BRFSS 2005 - Northeastern Partnership**: (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: Northeastern Partnership**

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
-Northeastern Partnership	1,187	88	5.8	4.6- 7.4	1,099	94.2	92.6-95.4
GENDER
Male	419	44	6.7	4.8- 9.5	375	93.3	90.5-95.2
Female	768	44	4.9	3.6- 6.8	724	95.1	93.2-96.4
RACE
White	696	56	5.3	4.0- 7.0	640	94.7	93.0-96.0
African American	430	28	6.8	4.4-10.3	402	93.2	89.7-95.6
Other Minorities	54	2	3.3	0.8-13.0	52	96.7	87.0-99.2
HISPANIC
Hispanic	37	4	3.5	1.1-10.2	33	96.5	89.8-98.9
Non-Hispanic	1,150	84	6.0	4.7- 7.6	1,066	94.0	92.4-95.3
AGE
18-24	37	0	0.0	. - .	37	100	. - .
25-34	129	1	1.0	0.1- 6.7	128	99.0	93.3-99.9
35-44	179	5	2.2	0.9- 5.5	174	97.8	94.5-99.1
45-54	270	8	3.3	1.6- 6.9	262	96.7	93.1-98.4
55-64	247	15	6.2	3.3-11.4	232	93.8	88.6-96.7
65-74	175	34	18.1	12.7-25.3	141	81.9	74.7-87.3
75+	143	25	19.5	12.9-28.3	118	80.5	71.7-87.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	244	31	11.6	7.7-17.0	213	88.4	83.0-92.3
H.S. or G.E.D.	439	34	5.8	3.9- 8.6	405	94.2	91.4-96.1
Some Post-H.S.	262	15	3.8	2.2- 6.4	247	96.2	93.6-97.8
College Graduate	240	8	2.4	1.2- 4.8	232	97.6	95.2-98.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	198	25	10.5	6.5-16.6	173	89.5	83.4-93.5
$15,000- 24,999	231	19	6.0	3.6- 9.8	212	94.0	90.2-96.4
$25,000- 34,999	157	11	6.4	3.2-12.6	146	93.6	87.4-96.8
$35,000- 49,999	137	8	5.8	2.8-11.5	129	94.2	88.5-97.2
$50,000-74,999	133	4	2.1	0.7- 5.7	129	97.9	94.3-99.3
$75,000+	130	1	1.3	0.2- 8.8	129	98.7	91.2-99.8
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	477	68	13.2	10.1-17.1	409	86.8	82.9-89.9
No	679	19	1.9	1.1- 3.1	660	98.1	96.9-98.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	162	22	10.1	6.4-15.6	140	89.9	84.4-93.6
Non-Veteran	1,019	65	5.0	3.8- 6.7	954	95.0	93.3-96.2

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

-Northeastern Partnership

1,187

5.8

4.6- 7.4

1,099

94.2

92.6-95.4

GENDER

Male

419

6.7

4.8- 9.5

375

93.3

90.5-95.2

Female

768

4.9

3.6- 6.8

724

95.1

93.2-96.4

RACE

White

696

5.3

4.0- 7.0

640

94.7

93.0-96.0

African American

430

6.8

4.4-10.3

402

93.2

89.7-95.6

Other Minorities

3.3

0.8-13.0

96.7

87.0-99.2

HISPANIC

Hispanic

3.5

1.1-10.2

96.5

89.8-98.9

Non-Hispanic

1,150

6.0

4.7- 7.6

1,066

94.0

92.4-95.3

AGE

18-24

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

25-34

129

1.0

0.1- 6.7

128

99.0

93.3-99.9

35-44

179

2.2

0.9- 5.5

174

97.8

94.5-99.1

45-54

270

3.3

1.6- 6.9

262

96.7

93.1-98.4

55-64

247

6.2

3.3-11.4

232

93.8

88.6-96.7

65-74

175

18.1

12.7-25.3

141

81.9

74.7-87.3

75+

143

19.5

12.9-28.3

118

80.5

71.7-87.1

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

244

11.6

7.7-17.0

213

88.4

83.0-92.3

H.S. or G.E.D.

439

5.8

3.9- 8.6

405

94.2

91.4-96.1

Some Post-H.S.

262

3.8

2.2- 6.4

247

96.2

93.6-97.8

College Graduate

240

2.4

1.2- 4.8

232

97.6

95.2-98.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

198

10.5

6.5-16.6

173

89.5

83.4-93.5

$15,000- 24,999

231

6.0

3.6- 9.8

212

94.0

90.2-96.4

$25,000- 34,999

157

6.4

3.2-12.6

146

93.6

87.4-96.8

$35,000- 49,999

137

5.8

2.8-11.5

129

94.2

88.5-97.2

$50,000-74,999

133

2.1

0.7- 5.7

129

97.9

94.3-99.3

$75,000+

130

1.3

0.2- 8.8

129

98.7

91.2-99.8

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

477

13.2

10.1-17.1

409

86.8

82.9-89.9

679

1.9

1.1- 3.1

660

98.1

96.9-98.9

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

162

10.1

6.4-15.6

140

89.9

84.4-93.6

Non-Veteran

1,019

5.0

3.8- 6.7

954

95.0

93.3-96.2

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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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