This statistic depicts the percentage of U.S. adults that were aware of the five most common heart attack signs and symptoms from 2008 to 2017, by education. According to the data, the percentage of adults with less than a high school education that knew of heart attack symptoms had increased from 28.9 percent in 2008 to 42.3 percent in 2017.
Percentage of adults in the U.S. that were aware of the five most common symptoms of a heart attack in 2008, 2014 and 2017, by education*
Characteristic
2008
2014
2017
College graduate
45.5%
54%
56%
Some college
43%
53.8%
52.4%
High school graduate
37.1%
47.1%
46.4%
Less than high school
28.9%
41.5%
42.3%
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MMWR, & CDC. (February 8, 2019). Percentage of adults in the U.S. that were aware of the five most common symptoms of a heart attack in 2008, 2014 and 2017, by education* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 05, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/969089/knowledge-of-heart-attack-symptoms-us-by-education/
MMWR, und CDC. "Percentage of adults in the U.S. that were aware of the five most common symptoms of a heart attack in 2008, 2014 and 2017, by education*." Chart. February 8, 2019. Statista. Accessed June 05, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/969089/knowledge-of-heart-attack-symptoms-us-by-education/
MMWR, CDC. (2019). Percentage of adults in the U.S. that were aware of the five most common symptoms of a heart attack in 2008, 2014 and 2017, by education*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 05, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/969089/knowledge-of-heart-attack-symptoms-us-by-education/
MMWR, and CDC. "Percentage of Adults in The U.S. That Were Aware of The Five Most Common Symptoms of a Heart Attack in 2008, 2014 and 2017, by Education*." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Feb 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/969089/knowledge-of-heart-attack-symptoms-us-by-education/
MMWR & CDC, Percentage of adults in the U.S. that were aware of the five most common symptoms of a heart attack in 2008, 2014 and 2017, by education* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/969089/knowledge-of-heart-attack-symptoms-us-by-education/ (last visited June 05, 2025)
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