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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Orange County

Heart Attack and Stroke

Do you think feeling weak, lightheaded, or faint are symptoms of a heart attack?

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No Don't know/Not Sure
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 12,546 8,055 65.0 63.5-66.5 2,540 20.4 19.1-21.7 1,951 14.6 13.4-15.9
-Orange County 355 225 65.0 58.5-71.1 70 18.1 13.9-23.3 60 16.9 12.1-23.0
GENDER
Male 135 90 70.8 61.5-78.6 26 15.1 9.9-22.4 19 14.0 8.4-22.5
Female 220 135 60.7 51.7-69.0 44 20.4 14.4-28.0 41 19.0 12.3-28.2
RACE
White 285 186 68.2 61.7-74.1 51 16.1 11.9-21.6 48 15.6 11.3-21.2
Other 64 36 57.2 41.4-71.7 17 22.0 12.6-35.6 11 20.8 9.5-39.5
AGE
18-44 91 65 69.2 56.1-79.8 10 11.9 6.0-22.2 16 18.9 10.2-32.3
45+ 258 155 61.3 54.4-67.7 59 23.0 17.7-29.3 44 15.7 11.4-21.3
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 80 36 43.9 30.1-58.7 26 30.4 18.9-45.0 18 25.7 12.9-44.6
Some College + 273 188 71.6 65.1-77.4 43 14.1 10.1-19.3 42 14.2 10.1-19.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 98 55 63.8 52.1-74.0 22 17.0 10.5-26.4 21 19.2 11.5-30.2
$50,000+ 202 147 74.8 67.5-80.9 31 15.2 10.3-21.8 24 10.1 6.6-15.1

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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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