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

2007 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina**

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
-Piedmont NC	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
GENDER
Male	2,520	1,188	40.0	37.3-42.9	940	43.9	40.9-46.9	392	16.1	14.0-18.4
Female	4,345	2,649	54.9	52.6-57.1	1,049	29.4	27.3-31.6	647	15.7	14.2-17.4
RACE
White	5,510	3,327	54.3	52.3-56.4	1,453	33.0	31.0-35.0	730	12.7	11.5-14.0
African American	944	390	36.9	32.7-41.3	351	43.4	38.7-48.1	203	19.8	16.4-23.5
Other Minorities	391	113	24.6	19.5-30.6	176	45.6	38.6-52.9	102	29.8	23.6-36.8
HISPANIC
Hispanic	296	83	21.2	16.0-27.5	129	44.9	36.9-53.1	84	33.9	26.5-42.2
Non-Hispanic	6,555	3,750	50.3	48.4-52.1	1,854	35.5	33.6-37.4	951	14.2	13.0-15.5
AGE
18-24	224	78	33.5	26.3-41.7	98	47.7	39.5-56.1	48	18.7	13.3-25.7
25-34	686	268	33.8	29.5-38.5	301	48.8	43.7-53.8	117	17.4	13.9-21.5
35-44	1,165	563	44.3	40.7-48.0	443	41.3	37.7-45.0	159	14.4	11.9-17.2
45-54	1,420	833	56.4	53.1-59.7	417	30.5	27.5-33.7	170	13.0	10.9-15.6
55-64	1,392	947	64.5	61.1-67.8	289	23.4	20.6-26.5	156	12.1	9.9-14.7
65-74	1,085	681	60.3	56.4-64.1	226	22.9	19.5-26.6	178	16.8	14.1-19.9
75+	853	448	50.0	45.6-54.4	199	24.7	21.1-28.6	206	25.3	21.5-29.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	902	343	28.7	24.5-33.3	297	41.9	36.4-47.6	262	29.4	24.7-34.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,899	1,031	45.3	41.8-48.8	564	38.0	34.4-41.8	304	16.7	14.3-19.4
Some Post-H.S.	1,739	1,078	54.0	50.2-57.7	455	34.0	30.3-37.8	206	12.0	9.9-14.6
College Graduate	2,319	1,382	53.0	50.1-55.9	670	34.5	31.7-37.5	267	12.5	10.6-14.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	621	302	38.8	33.1-44.7	180	36.4	30.3-43.1	139	24.8	19.2-31.4
$15,000- 24,999	971	490	39.0	34.1-44.1	297	41.8	36.4-47.5	184	19.2	15.4-23.6
$25,000- 34,999	691	369	46.3	40.8-52.0	216	36.1	30.6-41.9	106	17.6	13.6-22.4
$35,000- 49,999	954	567	51.1	46.3-55.8	274	35.6	31.1-40.3	113	13.3	10.4-17.0
$50,000-74,999	1,014	640	55.0	50.3-59.6	267	34.6	30.1-39.4	107	10.4	8.0-13.4
$75,000+	1,666	988	52.8	49.4-56.1	491	35.0	31.7-38.4	187	12.2	10.2-14.7
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	2,330	1,322	50.1	46.9-53.2	617	33.7	30.4-37.1	391	16.3	14.2-18.6
No	4,421	2,462	46.8	44.6-49.0	1,341	37.8	35.5-40.1	618	15.4	13.8-17.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	920	504	50.2	45.4-55.0	283	35.8	31.3-40.6	133	14.0	11.0-17.5
Non-Veteran	5,943	3,333	47.4	45.5-49.4	1,705	36.5	34.5-38.5	905	16.1	14.7-17.6

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

-Piedmont NC

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

GENDER

Male

2,520

1,188

40.0

37.3-42.9

940

43.9

40.9-46.9

392

16.1

14.0-18.4

Female

4,345

2,649

54.9

52.6-57.1

1,049

29.4

27.3-31.6

647

15.7

14.2-17.4

RACE

White

5,510

3,327

54.3

52.3-56.4

1,453

33.0

31.0-35.0

730

12.7

11.5-14.0

African American

944

390

36.9

32.7-41.3

351

43.4

38.7-48.1

203

19.8

16.4-23.5

Other Minorities

391

113

24.6

19.5-30.6

176

45.6

38.6-52.9

102

29.8

23.6-36.8

HISPANIC

Hispanic

296

21.2

16.0-27.5

129

44.9

36.9-53.1

33.9

26.5-42.2

Non-Hispanic

6,555

3,750

50.3

48.4-52.1

1,854

35.5

33.6-37.4

951

14.2

13.0-15.5

AGE

18-24

224

33.5

26.3-41.7

47.7

39.5-56.1

18.7

13.3-25.7

25-34

686

268

33.8

29.5-38.5

301

48.8

43.7-53.8

117

17.4

13.9-21.5

35-44

1,165

563

44.3

40.7-48.0

443

41.3

37.7-45.0

159

14.4

11.9-17.2

45-54

1,420

833

56.4

53.1-59.7

417

30.5

27.5-33.7

170

13.0

10.9-15.6

55-64

1,392

947

64.5

61.1-67.8

289

23.4

20.6-26.5

156

12.1

9.9-14.7

65-74

1,085

681

60.3

56.4-64.1

226

22.9

19.5-26.6

178

16.8

14.1-19.9

75+

853

448

50.0

45.6-54.4

199

24.7

21.1-28.6

206

25.3

21.5-29.5

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

902

343

28.7

24.5-33.3

297

41.9

36.4-47.6

262

29.4

24.7-34.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,899

1,031

45.3

41.8-48.8

564

38.0

34.4-41.8

304

16.7

14.3-19.4

Some Post-H.S.

1,739

1,078

54.0

50.2-57.7

455

34.0

30.3-37.8

206

12.0

9.9-14.6

College Graduate

2,319

1,382

53.0

50.1-55.9

670

34.5

31.7-37.5

267

12.5

10.6-14.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

621

302

38.8

33.1-44.7

180

36.4

30.3-43.1

139

24.8

19.2-31.4

$15,000- 24,999

971

490

39.0

34.1-44.1

297

41.8

36.4-47.5

184

19.2

15.4-23.6

$25,000- 34,999

691

369

46.3

40.8-52.0

216

36.1

30.6-41.9

106

17.6

13.6-22.4

$35,000- 49,999

954

567

51.1

46.3-55.8

274

35.6

31.1-40.3

113

13.3

10.4-17.0

$50,000-74,999

1,014

640

55.0

50.3-59.6

267

34.6

30.1-39.4

107

10.4

8.0-13.4

$75,000+

1,666

988

52.8

49.4-56.1

491

35.0

31.7-38.4

187

12.2

10.2-14.7

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

2,330

1,322

50.1

46.9-53.2

617

33.7

30.4-37.1

391

16.3

14.2-18.6

4,421

2,462

46.8

44.6-49.0

1,341

37.8

35.5-40.1

618

15.4

13.8-17.2

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

920

504

50.2

45.4-55.0

283

35.8

31.3-40.6

133

14.0

11.0-17.5

Non-Veteran

5,943

3,333

47.4

45.5-49.4

1,705

36.5

34.5-38.5

905

16.1

14.7-17.6

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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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