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Cardiovascular Disease Module

Question 10: At what age did you have your first heart attack?

Response Categories 2001
% (95% CI)
2002
% (95% CI)
2003
% (95% CI)
<30 3.4 (0-8.2)  NA 4.3 (0-8.6)    
30-49 26.1 (15.0-37.1)   24.1 (16.0-32.3)
50-59 27.0 (15.6-38.5)   23.5 (15.6-31.3)
60-69 24.0 (13.0-35.1)   19.1 (11.6-26.6)
70-79 15.8 (7.2-24.3)   22.6 (14.5-30.6)
80+ 3.6 (0-7.2)   6.4 (2.0-10.8)
Percentage among respondents reporting prior heart attack excluding unknown and missing
 
Response Categories 2004
% (95% CI)
2005
% (95% CI)
2006
% (95% CI)
<30 NA  NA NA
30-49      
50-59      
60-69      
70-79      
80+      
Percentage among respondents reporting prior heart attack excluding unknown and missing
 
Response Categories 2007
% (95% CI)
2008
% (95% CI)
2009
% (95% CI)
<30 NA NA  
30-49      
50-59      
60-69      
70-79      
80+      
Percentage among respondents reporting prior heart attack excluding unknown and missing

Table Type Question response frequency
Denominator: Persons told by a doctor, nurse or other health professional that they had had a heart attack
Abbreviations: n = number of respondents
  % = weighted percent of respondents giving this response
  95% CI = confidence intervals

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