BRFSS 2007 - North Carolina: (Do you think feeling weak, lightheaded, or faint are symptoms of a heart attack?)

2007 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Heart Attack and Stroke--By Risks, Conditions, and Quality of Life Measures

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No	Don't know/Not Sure
TOTAL	14,299	8,773	63.5	62.2-64.7	3,186	21.9	20.8-22.9	2,340	14.7	13.8-15.6
Have Health Insurance
Yes	12,487	7,748	65.2	64.0-66.5	2,727	20.9	19.9-22.0	2,012	13.8	13.0-14.7
No	1,782	1,013	56.2	52.4-59.9	450	25.9	22.7-29.4	319	17.9	15.0-21.2
Body Mass Index
Underweight	245	138	59.5	49.2-69.1	75	23.5	17.2-31.3	32	16.9	9.1-29.3
Recommended Range	4,451	2,785	65.3	63.1-67.4	964	21.1	19.4-23.0	702	13.6	12.1-15.2
Overweight	5,006	3,085	64.1	62.1-66.0	1,130	22.6	20.9-24.4	791	13.3	12.1-14.7
Obese	3,963	2,432	62.3	59.9-64.8	862	21.6	19.5-23.8	669	16.1	14.3-18.0
Current Smoker
No	11,377	6,966	63.0	61.6-64.4	2,510	21.6	20.5-22.8	1,901	15.3	14.3-16.4
Yes	2,881	1,785	65.2	62.4-68.0	670	22.6	20.2-25.3	426	12.1	10.6-13.9
COPD
Yes	1,197	704	61.3	56.9-65.5	288	21.6	18.4-25.2	205	17.1	14.1-20.7
No	12,868	7,962	64.0	62.7-65.3	2,834	21.6	20.6-22.8	2,072	14.4	13.4-15.3
Binge Drinker
No	13,035	7,987	63.5	62.2-64.8	2,868	21.6	20.5-22.7	2,180	14.9	14.0-15.8
Yes	1,146	729	64.5	60.0-68.7	280	23.6	20.1-27.4	137	11.9	8.9-15.8
Heavy Drinker
No	13,603	8,369	63.7	62.4-64.9	3,002	21.8	20.7-22.9	2,232	14.6	13.7-15.5
Yes	513	318	67.2	60.9-73.0	124	21.0	16.5-26.2	71	11.8	8.1-16.9
Current Asthma
Yes	1,164	713	63.4	58.8-67.8	249	20.8	17.2-25.0	202	15.7	12.9-19.1
No	13,067	8,022	63.5	62.2-64.8	2,925	22.0	20.9-23.1	2,120	14.5	13.6-15.5
Diabetes
Yes	1,765	1,013	59.2	56.1-62.3	423	23.7	21.2-26.5	329	17.0	14.9-19.4
No	12,260	7,609	64.0	62.7-65.4	2,698	21.6	20.5-22.8	1,953	14.3	13.4-15.3
Disability
Yes	5,204	2,968	59.4	57.2-61.5	1,258	23.2	21.5-25.1	978	17.4	15.8-19.2
No	8,850	5,692	65.8	64.3-67.3	1,856	21.0	19.7-22.3	1,302	13.2	12.2-14.3
Hypertension
Yes	5,494	3,207	59.5	57.6-61.4	1,224	22.7	21.1-24.4	1,063	17.8	16.4-19.2
No	8,779	5,558	65.2	63.6-66.7	1,952	21.5	20.2-22.8	1,269	13.3	12.2-14.5

Total
Respond.^

Yes

Don't know/Not Sure

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

14,299

8,773

63.5

62.2-64.7

3,186

21.9

20.8-22.9

2,340

14.7

13.8-15.6

Have Health Insurance

Yes

12,487

7,748

65.2

64.0-66.5

2,727

20.9

19.9-22.0

2,012

13.8

13.0-14.7

1,782

1,013

56.2

52.4-59.9

450

25.9

22.7-29.4

319

17.9

15.0-21.2

Body Mass Index

Underweight

245

138

59.5

49.2-69.1

23.5

17.2-31.3

16.9

9.1-29.3

Recommended Range

4,451

2,785

65.3

63.1-67.4

964

21.1

19.4-23.0

702

13.6

12.1-15.2

Overweight

5,006

3,085

64.1

62.1-66.0

1,130

22.6

20.9-24.4

791

13.3

12.1-14.7

Obese

3,963

2,432

62.3

59.9-64.8

862

21.6

19.5-23.8

669

16.1

14.3-18.0

Current Smoker

11,377

6,966

63.0

61.6-64.4

2,510

21.6

20.5-22.8

1,901

15.3

14.3-16.4

Yes

2,881

1,785

65.2

62.4-68.0

670

22.6

20.2-25.3

426

12.1

10.6-13.9

COPD

Yes

1,197

704

61.3

56.9-65.5

288

21.6

18.4-25.2

205

17.1

14.1-20.7

12,868

7,962

64.0

62.7-65.3

2,834

21.6

20.6-22.8

2,072

14.4

13.4-15.3

Binge Drinker

13,035

7,987

63.5

62.2-64.8

2,868

21.6

20.5-22.7

2,180

14.9

14.0-15.8

Yes

1,146

729

64.5

60.0-68.7

280

23.6

20.1-27.4

137

11.9

8.9-15.8

Heavy Drinker

13,603

8,369

63.7

62.4-64.9

3,002

21.8

20.7-22.9

2,232

14.6

13.7-15.5

Yes

513

318

67.2

60.9-73.0

124

21.0

16.5-26.2

11.8

8.1-16.9

Current Asthma

Yes

1,164

713

63.4

58.8-67.8

249

20.8

17.2-25.0

202

15.7

12.9-19.1

13,067

8,022

63.5

62.2-64.8

2,925

22.0

20.9-23.1

2,120

14.5

13.6-15.5

Diabetes

Yes

1,765

1,013

59.2

56.1-62.3

423

23.7

21.2-26.5

329

17.0

14.9-19.4

12,260

7,609

64.0

62.7-65.4

2,698

21.6

20.5-22.8

1,953

14.3

13.4-15.3

Disability

Yes

5,204

2,968

59.4

57.2-61.5

1,258

23.2

21.5-25.1

978

17.4

15.8-19.2

8,850

5,692

65.8

64.3-67.3

1,856

21.0

19.7-22.3

1,302

13.2

12.2-14.3

Hypertension

Yes

5,494

3,207

59.5

57.6-61.4

1,224

22.7

21.1-24.4

1,063

17.8

16.4-19.2

8,779

5,558

65.2

63.6-66.7

1,952

21.5

20.2-22.8

1,269

13.3

12.2-14.5

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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.

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