BRFSS 2009 - North Carolina Counties and Regions: (Do you think sudden trouble seeing in one or both eyes is a symptom 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	3,992	34.2	32.7-35.8	5,186	39.7	38.2-41.2	3,363	26.1	24.7-27.6
COUNTY/REGIONS
Alamance	339	117	31.1	24.1-39.0	143	48.4	39.2-57.8	79	20.5	15.3-26.9
Buncombe	381	107	30.5	24.9-36.8	162	41.7	35.7-47.9	112	27.8	22.6-33.7
Cabarrus	325	107	35.3	27.8-43.6	137	40.2	32.8-48.1	81	24.5	18.2-32.1
Catawba	350	116	34.5	28.2-41.3	135	38.7	32.0-45.7	99	26.9	20.1-35.0
Cumberland	359	130	39.3	32.6-46.4	133	35.5	29.4-42.0	96	25.3	20.0-31.4
Davidson	395	145	38.3	32.1-45.0	145	36.6	30.5-43.0	105	25.1	19.9-31.2
Durham	398	123	31.3	25.1-38.2	170	41.6	34.3-49.3	105	27.1	21.1-34.1
Forsyth	362	112	31.8	25.7-38.5	153	41.2	34.5-48.2	97	27.1	21.0-34.2
Gaston	326	95	34.4	27.8-41.6	138	39.5	32.7-46.7	93	26.1	20.3-32.9
Guilford	402	130	33.1	26.7-40.1	165	37.5	30.9-44.7	107	29.4	21.1-39.3
Iredell	408	117	33.6	26.8-41.2	186	43.4	36.7-50.4	105	23.0	17.9-29.0
Johnston	339	101	30.7	24.6-37.5	155	48.1	40.6-55.6	83	21.3	16.3-27.2
Mecklenburg	589	202	40.1	34.6-45.8	261	40.5	35.3-45.8	126	19.4	15.5-24.0
New Hanover	392	125	40.4	32.5-48.8	165	36.0	29.2-43.4	102	23.6	17.7-30.7
Onslow	366	158	41.6	35.5-48.0	120	33.0	26.9-39.7	88	25.4	19.9-31.9
Orange	355	105	31.3	25.3-37.9	167	45.8	39.5-52.3	83	22.9	18.1-28.6
Pitt	352	137	39.7	32.9-47.0	133	34.7	28.5-41.5	82	25.6	18.8-33.8
Randolph	334	120	40.4	32.9-48.3	113	34.4	27.6-41.8	101	25.3	19.8-31.6
Robeson	353	113	32.2	26.1-38.9	137	41.0	34.0-48.4	103	26.8	21.4-33.1
Rowan	415	118	26.7	21.5-32.6	167	41.4	34.7-48.3	130	32.0	25.6-39.1
Union	349	100	34.4	27.2-42.4	155	40.7	33.9-47.9	94	24.9	19.7-30.9
Wake	569	155	30.1	24.8-35.9	270	44.5	39.0-50.2	144	25.4	20.2-31.5
Wayne	365	126	35.8	29.2-43.0	139	38.1	31.2-45.5	100	26.1	20.3-32.9
NC REGIONS
Eastern NC	3,428	1,174	37.3	34.1-40.7	1,345	38.1	35.0-41.3	909	24.6	22.0-27.4
Piedmont	6,419	2,010	32.7	30.8-34.7	2,713	40.9	38.9-42.9	1,696	26.4	24.4-28.4
Western NC	2,694	808	34.5	31.4-37.6	1,128	37.6	34.8-40.4	758	28.0	24.8-31.4
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)
Mountain AHEC	1,839	521	32.4	29.4-35.5	776	40.0	37.0-43.1	542	27.6	24.9-30.5
Northwest	2,858	920	34.4	31.4-37.5	1,161	37.1	34.3-40.0	777	28.5	25.3-32.0
Charlotte	1,707	532	34.9	31.3-38.7	736	40.0	36.4-43.7	439	25.1	21.8-28.6
Greensboro	1,562	508	33.0	28.9-37.3	655	41.7	37.1-46.4	399	25.3	21.0-30.2
Southern Regional	1,112	371	36.7	31.9-41.8	429	37.9	33.2-42.9	312	25.3	21.4-29.6
Coastal	539	171	40.3	31.4-50.0	222	35.4	28.2-43.3	146	24.3	18.7-30.8
Wake	1,424	422	30.7	27.0-34.7	638	42.8	38.8-46.8	364	26.5	22.8-30.6
Area L	129	32	27.6	18.0-39.7	66	53.4	40.6-65.7	31	19.0	12.1-28.6
Eastern	1,371	515	38.9	33.5-44.6	503	34.6	29.9-39.5	353	26.5	21.7-32.0

