BRFSS 2011 - 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: 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**
TOTAL	9,717	8,769	90.0	88.9-91.1	948	10.0	8.9-11.1
GENDER
Male	3,485	3,108	89.2	87.3-90.9	377	10.8	9.1-12.7
Female	6,232	5,661	90.8	89.3-92.0	571	9.2	8.0-10.7
RACE
White	7,616	6,896	90.8	89.6-91.9	720	9.2	8.1-10.4
African American	1,445	1,301	90.5	87.7-92.8	144	9.5	7.2-12.3
Native American	224	197	84.9	72.3-92.4	27	15.1	7.6-27.7
Other Minorities	372	323	81.8	72.9-88.3	49	18.2	11.7-27.1
HISPANIC
Hispanic	338	292	78.5	69.0-85.7	46	21.5	14.3-31.0
-English Speaking	175	163	92.6	82.1-97.1	12	7.4	2.9-17.9
-Spanish Speaking	163	***	***	***	***	***	***
Non-Hispanic	9,355	8,455	90.7	89.6-91.7	900	9.3	8.3-10.4
AGE
18-34	855	776	90.1	86.9-92.5	79	9.9	7.5-13.1
35-44	1,257	1,161	90.3	87.0-92.8	96	9.7	7.2-13.0
45-54	1,785	1,609	90.8	88.7-92.5	176	9.2	7.5-11.3
55-64	2,221	2,025	91.7	90.0-93.2	196	8.3	6.8-10.0
65-74	1,945	1,763	90.2	87.9-92.1	182	9.8	7.9-12.1
75+	1,544	1,334	83.7	80.3-86.6	210	16.3	13.4-19.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,134	975	83.2	78.8-86.8	159	16.8	13.2-21.2
H.S. or G.E.D.	2,738	2,474	90.5	88.2-92.3	264	9.5	7.7-11.8
Some Post-H.S.	2,478	2,255	92.1	90.1-93.7	223	7.9	6.3- 9.9
College Graduate	3,342	3,044	91.3	89.6-92.8	298	8.7	7.2-10.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	1,090	974	86.9	82.2-90.5	116	13.1	9.5-17.8
$15,000- 24,999	1,570	1,404	87.0	83.3-89.9	166	13.0	10.1-16.7
$25,000- 34,999	968	861	88.7	84.7-91.7	107	11.3	8.3-15.3
$35,000- 49,999	1,206	1,091	91.9	88.8-94.2	115	8.1	5.8-11.2
$50,000-74,999	1,171	1,086	94.8	92.9-96.3	85	5.2	3.7- 7.1
$75,000+	2,028	1,850	92.7	90.9-94.2	178	7.3	5.8- 9.1
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	3,111	2,777	89.0	86.8-90.8	334	11.0	9.2-13.2
No	6,567	5,955	90.4	88.9-91.6	612	9.6	8.4-11.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	1,391	1,237	88.5	85.2-91.2	154	11.5	8.8-14.8
Non-Veteran	8,322	7,528	90.2	89.0-91.4	794	9.8	8.6-11.0

Total
Respond.^

Call 911

Other**

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

9,717

8,769

90.0

88.9-91.1

948

10.0

8.9-11.1

GENDER

Male

3,485

3,108

89.2

87.3-90.9

377

10.8

9.1-12.7

Female

6,232

5,661

90.8

89.3-92.0

571

9.2

8.0-10.7

RACE

White

7,616

6,896

90.8

89.6-91.9

720

9.2

8.1-10.4

African American

1,445

1,301

90.5

87.7-92.8

144

9.5

7.2-12.3

Native American

224

197

84.9

72.3-92.4

15.1

7.6-27.7

Other Minorities

372

323

81.8

72.9-88.3

18.2

11.7-27.1

HISPANIC

Hispanic

338

292

78.5

69.0-85.7

21.5

14.3-31.0

-English Speaking

175

163

92.6

82.1-97.1

7.4

2.9-17.9

-Spanish Speaking

163

***

Non-Hispanic

9,355

8,455

90.7

89.6-91.7

900

9.3

8.3-10.4

AGE

18-34

855

776

90.1

86.9-92.5

9.9

7.5-13.1

35-44

1,257

1,161

90.3

87.0-92.8

9.7

7.2-13.0

45-54

1,785

1,609

90.8

88.7-92.5

176

9.2

7.5-11.3

55-64

2,221

2,025

91.7

90.0-93.2

196

8.3

6.8-10.0

65-74

1,945

1,763

90.2

87.9-92.1

182

9.8

7.9-12.1

75+

1,544

1,334

83.7

80.3-86.6

210

16.3

13.4-19.7

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

1,134

975

83.2

78.8-86.8

159

16.8

13.2-21.2

H.S. or G.E.D.

2,738

2,474

90.5

88.2-92.3

264

9.5

7.7-11.8

Some Post-H.S.

2,478

2,255

92.1

90.1-93.7

223

7.9

6.3- 9.9

College Graduate

3,342

3,044

91.3

89.6-92.8

298

8.7

7.2-10.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

1,090

974

86.9

82.2-90.5

116

13.1

9.5-17.8

$15,000- 24,999

1,570

1,404

87.0

83.3-89.9

166

13.0

10.1-16.7

$25,000- 34,999

968

861

88.7

84.7-91.7

107

11.3

8.3-15.3

$35,000- 49,999

1,206

1,091

91.9

88.8-94.2

115

8.1

5.8-11.2

$50,000-74,999

1,171

1,086

94.8

92.9-96.3

5.2

3.7- 7.1

$75,000+

2,028

1,850

92.7

90.9-94.2

178

7.3

5.8- 9.1

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

3,111

2,777

89.0

86.8-90.8

334

11.0

9.2-13.2

6,567

5,955

90.4

88.9-91.6

612

9.6

8.4-11.1

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

1,391

1,237

88.5

85.2-91.2

154

11.5

8.8-14.8

Non-Veteran

8,322

7,528

90.2

89.0-91.4

794

9.8

8.6-11.0

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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).

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