Codes and Frequencies
An 'X' indicates the category is available for that sample
| Code | Label |
17
|
14
|
08
|
01
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | NIU | X | X | X | X |
| 1 | Advise them to drive to hospital | X | X | X | X |
| 2 | Advise them to call their physician | X | X | X | X |
| 3 | Call 911 or other emergency number | X | X | X | X |
| 4 | Call spouse or family member | X | X | X | X |
| 5 | Other | X | X | X | X |
| 7 | Unknown-refused | X | X | X | X |
| 8 | Unknown-not ascertained | · | · | · | · |
| 9 | Unknown-don't know | X | X | X | X |
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Description
HAKBEST reports responses to the question, "If you thought someone was having a heart attack, what is the BEST thing to do right away?" Valid responses for HAKBEST included "Advise them to drive to the hospital," "Advise them to call their physician," "Call 9-1-1 (or another emergency number)," "Call spouse or family member," and "Other."
The website for the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (a division of the National Institutes of Health) provides the following advice: "If you think a heart attack is happening, the most important thing to remember is this--call 9-1-1 in 5 minutes or less."
Before answering the question associated with HAKBEST, respondents answered a series of questions on heart attack symptoms. For more information on these variables, see HAKJAW.
Universe
- 2001; 2008; 2014; 2017: Sample adults age 18+.
Availability
- 2001, 2008, 2014, 2017
Weights
- 2001, 2008, 2014, 2017 : SAMPWEIGHT
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