BRFSS Survey Results 2009 for South Carolina
Heart Attack and Stroke
Do you think pain or discomfort in the jaw, neck, or back are symptoms of a heart attack?
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| Total # Respondents |
Yes | No | Not Sure | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| TOTAL | 9,320 | 5,557 | 55.4 | 53.6-57.2 | 2,131 | 28.1 | 26.4-29.9 | 1,632 | 16.5 | 15.2-17.9 |
| GENDER | ||||||||||
| Male | 3,528 | 1,812 | 46.2 | 43.4-49.1 | 1,060 | 36.7 | 33.9-39.6 | 656 | 17.0 | 15.0-19.3 |
| Female | 5,792 | 3,745 | 63.8 | 61.6-65.9 | 1,071 | 20.2 | 18.5-22.2 | 976 | 16.0 | 14.4-17.7 |
| RACE | ||||||||||
| White | 6,134 | 4,163 | 62.2 | 60.0-64.3 | 1,217 | 25.1 | 23.1-27.1 | 754 | 12.8 | 11.4-14.3 |
| African American | 2,476 | 1,073 | 41.6 | 37.8-45.5 | 717 | 33.6 | 29.9-37.6 | 686 | 24.7 | 21.6-28.2 |
| Other | 441 | 231 | 46.6 | 39.1-54.3 | 135 | 37.7 | 30.5-45.5 | 75 | 15.7 | 10.9-22.0 |
| HISPANIC | ||||||||||
| Yes | 144 | 68 | 42.9 | 30.5-56.3 | 54 | 38.9 | 27.1-52.2 | 22 | 18.2 | 9.6-31.7 |
| No | 8,943 | 5,414 | 56.2 | 54.3-58.0 | 2,024 | 27.9 | 26.1-29.7 | 1,505 | 16.0 | 14.7-17.4 |
| AGE | ||||||||||
| 18-24 | 258 | 110 | 42.3 | 33.9-51.1 | 101 | 39.1 | 30.9-48.0 | 47 | 18.6 | 12.9-26.1 |
| 25-34 | 648 | 272 | 41.3 | 36.2-46.6 | 233 | 39.8 | 34.5-45.3 | 143 | 18.9 | 15.3-23.2 |
| 35-44 | 1,158 | 637 | 51.9 | 47.6-56.2 | 344 | 32.2 | 28.2-36.4 | 177 | 16.0 | 13.0-19.5 |
| 45-54 | 1,744 | 1,065 | 62.4 | 59.1-65.6 | 430 | 24.6 | 21.8-27.6 | 249 | 13.0 | 11.0-15.4 |
| 55-64 | 2,264 | 1,520 | 68.2 | 65.0-71.2 | 424 | 18.5 | 16.2-21.1 | 320 | 13.4 | 11.0-16.1 |
| 65+ | 3,248 | 1,953 | 60.8 | 58.3-63.3 | 599 | 19.1 | 17.1-21.2 | 696 | 20.1 | 18.1-22.2 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 1,285 | 528 | 44.2 | 39.3-49.3 | 327 | 26.5 | 22.6-30.7 | 430 | 29.3 | 24.9-34.0 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 2,876 | 1,585 | 48.6 | 45.2-52.0 | 715 | 32.2 | 28.9-35.8 | 576 | 19.1 | 16.7-21.9 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 2,364 | 1,544 | 59.0 | 55.4-62.4 | 498 | 28.3 | 25.0-31.9 | 322 | 12.7 | 10.6-15.1 |
| College Graduate | 2,774 | 1,892 | 63.5 | 60.3-66.6 | 587 | 24.7 | 22.0-27.7 | 295 | 11.8 | 9.7-14.2 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 1,097 | 518 | 44.8 | 38.9-50.9 | 292 | 28.8 | 23.9-34.3 | 287 | 26.3 | 21.5-31.8 |
| $15,000- $24,999 | 1,550 | 824 | 48.8 | 44.3-53.4 | 392 | 31.0 | 26.8-35.5 | 334 | 20.2 | 16.6-24.4 |
| $25,000- $34,999 | 1,066 | 604 | 51.7 | 46.4-57.0 | 269 | 27.6 | 23.0-32.7 | 193 | 20.7 | 16.3-25.9 |
| $35,000- $49,999 | 1,147 | 749 | 58.2 | 53.0-63.2 | 235 | 24.4 | 20.1-29.3 | 163 | 17.4 | 13.6-21.9 |
| $50,000+ | 2,958 | 2,029 | 62.8 | 59.9-65.6 | 633 | 26.8 | 24.2-29.6 | 296 | 10.4 | 8.8-12.3 |
| REGION** | ||||||||||
| Region I | 1,228 | 752 | 53.5 | 49.0-58.0 | 276 | 29.3 | 25.1-33.9 | 200 | 17.2 | 13.8-21.1 |
| Region II | 1,195 | 731 | 58.4 | 54.0-62.7 | 257 | 25.1 | 21.4-29.2 | 207 | 16.5 | 13.4-20.0 |
| Region III | 1,250 | 778 | 58.2 | 53.5-62.7 | 261 | 26.6 | 22.5-31.2 | 211 | 15.2 | 12.3-18.7 |
| Region IV | 1,102 | 601 | 52.4 | 47.9-56.8 | 259 | 27.8 | 23.8-32.2 | 242 | 19.8 | 16.4-23.7 |
| Region V | 1,102 | 686 | 56.8 | 52.2-61.2 | 225 | 27.2 | 22.8-32.1 | 191 | 16.0 | 13.4-19.1 |
| Region VI | 1,203 | 694 | 53.1 | 48.8-57.4 | 290 | 28.5 | 24.6-32.6 | 219 | 18.4 | 15.0-22.5 |
| Region VII | 1,127 | 665 | 52.6 | 47.3-57.9 | 284 | 33.5 | 28.3-39.1 | 178 | 13.9 | 10.5-18.1 |
| Region VIII | 1,113 | 650 | 51.6 | 47.2-55.9 | 279 | 30.7 | 26.5-35.2 | 184 | 17.8 | 14.5-21.6 |
** Region I: Anderson, Oconee, Abbeville, Laurens, McCormick, Greenwood, Saluda, Edgefield
Region II: Greenville, Pickens, Cherokee, Spartanburg, Union
Region III: Chester, Lancaster, York, Newberry, Fairfield, Lexington, Richland
Region IV: Clarendon, Kershaw, Lee, Sumter, Chesterfield, Darlington, Dillon, Florence, Marion, Marlboro
Region V: Aiken, Allendale, Bamberg, Barnwell, Calhoun, Orangeburg
Region VI: Georgetown, Horry, Williamsburg
Region VII: Berkeley, Charleston, Dorchester
Region VIII: Beaufort, Colleton, Hampton, Jasper
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