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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: New Hanover County

Heart Attack and Stroke

If you thought someone was having a heart attack or a stroke, what is the first thing you would do?

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Take them to the hospital Tell them to call doctor Call 911 Call a family member Do something else
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 12,448 621 5.9 5.1- 6.8 91 0.7 0.5- 1.0 11,012 88.2 87.0-89.2 83 0.7 0.4- 1.2 641 4.6 4.0- 5.2
-New Hanover County 390 20 3.8 2.3- 6.2 3 0.3 0.1- 1.0 339 89.4 85.0-92.6 2 0.4 0.1- 1.6 26 6.1 3.5-10.2
GENDER
Male 146 10 3.8 1.8- 7.7 1 0.3 0.0- 1.9 124 88.7 80.2-93.8 1 0.4 0.1- 3.1 10 6.8 2.8-15.8
Female 244 10 3.8 2.0- 7.3 2 0.4 0.1- 1.4 215 90.1 85.3-93.4 1 0.3 0.0- 2.4 16 5.4 3.1- 9.1
RACE
White 334 18 4.4 2.6- 7.2 1 0.1 0.0- 0.8 290 88.7 83.5-92.4 1 0.2 0.0- 1.8 24 6.6 3.7-11.5
Other 54 2 1.1 0.3- 4.5 2 1.4 0.3- 5.6 47 93.0 83.7-97.2 1 1.1 0.2- 7.6 2 3.4 0.8-13.9
AGE
18-44 79 1 0.4 0.1- 3.1 0 0.0 . - . 71 93.3 83.9-97.4 1 0.4 0.1- 2.8 6 5.9 2.0-15.7
45+ 304 19 6.9 4.2-11.1 3 0.6 0.2- 1.9 262 86.0 81.0-89.9 1 0.4 0.1- 2.8 19 6.1 3.7- 9.7
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 122 5 2.5 0.8- 8.0 2 0.7 0.2- 2.8 107 90.5 79.5-95.9 1 0.6 0.1- 3.9 7 5.7 1.6-18.3
Some College + 268 15 4.4 2.6- 7.5 1 0.1 0.0- 1.0 232 88.9 83.9-92.4 1 0.3 0.0- 2.2 19 6.3 3.6-10.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 163 7 2.7 1.2- 6.2 2 0.5 0.1- 2.1 145 92.1 86.5-95.5 0 0.0 . - . 9 4.7 2.2- 9.7
$50,000+ 168 13 6.7 3.7-11.8 0 0.0 . - . 142 86.6 79.6-91.4 2 0.9 0.2- 3.6 11 5.9 2.8-11.9

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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.

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