BRFSS 2009 - Eastern North Carolina**: (Do you think feeling weak, lightheaded, or faint are symptoms of a heart attack?)

2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Heart Attack and Stroke

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No	Don't know/Not Sure
North Carolina	12,546	8,055	65.0	63.5-66.5	2,540	20.4	19.1-21.7	1,951	14.6	13.4-15.9
-Eastern NC	3,430	2,173	66.2	63.0-69.2	723	20.4	17.9-23.0	534	13.5	11.4-15.9
GENDER
Male	1,231	763	65.3	60.1-70.1	283	22.1	18.0-26.8	185	12.6	9.8-16.1
Female	2,199	1,410	67.0	63.3-70.5	440	18.7	16.3-21.5	349	14.3	11.4-17.7
RACE
White	2,312	1,544	70.2	66.6-73.5	452	19.5	16.5-22.9	316	10.3	8.7-12.2
African American	772	437	55.8	48.6-62.6	190	24.7	19.6-30.5	145	19.6	13.6-27.3
Other Minorities	327	180	65.3	54.3-74.9	78	16.0	11.1-22.6	69	18.7	11.9-28.1
HISPANIC
Hispanic	137	71	69.2	54.4-80.9	42	18.2	10.9-28.9	24	12.5	6.2-23.6
Non-Hispanic	3,286	2,100	66.0	62.8-69.1	679	20.5	18.0-23.2	507	13.5	11.4-16.0
AGE
18-24	120	82	65.1	49.7-77.9	24	19.2	10.1-33.4	14	15.7	7.0-31.6
25-34	366	241	72.4	64.8-78.9	87	19.1	13.9-25.7	38	8.5	5.2-13.4
35-44	507	353	72.7	65.9-78.6	95	18.6	13.5-25.2	59	8.7	5.9-12.5
45-54	671	467	69.7	63.9-74.9	132	19.6	15.2-24.8	72	10.8	7.6-15.1
55-64	709	475	68.0	62.4-73.0	130	18.9	14.9-23.8	104	13.1	9.8-17.4
65+	1,035	541	48.6	43.9-53.4	251	26.3	22.3-30.9	243	25.1	21.0-29.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	465	205	52.4	43.8-60.8	134	25.0	18.8-32.4	126	22.7	16.8-29.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,082	645	61.4	54.9-67.5	248	21.8	17.1-27.3	189	16.8	12.1-22.9
Some Post-H.S.	962	661	71.3	65.7-76.3	193	19.0	14.8-24.1	108	9.7	7.2-13.1
College Graduate	915	657	74.4	69.9-78.5	148	17.4	13.9-21.7	110	8.1	6.2-10.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	439	248	59.4	49.4-68.7	101	19.4	13.7-26.7	90	21.2	14.7-29.5
$15,000- 24,999	595	341	57.1	49.3-64.6	147	26.9	20.8-34.0	107	16.0	11.6-21.7
$25,000- 34,999	348	206	68.6	57.0-78.2	78	20.0	11.3-33.0	64	11.4	7.4-17.2
$35,000- 49,999	467	308	72.0	65.6-77.6	93	17.6	13.2-23.0	66	10.4	7.3-14.7
$50,000-74,999	468	333	71.4	64.4-77.5	82	19.3	14.1-25.8	53	9.3	6.0-14.2
$75,000+	647	472	75.5	68.9-81.2	116	18.9	13.7-25.6	59	5.5	3.9- 7.8
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	1,309	775	64.8	60.0-69.3	296	20.4	17.0-24.3	238	14.8	12.0-18.1
No	2,055	1,366	67.9	63.7-71.8	408	19.7	16.6-23.3	281	12.4	9.7-15.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	538	356	66.8	59.7-73.2	114	21.1	16.2-27.1	68	12.1	8.1-17.7
Non-Veteran	2,598	1,646	66.0	62.2-69.5	543	20.5	17.6-23.7	409	13.6	11.1-16.5

Total
Respond.^

Yes

Don't know/Not Sure

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

12,546

8,055

65.0

63.5-66.5

2,540

20.4

19.1-21.7

1,951

14.6

13.4-15.9

-Eastern NC

3,430

2,173

66.2

63.0-69.2

723

20.4

17.9-23.0

534

13.5

11.4-15.9

GENDER

Male

1,231

763

65.3

60.1-70.1

283

22.1

18.0-26.8

185

12.6

9.8-16.1

Female

2,199

1,410

67.0

63.3-70.5

440

18.7

16.3-21.5

349

14.3

11.4-17.7

RACE

White

2,312

1,544

70.2

66.6-73.5

452

19.5

16.5-22.9

316

10.3

8.7-12.2

African American

772

437

55.8

48.6-62.6

190

24.7

19.6-30.5

145

19.6

13.6-27.3

Other Minorities

327

180

65.3

54.3-74.9

16.0

11.1-22.6

18.7

11.9-28.1

HISPANIC

Hispanic

137

69.2

54.4-80.9

18.2

10.9-28.9

12.5

6.2-23.6

Non-Hispanic

3,286

2,100

66.0

62.8-69.1

679

20.5

18.0-23.2

507

13.5

11.4-16.0

AGE

18-24

120

65.1

49.7-77.9

19.2

10.1-33.4

15.7

7.0-31.6

25-34

366

241

72.4

64.8-78.9

19.1

13.9-25.7

8.5

5.2-13.4

35-44

507

353

72.7

65.9-78.6

18.6

13.5-25.2

8.7

5.9-12.5

45-54

671

467

69.7

63.9-74.9

132

19.6

15.2-24.8

10.8

7.6-15.1

55-64

709

475

68.0

62.4-73.0

130

18.9

14.9-23.8

104

13.1

9.8-17.4

65+

1,035

541

48.6

43.9-53.4

251

26.3

22.3-30.9

243

25.1

21.0-29.6

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

465

205

52.4

43.8-60.8

134

25.0

18.8-32.4

126

22.7

16.8-29.8

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,082

645

61.4

54.9-67.5

248

21.8

17.1-27.3

189

16.8

12.1-22.9

Some Post-H.S.

962

661

71.3

65.7-76.3

193

19.0

14.8-24.1

108

9.7

7.2-13.1

College Graduate

915

657

74.4

69.9-78.5

148

17.4

13.9-21.7

110

8.1

6.2-10.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

439

248

59.4

49.4-68.7

101

19.4

13.7-26.7

21.2

14.7-29.5

$15,000- 24,999

595

341

57.1

49.3-64.6

147

26.9

20.8-34.0

107

16.0

11.6-21.7

$25,000- 34,999

348

206

68.6

57.0-78.2

20.0

11.3-33.0

11.4

7.4-17.2

$35,000- 49,999

467

308

72.0

65.6-77.6

17.6

13.2-23.0

10.4

7.3-14.7

$50,000-74,999

468

333

71.4

64.4-77.5

19.3

14.1-25.8

9.3

6.0-14.2

$75,000+

647

472

75.5

68.9-81.2

116

18.9

13.7-25.6

5.5

3.9- 7.8

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

1,309

775

64.8

60.0-69.3

296

20.4

17.0-24.3

238

14.8

12.0-18.1

2,055

1,366

67.9

63.7-71.8

408

19.7

16.6-23.3

281

12.4

9.7-15.8

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

538

356

66.8

59.7-73.2

114

21.1

16.2-27.1

12.1

8.1-17.7

Non-Veteran

2,598

1,646

66.0

62.2-69.5

543

20.5

17.6-23.7

409

13.6

11.1-16.5

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^Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50, % = 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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