BRFSS 2007 - Piedmont North Carolina**: (Do you think sudden chest pain or discomfort are symptoms of a stroke?)

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	14,241	5,238	37.2	36.0-38.5	5,173	37.4	36.2-38.7	3,830	25.4	24.2-26.5
-Piedmont NC	6,842	2,461	36.8	35.0-38.5	2,656	39.0	37.2-40.8	1,725	24.3	22.7-25.9
GENDER
Male	2,510	976	38.2	35.3-41.1	982	39.3	36.4-42.3	552	22.5	20.0-25.2
Female	4,332	1,485	35.5	33.4-37.6	1,674	38.6	36.5-40.8	1,173	25.9	24.0-27.9
RACE
White	5,495	1,853	34.0	32.1-35.9	2,256	42.9	41.0-45.0	1,386	23.0	21.5-24.7
African American	936	459	50.1	45.5-54.8	258	25.5	21.5-29.9	219	24.4	20.5-28.7
Other Minorities	391	144	32.3	26.3-38.8	133	35.6	29.1-42.7	114	32.1	25.5-39.6
HISPANIC
Hispanic	296	95	28.7	22.3-36.2	107	38.7	31.0-46.9	94	32.6	25.4-40.8
Non-Hispanic	6,533	2,364	37.6	35.8-39.4	2,542	38.9	37.1-40.7	1,627	23.5	22.0-25.1
AGE
18-24	224	79	33.9	26.7-42.1	81	38.8	30.9-47.2	64	27.3	20.4-35.4
25-34	681	260	37.8	33.0-42.8	272	40.3	35.4-45.3	149	22.0	18.0-26.5
35-44	1,164	426	39.0	35.4-42.7	488	39.9	36.3-43.5	250	21.2	18.2-24.4
45-54	1,416	472	33.8	30.8-37.0	632	43.5	40.2-46.8	312	22.7	19.9-25.6
55-64	1,390	451	35.0	31.7-38.4	602	42.3	39.0-45.6	337	22.7	20.1-25.6
65-74	1,080	401	35.1	31.6-38.8	342	30.9	27.5-34.5	337	34.0	30.3-37.9
75+	847	360	45.9	41.5-50.3	223	24.0	20.7-27.6	264	30.1	26.3-34.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	895	406	37.3	32.5-42.3	206	29.4	24.1-35.4	283	33.3	28.2-38.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,890	748	42.8	39.3-46.5	599	31.0	27.9-34.3	543	26.2	23.3-29.3
Some Post-H.S.	1,735	652	39.3	35.8-42.9	686	39.0	35.4-42.8	397	21.7	18.8-24.9
College Graduate	2,316	651	29.7	27.1-32.4	1,164	49.4	46.5-52.2	501	21.0	18.6-23.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	619	272	44.2	37.9-50.8	164	25.8	20.7-31.7	183	30.0	24.6-36.0
$15,000- 24,999	969	409	38.7	33.8-43.9	299	33.0	27.8-38.6	261	28.3	23.6-33.5
$25,000- 34,999	689	272	43.6	38.0-49.5	225	30.8	25.8-36.2	192	25.6	21.3-30.4
$35,000- 49,999	953	360	38.3	33.8-43.0	360	37.5	33.0-42.3	233	24.2	20.5-28.3
$50,000-74,999	1,010	321	33.7	29.5-38.2	470	45.5	40.9-50.1	219	20.8	17.2-24.9
$75,000+	1,663	476	32.2	29.1-35.4	849	47.6	44.3-50.9	338	20.3	17.6-23.3
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	2,321	927	42.1	38.9-45.2	782	33.0	30.1-36.1	612	24.9	22.2-27.8
No	4,422	1,494	34.6	32.5-36.8	1,849	41.7	39.5-44.0	1,079	23.7	21.8-25.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	917	382	41.1	36.4-45.8	343	38.4	33.8-43.3	192	20.5	17.1-24.3
Non-Veteran	5,923	2,079	36.2	34.3-38.1	2,312	39.0	37.1-41.0	1,532	24.8	23.1-26.6

