Table 2 Composite Heart Attack and Stroke Symptomology Knowledge Score By Covariates 2005, 2007 and 2009 BRFSS Data
Covariates and Factors | Three Level Composite Score | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
% Low Composite Score* | % Mid-Range Composite Score* | % High Composite Score* | ||
Sex | Male | 8.6 | 36.9 | 54.5 |
| Â | Female | 6.3 | 31.7 | 62.0 |
Health Status | Good To Excellent Health | 6.6 | 33.4 | 60.0 |
| Â | Fair To Poor Health | 11.2 | 38.4 | 50.5 |
Health Insurance Status | Have Health Insurance | 6.3 | 32.6 | 61.1 |
| Â | Do Not Have Health Insurance | 13.1 | 42.7 | 44.1 |
Have Health Care Provider | Have HCP | 6.3 | 32.6 | 61.0 |
| Â | Do Not Have HCP | 11.6 | 40.8 | 47.7 |
Medical Care Deferred | Deferred Because Of Cost | 9.6 | 39.5 | 50.9 |
| Â | Care Not Deferred | 6.9 | 33.3 | 59.8 |
Routine Medical Check Up | Within Last 12 Months | 7.1 | 33.0 | 59.9 |
| Â | Longer Than 12 Months Ago | 8.0 | 37.0 | 55.0 |
Education Attained | Did Not Graduate From HS | 20.9 | 46.1 | 33.0 |
| Â | HS Graduate | 7.2 | 36.6 | 56.2 |
| Â | University Graduate | 3.3 | 26.4 | 70.3 |
Household Income | <$50,000 | 9.6 | 38.7 | 51.7 |
|  | > = $50,000 | 3.1 | 27.4 | 69.5 |
Race And Ethnicity | Caucasian | 5.0 | 31.5 | 63.5 |
| Â | African American | 12.4 | 42.7 | 44.9 |
| Â | Hispanic | 20.7 | 43.7 | 35.6 |
| Â | Other/Multiracial | 10.7 | 39.5 | 49.8 |
Geographic Locale | Non-Rural | 7.3 | 34.2 | 58.6 |
| Â | Rural | 7.7 | 34.5 | 57.8 |