Total
Respond.^

Yes

Don't know/Not Sure

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

12,541

3,992

34.2

32.7-35.8

5,186

39.7

38.2-41.2

3,363

26.1

24.7-27.6

COUNTY/REGIONS

Alamance

339

117

31.1

24.1-39.0

143

48.4

39.2-57.8

20.5

15.3-26.9

Buncombe

381

107

30.5

24.9-36.8

162

41.7

35.7-47.9

112

27.8

22.6-33.7

Cabarrus

325

107

35.3

27.8-43.6

137

40.2

32.8-48.1

24.5

18.2-32.1

Catawba

350

116

34.5

28.2-41.3

135

38.7

32.0-45.7

26.9

20.1-35.0

Cumberland

359

130

39.3

32.6-46.4

133

35.5

29.4-42.0

25.3

20.0-31.4

Davidson

395

145

38.3

32.1-45.0

145

36.6

30.5-43.0

105

25.1

19.9-31.2

Durham

398

123

31.3

25.1-38.2

170

41.6

34.3-49.3

105

27.1

21.1-34.1

Forsyth

362

112

31.8

25.7-38.5

153

41.2

34.5-48.2

27.1

21.0-34.2

Gaston

326

34.4

27.8-41.6

138

39.5

32.7-46.7

26.1

20.3-32.9

Guilford

402

130

33.1

26.7-40.1

165

37.5

30.9-44.7

107

29.4

21.1-39.3

Iredell

408

117

33.6

26.8-41.2

186

43.4

36.7-50.4

105

23.0

17.9-29.0

Johnston

339

101

30.7

24.6-37.5

155

48.1

40.6-55.6

21.3

16.3-27.2

Mecklenburg

589

202

40.1

34.6-45.8

261

40.5

35.3-45.8

126

19.4

15.5-24.0

New Hanover

392

125

40.4

32.5-48.8

165

36.0

29.2-43.4

102

23.6

17.7-30.7

Onslow

366

158

41.6

35.5-48.0

120

33.0

26.9-39.7

25.4

19.9-31.9

Orange

355

105

31.3

25.3-37.9

167

45.8

39.5-52.3

22.9

18.1-28.6

Pitt

352

137

39.7

32.9-47.0

133

34.7

28.5-41.5

25.6

18.8-33.8

Randolph

334

120

40.4

32.9-48.3

113

34.4

27.6-41.8

101

25.3

19.8-31.6

Robeson

353

113

32.2

26.1-38.9

137

41.0

34.0-48.4

103

26.8

21.4-33.1

Rowan

415

118

26.7

21.5-32.6

167

41.4

34.7-48.3

130

32.0

25.6-39.1

Union

349

100

34.4

27.2-42.4

155

40.7

33.9-47.9

24.9

19.7-30.9

Wake

569

155

30.1

24.8-35.9

270

44.5

39.0-50.2

144

25.4

20.2-31.5

Wayne

365

126

35.8

29.2-43.0

139

38.1

31.2-45.5

100

26.1

20.3-32.9

NC REGIONS

Eastern NC

3,428

1,174

37.3

34.1-40.7

1,345

38.1

35.0-41.3

909

24.6

22.0-27.4

Piedmont

6,419

2,010

32.7

30.8-34.7

2,713

40.9

38.9-42.9

1,696

26.4

24.4-28.4

Western NC

2,694

808

34.5

31.4-37.6

1,128

37.6

34.8-40.4

758

28.0

24.8-31.4

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)

Mountain AHEC

1,839

521

32.4

29.4-35.5

776

40.0

37.0-43.1

542

27.6

24.9-30.5

Northwest

2,858

920

34.4

31.4-37.5

1,161

37.1

34.3-40.0

777

28.5

25.3-32.0

Charlotte

1,707

532

34.9

31.3-38.7

736

40.0

36.4-43.7

439

25.1

21.8-28.6

Greensboro

1,562

508

33.0

28.9-37.3

655

41.7

37.1-46.4

399

25.3

21.0-30.2

Southern Regional

1,112

371

36.7

31.9-41.8

429

37.9

33.2-42.9

312

25.3

21.4-29.6

Coastal

539

171

40.3

31.4-50.0

222

35.4

28.2-43.3

146

24.3

18.7-30.8

Wake

1,424

422

30.7

27.0-34.7

638

42.8

38.8-46.8

364

26.5

22.8-30.6

Area L

129

27.6

18.0-39.7

53.4

40.6-65.7

19.0

12.1-28.6

Eastern

1,371

515

38.9

33.5-44.6

503

34.6

29.9-39.5

353

26.5

21.7-32.0

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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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