BRFSS 2006 - North Carolina: (Has a doctor, nurse, or other health professional ever told you that you had a heart attack, also called a myocardial infarction?)

2006 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Cardiovascular Disease Prevalence

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	15,599	906	4.2	3.8- 4.5	14,693	95.8	95.5-96.2
GENDER
Male	5,703	485	5.5	4.9- 6.1	5,218	94.5	93.9-95.1
Female	9,896	421	3.0	2.6- 3.4	9,475	97.0	96.6-97.4
RACE
White	11,758	719	4.3	4.0- 4.8	11,039	95.7	95.2-96.0
African American	2,589	141	4.6	3.7- 5.6	2,448	95.4	94.4-96.3
Asian	107	0	0.0	. - .	107	100	. - .
Native American	299	28	9.1	5.4-14.9	271	90.9	85.1-94.6
Other Minorities	779	16	1.9	1.0- 3.7	763	98.1	96.3-99.0
HISPANIC
Hispanic	818	19	1.8	1.0- 3.5	799	98.2	96.5-99.0
-English Speaking	312	14	2.9	1.5- 5.4	298	97.1	94.6-98.5
-Spanish Speaking	505	5	1.5	0.5- 4.1	500	98.5	95.9-99.5
Non-Hispanic	14,745	885	4.4	4.1- 4.8	13,860	95.6	95.2-95.9
AGE
18-24	628	0	0.0	. - .	628	100	. - .
25-34	1,863	9	0.7	0.3- 1.7	1,854	99.3	98.3-99.7
35-44	2,670	24	1.0	0.6- 1.6	2,646	99.0	98.4-99.4
45-54	3,081	100	3.6	2.8- 4.6	2,981	96.4	95.4-97.2
55-64	3,087	242	8.2	7.0- 9.5	2,845	91.8	90.5-93.0
65-74	2,359	267	11.4	9.9-13.0	2,092	88.6	87.0-90.1
75+	1,797	261	14.0	12.2-16.1	1,536	86.0	83.9-87.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	2,382	280	7.9	6.7- 9.3	2,102	92.1	90.7-93.3
H.S. or G.E.D.	4,724	268	3.9	3.3- 4.5	4,456	96.1	95.5-96.7
Some Post-H.S.	3,856	213	4.4	3.7- 5.2	3,643	95.6	94.8-96.3
College Graduate	4,596	140	2.3	1.8- 2.8	4,456	97.7	97.2-98.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	1,768	219	10.5	8.8-12.5	1,549	89.5	87.5-91.2
$15,000- 24,999	2,570	201	5.7	4.7- 6.8	2,369	94.3	93.2-95.3
$25,000- 34,999	1,872	95	3.9	3.1- 5.0	1,777	96.1	95.0-96.9
$35,000- 49,999	2,200	106	3.6	2.8- 4.5	2,094	96.4	95.5-97.2
$50,000-74,999	2,017	68	2.3	1.8- 3.1	1,949	97.7	96.9-98.2
$75,000+	2,841	60	1.7	1.2- 2.3	2,781	98.3	97.7-98.8
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	5,600	651	9.7	8.7-10.7	4,949	90.3	89.3-91.3
No	9,507	243	1.8	1.5- 2.1	9,264	98.2	97.9-98.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	2,274	267	9.4	8.2-10.9	2,007	90.6	89.1-91.8
Non-Veteran	13,294	636	3.3	3.0- 3.7	12,658	96.7	96.3-97.0

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

15,599

906

4.2

3.8- 4.5

14,693

95.8

95.5-96.2

GENDER

Male

5,703

485

5.5

4.9- 6.1

5,218

94.5

93.9-95.1

Female

9,896

421

3.0

2.6- 3.4

9,475

97.0

96.6-97.4

RACE

White

11,758

719

4.3

4.0- 4.8

11,039

95.7

95.2-96.0

African American

2,589

141

4.6

3.7- 5.6

2,448

95.4

94.4-96.3

Asian

107

0.0

. - .

107

100

. - .

Native American

299

9.1

5.4-14.9

271

90.9

85.1-94.6

Other Minorities

779

1.9

1.0- 3.7

763

98.1

96.3-99.0

HISPANIC

Hispanic

818

1.8

1.0- 3.5

799

98.2

96.5-99.0

-English Speaking

312

2.9

1.5- 5.4

298

97.1

94.6-98.5

-Spanish Speaking

505

1.5

0.5- 4.1

500

98.5

95.9-99.5

Non-Hispanic

14,745

885

4.4

4.1- 4.8

13,860

95.6

95.2-95.9

AGE

18-24

628

0.0

. - .

628

100

. - .

25-34

1,863

0.7

0.3- 1.7

1,854

99.3

98.3-99.7

35-44

2,670

1.0

0.6- 1.6

2,646

99.0

98.4-99.4

45-54

3,081

100

3.6

2.8- 4.6

2,981

96.4

95.4-97.2

55-64

3,087

242

8.2

7.0- 9.5

2,845

91.8

90.5-93.0

65-74

2,359

267

11.4

9.9-13.0

2,092

88.6

87.0-90.1

75+

1,797

261

14.0

12.2-16.1

1,536

86.0

83.9-87.8

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

2,382

280

7.9

6.7- 9.3

2,102

92.1

90.7-93.3

H.S. or G.E.D.

4,724

268

3.9

3.3- 4.5

4,456

96.1

95.5-96.7

Some Post-H.S.

3,856

213

4.4

3.7- 5.2

3,643

95.6

94.8-96.3

College Graduate

4,596

140

2.3

1.8- 2.8

4,456

97.7

97.2-98.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

1,768

219

10.5

8.8-12.5

1,549

89.5

87.5-91.2

$15,000- 24,999

2,570

201

5.7

4.7- 6.8

2,369

94.3

93.2-95.3

$25,000- 34,999

1,872

3.9

3.1- 5.0

1,777

96.1

95.0-96.9

$35,000- 49,999

2,200

106

3.6

2.8- 4.5

2,094

96.4

95.5-97.2

$50,000-74,999

2,017

2.3

1.8- 3.1

1,949

97.7

96.9-98.2

$75,000+

2,841

1.7

1.2- 2.3

2,781

98.3

97.7-98.8

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

5,600

651

9.7

8.7-10.7

4,949

90.3

89.3-91.3

9,507

243

1.8

1.5- 2.1

9,264

98.2

97.9-98.5

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

2,274

267

9.4

8.2-10.9

2,007

90.6

89.1-91.8

Non-Veteran

13,294

636

3.3

3.0- 3.7

12,658

96.7

96.3-97.0

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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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