BRFSS 2005 - North Carolina: (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: North Carolina

Cardiovascular Disease Prevalence

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	17,216	969	4.3	4.0- 4.6	16,247	95.7	95.4-96.0
GENDER
Male	6,166	530	5.6	5.0- 6.1	5,636	94.4	93.9-95.0
Female	11,050	439	3.1	2.8- 3.5	10,611	96.9	96.5-97.2
RACE
White	12,986	772	4.5	4.1- 4.9	12,214	95.5	95.1-95.9
African American	3,034	158	4.7	3.9- 5.7	2,876	95.3	94.3-96.1
Asian	116	0	0.0	. - .	116	100	. - .
Native American	295	16	4.4	2.3- 8.3	279	95.6	91.7-97.7
Other Minorities	726	19	1.8	1.1- 3.1	707	98.2	96.9-98.9
HISPANIC
Hispanic	880	20	1.2	0.7- 2.1	860	98.8	97.9-99.3
-English Speaking	268	14	3.3	1.6- 6.7	254	96.7	93.3-98.4
-Spanish Speaking	612	6	0.6	0.2- 1.4	606	99.4	98.6-99.8
Non-Hispanic	16,323	946	4.6	4.2- 4.9	15,377	95.4	95.1-95.8
AGE
18-24	819	2	0.1	0.0- 0.5	817	99.9	99.5- 100
25-34	2,403	10	0.6	0.3- 1.3	2,393	99.4	98.7-99.7
35-44	3,197	41	1.2	0.8- 1.7	3,156	98.8	98.3-99.2
45-54	3,321	113	3.6	2.9- 4.4	3,208	96.4	95.6-97.1
55-64	3,143	255	8.3	7.2- 9.5	2,888	91.7	90.5-92.8
65-74	2,372	270	11.8	10.3-13.5	2,102	88.2	86.5-89.7
75+	1,873	274	14.7	12.9-16.7	1,599	85.3	83.3-87.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	2,717	297	7.8	6.7- 9.0	2,420	92.2	91.0-93.3
H.S. or G.E.D.	5,195	312	4.5	3.9- 5.2	4,883	95.5	94.8-96.1
Some Post-H.S.	4,195	184	3.1	2.6- 3.7	4,011	96.9	96.3-97.4
College Graduate	5,071	170	2.9	2.5- 3.5	4,901	97.1	96.5-97.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	2,074	234	9.2	7.8-10.7	1,840	90.8	89.3-92.2
$15,000- 24,999	3,087	218	5.1	4.3- 6.1	2,869	94.9	93.9-95.7
$25,000- 34,999	2,118	124	4.6	3.7- 5.6	1,994	95.4	94.4-96.3
$35,000- 49,999	2,343	100	3.9	3.1- 4.8	2,243	96.1	95.2-96.9
$50,000-74,999	2,243	63	2.1	1.6- 2.7	2,180	97.9	97.3-98.4
$75,000+	2,792	60	2.1	1.6- 2.8	2,732	97.9	97.2-98.4
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	5,380	645	10.2	9.3-11.1	4,735	89.8	88.9-90.7
No	11,355	310	2.1	1.9- 2.4	11,045	97.9	97.6-98.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	2,312	278	10.0	8.7-11.4	2,034	90.0	88.6-91.3
Non-Veteran	14,876	690	3.4	3.1- 3.7	14,186	96.6	96.3-96.9

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

17,216

969

4.3

4.0- 4.6

16,247

95.7

95.4-96.0

GENDER

Male

6,166

530

5.6

5.0- 6.1

5,636

94.4

93.9-95.0

Female

11,050

439

3.1

2.8- 3.5

10,611

96.9

96.5-97.2

RACE

White

12,986

772

4.5

4.1- 4.9

12,214

95.5

95.1-95.9

African American

3,034

158

4.7

3.9- 5.7

2,876

95.3

94.3-96.1

Asian

116

0.0

. - .

116

100

. - .

Native American

295

4.4

2.3- 8.3

279

95.6

91.7-97.7

Other Minorities

726

1.8

1.1- 3.1

707

98.2

96.9-98.9

HISPANIC

Hispanic

880

1.2

0.7- 2.1

860

98.8

97.9-99.3

-English Speaking

268

3.3

1.6- 6.7

254

96.7

93.3-98.4

-Spanish Speaking

612

0.6

0.2- 1.4

606

99.4

98.6-99.8

Non-Hispanic

16,323

946

4.6

4.2- 4.9

15,377

95.4

95.1-95.8

AGE

18-24

819

0.1

0.0- 0.5

817

99.9

99.5- 100

25-34

2,403

0.6

0.3- 1.3

2,393

99.4

98.7-99.7

35-44

3,197

1.2

0.8- 1.7

3,156

98.8

98.3-99.2

45-54

3,321

113

3.6

2.9- 4.4

3,208

96.4

95.6-97.1

55-64

3,143

255

8.3

7.2- 9.5

2,888

91.7

90.5-92.8

65-74

2,372

270

11.8

10.3-13.5

2,102

88.2

86.5-89.7

75+

1,873

274

14.7

12.9-16.7

1,599

85.3

83.3-87.1

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

2,717

297

7.8

6.7- 9.0

2,420

92.2

91.0-93.3

H.S. or G.E.D.

5,195

312

4.5

3.9- 5.2

4,883

95.5

94.8-96.1

Some Post-H.S.

4,195

184

3.1

2.6- 3.7

4,011

96.9

96.3-97.4

College Graduate

5,071

170

2.9

2.5- 3.5

4,901

97.1

96.5-97.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

2,074

234

9.2

7.8-10.7

1,840

90.8

89.3-92.2

$15,000- 24,999

3,087

218

5.1

4.3- 6.1

2,869

94.9

93.9-95.7

$25,000- 34,999

2,118

124

4.6

3.7- 5.6

1,994

95.4

94.4-96.3

$35,000- 49,999

2,343

100

3.9

3.1- 4.8

2,243

96.1

95.2-96.9

$50,000-74,999

2,243

2.1

1.6- 2.7

2,180

97.9

97.3-98.4

$75,000+

2,792

2.1

1.6- 2.8

2,732

97.9

97.2-98.4

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

5,380

645

10.2

9.3-11.1

4,735

89.8

88.9-90.7

11,355

310

2.1

1.9- 2.4

11,045

97.9

97.6-98.1

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

2,312

278

10.0

8.7-11.4

2,034

90.0

88.6-91.3

Non-Veteran

14,876

690

3.4

3.1- 3.7

14,186

96.6

96.3-96.9

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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.

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