BRFSS 2011 - Eastern North Carolina**: (Identified all heart attack symptoms correctly*)

2011 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Heart Attack and Stroke

Identified all heart attack symptoms correctly*

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	9,795	1,489	12.9	11.8-14.1	8,306	87.1	85.9-88.2
-Eastern NC	2,628	371	12.0	10.2-14.2	2,257	88.0	85.8-89.8
GENDER
Male	880	99	10.2	7.4-13.7	781	89.8	86.3-92.6
Female	1,748	272	13.8	11.4-16.5	1,476	86.2	83.5-88.6
RACE
White	1,785	301	14.2	11.8-16.9	1,484	85.8	83.1-88.2
African American	567	44	6.7	3.9-11.1	523	93.3	88.9-96.1
Other minorities	259	25	11.0	5.8-19.9	234	89.0	80.1-94.2
HISPANIC
Hispanic	118	***	***	***	109	90.6	77.6-96.4
Non-Hispanic	2,502	362	12.3	10.4-14.5	2,140	87.7	85.5-89.6
AGE
18-34	296	40	10.4	6.8-15.4	256	89.6	84.6-93.2
35-54	786	122	12.9	9.8-16.9	664	87.1	83.1-90.2
55-64	610	100	14.4	10.7-19.1	510	85.6	80.9-89.3
65-74	486	65	13.6	9.5-19.1	421	86.4	80.9-90.5
75+	415	42	8.9	5.8-13.6	373	91.1	86.4-94.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	337	25	6.7	3.7-11.8	312	93.3	88.2-96.3
H.S. or G.E.D.	800	93	9.7	7.0-13.3	707	90.3	86.7-93.0
Some Post-H.S.	707	104	15.3	11.4-20.3	603	84.7	79.7-88.6
College Graduate	779	149	15.6	12.1-19.7	630	84.4	80.3-87.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	338	33	8.0	4.8-12.9	305	92.0	87.1-95.2
$15,000- 24,999	414	43	12.6	7.9-19.5	371	87.4	80.5-92.1
$25,000- 34,999	255	34	12.2	7.7-18.7	221	87.8	81.3-92.3
$35,000- 49,999	365	48	11.0	6.9-17.1	317	89.0	82.9-93.1
$50,000+	790	153	16.1	12.3-20.8	637	83.9	79.2-87.7
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	867	114	12.9	9.7-16.9	753	87.1	83.1-90.3
No	1,749	257	11.8	9.6-14.4	1,492	88.2	85.6-90.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	433	49	12.8	8.2-19.4	384	87.2	80.6-91.8
Non-Veteran	2,194	322	11.9	9.9-14.2	1,872	88.1	85.8-90.1

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

9,795

1,489

12.9

11.8-14.1

8,306

87.1

85.9-88.2

-Eastern NC

2,628

371

12.0

10.2-14.2

2,257

88.0

85.8-89.8

GENDER

Male

880

10.2

7.4-13.7

781

89.8

86.3-92.6

Female

1,748

272

13.8

11.4-16.5

1,476

86.2

83.5-88.6

RACE

White

1,785

301

14.2

11.8-16.9

1,484

85.8

83.1-88.2

African American

567

6.7

3.9-11.1

523

93.3

88.9-96.1

Other minorities

259

11.0

5.8-19.9

234

89.0

80.1-94.2

HISPANIC

Hispanic

118

***

109

90.6

77.6-96.4

Non-Hispanic

2,502

362

12.3

10.4-14.5

2,140

87.7

85.5-89.6

AGE

18-34

296

10.4

6.8-15.4

256

89.6

84.6-93.2

35-54

786

122

12.9

9.8-16.9

664

87.1

83.1-90.2

55-64

610

100

14.4

10.7-19.1

510

85.6

80.9-89.3

65-74

486

13.6

9.5-19.1

421

86.4

80.9-90.5

75+

415

8.9

5.8-13.6

373

91.1

86.4-94.2

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

337

6.7

3.7-11.8

312

93.3

88.2-96.3

H.S. or G.E.D.

800

9.7

7.0-13.3

707

90.3

86.7-93.0

Some Post-H.S.

707

104

15.3

11.4-20.3

603

84.7

79.7-88.6

College Graduate

779

149

15.6

12.1-19.7

630

84.4

80.3-87.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

338

8.0

4.8-12.9

305

92.0

87.1-95.2

$15,000- 24,999

414

12.6

7.9-19.5

371

87.4

80.5-92.1

$25,000- 34,999

255

12.2

7.7-18.7

221

87.8

81.3-92.3

$35,000- 49,999

365

11.0

6.9-17.1

317

89.0

82.9-93.1

$50,000+

790

153

16.1

12.3-20.8

637

83.9

79.2-87.7

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

867

114

12.9

9.7-16.9

753

87.1

83.1-90.3

1,749

257

11.8

9.6-14.4

1,492

88.2

85.6-90.4

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

433

12.8

8.2-19.4

384

87.2

80.6-91.8

Non-Veteran

2,194

322

11.9

9.9-14.2

1,872

88.1

85.8-90.1

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*Derived from 6 heart attack symptom questions: Q1,Q2,Q3,Q5,Q6=Yes,
Q4 (trouble seeing in one/both eyes)=No

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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