BRFSS Survey Results 2009 for South Carolina
Heart Attack and Stroke
Do you think shortness of breath is a symptom 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 | 9,310 | 7,960 | 86.5 | 85.3-87.7 | 660 | 6.2 | 5.4- 7.0 | 690 | 7.3 | 6.4- 8.3 |
| GENDER | ||||||||||
| Male | 3,524 | 2,981 | 85.6 | 83.5-87.5 | 279 | 6.8 | 5.6- 8.2 | 264 | 7.6 | 6.1- 9.4 |
| Female | 5,786 | 4,979 | 87.4 | 85.9-88.7 | 381 | 5.6 | 4.7- 6.6 | 426 | 7.0 | 6.0- 8.2 |
| RACE | ||||||||||
| White | 6,130 | 5,402 | 89.5 | 88.2-90.7 | 350 | 4.5 | 3.9- 5.3 | 378 | 6.0 | 5.0- 7.1 |
| African American | 2,475 | 2,007 | 81.5 | 78.3-84.4 | 229 | 8.5 | 6.7-10.8 | 239 | 10.0 | 7.7-12.7 |
| Other | 438 | 370 | 81.3 | 74.6-86.5 | 41 | 11.5 | 7.5-17.4 | 27 | 7.2 | 4.1-12.3 |
| HISPANIC | ||||||||||
| Yes | 143 | 118 | 77.6 | 64.5-86.9 | 18 | 15.8 | 8.2-28.3 | 7 | 6.6 | 2.3-17.2 |
| No | 8,935 | 7,686 | 87.1 | 85.9-88.3 | 608 | 5.8 | 5.1- 6.6 | 641 | 7.1 | 6.1- 8.1 |
| AGE | ||||||||||
| 18-24 | 257 | 214 | 82.9 | 75.7-88.3 | 19 | 6.3 | 3.3-11.5 | 24 | 10.9 | 6.7-17.2 |
| 25-34 | 648 | 568 | 89.0 | 85.3-91.9 | 40 | 4.5 | 2.9- 6.9 | 40 | 6.4 | 4.2- 9.8 |
| 35-44 | 1,155 | 1,022 | 87.8 | 84.6-90.5 | 73 | 6.3 | 4.5- 8.8 | 60 | 5.9 | 4.1- 8.4 |
| 45-54 | 1,744 | 1,540 | 89.0 | 86.8-90.9 | 116 | 5.7 | 4.4- 7.4 | 88 | 5.2 | 3.9- 7.0 |
| 55-64 | 2,262 | 1,982 | 87.6 | 85.0-89.9 | 126 | 4.8 | 3.7- 6.2 | 154 | 7.6 | 5.6-10.1 |
| 65+ | 3,244 | 2,634 | 81.1 | 79.0-83.0 | 286 | 9.2 | 7.8-10.7 | 324 | 9.7 | 8.4-11.3 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 1,282 | 929 | 72.6 | 67.8-77.0 | 166 | 11.5 | 8.8-14.9 | 187 | 15.9 | 12.3-20.4 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 2,872 | 2,412 | 85.1 | 82.6-87.2 | 227 | 6.6 | 5.3- 8.1 | 233 | 8.3 | 6.6-10.5 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 2,362 | 2,079 | 89.0 | 86.6-91.0 | 126 | 5.5 | 4.0- 7.5 | 157 | 5.5 | 4.2- 7.2 |
| College Graduate | 2,773 | 2,530 | 91.6 | 89.8-93.1 | 134 | 4.1 | 3.2- 5.3 | 109 | 4.3 | 3.1- 5.8 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 1,093 | 840 | 78.4 | 73.2-82.9 | 123 | 8.2 | 6.2-10.7 | 130 | 13.4 | 9.5-18.6 |
| $15,000- $24,999 | 1,550 | 1,293 | 83.6 | 79.8-86.9 | 140 | 9.2 | 6.9-12.3 | 117 | 7.1 | 5.0-10.2 |
| $25,000- $34,999 | 1,065 | 923 | 86.3 | 82.5-89.4 | 79 | 7.4 | 5.2-10.4 | 63 | 6.3 | 4.3- 9.2 |
| $35,000- $49,999 | 1,147 | 1,008 | 87.2 | 83.1-90.4 | 66 | 4.9 | 3.3- 7.2 | 73 | 7.9 | 5.2-11.8 |
| $50,000+ | 2,956 | 2,701 | 91.3 | 89.5-92.8 | 122 | 3.8 | 2.9- 4.9 | 133 | 4.9 | 3.8- 6.5 |
| REGION** | ||||||||||
| Region I | 1,227 | 1,049 | 83.0 | 79.0-86.4 | 90 | 7.5 | 5.5-10.2 | 88 | 9.4 | 6.7-13.0 |
| Region II | 1,190 | 1,028 | 86.5 | 83.1-89.2 | 75 | 5.8 | 4.0- 8.3 | 87 | 7.7 | 5.7-10.4 |
| Region III | 1,249 | 1,075 | 87.8 | 84.6-90.4 | 95 | 5.7 | 4.1- 7.9 | 79 | 6.5 | 4.6- 9.2 |
| Region IV | 1,102 | 933 | 84.3 | 80.1-87.7 | 68 | 5.4 | 3.9- 7.3 | 101 | 10.3 | 7.3-14.5 |
| Region V | 1,102 | 939 | 88.0 | 85.5-90.1 | 77 | 5.8 | 4.3- 7.7 | 86 | 6.2 | 4.8- 8.1 |
| Region VI | 1,203 | 1,012 | 85.9 | 82.9-88.5 | 93 | 7.8 | 5.8-10.6 | 98 | 6.2 | 4.7- 8.2 |
| Region VII | 1,127 | 975 | 89.5 | 86.3-92.0 | 84 | 5.7 | 4.0- 7.9 | 68 | 4.8 | 3.1- 7.5 |
| Region VIII | 1,110 | 949 | 84.8 | 80.7-88.2 | 78 | 7.8 | 5.2-11.4 | 83 | 7.4 | 5.2-10.3 |
** 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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