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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Mecklenburg County

Heart Attack and Stroke

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No Don't know/Not Sure
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 12,551 7,847 55.6 53.9-57.2 2,943 29.0 27.5-30.6 1,761 15.4 14.1-16.8
-Mecklenburg County 590 331 46.4 41.0-51.8 172 35.8 30.6-41.4 87 17.8 13.8-22.7
GENDER
Male 217 83 31.8 25.1-39.4 97 49.3 41.1-57.5 37 18.9 13.2-26.3
Female 373 248 59.3 51.7-66.5 75 23.8 17.9-30.9 50 16.9 11.6-23.8
RACE
White 412 256 53.7 47.4-59.9 104 32.8 26.8-39.4 52 13.5 9.8-18.3
Other 168 71 34.8 25.5-45.4 63 40.2 30.6-50.7 34 24.9 16.8-35.3
AGE
18-44 182 77 34.5 26.4-43.7 74 46.2 37.2-55.5 31 19.3 12.9-27.8
45+ 402 250 59.0 53.3-64.6 98 25.2 20.7-30.4 54 15.7 11.7-20.8
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 140 68 31.9 23.1-42.2 44 44.3 32.5-56.8 28 23.8 14.9-35.9
Some College + 448 261 51.4 45.3-57.5 128 32.9 27.5-38.8 59 15.7 11.6-20.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 219 111 39.2 29.7-49.5 68 35.3 26.6-45.0 40 25.6 17.4-35.9
$50,000+ 274 167 54.3 47.0-61.3 74 31.9 25.2-39.3 33 13.9 9.6-19.5

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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.

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