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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Wayne 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
-Wayne County 358 17 5.4 3.0- 9.6 4 2.2 0.5- 9.2 312 86.4 80.1-90.9 6 2.0 0.5- 7.4 19 4.0 2.3- 6.9
GENDER
Male 117 8 5.9 2.5-13.3 4 4.7 1.1-18.5 95 83.6 72.7-90.8 1 0.4 0.1- 2.6 9 5.3 2.4-11.3
Female 241 9 5.0 2.2-10.8 0 0.0 . - . 217 88.7 80.9-93.6 5 3.4 0.8-13.5 10 2.9 1.5- 5.5
RACE
White 223 9 4.6 2.0-10.1 2 0.4 0.1- 1.8 196 88.6 81.0-93.4 4 2.8 0.6-12.4 12 3.6 1.7- 7.4
Other 134 8 6.8 2.9-14.8 2 5.0 0.9-22.4 115 82.8 71.0-90.5 2 0.8 0.2- 3.0 7 4.7 2.1-10.2
AGE
18-44 103 9 8.1 3.8-16.4 0 0.0 . - . 92 88.8 78.5-94.5 1 2.7 0.4-16.8 1 0.4 0.0- 2.5
45+ 252 8 2.8 1.3- 5.9 4 4.4 1.0-17.4 217 83.7 75.1-89.8 5 1.3 0.5- 3.2 18 7.8 4.5-13.1
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 178 7 5.6 2.2-13.6 3 1.1 0.3- 3.7 155 86.2 76.9-92.2 5 3.7 0.9-14.0 8 3.4 1.5- 7.4
Some College + 180 10 5.2 2.7- 9.9 1 3.4 0.5-20.0 157 86.5 77.0-92.5 1 0.2 0.0- 1.4 11 4.7 2.2- 9.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 201 6 3.4 1.4- 7.7 3 1.1 0.3- 3.9 178 90.3 84.8-93.9 4 1.2 0.4- 3.2 10 4.1 2.0- 8.2
$50,000+ 93 8 8.0 3.4-17.7 0 0.0 . - . 81 88.0 77.7-93.9 0 0.0 . - . 4 3.9 1.3-11.6

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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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