BRFSS 2009 - North Carolina Counties and Regions: (Do you think pain or discomfort in the jaw, neck, or back are symptoms of a heart attack?)

2009 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Counties and Regions

Heart Attack and Stroke

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No	Don't know/Not Sure
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
COUNTY/REGIONS
Alamance	339	206	48.4	39.4-57.4	85	40.3	30.7-50.6	48	11.4	7.9-16.1
Buncombe	381	250	58.7	52.1-65.0	90	29.9	24.1-36.5	41	11.4	7.7-16.5
Cabarrus	325	201	55.6	47.3-63.6	84	29.5	22.7-37.3	40	15.0	8.9-24.1
Catawba	350	218	55.7	48.1-63.1	81	32.0	24.6-40.5	51	12.2	8.9-16.5
Cumberland	359	222	59.0	52.1-65.5	87	27.4	21.9-33.6	50	13.6	9.5-19.3
Davidson	395	256	59.0	52.2-65.5	91	29.8	23.7-36.8	48	11.2	7.7-15.9
Durham	398	225	43.3	36.5-50.3	109	36.4	28.9-44.6	64	20.3	14.8-27.2
Forsyth	363	241	59.4	52.2-66.2	82	28.8	22.6-36.0	40	11.8	7.8-17.5
Gaston	326	195	56.6	49.3-63.7	75	27.2	20.9-34.6	56	16.2	11.8-21.7
Guilford	402	259	58.0	49.3-66.1	94	28.1	21.8-35.3	49	14.0	7.0-25.8
Iredell	409	268	57.5	50.3-64.3	84	26.9	20.8-33.9	57	15.7	11.1-21.7
Johnston	342	216	62.3	55.2-68.9	79	24.4	19.0-30.8	47	13.3	9.3-18.7
Mecklenburg	590	331	46.4	41.0-51.8	172	35.8	30.6-41.4	87	17.8	13.8-22.7
New Hanover	392	265	58.5	50.1-66.5	81	28.8	21.3-37.7	46	12.7	8.1-19.2
Onslow	367	244	59.7	52.8-66.2	95	33.6	27.2-40.7	28	6.7	4.3-10.3
Orange	355	207	54.5	47.9-60.9	93	28.6	23.1-34.7	55	17.0	12.1-23.2
Pitt	352	225	61.9	54.7-68.7	67	21.9	16.5-28.5	60	16.1	11.7-21.9
Randolph	334	212	58.8	51.0-66.2	80	29.5	22.6-37.4	42	11.7	7.9-16.9
Robeson	353	195	50.9	43.8-57.9	92	29.3	23.3-36.2	66	19.8	15.0-25.7
Rowan	416	271	57.2	50.0-64.2	91	31.5	24.5-39.4	54	11.2	8.1-15.3
Union	349	215	54.6	47.2-61.7	89	31.0	24.5-38.2	45	14.4	10.2-20.2
Wake	569	353	54.8	48.8-60.7	144	29.1	24.1-34.6	72	16.1	11.2-22.6
Wayne	365	210	49.6	42.4-56.9	88	31.3	24.4-39.2	67	19.1	13.9-25.5
NC REGIONS
Eastern NC	3,432	2,104	57.1	53.8-60.4	807	28.0	24.9-31.3	521	14.9	12.7-17.4
Piedmont	6,423	3,968	53.9	51.8-56.1	1,567	30.0	28.1-32.0	888	16.1	14.3-18.0
Western NC	2,696	1,775	59.6	56.2-62.9	569	27.0	23.8-30.5	352	13.4	11.5-15.6
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)
Mountain AHEC	1,841	1,224	61.0	57.6-64.2	381	25.7	22.8-28.9	236	13.3	11.1-15.9
Northwest	2,862	1,856	58.1	54.7-61.4	631	28.5	25.4-31.8	375	13.4	11.2-16.0
Charlotte	1,708	1,017	51.4	47.6-55.2	444	32.3	28.7-36.1	247	16.3	13.7-19.2
Greensboro	1,562	963	53.5	48.6-58.3	384	29.7	25.7-34.2	215	16.8	12.3-22.3
Southern Regional	1,112	627	56.9	51.9-61.8	285	26.9	22.5-31.8	200	16.2	13.2-19.7
Coastal	539	355	56.5	47.3-65.4	115	30.2	21.4-40.8	69	13.2	9.1-18.9
Wake	1,426	862	53.0	48.9-57.2	361	29.6	25.9-33.5	203	17.4	13.9-21.5
Area L	129	77	56.8	44.1-68.7	34	33.6	22.8-46.3	18	9.6	5.4-16.4
Eastern	1,372	866	58.6	52.8-64.1	308	25.3	20.5-30.7	198	16.2	11.9-21.6

