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

2007 BRFSS Survey Results: Western 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
-Western NC	2,796	1,653	53.3	50.7-55.9	731	31.9	29.3-34.5	412	14.9	13.1-16.8
GENDER
Male	1,033	497	43.5	39.5-47.6	376	41.4	37.2-45.8	160	15.1	12.3-18.3
Female	1,763	1,156	62.3	59.2-65.3	355	23.0	20.4-25.8	252	14.7	12.5-17.2
RACE
White	2,589	1,579	56.2	53.6-58.9	652	30.1	27.6-32.8	358	13.7	12.0-15.5
African American	87	36	33.7	21.5-48.5	35	51.5	35.8-66.8	16	14.9	8.0-26.0
Other Minorities	113	36	18.7	11.5-29.0	42	48.4	34.9-62.1	35	32.9	21.0-47.5
HISPANIC
Hispanic	67	17	17.4	9.0-30.9	27	45.0	29.5-61.5	23	37.6	22.8-55.1
Non-Hispanic	2,723	1,636	54.9	52.3-57.5	703	31.3	28.8-33.9	384	13.8	12.1-15.7
AGE
18-24	77	27	24.4	15.8-35.8	30	49.9	36.4-63.4	20	25.7	15.6-39.2
25-34	228	114	45.5	38.0-53.2	86	40.7	33.2-48.6	28	13.8	9.1-20.3
35-44	367	191	51.7	45.7-57.6	126	35.9	30.4-41.9	50	12.4	9.2-16.5
45-54	506	326	63.2	58.0-68.2	119	25.8	21.4-30.7	61	11.0	8.2-14.6
55-64	626	418	64.0	59.4-68.4	136	24.4	20.5-28.8	72	11.6	9.0-14.8
65-74	552	348	59.2	54.4-63.9	115	21.5	17.9-25.7	89	19.2	15.5-23.7
75+	428	223	52.5	47.0-57.9	118	28.9	24.2-34.1	87	18.6	14.8-23.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	440	168	31.9	26.5-37.8	146	41.8	35.1-48.7	126	26.4	21.3-32.1
H.S. or G.E.D.	868	491	50.0	45.2-54.8	246	34.9	30.2-39.9	131	15.0	11.8-19.0
Some Post-H.S.	728	497	61.2	56.1-66.1	157	26.6	22.1-31.6	74	12.2	9.2-16.0
College Graduate	754	495	61.4	56.6-66.0	182	27.9	23.7-32.7	77	10.7	8.0-14.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	336	190	55.3	47.9-62.4	82	27.4	21.0-34.8	64	17.4	13.0-22.8
$15,000- 24,999	545	280	41.6	36.0-47.3	162	37.4	31.4-43.8	103	21.1	16.4-26.6
$25,000- 34,999	307	179	45.0	37.2-53.1	79	33.6	25.6-42.6	49	21.4	14.7-30.1
$35,000- 49,999	437	275	57.5	51.2-63.6	114	32.0	26.3-38.3	48	10.5	7.3-15.0
$50,000-74,999	388	248	58.0	51.4-64.4	103	31.9	25.9-38.6	37	10.1	6.7-14.9
$75,000+	423	292	69.4	63.8-74.5	104	24.3	19.7-29.7	27	6.2	4.1- 9.3
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	1,102	668	56.5	52.3-60.7	265	27.9	24.0-32.2	169	15.6	12.8-18.9
No	1,645	971	52.7	49.4-56.0	447	33.0	29.9-36.4	227	14.2	12.0-16.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	427	228	54.1	47.9-60.1	139	34.4	28.6-40.7	60	11.6	8.7-15.2
Non-Veteran	2,369	1,425	53.1	50.3-56.0	592	31.4	28.7-34.3	352	15.4	13.4-17.6

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

-Western NC

2,796

1,653

53.3

50.7-55.9

731

31.9

29.3-34.5

412

14.9

13.1-16.8

GENDER

Male

1,033

497

43.5

39.5-47.6

376

41.4

37.2-45.8

160

15.1

12.3-18.3

Female

1,763

1,156

62.3

59.2-65.3

355

23.0

20.4-25.8

252

14.7

12.5-17.2

RACE

White

2,589

1,579

56.2

53.6-58.9

652

30.1

27.6-32.8

358

13.7

12.0-15.5

African American

33.7

21.5-48.5

51.5

35.8-66.8

14.9

8.0-26.0

Other Minorities

113

18.7

11.5-29.0

48.4

34.9-62.1

32.9

21.0-47.5

HISPANIC

Hispanic

17.4

9.0-30.9

45.0

29.5-61.5

37.6

22.8-55.1

Non-Hispanic

2,723

1,636

54.9

52.3-57.5

703

31.3

28.8-33.9

384

13.8

12.1-15.7

AGE

18-24

24.4

15.8-35.8

49.9

36.4-63.4

25.7

15.6-39.2

25-34

228

114

45.5

38.0-53.2

40.7

33.2-48.6

13.8

9.1-20.3

35-44

367

191

51.7

45.7-57.6

126

35.9

30.4-41.9

12.4

9.2-16.5

45-54

506

326

63.2

58.0-68.2

119

25.8

21.4-30.7

11.0

8.2-14.6

55-64

626

418

64.0

59.4-68.4

136

24.4

20.5-28.8

11.6

9.0-14.8

65-74

552

348

59.2

54.4-63.9

115

21.5

17.9-25.7

19.2

15.5-23.7

75+

428

223

52.5

47.0-57.9

118

28.9

24.2-34.1

18.6

14.8-23.2

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

440

168

31.9

26.5-37.8

146

41.8

35.1-48.7

126

26.4

21.3-32.1

H.S. or G.E.D.

868

491

50.0

45.2-54.8

246

34.9

30.2-39.9

131

15.0

11.8-19.0

Some Post-H.S.

728

497

61.2

56.1-66.1

157

26.6

22.1-31.6

12.2

9.2-16.0

College Graduate

754

495

61.4

56.6-66.0

182

27.9

23.7-32.7

10.7

8.0-14.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

336

190

55.3

47.9-62.4

27.4

21.0-34.8

17.4

13.0-22.8

$15,000- 24,999

545

280

41.6

36.0-47.3

162

37.4

31.4-43.8

103

21.1

16.4-26.6

$25,000- 34,999

307

179

45.0

37.2-53.1

33.6

25.6-42.6

21.4

14.7-30.1

$35,000- 49,999

437

275

57.5

51.2-63.6

114

32.0

26.3-38.3

10.5

7.3-15.0

$50,000-74,999

388

248

58.0

51.4-64.4

103

31.9

25.9-38.6

10.1

6.7-14.9

$75,000+

423

292

69.4

63.8-74.5

104

24.3

19.7-29.7

6.2

4.1- 9.3

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

1,102

668

56.5

52.3-60.7

265

27.9

24.0-32.2

169

15.6

12.8-18.9

1,645

971

52.7

49.4-56.0

447

33.0

29.9-36.4

227

14.2

12.0-16.8

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

427

228

54.1

47.9-60.1

139

34.4

28.6-40.7

11.6

8.7-15.2

Non-Veteran

2,369

1,425

53.1

50.3-56.0

592

31.4

28.7-34.3

352

15.4

13.4-17.6

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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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