BRFSS Survey Results 2009 for South Carolina
Heart Attack and Stroke
Do you think chest pain or discomfort 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 | 9,311 | 8,540 | 92.8 | 91.8-93.7 | 357 | 3.6 | 3.0- 4.3 | 414 | 3.6 | 3.0- 4.4 |
| GENDER | ||||||||||
| Male | 3,525 | 3,221 | 92.2 | 90.5-93.6 | 146 | 4.2 | 3.2- 5.5 | 158 | 3.6 | 2.7- 4.9 |
| Female | 5,786 | 5,319 | 93.3 | 92.2-94.3 | 211 | 3.0 | 2.5- 3.8 | 256 | 3.6 | 2.9- 4.5 |
| RACE | ||||||||||
| White | 6,130 | 5,785 | 95.4 | 94.4-96.2 | 174 | 2.4 | 1.9- 3.2 | 171 | 2.2 | 1.7- 2.9 |
| African American | 2,476 | 2,169 | 88.5 | 85.9-90.7 | 136 | 5.5 | 4.1- 7.3 | 171 | 6.0 | 4.4- 8.1 |
| Other | 440 | 388 | 88.0 | 82.4-91.9 | 23 | 5.7 | 3.1-10.0 | 29 | 6.4 | 3.7-11.0 |
| HISPANIC | ||||||||||
| Yes | 143 | 123 | 86.2 | 75.4-92.7 | 10 | 8.9 | 3.8-19.6 | 10 | 5.0 | 2.0-11.7 |
| No | 8,938 | 8,247 | 93.3 | 92.3-94.2 | 324 | 3.3 | 2.7- 4.0 | 367 | 3.4 | 2.8- 4.2 |
| AGE | ||||||||||
| 18-24 | 257 | 235 | 90.8 | 84.3-94.8 | 9 | 3.7 | 1.4- 9.2 | 13 | 5.5 | 2.6-10.9 |
| 25-34 | 649 | 624 | 96.1 | 93.3-97.8 | 14 | 2.7 | 1.3- 5.4 | 11 | 1.2 | 0.4- 3.0 |
| 35-44 | 1,156 | 1,110 | 95.7 | 93.8-97.1 | 28 | 2.6 | 1.6- 4.1 | 18 | 1.7 | 0.9- 3.2 |
| 45-54 | 1,744 | 1,651 | 94.8 | 93.1-96.1 | 43 | 2.5 | 1.6- 3.7 | 50 | 2.7 | 1.8- 4.1 |
| 55-64 | 2,263 | 2,109 | 92.1 | 89.4-94.1 | 69 | 3.7 | 2.6- 5.4 | 85 | 4.2 | 2.6- 6.6 |
| 65+ | 3,242 | 2,811 | 85.8 | 83.8-87.6 | 194 | 6.6 | 5.4- 8.1 | 237 | 7.6 | 6.2- 9.2 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 1,280 | 1,001 | 78.1 | 73.4-82.1 | 120 | 9.5 | 7.0-12.8 | 159 | 12.4 | 9.1-16.6 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 2,873 | 2,604 | 92.1 | 90.3-93.6 | 132 | 4.4 | 3.3- 5.8 | 137 | 3.5 | 2.6- 4.8 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 2,363 | 2,230 | 95.2 | 93.3-96.5 | 71 | 2.7 | 1.7- 4.4 | 62 | 2.1 | 1.4- 3.2 |
| College Graduate | 2,774 | 2,691 | 97.7 | 96.8-98.3 | 32 | 1.1 | 0.7- 1.9 | 51 | 1.2 | 0.8- 1.8 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 1,095 | 922 | 85.6 | 81.4-88.9 | 87 | 7.6 | 5.3-10.7 | 86 | 6.9 | 4.6-10.3 |
| $15,000- $24,999 | 1,550 | 1,402 | 91.7 | 88.6-94.0 | 69 | 3.9 | 2.7- 5.6 | 79 | 4.4 | 2.5- 7.4 |
| $25,000- $34,999 | 1,065 | 975 | 91.8 | 89.1-93.9 | 48 | 4.2 | 2.8- 6.3 | 42 | 3.9 | 2.5- 6.1 |
| $35,000- $49,999 | 1,147 | 1,092 | 95.9 | 93.6-97.4 | 26 | 2.2 | 1.1- 4.2 | 29 | 1.9 | 1.1- 3.5 |
| $50,000+ | 2,958 | 2,873 | 97.1 | 96.0-98.0 | 40 | 1.3 | 0.8- 2.0 | 45 | 1.6 | 0.9- 2.5 |
| REGION** | ||||||||||
| Region I | 1,227 | 1,123 | 94.4 | 92.4-95.9 | 52 | 3.3 | 2.1- 5.2 | 52 | 2.3 | 1.6- 3.4 |
| Region II | 1,193 | 1,090 | 91.8 | 89.2-93.9 | 55 | 3.9 | 2.7- 5.6 | 48 | 4.3 | 2.7- 6.6 |
| Region III | 1,250 | 1,135 | 91.4 | 88.5-93.7 | 52 | 3.8 | 2.4- 5.9 | 63 | 4.8 | 3.1- 7.2 |
| Region IV | 1,101 | 996 | 92.3 | 89.8-94.2 | 44 | 3.7 | 2.3- 5.8 | 61 | 4.0 | 2.8- 5.8 |
| Region V | 1,100 | 1,021 | 94.2 | 92.4-95.7 | 36 | 3.0 | 2.0- 4.6 | 43 | 2.7 | 1.9- 4.0 |
| Region VI | 1,201 | 1,106 | 92.8 | 89.7-95.1 | 36 | 3.8 | 2.0- 6.9 | 59 | 3.4 | 2.2- 5.1 |
| Region VII | 1,128 | 1,040 | 94.7 | 92.1-96.5 | 43 | 3.0 | 1.6- 5.5 | 45 | 2.3 | 1.3- 3.9 |
| Region VIII | 1,111 | 1,029 | 93.0 | 89.6-95.4 | 39 | 4.0 | 2.1- 7.5 | 43 | 3.0 | 1.9- 4.7 |
** 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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