Total
Respond.^

Yes

Don't know/Not Sure

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

COUNTY/REGIONS

Alamance

339

206

48.4

39.4-57.4

40.3

30.7-50.6

11.4

7.9-16.1

Buncombe

381

250

58.7

52.1-65.0

29.9

24.1-36.5

11.4

7.7-16.5

Cabarrus

325

201

55.6

47.3-63.6

29.5

22.7-37.3

15.0

8.9-24.1

Catawba

350

218

55.7

48.1-63.1

32.0

24.6-40.5

12.2

8.9-16.5

Cumberland

359

222

59.0

52.1-65.5

27.4

21.9-33.6

13.6

9.5-19.3

Davidson

395

256

59.0

52.2-65.5

29.8

23.7-36.8

11.2

7.7-15.9

Durham

398

225

43.3

36.5-50.3

109

36.4

28.9-44.6

20.3

14.8-27.2

Forsyth

363

241

59.4

52.2-66.2

28.8

22.6-36.0

11.8

7.8-17.5

Gaston

326

195

56.6

49.3-63.7

27.2

20.9-34.6

16.2

11.8-21.7

Guilford

402

259

58.0

49.3-66.1

28.1

21.8-35.3

14.0

7.0-25.8

Iredell

409

268

57.5

50.3-64.3

26.9

20.8-33.9

15.7

11.1-21.7

Johnston

342

216

62.3

55.2-68.9

24.4

19.0-30.8

13.3

9.3-18.7

Mecklenburg

590

331

46.4

41.0-51.8

172

35.8

30.6-41.4

17.8

13.8-22.7

New Hanover

392

265

58.5

50.1-66.5

28.8

21.3-37.7

12.7

8.1-19.2

Onslow

367

244

59.7

52.8-66.2

33.6

27.2-40.7

6.7

4.3-10.3

Orange

355

207

54.5

47.9-60.9

28.6

23.1-34.7

17.0

12.1-23.2

Pitt

352

225

61.9

54.7-68.7

21.9

16.5-28.5

16.1

11.7-21.9

Randolph

334

212

58.8

51.0-66.2

29.5

22.6-37.4

11.7

7.9-16.9

Robeson

353

195

50.9

43.8-57.9

29.3

23.3-36.2

19.8

15.0-25.7

Rowan

416

271

57.2

50.0-64.2

31.5

24.5-39.4

11.2

8.1-15.3

Union

349

215

54.6

47.2-61.7

31.0

24.5-38.2

14.4

10.2-20.2

Wake

569

353

54.8

48.8-60.7

144

29.1

24.1-34.6

16.1

11.2-22.6

Wayne

365

210

49.6

42.4-56.9

31.3

24.4-39.2

19.1

13.9-25.5

NC REGIONS

Eastern NC

3,432

2,104

57.1

53.8-60.4

807

28.0

24.9-31.3

521

14.9

12.7-17.4

Piedmont

6,423

3,968

53.9

51.8-56.1

1,567

30.0

28.1-32.0

888

16.1

14.3-18.0

Western NC

2,696

1,775

59.6

56.2-62.9

569

27.0

23.8-30.5

352

13.4

11.5-15.6

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)

Mountain AHEC

1,841

1,224

61.0

57.6-64.2

381

25.7

22.8-28.9

236

13.3

11.1-15.9

Northwest

2,862

1,856

58.1

54.7-61.4

631

28.5

25.4-31.8

375

13.4

11.2-16.0

Charlotte

1,708

1,017

51.4

47.6-55.2

444

32.3

28.7-36.1

247

16.3

13.7-19.2

Greensboro

1,562

963

53.5

48.6-58.3

384

29.7

25.7-34.2

215

16.8

12.3-22.3

Southern Regional

1,112

627

56.9

51.9-61.8

285

26.9

22.5-31.8

200

16.2

13.2-19.7

Coastal

539

355

56.5

47.3-65.4

115

30.2

21.4-40.8

13.2

9.1-18.9

Wake

1,426

862

53.0

48.9-57.2

361

29.6

25.9-33.5

203

17.4

13.9-21.5

Area L

129

56.8

44.1-68.7

33.6

22.8-46.3

9.6

5.4-16.4

Eastern

1,372

866

58.6

52.8-64.1

308

25.3

20.5-30.7

198

16.2

11.9-21.6

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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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