BRFSS 2005 - Piedmont 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: Piedmont North Carolina**

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
-Piedmont NC	9,669	518	4.0	3.6- 4.4	9,151	96.0	95.6-96.4
GENDER
Male	3,523	299	5.3	4.6- 6.0	3,224	94.7	94.0-95.4
Female	6,146	219	2.8	2.4- 3.2	5,927	97.2	96.8-97.6
RACE
White	7,507	426	4.3	3.8- 4.8	7,081	95.7	95.2-96.2
African American	1,575	78	4.3	3.3- 5.6	1,497	95.7	94.4-96.7
Other Minorities	546	13	1.4	0.7- 2.8	533	98.6	97.2-99.3
HISPANIC
Hispanic	557	11	1.2	0.5- 2.5	546	98.8	97.5-99.5
Non-Hispanic	9,107	506	4.3	3.9- 4.8	8,601	95.7	95.2-96.1
AGE
18-24	439	0	0.0	. - .	439	100	. - .
25-34	1,361	6	0.6	0.2- 1.8	1,355	99.4	98.2-99.8
35-44	1,893	26	1.2	0.7- 1.8	1,867	98.8	98.2-99.3
45-54	1,836	57	3.3	2.5- 4.4	1,779	96.7	95.6-97.5
55-64	1,727	130	8.1	6.7- 9.9	1,597	91.9	90.1-93.3
65-74	1,301	144	11.9	9.9-14.3	1,157	88.1	85.7-90.1
75+	1,063	152	13.8	11.6-16.4	911	86.2	83.6-88.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,508	161	7.6	6.2- 9.2	1,347	92.4	90.8-93.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	2,752	167	4.5	3.8- 5.4	2,585	95.5	94.6-96.2
Some Post-H.S.	2,299	92	2.7	2.1- 3.4	2,207	97.3	96.6-97.9
College Graduate	3,091	93	2.6	2.1- 3.3	2,998	97.4	96.7-97.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	1,040	118	8.8	7.1-11.0	922	91.2	89.0-92.9
$15,000- 24,999	1,641	120	5.5	4.3- 7.0	1,521	94.5	93.0-95.7
$25,000- 34,999	1,139	66	4.2	3.2- 5.6	1,073	95.8	94.4-96.8
$35,000- 49,999	1,262	45	3.2	2.3- 4.6	1,217	96.8	95.4-97.7
$50,000-74,999	1,311	39	2.0	1.4- 2.9	1,272	98.0	97.1-98.6
$75,000+	1,812	34	1.8	1.3- 2.7	1,778	98.2	97.3-98.7
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	2,831	327	9.8	8.6-11.1	2,504	90.2	88.9-91.4
No	6,567	181	2.1	1.7- 2.5	6,386	97.9	97.5-98.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	1,150	141	9.8	8.0-11.8	1,009	90.2	88.2-92.0
Non-Veteran	8,507	376	3.2	2.9- 3.7	8,131	96.8	96.3-97.1

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

-Piedmont NC

9,669

518

4.0

3.6- 4.4

9,151

96.0

95.6-96.4

GENDER

Male

3,523

299

5.3

4.6- 6.0

3,224

94.7

94.0-95.4

Female

6,146

219

2.8

2.4- 3.2

5,927

97.2

96.8-97.6

RACE

White

7,507

426

4.3

3.8- 4.8

7,081

95.7

95.2-96.2

African American

1,575

4.3

3.3- 5.6

1,497

95.7

94.4-96.7

Other Minorities

546

1.4

0.7- 2.8

533

98.6

97.2-99.3

HISPANIC

Hispanic

557

1.2

0.5- 2.5

546

98.8

97.5-99.5

Non-Hispanic

9,107

506

4.3

3.9- 4.8

8,601

95.7

95.2-96.1

AGE

18-24

439

0.0

. - .

439

100

. - .

25-34

1,361

0.6

0.2- 1.8

1,355

99.4

98.2-99.8

35-44

1,893

1.2

0.7- 1.8

1,867

98.8

98.2-99.3

45-54

1,836

3.3

2.5- 4.4

1,779

96.7

95.6-97.5

55-64

1,727

130

8.1

6.7- 9.9

1,597

91.9

90.1-93.3

65-74

1,301

144

11.9

9.9-14.3

1,157

88.1

85.7-90.1

75+

1,063

152

13.8

11.6-16.4

911

86.2

83.6-88.4

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

1,508

161

7.6

6.2- 9.2

1,347

92.4

90.8-93.8

H.S. or G.E.D.

2,752

167

4.5

3.8- 5.4

2,585

95.5

94.6-96.2

Some Post-H.S.

2,299

2.7

2.1- 3.4

2,207

97.3

96.6-97.9

College Graduate

3,091

2.6

2.1- 3.3

2,998

97.4

96.7-97.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

1,040

118

8.8

7.1-11.0

922

91.2

89.0-92.9

$15,000- 24,999

1,641

120

5.5

4.3- 7.0

1,521

94.5

93.0-95.7

$25,000- 34,999

1,139

4.2

3.2- 5.6

1,073

95.8

94.4-96.8

$35,000- 49,999

1,262

3.2

2.3- 4.6

1,217

96.8

95.4-97.7

$50,000-74,999

1,311

2.0

1.4- 2.9

1,272

98.0

97.1-98.6

$75,000+

1,812

1.8

1.3- 2.7

1,778

98.2

97.3-98.7

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

2,831

327

9.8

8.6-11.1

2,504

90.2

88.9-91.4

6,567

181

2.1

1.7- 2.5

6,386

97.9

97.5-98.3

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

1,150

141

9.8

8.0-11.8

1,009

90.2

88.2-92.0

Non-Veteran

8,507

376

3.2

2.9- 3.7

8,131

96.8

96.3-97.1

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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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