BRFSS 2009 - North Carolina Counties and Regions: (Do you think chest pain or discomfort 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	12,541	11,817	93.2	92.0-94.2	387	3.3	2.7- 3.9	337	3.5	2.7- 4.6
COUNTY/REGIONS
Alamance	339	321	95.1	89.2-97.8	9	3.2	1.0-10.1	9	1.7	0.8- 3.4
Buncombe	381	364	96.7	93.8-98.3	13	2.9	1.4- 5.9	4	0.4	0.1- 1.1
Cabarrus	325	304	92.2	85.7-95.9	14	5.7	2.6-11.9	7	2.1	0.6- 6.9
Catawba	350	330	95.4	92.0-97.5	7	1.8	0.6- 5.2	13	2.7	1.4- 5.2
Cumberland	359	344	96.2	93.0-97.9	8	2.2	0.9- 5.2	7	1.7	0.7- 3.7
Davidson	395	384	96.9	93.2-98.7	4	1.7	0.5- 5.3	7	1.4	0.4- 4.2
Durham	398	375	88.7	78.6-94.3	15	7.7	3.0-18.4	8	3.7	1.4- 9.4
Forsyth	363	349	96.2	91.2-98.4	7	1.4	0.6- 3.2	7	2.4	0.6- 8.4
Gaston	326	305	93.8	89.6-96.4	9	2.8	1.2- 6.4	12	3.4	1.7- 6.6
Guilford	402	378	88.1	74.4-95.0	10	2.3	1.0- 4.9	14	9.6	3.3-25.0
Iredell	408	391	95.7	89.9-98.2	9	3.5	1.2- 9.9	8	0.8	0.4- 1.8
Johnston	339	320	95.4	91.5-97.6	10	2.8	1.1- 6.7	9	1.8	0.8- 4.1
Mecklenburg	591	560	94.8	91.6-96.8	19	2.3	1.3- 4.3	12	2.9	1.4- 5.9
New Hanover	392	377	97.4	95.1-98.6	10	1.8	0.9- 3.9	5	0.8	0.3- 2.5
Onslow	366	352	97.9	96.0-98.9	7	1.1	0.5- 2.8	7	1.0	0.4- 2.3
Orange	355	342	96.5	93.6-98.1	7	2.0	0.9- 4.4	6	1.6	0.6- 3.9
Pitt	352	327	93.5	89.5-96.0	14	3.8	1.9- 7.4	11	2.8	1.4- 5.3
Randolph	334	315	95.0	90.7-97.4	15	4.4	2.1- 8.8	4	0.6	0.2- 1.6
Robeson	353	326	92.9	88.1-95.8	11	3.5	1.4- 8.6	16	3.6	2.0- 6.3
Rowan	415	388	95.6	93.1-97.2	14	2.3	1.3- 4.3	13	2.1	1.1- 4.1
Union	349	330	94.8	91.2-96.9	7	2.0	0.8- 4.8	12	3.2	1.7- 6.2
Wake	569	537	90.4	83.7-94.6	21	3.8	2.3- 6.2	11	5.8	2.3-13.7
Wayne	364	327	89.0	82.5-93.3	20	6.1	3.0-11.9	17	4.9	2.3-10.0
NC REGIONS
Eastern NC	3,426	3,202	93.8	92.0-95.2	118	3.4	2.4- 4.8	106	2.8	1.9- 4.1
Piedmont	6,421	6,076	92.4	90.7-93.9	184	3.3	2.6- 4.2	161	4.3	3.0- 6.0
Western NC	2,694	2,539	95.2	93.8-96.3	85	2.9	2.0- 4.2	70	1.9	1.4- 2.6
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)
Mountain AHEC	1,839	1,737	95.6	94.0-96.8	58	2.9	1.9- 4.5	44	1.5	1.0- 2.1
Northwest	2,859	2,711	94.6	92.3-96.3	70	2.2	1.5- 3.2	78	3.2	1.8- 5.6
Charlotte	1,709	1,610	94.5	92.8-95.9	52	2.7	1.9- 4.0	47	2.8	1.8- 4.2
Greensboro	1,562	1,480	90.1	84.2-93.9	46	3.9	2.2- 6.8	36	6.0	2.8-12.4
Southern Regional	1,111	1,030	94.2	91.9-95.8	38	2.7	1.7- 4.3	43	3.2	1.9- 5.1
Coastal	539	512	92.2	85.4-96.0	16	4.7	1.8-11.4	11	3.1	1.2- 7.8
Wake	1,423	1,341	90.8	86.8-93.7	50	4.5	2.9- 6.8	32	4.8	2.5- 8.8
Area L	129	120	95.0	89.5-97.6	4	2.5	0.8- 7.8	5	2.5	1.0- 6.4
Eastern	1,370	1,276	93.3	89.5-95.8	53	3.8	2.2- 6.5	41	2.9	1.3- 6.5

