BRFSS 2014 - North Carolina: (If you thought someone was having a heart attack or a stroke, what is the first thing you would do?)

2014 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	3,148	2,823	89.1	87.3-90.6	325	10.9	9.4-12.7
GENDER
Male	1,310	1,161	87.6	84.6-90.1	149	12.4	9.9-15.4
Female	1,838	1,662	90.4	88.4-92.1	176	9.6	7.9-11.6
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White	2,138	1,941	90.9	89.0-92.5	197	9.1	7.5-11.0
Non-Hispanic Black	588	526	88.4	84.1-91.7	62	11.6	8.3-15.9
Non-Hispanic Am Indian	58	***	***	***	***	***	***
Non-Hispanic Other	100	***	***	***	***	***	***
Hispanic	224	185	80.2	72.5-86.1	39	19.8	13.9-27.5
AGE
18-34	473	423	88.4	83.8-91.8	50	11.6	8.2-16.2
35-44	407	356	85.7	80.3-89.8	51	14.3	10.2-19.7
45-54	506	475	93.3	89.5-95.9	31	6.7	4.1-10.5
55-64	683	608	88.7	85.4-91.4	75	11.3	8.6-14.6
65-74	628	568	90.4	87.4-92.8	60	9.6	7.2-12.6
75+	412	358	87.4	82.9-90.8	54	12.6	9.2-17.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	364	297	82.6	77.3-86.8	67	17.4	13.2-22.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	872	795	91.5	88.3-93.9	77	8.5	6.1-11.7
Some Post-H.S.	859	783	89.6	85.9-92.4	76	10.4	7.6-14.1
College Graduate	1,036	936	90.3	87.2-92.7	100	9.7	7.3-12.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	315	285	89.4	83.4-93.5	30	10.6	6.5-16.6
$15,000- 24,999	543	485	90.5	87.1-93.0	58	9.5	7.0-12.9
$25,000- 34,999	316	278	85.7	79.4-90.3	38	14.3	9.7-20.6
$35,000- 49,999	359	328	92.5	88.3-95.3	31	7.5	4.7-11.7
$50,000-74,999	343	309	85.1	77.4-90.5	34	14.9	9.5-22.6
$75,000+	644	590	90.6	85.7-94.0	54	9.4	6.0-14.3
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	890	788	88.2	85.0-90.9	102	11.8	9.1-15.0
No	2,240	2,018	89.3	87.2-91.1	222	10.7	8.9-12.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	426	372	85.1	78.9-89.7	54	14.9	10.3-21.1
Non-Veteran	2,719	2,448	89.6	87.8-91.2	271	10.4	8.8-12.2
RURAL COUNTY RESIDENT
Yes	1,685	1,509	89.1	86.7-91.0	176	10.9	9.0-13.3
No	1,463	1,314	89.2	86.4-91.4	149	10.8	8.6-13.6

Total
Respond.^

Call 911

Other**

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

3,148

2,823

89.1

87.3-90.6

325

10.9

9.4-12.7

GENDER

Male

1,310

1,161

87.6

84.6-90.1

149

12.4

9.9-15.4

Female

1,838

1,662

90.4

88.4-92.1

176

9.6

7.9-11.6

RACE/ETHNICITY

Non-Hispanic White

2,138

1,941

90.9

89.0-92.5

197

9.1

7.5-11.0

Non-Hispanic Black

588

526

88.4

84.1-91.7

11.6

8.3-15.9

Non-Hispanic Am Indian

***

Non-Hispanic Other

100

***

Hispanic

224

185

80.2

72.5-86.1

19.8

13.9-27.5

AGE

18-34

473

423

88.4

83.8-91.8

11.6

8.2-16.2

35-44

407

356

85.7

80.3-89.8

14.3

10.2-19.7

45-54

506

475

93.3

89.5-95.9

6.7

4.1-10.5

55-64

683

608

88.7

85.4-91.4

11.3

8.6-14.6

65-74

628

568

90.4

87.4-92.8

9.6

7.2-12.6

75+

412

358

87.4

82.9-90.8

12.6

9.2-17.1

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

364

297

82.6

77.3-86.8

17.4

13.2-22.7

H.S. or G.E.D.

872

795

91.5

88.3-93.9

8.5

6.1-11.7

Some Post-H.S.

859

783

89.6

85.9-92.4

10.4

7.6-14.1

College Graduate

1,036

936

90.3

87.2-92.7

100

9.7

7.3-12.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

315

285

89.4

83.4-93.5

10.6

6.5-16.6

$15,000- 24,999

543

485

90.5

87.1-93.0

9.5

7.0-12.9

$25,000- 34,999

316

278

85.7

79.4-90.3

14.3

9.7-20.6

$35,000- 49,999

359

328

92.5

88.3-95.3

7.5

4.7-11.7

$50,000-74,999

343

309

85.1

77.4-90.5

14.9

9.5-22.6

$75,000+

644

590

90.6

85.7-94.0

9.4

6.0-14.3

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

890

788

88.2

85.0-90.9

102

11.8

9.1-15.0

2,240

2,018

89.3

87.2-91.1

222

10.7

8.9-12.8

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

426

372

85.1

78.9-89.7

14.9

10.3-21.1

Non-Veteran

2,719

2,448

89.6

87.8-91.2

271

10.4

8.8-12.2

RURAL COUNTY RESIDENT

Yes

1,685

1,509

89.1

86.7-91.0

176

10.9

9.0-13.3

1,463

1,314

89.2

86.4-91.4

149

10.8

8.6-13.6

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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 2014 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2014 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).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics and therefore cannot be calculated exactly from the numbers in this table.

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