BRFSS 2009 - North Carolina: (Identified all heart attack symptoms correctly: 1,2,3,5,6=Yes.*)

2009 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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

Identified all heart attack symptoms correctly: 1,2,3,5,6=Yes.*

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	12,530	1,978	14.0	13.0-15.1	10,552	86.0	84.9-87.0
Have Health Insurance
Yes	10,979	1,829	15.3	14.2-16.5	9,150	84.7	83.5-85.8
No	1,527	149	8.4	6.4-11.0	1,378	91.6	89.0-93.6
Body Mass Index
Underweight	205	28	7.5	4.5-12.2	177	92.5	87.8-95.5
Recommended Range	3,982	682	15.5	13.5-17.8	3,300	84.5	82.2-86.5
Overweight	4,291	643	12.8	11.4-14.3	3,648	87.2	85.7-88.6
Obese	3,493	548	14.3	12.5-16.5	2,945	85.7	83.5-87.5
Current Smoker
No	10,234	1,693	14.6	13.5-15.8	8,541	85.4	84.2-86.5
Yes	2,244	277	11.6	9.6-13.9	1,967	88.4	86.1-90.4
History of CVD**
Yes	1,496	233	14.5	11.8-17.6	1,263	85.5	82.4-88.2
No	10,906	1,740	14.1	13.0-15.3	9,166	85.9	84.7-87.0
Binge Drinker
No	11,356	1,813	14.3	13.3-15.4	9,543	85.7	84.6-86.7
Yes	1,050	149	12.5	8.9-17.4	901	87.5	82.6-91.1
Heavy Drinker
No	11,873	1,877	14.2	13.2-15.3	9,996	85.8	84.7-86.8
Yes	463	78	12.1	8.8-16.5	385	87.9	83.5-91.2
Poor Sleep***
Yes	1,421	205	13.9	11.1-17.3	1,216	86.1	82.7-88.9
No	10,851	1,744	14.2	13.1-15.3	9,107	85.8	84.7-86.9
Current Asthma
Yes	1,045	201	17.0	13.4-21.3	844	83.0	78.7-86.6
No	11,428	1,770	13.8	12.8-14.9	9,658	86.2	85.1-87.2
Diabetes
Yes	1,625	210	11.8	9.5-14.6	1,415	88.2	85.4-90.5
No	10,889	1,766	14.3	13.2-15.4	9,123	85.7	84.6-86.8
Disability
Yes	4,441	619	13.0	11.1-15.2	3,822	87.0	84.8-88.9
No	7,865	1,340	14.6	13.5-15.8	6,525	85.4	84.2-86.5

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

12,530

1,978

14.0

13.0-15.1

10,552

86.0

84.9-87.0

Have Health Insurance

Yes

10,979

1,829

15.3

14.2-16.5

9,150

84.7

83.5-85.8

1,527

149

8.4

6.4-11.0

1,378

91.6

89.0-93.6

Body Mass Index

Underweight

205

7.5

4.5-12.2

177

92.5

87.8-95.5

Recommended Range

3,982

682

15.5

13.5-17.8

3,300

84.5

82.2-86.5

Overweight

4,291

643

12.8

11.4-14.3

3,648

87.2

85.7-88.6

Obese

3,493

548

14.3

12.5-16.5

2,945

85.7

83.5-87.5

Current Smoker

10,234

1,693

14.6

13.5-15.8

8,541

85.4

84.2-86.5

Yes

2,244

277

11.6

9.6-13.9

1,967

88.4

86.1-90.4

History of CVD**

Yes

1,496

233

14.5

11.8-17.6

1,263

85.5

82.4-88.2

10,906

1,740

14.1

13.0-15.3

9,166

85.9

84.7-87.0

Binge Drinker

11,356

1,813

14.3

13.3-15.4

9,543

85.7

84.6-86.7

Yes

1,050

149

12.5

8.9-17.4

901

87.5

82.6-91.1

Heavy Drinker

11,873

1,877

14.2

13.2-15.3

9,996

85.8

84.7-86.8

Yes

463

12.1

8.8-16.5

385

87.9

83.5-91.2

Poor Sleep***

Yes

1,421

205

13.9

11.1-17.3

1,216

86.1

82.7-88.9

10,851

1,744

14.2

13.1-15.3

9,107

85.8

84.7-86.9

Current Asthma

Yes

1,045

201

17.0

13.4-21.3

844

83.0

78.7-86.6

11,428

1,770

13.8

12.8-14.9

9,658

86.2

85.1-87.2

Diabetes

Yes

1,625

210

11.8

9.5-14.6

1,415

88.2

85.4-90.5

10,889

1,766

14.3

13.2-15.4

9,123

85.7

84.6-86.8

Disability

Yes

4,441

619

13.0

11.1-15.2

3,822

87.0

84.8-88.9

7,865

1,340

14.6

13.5-15.8

6,525

85.4

84.2-86.5

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*Derived from 6 heart attack questions.

**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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