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

2009 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Heart Attack and Stroke--By Risks, Conditions, and Quality of Life Measures

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No	Don't know/Not Sure
TOTAL	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
Have Health Insurance
Yes	10,996	7,107	58.9	57.2-60.6	2,409	27.0	25.5-28.6	1,480	14.1	12.9-15.3
No	1,531	733	41.1	36.6-45.7	524	38.1	33.5-43.0	274	20.8	16.8-25.6
Body Mass Index
Underweight	205	108	38.5	27.0-51.4	51	39.2	25.8-54.3	46	22.4	14.1-33.6
Recommended Range	3,987	2,503	54.6	51.6-57.6	900	29.3	26.6-32.1	584	16.1	13.7-18.9
Overweight	4,297	2,654	56.4	53.9-59.0	1,057	29.9	27.4-32.4	586	13.7	12.1-15.5
Obese	3,500	2,248	57.4	54.3-60.5	822	28.6	25.7-31.7	430	14.0	11.8-16.4
Current Smoker
No	10,251	6,561	56.7	54.9-58.5	2,269	27.9	26.2-29.6	1,421	15.4	14.0-16.9
Yes	2,248	1,252	50.9	47.2-54.6	663	33.7	30.2-37.3	333	15.4	12.6-18.7
History of CVD**
Yes	1,500	1,026	65.0	58.8-70.7	261	19.9	14.8-26.3	213	15.1	11.2-20.2
No	10,921	6,747	54.8	53.1-56.5	2,667	30.0	28.5-31.7	1,507	15.1	13.8-16.5
Binge Drinker
No	11,377	7,215	56.9	55.2-58.6	2,552	27.5	26.0-29.1	1,610	15.6	14.3-17.0
Yes	1,050	564	47.7	42.3-53.2	356	37.9	32.9-43.3	130	14.3	10.6-19.2
Heavy Drinker
No	11,893	7,461	55.8	54.2-57.5	2,770	28.7	27.2-30.3	1,662	15.4	14.1-16.8
Yes	463	277	52.6	44.3-60.8	131	35.0	27.7-43.0	55	12.4	7.1-20.8
Poor Sleep***
Yes	1,422	851	54.5	49.9-59.1	365	31.6	27.3-36.2	206	13.9	11.3-17.0
No	10,868	6,858	56.2	54.4-57.9	2,526	28.7	27.1-30.4	1,484	15.1	13.8-16.6
Current Asthma
Yes	1,047	671	54.2	48.7-59.6	238	30.4	25.5-35.8	138	15.4	11.3-20.6
No	11,447	7,148	55.8	54.1-57.5	2,690	28.8	27.2-30.4	1,609	15.4	14.1-16.8
Diabetes
Yes	1,630	1,060	60.8	56.2-65.2	314	23.9	19.6-28.8	256	15.3	12.6-18.5
No	10,905	6,778	55.1	53.4-56.9	2,627	29.6	28.0-31.2	1,500	15.3	13.9-16.7
Disability
Yes	4,449	2,776	57.1	54.4-59.8	990	26.5	24.1-29.0	683	16.4	14.3-18.7
No	7,868	4,965	55.7	53.7-57.7	1,890	30.1	28.3-32.1	1,013	14.1	12.7-15.7

Total
Respond.^

Yes

Don't know/Not Sure

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

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

Have Health Insurance

Yes

10,996

7,107

58.9

57.2-60.6

2,409

27.0

25.5-28.6

1,480

14.1

12.9-15.3

1,531

733

41.1

36.6-45.7

524

38.1

33.5-43.0

274

20.8

16.8-25.6

Body Mass Index

Underweight

205

108

38.5

27.0-51.4

39.2

25.8-54.3

22.4

14.1-33.6

Recommended Range

3,987

2,503

54.6

51.6-57.6

900

29.3

26.6-32.1

584

16.1

13.7-18.9

Overweight

4,297

2,654

56.4

53.9-59.0

1,057

29.9

27.4-32.4

586

13.7

12.1-15.5

Obese

3,500

2,248

57.4

54.3-60.5

822

28.6

25.7-31.7

430

14.0

11.8-16.4

Current Smoker

10,251

6,561

56.7

54.9-58.5

2,269

27.9

26.2-29.6

1,421

15.4

14.0-16.9

Yes

2,248

1,252

50.9

47.2-54.6

663

33.7

30.2-37.3

333

15.4

12.6-18.7

History of CVD**

Yes

1,500

1,026

65.0

58.8-70.7

261

19.9

14.8-26.3

213

15.1

11.2-20.2

10,921

6,747

54.8

53.1-56.5

2,667

30.0

28.5-31.7

1,507

15.1

13.8-16.5

Binge Drinker

11,377

7,215

56.9

55.2-58.6

2,552

27.5

26.0-29.1

1,610

15.6

14.3-17.0

Yes

1,050

564

47.7

42.3-53.2

356

37.9

32.9-43.3

130

14.3

10.6-19.2

Heavy Drinker

11,893

7,461

55.8

54.2-57.5

2,770

28.7

27.2-30.3

1,662

15.4

14.1-16.8

Yes

463

277

52.6

44.3-60.8

131

35.0

27.7-43.0

12.4

7.1-20.8

Poor Sleep***

Yes

1,422

851

54.5

49.9-59.1

365

31.6

27.3-36.2

206

13.9

11.3-17.0

10,868

6,858

56.2

54.4-57.9

2,526

28.7

27.1-30.4

1,484

15.1

13.8-16.6

Current Asthma

Yes

1,047

671

54.2

48.7-59.6

238

30.4

25.5-35.8

138

15.4

11.3-20.6

11,447

7,148

55.8

54.1-57.5

2,690

28.8

27.2-30.4

1,609

15.4

14.1-16.8

Diabetes

Yes

1,630

1,060

60.8

56.2-65.2

314

23.9

19.6-28.8

256

15.3

12.6-18.5

10,905

6,778

55.1

53.4-56.9

2,627

29.6

28.0-31.2

1,500

15.3

13.9-16.7

Disability

Yes

4,449

2,776

57.1

54.4-59.8

990

26.5

24.1-29.0

683

16.4

14.3-18.7

7,868

4,965

55.7

53.7-57.7

1,890

30.1

28.3-32.1

1,013

14.1

12.7-15.7

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**History of Cardiovascular Disease includes history of heart attack or coronary heart disease or stroke.

***Poor sleep defined as not getting enough rest or sleep for all 30 days out of the past 30 days.

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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