Total
Respond.^

Yes

Don't know/Not Sure

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

12,541

11,817

93.2

92.0-94.2

387

3.3

2.7- 3.9

337

3.5

2.7- 4.6

COUNTY/REGIONS

Alamance

339

321

95.1

89.2-97.8

3.2

1.0-10.1

1.7

0.8- 3.4

Buncombe

381

364

96.7

93.8-98.3

2.9

1.4- 5.9

0.4

0.1- 1.1

Cabarrus

325

304

92.2

85.7-95.9

5.7

2.6-11.9

2.1

0.6- 6.9

Catawba

350

330

95.4

92.0-97.5

1.8

0.6- 5.2

2.7

1.4- 5.2

Cumberland

359

344

96.2

93.0-97.9

2.2

0.9- 5.2

1.7

0.7- 3.7

Davidson

395

384

96.9

93.2-98.7

1.7

0.5- 5.3

1.4

0.4- 4.2

Durham

398

375

88.7

78.6-94.3

7.7

3.0-18.4

3.7

1.4- 9.4

Forsyth

363

349

96.2

91.2-98.4

1.4

0.6- 3.2

2.4

0.6- 8.4

Gaston

326

305

93.8

89.6-96.4

2.8

1.2- 6.4

3.4

1.7- 6.6

Guilford

402

378

88.1

74.4-95.0

2.3

1.0- 4.9

9.6

3.3-25.0

Iredell

408

391

95.7

89.9-98.2

3.5

1.2- 9.9

0.8

0.4- 1.8

Johnston

339

320

95.4

91.5-97.6

2.8

1.1- 6.7

1.8

0.8- 4.1

Mecklenburg

591

560

94.8

91.6-96.8

2.3

1.3- 4.3

2.9

1.4- 5.9

New Hanover

392

377

97.4

95.1-98.6

1.8

0.9- 3.9

0.8

0.3- 2.5

Onslow

366

352

97.9

96.0-98.9

1.1

0.5- 2.8

1.0

0.4- 2.3

Orange

355

342

96.5

93.6-98.1

2.0

0.9- 4.4

1.6

0.6- 3.9

Pitt

352

327

93.5

89.5-96.0

3.8

1.9- 7.4

2.8

1.4- 5.3

Randolph

334

315

95.0

90.7-97.4

4.4

2.1- 8.8

0.6

0.2- 1.6

Robeson

353

326

92.9

88.1-95.8

3.5

1.4- 8.6

3.6

2.0- 6.3

Rowan

415

388

95.6

93.1-97.2

2.3

1.3- 4.3

2.1

1.1- 4.1

Union

349

330

94.8

91.2-96.9

2.0

0.8- 4.8

3.2

1.7- 6.2

Wake

569

537

90.4

83.7-94.6

3.8

2.3- 6.2

5.8

2.3-13.7

Wayne

364

327

89.0

82.5-93.3

6.1

3.0-11.9

4.9

2.3-10.0

NC REGIONS

Eastern NC

3,426

3,202

93.8

92.0-95.2

118

3.4

2.4- 4.8

106

2.8

1.9- 4.1

Piedmont

6,421

6,076

92.4

90.7-93.9

184

3.3

2.6- 4.2

161

4.3

3.0- 6.0

Western NC

2,694

2,539

95.2

93.8-96.3

2.9

2.0- 4.2

1.9

1.4- 2.6

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)

Mountain AHEC

1,839

1,737

95.6

94.0-96.8

2.9

1.9- 4.5

1.5

1.0- 2.1

Northwest

2,859

2,711

94.6

92.3-96.3

2.2

1.5- 3.2

3.2

1.8- 5.6

Charlotte

1,709

1,610

94.5

92.8-95.9

2.7

1.9- 4.0

2.8

1.8- 4.2

Greensboro

1,562

1,480

90.1

84.2-93.9

3.9

2.2- 6.8

6.0

2.8-12.4

Southern Regional

1,111

1,030

94.2

91.9-95.8

2.7

1.7- 4.3

3.2

1.9- 5.1

Coastal

539

512

92.2

85.4-96.0

4.7

1.8-11.4

3.1

1.2- 7.8

Wake

1,423

1,341

90.8

86.8-93.7

4.5

2.9- 6.8

4.8

2.5- 8.8

Area L

129

120

95.0

89.5-97.6

2.5

0.8- 7.8

2.5

1.0- 6.4

Eastern

1,370

1,276

93.3

89.5-95.8

3.8

2.2- 6.5

2.9

1.3- 6.5

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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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