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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Orange 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
-Orange County 354 16 5.0 2.7- 8.9 3 1.3 0.4- 4.5 309 87.7 83.1-91.2 2 0.4 0.1- 1.6 24 5.6 3.6- 8.6
GENDER
Male 134 8 4.8 2.3- 9.7 1 1.6 0.2-10.6 117 89.0 81.9-93.6 0 0.0 . - . 8 4.5 2.1- 9.6
Female 220 8 5.1 2.1-11.9 2 1.0 0.2- 4.7 192 86.7 80.1-91.4 2 0.7 0.2- 2.8 16 6.4 3.8-10.7
RACE
White 284 13 4.9 2.7- 8.7 2 0.8 0.2- 3.8 249 87.9 83.0-91.5 2 0.5 0.1- 2.3 18 5.8 3.5- 9.5
Other 64 3 5.5 1.3-20.8 1 2.6 0.4-16.2 56 87.8 74.2-94.7 0 0.0 . - . 4 4.1 1.5-10.9
AGE
18-44 91 5 5.0 1.7-14.2 1 1.6 0.2-10.8 78 88.1 78.8-93.7 1 0.6 0.1- 4.0 6 4.7 2.0-10.4
45+ 257 11 5.1 2.7- 9.5 2 1.0 0.2- 4.8 226 87.4 82.1-91.3 1 0.3 0.0- 1.8 17 6.2 3.8-10.2
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 79 4 7.9 2.3-23.7 2 3.6 0.7-16.9 67 83.2 68.8-91.7 0 0.0 . - . 6 5.3 2.2-11.9
Some College + 273 12 4.1 2.2- 7.6 1 0.6 0.1- 4.0 240 89.0 84.4-92.4 2 0.5 0.1- 2.1 18 5.8 3.5- 9.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 98 3 2.1 0.6- 6.9 1 2.6 0.4-16.1 84 87.9 78.7-93.5 1 0.5 0.1- 3.7 9 6.9 3.4-13.6
$50,000+ 202 12 6.0 3.3-10.7 1 0.8 0.1- 5.4 177 87.5 81.6-91.7 1 0.4 0.1- 3.1 11 5.3 2.8- 9.6

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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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