BRFSS 2006 - 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?)

2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina**

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
-Piedmont NC	8,716	500	4.1	3.7- 4.6	8,216	95.9	95.4-96.3
GENDER
Male	3,233	272	5.3	4.6- 6.2	2,961	94.7	93.8-95.4
Female	5,483	228	2.9	2.5- 3.4	5,255	97.1	96.6-97.5
RACE
White	6,752	410	4.4	3.9- 5.0	6,342	95.6	95.0-96.1
African American	1,334	71	3.9	3.0- 5.2	1,263	96.1	94.8-97.0
Other Minorities	588	18	2.4	1.2- 4.6	570	97.6	95.4-98.8
HISPANIC
Hispanic	486	11	2.2	0.9- 5.0	475	97.8	95.0-99.1
Non-Hispanic	8,212	488	4.3	3.9- 4.8	7,724	95.7	95.2-96.1
AGE
18-24	339	0	0.0	. - .	339	100	. - .
25-34	1,059	4	0.6	0.2- 2.3	1,055	99.4	97.7-99.8
35-44	1,574	12	0.9	0.5- 1.8	1,562	99.1	98.2-99.5
45-54	1,721	60	3.8	2.8- 5.1	1,661	96.2	94.9-97.2
55-64	1,694	128	8.4	6.8-10.3	1,566	91.6	89.7-93.2
65-74	1,274	145	11.7	9.7-13.9	1,129	88.3	86.1-90.3
75+	985	148	14.6	12.2-17.5	837	85.4	82.5-87.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,258	146	8.3	6.6-10.4	1,112	91.7	89.6-93.4
H.S. or G.E.D.	2,526	152	4.0	3.3- 4.9	2,374	96.0	95.1-96.7
Some Post-H.S.	2,111	123	4.2	3.4- 5.2	1,988	95.8	94.8-96.6
College Graduate	2,795	74	2.2	1.6- 2.9	2,721	97.8	97.1-98.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	884	120	10.1	7.9-12.8	764	89.9	87.2-92.1
$15,000- 24,999	1,366	103	5.6	4.4- 7.1	1,263	94.4	92.9-95.6
$25,000- 34,999	963	45	3.6	2.6- 5.0	918	96.4	95.0-97.4
$35,000- 49,999	1,195	62	4.2	3.1- 5.7	1,133	95.8	94.3-96.9
$50,000-74,999	1,123	37	2.1	1.4- 3.0	1,086	97.9	97.0-98.6
$75,000+	1,885	38	1.7	1.2- 2.6	1,847	98.3	97.4-98.8
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	2,967	350	9.6	8.4-11.0	2,617	90.4	89.0-91.6
No	5,478	140	1.8	1.5- 2.2	5,338	98.2	97.8-98.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	1,143	145	10.1	8.4-12.2	998	89.9	87.8-91.6
Non-Veteran	7,555	352	3.2	2.8- 3.7	7,203	96.8	96.3-97.2

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

-Piedmont NC

8,716

500

4.1

3.7- 4.6

8,216

95.9

95.4-96.3

GENDER

Male

3,233

272

5.3

4.6- 6.2

2,961

94.7

93.8-95.4

Female

5,483

228

2.9

2.5- 3.4

5,255

97.1

96.6-97.5

RACE

White

6,752

410

4.4

3.9- 5.0

6,342

95.6

95.0-96.1

African American

1,334

3.9

3.0- 5.2

1,263

96.1

94.8-97.0

Other Minorities

588

2.4

1.2- 4.6

570

97.6

95.4-98.8

HISPANIC

Hispanic

486

2.2

0.9- 5.0

475

97.8

95.0-99.1

Non-Hispanic

8,212

488

4.3

3.9- 4.8

7,724

95.7

95.2-96.1

AGE

18-24

339

0.0

. - .

339

100

. - .

25-34

1,059

0.6

0.2- 2.3

1,055

99.4

97.7-99.8

35-44

1,574

0.9

0.5- 1.8

1,562

99.1

98.2-99.5

45-54

1,721

3.8

2.8- 5.1

1,661

96.2

94.9-97.2

55-64

1,694

128

8.4

6.8-10.3

1,566

91.6

89.7-93.2

65-74

1,274

145

11.7

9.7-13.9

1,129

88.3

86.1-90.3

75+

985

148

14.6

12.2-17.5

837

85.4

82.5-87.8

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

1,258

146

8.3

6.6-10.4

1,112

91.7

89.6-93.4

H.S. or G.E.D.

2,526

152

4.0

3.3- 4.9

2,374

96.0

95.1-96.7

Some Post-H.S.

2,111

123

4.2

3.4- 5.2

1,988

95.8

94.8-96.6

College Graduate

2,795

2.2

1.6- 2.9

2,721

97.8

97.1-98.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

884

120

10.1

7.9-12.8

764

89.9

87.2-92.1

$15,000- 24,999

1,366

103

5.6

4.4- 7.1

1,263

94.4

92.9-95.6

$25,000- 34,999

963

3.6

2.6- 5.0

918

96.4

95.0-97.4

$35,000- 49,999

1,195

4.2

3.1- 5.7

1,133

95.8

94.3-96.9

$50,000-74,999

1,123

2.1

1.4- 3.0

1,086

97.9

97.0-98.6

$75,000+

1,885

1.7

1.2- 2.6

1,847

98.3

97.4-98.8

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

2,967

350

9.6

8.4-11.0

2,617

90.4

89.0-91.6

5,478

140

1.8

1.5- 2.2

5,338

98.2

97.8-98.5

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

1,143

145

10.1

8.4-12.2

998

89.9

87.8-91.6

Non-Veteran

7,555

352

3.2

2.8- 3.7

7,203

96.8

96.3-97.2

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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.

** 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, 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.

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