Total
Respond.^

Yes

Don't know/Not Sure

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

14,241

5,238

37.2

36.0-38.5

5,173

37.4

36.2-38.7

3,830

25.4

24.2-26.5

-Piedmont NC

6,842

2,461

36.8

35.0-38.5

2,656

39.0

37.2-40.8

1,725

24.3

22.7-25.9

GENDER

Male

2,510

976

38.2

35.3-41.1

982

39.3

36.4-42.3

552

22.5

20.0-25.2

Female

4,332

1,485

35.5

33.4-37.6

1,674

38.6

36.5-40.8

1,173

25.9

24.0-27.9

RACE

White

5,495

1,853

34.0

32.1-35.9

2,256

42.9

41.0-45.0

1,386

23.0

21.5-24.7

African American

936

459

50.1

45.5-54.8

258

25.5

21.5-29.9

219

24.4

20.5-28.7

Other Minorities

391

144

32.3

26.3-38.8

133

35.6

29.1-42.7

114

32.1

25.5-39.6

HISPANIC

Hispanic

296

28.7

22.3-36.2

107

38.7

31.0-46.9

32.6

25.4-40.8

Non-Hispanic

6,533

2,364

37.6

35.8-39.4

2,542

38.9

37.1-40.7

1,627

23.5

22.0-25.1

AGE

18-24

224

33.9

26.7-42.1

38.8

30.9-47.2

27.3

20.4-35.4

25-34

681

260

37.8

33.0-42.8

272

40.3

35.4-45.3

149

22.0

18.0-26.5

35-44

1,164

426

39.0

35.4-42.7

488

39.9

36.3-43.5

250

21.2

18.2-24.4

45-54

1,416

472

33.8

30.8-37.0

632

43.5

40.2-46.8

312

22.7

19.9-25.6

55-64

1,390

451

35.0

31.7-38.4

602

42.3

39.0-45.6

337

22.7

20.1-25.6

65-74

1,080

401

35.1

31.6-38.8

342

30.9

27.5-34.5

337

34.0

30.3-37.9

75+

847

360

45.9

41.5-50.3

223

24.0

20.7-27.6

264

30.1

26.3-34.3

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

895

406

37.3

32.5-42.3

206

29.4

24.1-35.4

283

33.3

28.2-38.8

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,890

748

42.8

39.3-46.5

599

31.0

27.9-34.3

543

26.2

23.3-29.3

Some Post-H.S.

1,735

652

39.3

35.8-42.9

686

39.0

35.4-42.8

397

21.7

18.8-24.9

College Graduate

2,316

651

29.7

27.1-32.4

1,164

49.4

46.5-52.2

501

21.0

18.6-23.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

619

272

44.2

37.9-50.8

164

25.8

20.7-31.7

183

30.0

24.6-36.0

$15,000- 24,999

969

409

38.7

33.8-43.9

299

33.0

27.8-38.6

261

28.3

23.6-33.5

$25,000- 34,999

689

272

43.6

38.0-49.5

225

30.8

25.8-36.2

192

25.6

21.3-30.4

$35,000- 49,999

953

360

38.3

33.8-43.0

360

37.5

33.0-42.3

233

24.2

20.5-28.3

$50,000-74,999

1,010

321

33.7

29.5-38.2

470

45.5

40.9-50.1

219

20.8

17.2-24.9

$75,000+

1,663

476

32.2

29.1-35.4

849

47.6

44.3-50.9

338

20.3

17.6-23.3

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

2,321

927

42.1

38.9-45.2

782

33.0

30.1-36.1

612

24.9

22.2-27.8

4,422

1,494

34.6

32.5-36.8

1,849

41.7

39.5-44.0

1,079

23.7

21.8-25.7

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

917

382

41.1

36.4-45.8

343

38.4

33.8-43.3

192

20.5

17.1-24.3

Non-Veteran

5,923

2,079

36.2

34.3-38.1

2,312

39.0

37.1-41.0

1,532

24.8

23.1-26.6

Back to Heart Attack and Stroke.

^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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