.1

321

86.5

80.9-90.6

Iredell

376

10.4

7.4-14.6

330

89.6

85.4-92.6

Johnston

421

11.7

7.7-17.4

371

88.3

82.6-92.3

Mecklenburg

655

10.8

8.4-13.7

571

89.2

86.3-91.6

New Hanover

377

8.1

5.7-11.4

333

91.9

88.6-94.3

Onslow

368

11.2

8.0-15.6

318

88.8

84.4-92.0

Orange

341

14.5

9.6-21.4

281

85.5

78.6-90.4

Pitt

371

12.1

8.6-16.7

323

87.9

83.3-91.4

Randolph

363

12.6

9.2-16.9

311

87.4

83.1-90.8

Robeson

399

5.6

3.7- 8.2

367

94.4

91.8-96.3

Rowan

433

10.0

6.9-14.3

387

90.0

85.7-93.1

Union

359

12.4

8.9-17.0

312

87.6

83.0-91.1

Wake

589

12.7

9.7-16.4

512

87.3

83.6-90.3

Wayne

349

7.8

5.2-11.7

317

92.2

88.3-94.8

NC REGIONS

Eastern NC

4,631

514

9.6

8.6-10.8

4,117

90.4

89.2-91.4

Piedmont

6,852

918

11.8

10.8-12.9

5,934

88.2

87.1-89.2

Western NC

2,789

383

12.8

11.3-14.4

2,406

87.2

85.6-88.7

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CTRS. (AHEC)

Mountain AHEC

1,845

242

12.6

10.8-14.7

1,603

87.4

85.3-89.2

Northwest

2,986

418

12.0

10.4-13.7

2,568

88.0

86.3-89.6

Charlotte

1,955

254

11.7

9.9-13.7

1,701

88.3

86.3-90.1

Greensboro

1,611

228

13.1

10.8-15.8

1,383

86.9

84.2-89.2

Southern Regional

1,327

139

9.4

7.7-11.5

1,188

90.6

88.5-92.3

Coastal

735

10.1

7.6-13.3

647

89.9

86.7-92.4

Wake

1,534

186

11.2

9.2-13.5

1,348

88.8

86.5-90.8

Area L

390

7.3

5.0-10.5

352

92.7

89.5-95.0

Eastern

1,889

222

10.4

8.7-12.4

1,667

89.6

87.6-91.3

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*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.

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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