2017 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?

(Ever told) you had a heart attack also called a myocardial infarction?

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,892 253 4.2 3.6- 5.0 4,639 95.8 95.0-96.4
-FEMALES 2,699 110 3.3 2.5- 4.4 2,589 96.7 95.6-97.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,745 75 4.1 2.9- 5.7 1,670 95.9 94.3-97.1
Non-Hispanic Black 581 25 2.7 1.6- 4.4 556 97.3 95.6-98.4
Other 91 *** *** *** 85 97.0 91.7-98.9
AGE
18-34 495 *** *** *** 493 99.6 98.2-99.9
35-44 355 *** *** *** 350 98.1 94.5-99.4
45-54 430 *** *** *** 421 98.2 95.9-99.3
55-64 526 26 4.4 2.3- 8.0 500 95.6 92.0-97.7
65-74 487 39 9.3 5.6-15.1 448 90.7 84.9-94.4
75+ 371 29 7.7 5.0-11.9 342 92.3 88.1-95.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 271 23 9.1 5.1-15.6 248 90.9 84.4-94.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 638 38 3.5 2.2- 5.3 600 96.5 94.7-97.8
Some Post-H.S. 800 31 2.7 1.7- 4.4 769 97.3 95.6-98.3
College Graduate 980 18 1.1 0.6- 1.9 962 98.9 98.1-99.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 296 27 6.5 3.5-11.8 269 93.5 88.2-96.5
$15,000- 24,999 426 24 5.4 3.1- 9.5 402 94.6 90.5-96.9
$25,000- 34,999 280 12 2.9 1.3- 6.3 268 97.1 93.7-98.7
$35,000- 49,999 290 15 4.7 2.5- 8.7 275 95.3 91.3-97.5
$50,000- 74,999 318 *** *** *** 315 99.2 96.3-99.8
$75,000+ 540 *** *** *** 534 99.1 97.6-99.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 871 73 5.9 4.2- 8.2 798 94.1 91.8-95.8
No 1,742 32 2.2 1.4- 3.6 1,710 97.8 96.4-98.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 80 *** *** *** 78 98.9 95.7-99.7
Non-Veteran 2,619 108 3.4 2.6- 4.5 2,511 96.6 95.5-97.4
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 692 17 1.6 0.9- 2.8 675 98.4 97.2-99.1
Regional City or Suburban County 540 22 4.1 2.3- 7.2 518 95.9 92.8-97.7
Rural 1,467 71 4.4 3.0- 6.4 1,396 95.6 93.6-97.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,195 17 1.9 1.0- 3.5 1,178 98.1 96.5-99.0
Unemployed 109 *** *** *** 107 98.8 95.3-99.7
Retired 809 43 4.3 3.0- 6.2 766 95.7 93.8-97.0
Unable to Work 298 40 8.8 5.3-14.1 258 91.2 85.9-94.7
Other not in Labor Force 270 *** *** *** 262 95.9 90.2-98.3
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 93 *** *** *** 83 90.5 78.5-96.1
50% to 100% 229 *** *** *** 219 96.4 90.0-98.7
101% to 150% 404 32 5.9 3.6- 9.8 372 94.1 90.2-96.4
151% to 200% 187 *** *** *** 183 98.1 93.2-99.5
More than 200% 1,135 29 2.1 1.3- 3.4 1,106 97.9 96.6-98.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 630 35 3.7 2.4- 5.7 595 96.3 94.3-97.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,019 39 3.9 2.5- 6.0 980 96.1 94.0-97.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,050 36 2.8 1.8- 4.4 1,014 97.2 95.6-98.2

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PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2017
are NOT comparable to 2010 and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2017 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2017 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2017 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2017 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2017 Annual Results Technical Notes for 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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