BRFSS 2012 - North Carolina: (Has a doctor, nurse, or other health professional EVER told you that you had any of the following? <br><br> You had a heart attack also called a myocardial infarction?)

2012 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Chronic Health Conditions

Has a doctor, nurse, or other health professional EVER told you that you had any of the following?

You had a heart attack also called a myocardial infarction?

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	11,857	745	4.6	4.2- 5.0	11,112	95.4	95.0-95.8
GENDER
Male	4,620	398	5.8	5.1- 6.5	4,222	94.2	93.5-94.9
Female	7,237	347	3.5	3.0- 4.0	6,890	96.5	96.0-97.0
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White	8,172	563	5.3	4.8- 5.8	7,609	94.7	94.2-95.2
Non-Hispanic Black	2,153	96	3.0	2.4- 3.8	2,057	97.0	96.2-97.6
Non-Hispanic Am Indian	456	44	10.9	6.1-18.7	412	89.1	81.3-93.9
Non-Hispanic Other	299	***	***	***	***	***	***
Hispanic	690	20	2.2	1.3- 3.6	670	97.8	96.4-98.7
AGE
18-34	2,029	***	***	***	***	***	***
35-44	1,624	21	1.4	0.9- 2.3	1,603	98.6	97.7-99.1
45-54	2,050	86	4.2	3.3- 5.4	1,964	95.8	94.6-96.7
55-64	2,363	154	6.4	5.3- 7.7	2,209	93.6	92.3-94.7
65-74	2,109	211	10.3	8.7-12.1	1,898	89.7	87.9-91.3
75+	1,554	256	16.8	14.6-19.3	1,298	83.2	80.7-85.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,490	169	8.8	7.3-10.6	1,321	91.2	89.4-92.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	3,442	241	4.5	3.9- 5.2	3,201	95.5	94.8-96.1
Some Post-H.S.	3,202	196	4.0	3.4- 4.8	3,006	96.0	95.2-96.6
College Graduate	3,683	139	2.6	2.1- 3.2	3,544	97.4	96.8-97.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	1,450	140	7.8	6.3- 9.6	1,310	92.2	90.4-93.7
$15,000- 24,999	2,045	173	6.5	5.4- 7.8	1,872	93.5	92.2-94.6
$25,000- 34,999	1,273	95	4.8	3.8- 6.1	1,178	95.2	93.9-96.2
$35,000- 49,999	1,434	67	3.3	2.5- 4.3	1,367	96.7	95.7-97.5
$50,000-74,999	1,386	62	3.9	2.9- 5.4	1,324	96.1	94.6-97.1
$75,000+	2,195	63	2.4	1.8- 3.3	2,132	97.6	96.7-98.2
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	3,171	421	11.5	10.2-12.9	2,750	88.5	87.1-89.8
No	8,549	315	2.7	2.3- 3.1	8,234	97.3	96.9-97.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	1,542	193	10.2	8.6-12.0	1,349	89.8	88.0-91.4
Non-Veteran	10,310	552	3.8	3.4- 4.2	9,758	96.2	95.8-96.6

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

11,857

745

4.6

4.2- 5.0

11,112

95.4

95.0-95.8

GENDER

Male

4,620

398

5.8

5.1- 6.5

4,222

94.2

93.5-94.9

Female

7,237

347

3.5

3.0- 4.0

6,890

96.5

96.0-97.0

RACE/ETHNICITY

Non-Hispanic White

8,172

563

5.3

4.8- 5.8

7,609

94.7

94.2-95.2

Non-Hispanic Black

2,153

3.0

2.4- 3.8

2,057

97.0

96.2-97.6

Non-Hispanic Am Indian

456

10.9

6.1-18.7

412

89.1

81.3-93.9

Non-Hispanic Other

299

***

Hispanic

690

2.2

1.3- 3.6

670

97.8

96.4-98.7

AGE

18-34

2,029

***

35-44

1,624

1.4

0.9- 2.3

1,603

98.6

97.7-99.1

45-54

2,050

4.2

3.3- 5.4

1,964

95.8

94.6-96.7

55-64

2,363

154

6.4

5.3- 7.7

2,209

93.6

92.3-94.7

65-74

2,109

211

10.3

8.7-12.1

1,898

89.7

87.9-91.3

75+

1,554

256

16.8

14.6-19.3

1,298

83.2

80.7-85.4

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

1,490

169

8.8

7.3-10.6

1,321

91.2

89.4-92.7

H.S. or G.E.D.

3,442

241

4.5

3.9- 5.2

3,201

95.5

94.8-96.1

Some Post-H.S.

3,202

196

4.0

3.4- 4.8

3,006

96.0

95.2-96.6

College Graduate

3,683

139

2.6

2.1- 3.2

3,544

97.4

96.8-97.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

1,450

140

7.8

6.3- 9.6

1,310

92.2

90.4-93.7

$15,000- 24,999

2,045

173

6.5

5.4- 7.8

1,872

93.5

92.2-94.6

$25,000- 34,999

1,273

4.8

3.8- 6.1

1,178

95.2

93.9-96.2

$35,000- 49,999

1,434

3.3

2.5- 4.3

1,367

96.7

95.7-97.5

$50,000-74,999

1,386

3.9

2.9- 5.4

1,324

96.1

94.6-97.1

$75,000+

2,195

2.4

1.8- 3.3

2,132

97.6

96.7-98.2

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

3,171

421

11.5

10.2-12.9

2,750

88.5

87.1-89.8

8,549

315

2.7

2.3- 3.1

8,234

97.3

96.9-97.7

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

1,542

193

10.2

8.6-12.0

1,349

89.8

88.0-91.4

Non-Veteran

10,310

552

3.8

3.4- 4.2

9,758

96.2

95.8-96.6

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PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2012 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2012 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

^Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50, % = 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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2012 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Chronic Health Conditions

Has a doctor, nurse, or other health professional EVER told you that you had any of the following? You had a heart attack also called a myocardial infarction?

Has a doctor, nurse, or other health professional EVER told you that you had any of the following?

You had a heart attack also called a myocardial infarction?