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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Union 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
-Union County 347 18 5.5 3.1- 9.6 4 1.2 0.4- 3.6 309 88.9 84.0-92.4 1 0.1 0.0- 0.7 15 4.3 2.4- 7.7
GENDER
Male 110 4 4.0 1.0-14.8 1 1.4 0.2- 9.2 99 88.4 77.9-94.2 0 0.0 . - . 6 6.3 2.5-14.7
Female 237 14 6.4 3.5-11.4 3 1.1 0.3- 3.9 210 89.2 83.6-93.0 1 0.2 0.0- 1.1 9 3.1 1.5- 6.2
RACE
White 302 16 6.0 3.2-11.0 3 0.9 0.2- 3.0 268 88.3 82.8-92.3 1 0.1 0.0- 0.8 14 4.7 2.5- 8.5
Other 45 2 3.1 0.7-12.4 1 2.9 0.4-17.9 41 91.3 77.6-96.9 0 0.0 . - . 1 2.7 0.4-17.1
AGE
18-44 135 5 5.0 1.9-12.6 3 2.0 0.6- 6.4 123 90.6 83.0-95.0 0 0.0 . - . 4 2.4 0.9- 6.4
45+ 209 13 6.1 3.4-10.9 1 0.2 0.0- 1.3 183 86.5 79.6-91.4 1 0.2 0.0- 1.6 11 6.9 3.4-13.6
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 119 5 5.2 1.5-16.6 2 1.8 0.3- 9.7 105 87.6 77.2-93.6 1 0.3 0.0- 2.0 6 5.1 2.2-11.6
Some College + 228 13 5.6 3.0-10.3 2 0.9 0.2- 3.6 204 89.5 83.7-93.4 0 0.0 . - . 9 3.9 1.7- 8.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 135 8 8.0 3.3-18.5 2 2.4 0.6- 9.7 117 85.4 75.4-91.8 1 0.3 0.0- 2.0 7 3.8 1.7- 8.3
$50,000+ 171 10 5.2 2.5-10.5 1 0.6 0.1- 4.3 154 90.2 83.8-94.3 0 0.0 . - . 6 3.9 1.7- 8.9

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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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