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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina**

Heart Attack and Stroke

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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 12,498 8,165 62.8 61.3-64.4 1,623 15.1 14.0-16.3 2,710 22.0 20.7-23.5
-Piedmont NC 6,404 4,170 62.4 60.4-64.4 845 15.5 14.0-17.1 1,389 22.1 20.4-24.0
GENDER
Male 2,403 1,468 60.0 56.7-63.2 400 18.3 16.0-20.9 535 21.7 19.0-24.7
Female 4,001 2,702 64.7 62.1-67.2 445 12.8 11.0-14.8 854 22.5 20.4-24.8
RACE
White 5,172 3,418 65.3 63.1-67.4 652 14.2 12.7-15.9 1,102 20.5 18.8-22.3
African American 870 541 56.4 51.2-61.4 133 17.6 14.1-21.9 196 26.0 21.5-31.1
Other Minorities 311 183 55.5 46.2-64.4 51 16.3 11.4-22.8 77 28.2 20.0-38.1
HISPANIC
Hispanic 222 123 51.0 40.3-61.6 43 19.0 12.4-27.9 56 30.0 20.5-41.7
Non-Hispanic 6,161 4,034 63.3 61.3-65.3 800 15.2 13.7-16.8 1,327 21.5 19.8-23.2
AGE
18-24 167 85 49.8 40.1-59.4 36 22.2 15.4-30.9 46 28.0 19.9-37.9
25-34 590 338 57.2 51.3-62.8 100 17.4 13.6-21.9 152 25.5 20.7-30.9
35-44 1,025 645 63.9 59.7-67.9 161 16.2 13.3-19.6 219 19.9 16.8-23.5
45-54 1,293 873 64.9 60.9-68.7 157 13.5 11.0-16.6 263 21.6 18.2-25.3
55-64 1,316 960 71.8 68.1-75.2 132 11.8 9.2-15.0 224 16.4 13.9-19.2
65+ 1,953 1,227 63.3 60.0-66.4 251 13.6 11.4-16.1 475 23.2 20.6-26.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 754 399 53.6 46.1-61.0 132 17.0 12.3-23.0 223 29.4 22.8-37.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,735 1,037 54.9 50.6-59.2 253 19.2 16.0-22.9 445 25.8 22.1-30.0
Some Post-H.S. 1,570 1,077 65.6 61.7-69.3 186 14.0 11.5-17.0 307 20.4 17.4-23.8
College Graduate 2,337 1,652 68.8 66.1-71.4 273 13.2 11.3-15.3 412 18.0 16.0-20.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 577 327 50.5 42.0-58.9 96 18.3 12.8-25.6 154 31.2 23.6-40.0
$15,000- 24,999 890 550 58.7 52.8-64.4 131 17.9 13.8-22.8 209 23.4 18.8-28.8
$25,000- 34,999 604 387 58.7 51.2-65.8 77 18.7 12.9-26.3 140 22.6 17.0-29.3
$35,000- 49,999 800 553 68.1 63.0-72.8 88 13.0 9.6-17.4 159 18.8 15.3-23.0
$50,000-74,999 929 662 67.9 62.8-72.5 102 12.3 9.2-16.2 165 19.9 16.1-24.3
$75,000+ 1,639 1,130 68.0 64.7-71.1 210 14.9 12.5-17.7 299 17.1 14.8-19.6
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 2,096 1,336 60.2 56.3-64.0 273 13.4 11.2-15.8 487 26.4 22.7-30.4
No 4,197 2,785 63.9 61.5-66.3 552 16.3 14.4-18.3 860 19.8 17.9-21.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 754 467 63.2 57.7-68.3 112 15.8 12.1-20.2 175 21.1 17.0-25.8
Non-Veteran 5,118 3,370 62.0 59.7-64.3 670 15.6 13.9-17.4 1,078 22.4 20.4-24.5

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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.

Eastern North Carolina: Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick, Camden, Carteret, Chowan, Columbus, Craven, Cumberland, Currituck, Dare, Duplin, Edgecombe, Gates, Greene, Halifax, Harnett, Hertford, Hoke, Hyde, Johnston, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Nash, New Hanover, Northampton, Onslow, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Pender, Perquimans, Pitt, Robeson, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, and Wilson counties.
**Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Durham, Forsyth, Franklin, Gaston, Granville, Guilford, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Montgomery, Moore, Orange, Person, Randolph, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Wake, Warren, and Yadkin counties.
Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, and Yancey counties.

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