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Table 2 Composite Heart Attack and Stroke Symptomology Knowledge Score By Covariates for Native American Adults Complex Samples Analysis. Amalgamated 2005, 2007 and 2009 BRFSS Data

From: Knowledge of heart attack and stroke symptoms among US Native American Adults: a cross-sectional population-based study analyzing a multi-year BRFSS database

Covariates and Factors

Three Level Composite Score

% Low Composite Score

% Mid-Range Composite Score

% High Composite Score

Sex

 Male

9.1

41.7

49.2

 Female

8.2

40.1

51.7

Age*

 18–44 Years

8.1

44.2

47.8

 45–64 Years

6.9

35.7

57.5

 > = 65 Years

16.8

40.5

42.7

Education Attained*

 Did Not Graduate From HS

16.1

48.2

35.7

 HS Graduate

7.9

42.7

49.3

 University Graduate

4.3

29.3

66.4

Household Income*

 <$50,000

10.0

45.1

44.9

 > = $50,000

3.7

30.4

65.9

Geographic Locale

 Non-Rural

8.3

40.1

51.6

 Rural

9.3

42.2

48.5

Health Status

 Good To Excellent Health

8.0

41.7

50.3

 Fair To Poor Health

10.8

38.2

51.0

Health Insurance Status*

 Have Health Insurance

8.1

39.2

52.8

 Do Not Have Health Insurance

10.5

46.4

43.1

Have Health Care Provider*

 Have HCP

8.3

38.3

53.3

 Do Not Have HCP

9.8

49.2

41.0

Medical Care Deferred

 Deferred Because Of Cost

7.8

38.3

53.9

 Care Not Deferred

8.8

41.7

49.5

Routine Medical Check Up*

 Within Last 12 Months

7.7

39.0

53.3

 Longer Than 12 Months Ago

10.4

44.4

45.2

  1. *Significantly different by chi-square test of independence at the .05 level