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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Rowan 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
-Rowan County 413 19 6.3 3.2-12.1 2 0.5 0.1- 2.7 366 87.8 82.1-91.9 5 0.5 0.2- 1.4 21 4.8 2.7- 8.2
GENDER
Male 148 4 6.1 1.8-18.4 2 1.2 0.2- 6.1 139 91.1 80.2-96.3 0 0.0 . - . 3 1.7 0.5- 5.3
Female 265 15 6.6 3.0-13.7 0 0.0 . - . 227 85.2 77.7-90.5 5 1.0 0.4- 2.4 18 7.2 3.9-13.0
RACE
White 362 13 5.1 2.2-11.1 2 0.7 0.1- 3.4 326 90.5 84.9-94.1 5 0.7 0.3- 1.7 16 3.1 1.8- 5.4
Other 49 6 11.3 3.4-32.0 0 0.0 . - . 38 77.3 57.2-89.6 0 0.0 . - . 5 11.4 4.1-27.8
AGE
18-44 99 4 8.2 2.8-21.7 1 0.9 0.1- 6.4 91 87.0 74.2-93.9 0 0.0 . - . 3 3.9 1.2-12.4
45+ 311 15 4.8 2.8- 8.2 1 0.2 0.0- 1.1 272 88.4 84.0-91.7 5 1.0 0.4- 2.6 18 5.6 3.4- 9.1
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 202 11 7.0 3.0-15.4 2 1.0 0.2- 5.4 175 85.4 76.5-91.3 4 0.9 0.3- 2.5 10 5.7 2.5-12.5
Some College + 211 8 5.7 1.9-16.0 0 0.0 . - . 191 90.3 81.6-95.1 1 0.2 0.0- 1.3 11 3.8 2.0- 7.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 213 11 10.1 4.4-21.4 0 0.0 . - . 190 84.0 73.2-91.0 3 0.6 0.2- 1.8 9 5.3 2.2-12.4
$50,000+ 125 4 3.2 1.1- 9.3 0 0.0 . - . 115 93.1 86.9-96.5 0 0.0 . - . 6 3.7 1.6- 8.2

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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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