BRFSS 2009 - Eastern North Carolina**: (Identified all heart attack symptoms correctly: 1,2,3,5,6=Yes.*)

2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Heart Attack and Stroke

Identified all heart attack symptoms correctly: 1,2,3,5,6=Yes.*

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	12,530	1,978	14.0	13.0-15.1	10,552	86.0	84.9-87.0
-Eastern NC	3,423	480	13.4	11.2-15.9	2,943	86.6	84.1-88.8
GENDER
Male	1,231	127	10.3	7.0-14.8	1,104	89.7	85.2-93.0
Female	2,192	353	16.3	13.7-19.3	1,839	83.7	80.7-86.3
RACE
White	2,310	401	17.4	14.3-21.0	1,909	82.6	79.0-85.7
African American	769	53	6.6	4.4- 9.8	716	93.4	90.2-95.6
Other Minorities	325	22	4.9	2.5- 9.5	303	95.1	90.5-97.5
HISPANIC
Hispanic	134	7	1.6	0.6- 4.0	127	98.4	96.0-99.4
Non-Hispanic	3,282	472	14.3	12.0-17.0	2,810	85.7	83.0-88.0
AGE
18-24	120	11	15.2	6.0-33.4	109	84.8	66.6-94.0
25-34	364	41	8.1	5.3-12.3	323	91.9	87.7-94.7
35-44	507	79	14.3	10.4-19.4	428	85.7	80.6-89.6
45-54	670	124	17.1	13.3-21.7	546	82.9	78.3-86.7
55-64	708	111	16.8	12.9-21.6	597	83.2	78.4-87.1
65+	1,032	112	9.3	7.0-12.2	920	90.7	87.8-93.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	460	24	6.1	2.1-16.4	436	93.9	83.6-97.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,081	119	10.0	7.5-13.1	962	90.0	86.9-92.5
Some Post-H.S.	961	154	17.1	11.9-23.8	807	82.9	76.2-88.1
College Graduate	915	183	17.8	14.5-21.6	732	82.2	78.4-85.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	437	36	6.3	3.7-10.8	401	93.7	89.2-96.3
$15,000- 24,999	593	66	8.3	5.7-11.9	527	91.7	88.1-94.3
$25,000- 34,999	348	39	10.5	6.4-16.6	309	89.5	83.4-93.6
$35,000- 49,999	466	63	12.6	7.0-21.6	403	87.4	78.4-93.0
$50,000-74,999	468	81	16.6	11.8-22.8	387	83.4	77.2-88.2
$75,000+	647	138	20.8	14.2-29.5	509	79.2	70.5-85.8
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	1,307	170	13.6	9.1-19.7	1,137	86.4	80.3-90.9
No	2,054	304	13.5	11.2-16.1	1,750	86.5	83.9-88.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	538	57	9.2	6.3-13.3	481	90.8	86.7-93.7
Non-Veteran	2,592	383	14.2	11.5-17.4	2,209	85.8	82.6-88.5

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

12,530

1,978

14.0

13.0-15.1

10,552

86.0

84.9-87.0

-Eastern NC

3,423

480

13.4

11.2-15.9

2,943

86.6

84.1-88.8

GENDER

Male

1,231

127

10.3

7.0-14.8

1,104

89.7

85.2-93.0

Female

2,192

353

16.3

13.7-19.3

1,839

83.7

80.7-86.3

RACE

White

2,310

401

17.4

14.3-21.0

1,909

82.6

79.0-85.7

African American

769

6.6

4.4- 9.8

716

93.4

90.2-95.6

Other Minorities

325

4.9

2.5- 9.5

303

95.1

90.5-97.5

HISPANIC

Hispanic

134

1.6

0.6- 4.0

127

98.4

96.0-99.4

Non-Hispanic

3,282

472

14.3

12.0-17.0

2,810

85.7

83.0-88.0

AGE

18-24

120

15.2

6.0-33.4

109

84.8

66.6-94.0

25-34

364

8.1

5.3-12.3

323

91.9

87.7-94.7

35-44

507

14.3

10.4-19.4

428

85.7

80.6-89.6

45-54

670

124

17.1

13.3-21.7

546

82.9

78.3-86.7

55-64

708

111

16.8

12.9-21.6

597

83.2

78.4-87.1

65+

1,032

112

9.3

7.0-12.2

920

90.7

87.8-93.0

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

460

6.1

2.1-16.4

436

93.9

83.6-97.9

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,081

119

10.0

7.5-13.1

962

90.0

86.9-92.5

Some Post-H.S.

961

154

17.1

11.9-23.8

807

82.9

76.2-88.1

College Graduate

915

183

17.8

14.5-21.6

732

82.2

78.4-85.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

437

6.3

3.7-10.8

401

93.7

89.2-96.3

$15,000- 24,999

593

8.3

5.7-11.9

527

91.7

88.1-94.3

$25,000- 34,999

348

10.5

6.4-16.6

309

89.5

83.4-93.6

$35,000- 49,999

466

12.6

7.0-21.6

403

87.4

78.4-93.0

$50,000-74,999

468

16.6

11.8-22.8

387

83.4

77.2-88.2

$75,000+

647

138

20.8

14.2-29.5

509

79.2

70.5-85.8

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

1,307

170

13.6

9.1-19.7

1,137

86.4

80.3-90.9

2,054

304

13.5

11.2-16.1

1,750

86.5

83.9-88.8

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

538

9.2

6.3-13.3

481

90.8

86.7-93.7

Non-Veteran

2,592

383

14.2

11.5-17.4

2,209

85.8

82.6-88.5

Back to Heart Attack and Stroke.

*Derived from 6 heart attack questions.

^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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