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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Western 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 12,502 4,353 35.5 34.0-37.0 4,688 39.0 37.4-40.5 3,461 25.5 24.2-26.9
-Western NC 2,686 915 34.0 31.2-36.9 994 37.1 34.2-40.1 777 28.9 25.7-32.4
GENDER
Male 1,028 393 36.9 32.4-41.6 362 37.5 32.7-42.5 273 25.6 20.9-31.0
Female 1,658 522 31.4 28.0-35.1 632 36.7 33.3-40.2 504 31.9 27.7-36.4
RACE
White 2,477 820 32.5 29.6-35.5 947 38.5 35.4-41.6 710 29.1 25.6-32.7
African American 72 32 44.7 28.7-61.8 17 29.7 14.2-51.9 23 25.6 14.2-41.7
Other Minorities 126 60 52.4 37.9-66.6 26 19.1 10.1-33.3 40 28.4 17.1-43.3
HISPANIC
Hispanic 52 21 44.0 25.6-64.2 13 21.3 8.6-43.8 18 34.7 18.3-55.6
Non-Hispanic 2,628 890 33.7 30.8-36.6 979 37.6 34.6-40.6 759 28.8 25.5-32.3
AGE
18-24 83 31 30.6 19.0-45.4 22 21.6 12.0-35.7 30 47.8 30.6-65.5
25-34 182 62 32.3 24.6-41.0 78 46.2 36.7-56.0 42 21.5 15.0-29.9
35-44 330 99 34.2 26.8-42.4 144 42.0 35.1-49.1 87 23.9 18.9-29.6
45-54 475 166 34.7 29.3-40.6 197 39.3 33.9-45.1 112 25.9 20.0-32.9
55-64 626 179 29.7 25.4-34.4 261 41.0 36.5-45.7 186 29.3 25.1-33.7
65+ 970 370 39.3 35.5-43.2 288 30.7 27.2-34.3 312 30.0 26.8-33.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 367 153 36.7 27.8-46.5 74 22.7 14.9-32.9 140 40.7 29.0-53.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 867 328 37.8 33.3-42.5 264 30.2 26.3-34.5 275 32.0 27.6-36.8
Some Post-H.S. 669 213 33.5 27.4-40.3 285 39.6 33.8-45.8 171 26.8 20.0-34.9
College Graduate 779 220 29.1 25.0-33.6 371 50.3 45.2-55.4 188 20.6 17.4-24.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 349 143 40.4 31.9-49.5 97 33.7 24.6-44.2 109 25.9 19.3-33.8
$15,000- 24,999 492 219 45.8 39.3-52.4 129 26.7 21.4-32.9 144 27.5 22.3-33.3
$25,000- 34,999 336 106 32.2 26.2-38.8 132 39.5 33.0-46.4 98 28.3 22.5-35.0
$35,000- 49,999 358 106 30.0 24.1-36.8 145 40.7 34.2-47.6 107 29.2 23.6-35.5
$50,000-74,999 352 100 29.0 22.8-36.0 166 47.0 38.9-55.3 86 24.0 18.2-30.9
$75,000+ 393 101 29.0 21.8-37.3 204 47.7 39.1-56.4 88 23.4 14.5-35.4
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 1,037 383 35.6 31.6-39.9 351 34.0 30.2-38.1 303 30.4 26.1-35.0
No 1,611 518 33.9 30.4-37.6 631 39.2 35.5-43.1 462 26.9 23.3-30.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 337 137 40.9 34.8-47.3 111 33.6 28.0-39.7 89 25.5 20.5-31.3
Non-Veteran 2,125 695 32.5 29.3-35.9 796 37.3 33.9-40.8 634 30.2 26.4-34.3

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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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