BRFSS 2006 - Northeastern Partnership***: (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: Northeastern Partnership***

Cardiovascular Disease Prevalence

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	15,599	906	4.2	3.8- 4.5	14,693	95.8	95.5-96.2
-Northeastern Partnership	1,078	71	5.3	4.0- 7.0	1,007	94.7	93.0-96.0
GENDER
Male	387	39	7.1	4.9-10.2	348	92.9	89.8-95.1
Female	691	32	3.7	2.5- 5.4	659	96.3	94.6-97.5
RACE
White	670	46	5.2	3.7- 7.3	624	94.8	92.7-96.3
African American	352	24	6.6	4.1-10.6	328	93.4	89.4-95.9
Other Minorities	52	1	1.7	0.2-11.1	51	98.3	88.9-99.8
HISPANIC
Hispanic	34	0	0.0	. - .	34	100	. - .
Non-Hispanic	1,040	71	5.7	4.3- 7.5	969	94.3	92.5-95.7
AGE
18-24	39	0	0.0	. - .	39	100	. - .
25-34	93	3	2.6	0.8- 8.1	90	97.4	91.9-99.2
35-44	145	2	0.7	0.2- 3.2	143	99.3	96.8-99.8
45-54	235	14	7.6	4.2-13.6	221	92.4	86.4-95.8
55-64	238	18	6.3	3.8-10.3	220	93.7	89.7-96.2
65-74	184	14	8.6	4.9-14.9	170	91.4	85.1-95.1
75+	136	20	15.3	9.6-23.3	116	84.7	76.7-90.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	232	24	8.3	5.2-13.0	208	91.7	87.0-94.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	371	24	5.6	3.4- 9.1	347	94.4	90.9-96.6
Some Post-H.S.	239	13	3.5	2.0- 6.3	226	96.5	93.7-98.0
College Graduate	233	10	3.5	1.8- 6.7	223	96.5	93.3-98.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	165	18	8.7	5.0-14.5	147	91.3	85.5-95.0
$15,000- 24,999	208	14	4.6	2.7- 8.0	194	95.4	92.0-97.3
$25,000- 34,999	139	9	7.7	3.4-16.6	130	92.3	83.4-96.6
$35,000- 49,999	147	5	2.8	1.0- 7.7	142	97.2	92.3-99.0
$50,000-74,999	123	8	5.1	2.5-10.2	115	94.9	89.8-97.5
$75,000+	128	2	1.6	0.4- 6.2	126	98.4	93.8-99.6
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	442	54	11.3	8.2-15.2	388	88.7	84.8-91.8
No	604	16	1.8	1.0- 3.2	588	98.2	96.8-99.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	153	21	12.1	7.3-19.3	132	87.9	80.7-92.7
Non-Veteran	922	50	4.1	3.0- 5.7	872	95.9	94.3-97.0

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

15,599

906

4.2

3.8- 4.5

14,693

95.8

95.5-96.2

-Northeastern Partnership

1,078

5.3

4.0- 7.0

1,007

94.7

93.0-96.0

GENDER

Male

387

7.1

4.9-10.2

348

92.9

89.8-95.1

Female

691

3.7

2.5- 5.4

659

96.3

94.6-97.5

RACE

White

670

5.2

3.7- 7.3

624

94.8

92.7-96.3

African American

352

6.6

4.1-10.6

328

93.4

89.4-95.9

Other Minorities

1.7

0.2-11.1

98.3

88.9-99.8

HISPANIC

Hispanic

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

Non-Hispanic

1,040

5.7

4.3- 7.5

969

94.3

92.5-95.7

AGE

18-24

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

25-34

2.6

0.8- 8.1

97.4

91.9-99.2

35-44

145

0.7

0.2- 3.2

143

99.3

96.8-99.8

45-54

235

7.6

4.2-13.6

221

92.4

86.4-95.8

55-64

238

6.3

3.8-10.3

220

93.7

89.7-96.2

65-74

184

8.6

4.9-14.9

170

91.4

85.1-95.1

75+

136

15.3

9.6-23.3

116

84.7

76.7-90.4

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

232

8.3

5.2-13.0

208

91.7

87.0-94.8

H.S. or G.E.D.

371

5.6

3.4- 9.1

347

94.4

90.9-96.6

Some Post-H.S.

239

3.5

2.0- 6.3

226

96.5

93.7-98.0

College Graduate

233

3.5

1.8- 6.7

223

96.5

93.3-98.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

165

8.7

5.0-14.5

147

91.3

85.5-95.0

$15,000- 24,999

208

4.6

2.7- 8.0

194

95.4

92.0-97.3

$25,000- 34,999

139

7.7

3.4-16.6

130

92.3

83.4-96.6

$35,000- 49,999

147

2.8

1.0- 7.7

142

97.2

92.3-99.0

$50,000-74,999

123

5.1

2.5-10.2

115

94.9

89.8-97.5

$75,000+

128

1.6

0.4- 6.2

126

98.4

93.8-99.6

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

442

11.3

8.2-15.2

388

88.7

84.8-91.8

604

1.8

1.0- 3.2

588

98.2

96.8-99.0

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

153

12.1

7.3-19.3

132

87.9

80.7-92.7

Non-Veteran

922

4.1

3.0- 5.7

872

95.9

94.3-97.0

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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.

**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.

***Northeast NC I: Bertie, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Northampton, and Warren counties.
Northeast NC II: Beaufort, Camden, Chowan, Edgecombe, 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.

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