BRFSS 2005 - Western 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: Western 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
-Western NC	2,000	125	4.7	3.8- 5.7	1,875	95.3	94.3-96.2
GENDER
Male	714	73	6.7	5.1- 8.6	641	93.3	91.4-94.9
Female	1,286	52	2.9	2.1- 4.0	1,234	97.1	96.0-97.9
RACE
White	1,780	115	5.0	4.0- 6.2	1,665	95.0	93.8-96.0
African American	94	7	4.1	1.7- 9.4	87	95.9	90.6-98.3
Other Minorities	125	3	1.5	0.5- 4.8	122	98.5	95.2-99.5
HISPANIC
Hispanic	79	0	0.0	. - .	79	100	. - .
Non-Hispanic	1,919	124	4.9	4.0- 6.0	1,795	95.1	94.0-96.0
AGE
18-24	102	1	0.5	0.1- 3.5	101	99.5	96.5-99.9
25-34	267	0	0.0	. - .	267	100	. - .
35-44	312	3	0.9	0.2- 3.8	309	99.1	96.2-99.8
45-54	349	15	4.3	2.4- 7.6	334	95.7	92.4-97.6
55-64	379	32	7.6	5.2-11.0	347	92.4	89.0-94.8
65-74	309	33	10.8	7.4-15.4	276	89.2	84.6-92.6
75+	274	41	15.7	11.2-21.4	233	84.3	78.6-88.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	346	39	7.9	5.4-11.4	307	92.1	88.6-94.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	612	33	3.7	2.5- 5.5	579	96.3	94.5-97.5
Some Post-H.S.	479	25	3.4	2.1- 5.3	454	96.6	94.7-97.9
College Graduate	554	27	4.5	3.0- 6.7	527	95.5	93.3-97.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	281	29	7.2	4.8-10.9	252	92.8	89.1-95.2
$15,000- 24,999	415	29	4.7	3.0- 7.1	386	95.3	92.9-97.0
$25,000- 34,999	270	18	6.1	3.6-10.3	252	93.9	89.7-96.4
$35,000- 49,999	294	15	3.7	2.1- 6.3	279	96.3	93.7-97.9
$50,000-74,999	215	6	2.5	1.0- 5.8	209	97.5	94.2-99.0
$75,000+	226	9	3.7	1.9- 7.3	217	96.3	92.7-98.1
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	672	83	10.2	7.9-13.1	589	89.8	86.9-92.1
No	1,276	42	2.5	1.8- 3.4	1,234	97.5	96.6-98.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	265	44	14.7	10.6-19.9	221	85.3	80.1-89.4
Non-Veteran	1,734	81	3.2	2.5- 4.1	1,653	96.8	95.9-97.5

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

-Western NC

2,000

125

4.7

3.8- 5.7

1,875

95.3

94.3-96.2

GENDER

Male

714

6.7

5.1- 8.6

641

93.3

91.4-94.9

Female

1,286

2.9

2.1- 4.0

1,234

97.1

96.0-97.9

RACE

White

1,780

115

5.0

4.0- 6.2

1,665

95.0

93.8-96.0

African American

4.1

1.7- 9.4

95.9

90.6-98.3

Other Minorities

125

1.5

0.5- 4.8

122

98.5

95.2-99.5

HISPANIC

Hispanic

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

Non-Hispanic

1,919

124

4.9

4.0- 6.0

1,795

95.1

94.0-96.0

AGE

18-24

102

0.5

0.1- 3.5

101

99.5

96.5-99.9

25-34

267

0.0

. - .

267

100

. - .

35-44

312

0.9

0.2- 3.8

309

99.1

96.2-99.8

45-54

349

4.3

2.4- 7.6

334

95.7

92.4-97.6

55-64

379

7.6

5.2-11.0

347

92.4

89.0-94.8

65-74

309

10.8

7.4-15.4

276

89.2

84.6-92.6

75+

274

15.7

11.2-21.4

233

84.3

78.6-88.8

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

346

7.9

5.4-11.4

307

92.1

88.6-94.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

612

3.7

2.5- 5.5

579

96.3

94.5-97.5

Some Post-H.S.

479

3.4

2.1- 5.3

454

96.6

94.7-97.9

College Graduate

554

4.5

3.0- 6.7

527

95.5

93.3-97.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

281

7.2

4.8-10.9

252

92.8

89.1-95.2

$15,000- 24,999

415

4.7

3.0- 7.1

386

95.3

92.9-97.0

$25,000- 34,999

270

6.1

3.6-10.3

252

93.9

89.7-96.4

$35,000- 49,999

294

3.7

2.1- 6.3

279

96.3

93.7-97.9

$50,000-74,999

215

2.5

1.0- 5.8

209

97.5

94.2-99.0

$75,000+

226

3.7

1.9- 7.3

217

96.3

92.7-98.1

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

672

10.2

7.9-13.1

589

89.8

86.9-92.1

1,276

2.5

1.8- 3.4

1,234

97.5

96.6-98.2

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

265

14.7

10.6-19.9

221

85.3

80.1-89.4

Non-Veteran

1,734

3.2

2.5- 4.1

1,653

96.8

95.9-97.5

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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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