BRFSS 2005 - Mountain AHEC**: (Has a doctor, nurse, or other health professional ever told you that you had a heart attack, also called a myocardial infarction?)

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Mountain AHEC**

Cardiovascular Disease Prevalence

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	17,216	969	4.3	4.0- 4.6	16,247	95.7	95.4-96.0
-Mountain AHEC	1,194	75	4.3	3.3- 5.7	1,119	95.7	94.3-96.7
GENDER
Male	423	41	6.1	4.3- 8.6	382	93.9	91.4-95.7
Female	771	34	2.8	1.9- 4.1	737	97.2	95.9-98.1
RACE
White	1,041	69	4.7	3.6- 6.2	972	95.3	93.8-96.4
African American	65	4	3.4	1.1-10.5	61	96.6	89.5-98.9
Other Minorities	88	2	1.2	0.3- 4.9	86	98.8	95.1-99.7
HISPANIC
Hispanic	45	0	0.0	. - .	45	100	. - .
Non-Hispanic	1,147	74	4.5	3.5- 5.9	1,073	95.5	94.1-96.5
AGE
18-24	59	1	0.8	0.1- 5.4	58	99.2	94.6-99.9
25-34	172	0	0.0	. - .	172	100	. - .
35-44	185	2	0.4	0.1- 1.7	183	99.6	98.3-99.9
45-54	201	9	4.0	1.8- 8.6	192	96.0	91.4-98.2
55-64	217	17	5.8	3.4- 9.8	200	94.2	90.2-96.6
65-74	186	18	9.8	5.8-16.0	168	90.2	84.0-94.2
75+	169	28	17.2	11.4-24.9	141	82.8	75.1-88.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	179	22	7.0	4.1-11.7	157	93.0	88.3-95.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	354	23	4.5	2.8- 7.2	331	95.5	92.8-97.2
Some Post-H.S.	305	15	3.3	1.8- 6.0	290	96.7	94.0-98.2
College Graduate	353	15	3.5	2.0- 6.1	338	96.5	93.9-98.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	153	17	7.3	4.2-12.4	136	92.7	87.6-95.8
$15,000- 24,999	243	23	5.7	3.4- 9.2	220	94.3	90.8-96.6
$25,000- 34,999	166	8	4.4	2.0- 9.6	158	95.6	90.4-98.0
$35,000- 49,999	168	11	4.5	2.3- 8.3	157	95.5	91.7-97.7
$50,000-74,999	144	2	0.7	0.2- 3.0	142	99.3	97.0-99.8
$75,000+	135	4	3.4	1.2- 8.9	131	96.6	91.1-98.8
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	397	52	9.7	6.9-13.3	345	90.3	86.7-93.1
No	764	23	2.2	1.4- 3.4	741	97.8	96.6-98.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	163	24	13.0	8.3-19.7	139	87.0	80.3-91.7
Non-Veteran	1,030	51	3.0	2.2- 4.1	979	97.0	95.9-97.8

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

17,216

969

4.3

4.0- 4.6

16,247

95.7

95.4-96.0

-Mountain AHEC

1,194

4.3

3.3- 5.7

1,119

95.7

94.3-96.7

GENDER

Male

423

6.1

4.3- 8.6

382

93.9

91.4-95.7

Female

771

2.8

1.9- 4.1

737

97.2

95.9-98.1

RACE

White

1,041

4.7

3.6- 6.2

972

95.3

93.8-96.4

African American

3.4

1.1-10.5

96.6

89.5-98.9

Other Minorities

1.2

0.3- 4.9

98.8

95.1-99.7

HISPANIC

Hispanic

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

Non-Hispanic

1,147

4.5

3.5- 5.9

1,073

95.5

94.1-96.5

AGE

18-24

0.8

0.1- 5.4

99.2

94.6-99.9

25-34

172

0.0

. - .

172

100

. - .

35-44

185

0.4

0.1- 1.7

183

99.6

98.3-99.9

45-54

201

4.0

1.8- 8.6

192

96.0

91.4-98.2

55-64

217

5.8

3.4- 9.8

200

94.2

90.2-96.6

65-74

186

9.8

5.8-16.0

168

90.2

84.0-94.2

75+

169

17.2

11.4-24.9

141

82.8

75.1-88.6

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

179

7.0

4.1-11.7

157

93.0

88.3-95.9

H.S. or G.E.D.

354

4.5

2.8- 7.2

331

95.5

92.8-97.2

Some Post-H.S.

305

3.3

1.8- 6.0

290

96.7

94.0-98.2

College Graduate

353

3.5

2.0- 6.1

338

96.5

93.9-98.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

153

7.3

4.2-12.4

136

92.7

87.6-95.8

$15,000- 24,999

243

5.7

3.4- 9.2

220

94.3

90.8-96.6

$25,000- 34,999

166

4.4

2.0- 9.6

158

95.6

90.4-98.0

$35,000- 49,999

168

4.5

2.3- 8.3

157

95.5

91.7-97.7

$50,000-74,999

144

0.7

0.2- 3.0

142

99.3

97.0-99.8

$75,000+

135

3.4

1.2- 8.9

131

96.6

91.1-98.8

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

397

9.7

6.9-13.3

345

90.3

86.7-93.1

764

2.2

1.4- 3.4

741

97.8

96.6-98.6

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

163

13.0

8.3-19.7

139

87.0

80.3-91.7

Non-Veteran

1,030

3.0

2.2- 4.1

979

97.0

95.9-97.8

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^Use caution in interpreting percentages with a numerator of less than 20. N = numerator, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics and therefore cannot be calculated exactly from the numbers in this table.

** Northeast NC I: Bertie, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Northampton, and Warren counties.
Northeast NC II: Beaufort, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Hyde, Martin, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Washington counties.
Northeastern Partnership: Beaufort, Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Hyde, Martin, Northampton, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, Warren, and Washington.
Mountain Area Health Education Center (MAHEC): Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, and Yancey counties.

*** Eastern North Carolina: Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick, Camden, Carteret, Chowan, Columbus, Craven, Cumberland, Currituck, Dare, Duplin, Edgecombe, Gates, Greene, Halifax, Harnett, Hertford, Hoke, Hyde, Johnston, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Nash, New Hanover, Northampton, Onslow, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Pender, Perquimans, Pitt, Robeson, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, and Wilson counties.
Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Durham, Forsyth, Franklin, Gaston, Granville, Guilford, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Montgomery, Moore, Orange, Person, Randolph, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Wake, Warren, and Yadkin counties.
Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, and Yancey counties.

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