BRFSS 2011 - Eastern North Carolina**: (If you thought someone was having a heart attack or a stroke, what is the first thing you would do?)

2011 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

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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	Total Respond.^	Call 911	Other**
North Carolina	9,717	8,769	90.0	88.9-91.1	948	10.0	8.9-11.1
-Eastern NC	2,605	2,374	90.6	88.2-92.6	231	9.4	7.4-11.8
GENDER
Male	872	783	89.6	85.3-92.7	89	10.4	7.3-14.7
Female	1,733	1,591	91.6	88.5-93.9	142	8.4	6.1-11.5
RACE
White	1,772	1,628	91.7	89.1-93.7	144	8.3	6.3-10.9
African American	561	510	92.0	86.4-95.4	51	8.0	4.6-13.6
Other minorities	255	***	***	***	***	***	***
HISPANIC
Hispanic	115	***	***	***	***	***	***
Non-Hispanic	2,484	2,269	91.5	89.3-93.4	215	8.5	6.6-10.7
AGE
18-34	290	268	89.5	82.7-93.8	22	10.5	6.2-17.3
35-54	780	717	92.4	88.4-95.1	63	7.6	4.9-11.6
55-64	609	554	91.9	88.1-94.5	55	8.1	5.5-11.9
65-74	482	441	90.2	84.9-93.8	41	9.8	6.2-15.1
75+	409	362	85.1	77.8-90.3	47	14.9	9.7-22.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	332	288	82.8	72.6-89.7	44	17.2	10.3-27.4
H.S. or G.E.D.	791	731	93.1	89.3-95.6	60	6.9	4.4-10.7
Some Post-H.S.	703	648	92.6	88.4-95.3	55	7.4	4.7-11.6
College Graduate	774	703	90.4	86.1-93.4	71	9.6	6.6-13.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	334	302	86.2	76.8-92.1	32	13.8	7.9-23.2
$15,000- 24,999	412	379	88.5	79.6-93.9	33	11.5	6.1-20.4
$25,000- 34,999	253	230	89.5	79.1-95.0	23	10.5	5.0-20.9
$35,000- 49,999	362	335	94.0	89.7-96.5	27	6.0	3.5-10.3
$50,000+	786	727	95.3	93.0-96.9	59	4.7	3.1- 7.0
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	861	781	89.6	85.3-92.8	80	10.4	7.2-14.7
No	1,733	1,582	90.9	87.8-93.3	151	9.1	6.7-12.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	428	385	89.8	82.8-94.2	43	10.2	5.8-17.2
Non-Veteran	2,176	1,988	90.8	88.0-92.9	188	9.2	7.1-12.0

Total
Respond.^

Call 911

Other**

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

9,717

8,769

90.0

88.9-91.1

948

10.0

8.9-11.1

-Eastern NC

2,605

2,374

90.6

88.2-92.6

231

9.4

7.4-11.8

GENDER

Male

872

783

89.6

85.3-92.7

10.4

7.3-14.7

Female

1,733

1,591

91.6

88.5-93.9

142

8.4

6.1-11.5

RACE

White

1,772

1,628

91.7

89.1-93.7

144

8.3

6.3-10.9

African American

561

510

92.0

86.4-95.4

8.0

4.6-13.6

Other minorities

255

***

HISPANIC

Hispanic

115

***

Non-Hispanic

2,484

2,269

91.5

89.3-93.4

215

8.5

6.6-10.7

AGE

18-34

290

268

89.5

82.7-93.8

10.5

6.2-17.3

35-54

780

717

92.4

88.4-95.1

7.6

4.9-11.6

55-64

609

554

91.9

88.1-94.5

8.1

5.5-11.9

65-74

482

441

90.2

84.9-93.8

9.8

6.2-15.1

75+

409

362

85.1

77.8-90.3

14.9

9.7-22.2

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

332

288

82.8

72.6-89.7

17.2

10.3-27.4

H.S. or G.E.D.

791

731

93.1

89.3-95.6

6.9

4.4-10.7

Some Post-H.S.

703

648

92.6

88.4-95.3

7.4

4.7-11.6

College Graduate

774

703

90.4

86.1-93.4

9.6

6.6-13.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

334

302

86.2

76.8-92.1

13.8

7.9-23.2

$15,000- 24,999

412

379

88.5

79.6-93.9

11.5

6.1-20.4

$25,000- 34,999

253

230

89.5

79.1-95.0

10.5

5.0-20.9

$35,000- 49,999

362

335

94.0

89.7-96.5

6.0

3.5-10.3

$50,000+

786

727

95.3

93.0-96.9

4.7

3.1- 7.0

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

861

781

89.6

85.3-92.8

10.4

7.2-14.7

1,733

1,582

90.9

87.8-93.3

151

9.1

6.7-12.2

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

428

385

89.8

82.8-94.2

10.2

5.8-17.2

Non-Veteran

2,176

1,988

90.8

88.0-92.9

188

9.2

7.1-12.0

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**The category, Other, includes taking them to the hospital, calling a doctor or family member, or doing something else.

PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2011 are NOT comparable to previous years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2011 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

^Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).

**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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