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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Wake 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
-Wake County 569 366 62.1 56.1-67.7 121 21.7 17.4-26.8 82 16.2 11.8-21.9
GENDER
Male 216 125 58.0 48.2-67.2 56 23.5 16.7-32.2 35 18.5 11.5-28.3
Female 353 241 66.3 59.5-72.5 65 19.8 15.2-25.5 47 13.9 9.2-20.4
RACE
White 440 294 67.1 61.0-72.7 87 19.1 15.0-24.1 59 13.8 9.6-19.4
Other 124 70 50.1 36.7-63.4 32 27.5 17.4-40.6 22 22.4 12.3-37.2
AGE
18-44 206 140 63.1 53.6-71.7 38 18.9 12.8-27.0 28 18.0 11.3-27.5
45+ 355 222 60.8 54.9-66.5 81 25.7 20.8-31.3 52 13.4 9.9-18.0
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 116 62 51.3 35.7-66.7 26 18.8 9.8-33.1 28 29.9 16.9-47.1
Some College + 453 304 65.5 59.7-70.9 95 22.6 18.1-27.9 54 11.8 8.3-16.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 165 94 51.8 39.8-63.6 42 27.0 17.4-39.3 29 21.2 11.5-35.9
$50,000+ 325 225 68.2 61.4-74.2 65 18.9 14.4-24.4 35 12.9 8.5-19.1

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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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