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
-Non-Hispanic White 3,192 186 5.4 4.4- 6.5 3,006 94.6 93.5-95.6
GENDER
Male 1,447 111 6.8 5.4- 8.5 1,336 93.2 91.5-94.6
Female 1,745 75 4.1 2.9- 5.7 1,670 95.9 94.3-97.1
AGE
18-34 560 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 355 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 529 18 2.8 1.6- 5.0 511 97.2 95.0-98.4
55-64 629 39 6.9 4.5-10.2 590 93.1 89.8-95.5
65-74 629 68 13.6 9.9-18.3 561 86.4 81.7-90.1
75+ 463 51 10.7 7.6-14.7 412 89.3 85.3-92.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 207 35 16.0 10.5-23.6 172 84.0 76.4-89.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 749 56 5.5 3.9- 7.7 693 94.5 92.3-96.1
Some Post-H.S. 915 53 4.9 3.6- 6.8 862 95.1 93.2-96.4
College Graduate 1,318 42 2.1 1.5- 3.0 1,276 97.9 97.0-98.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 250 36 15.7 10.2-23.3 214 84.3 76.7-89.8
$15,000- 24,999 376 28 7.9 4.8-12.8 348 92.1 87.2-95.2
$25,000- 34,999 303 27 8.3 5.2-13.0 276 91.7 87.0-94.8
$35,000- 49,999 366 20 4.2 2.5- 7.1 346 95.8 92.9-97.5
$50,000- 74,999 477 18 3.2 1.9- 5.5 459 96.8 94.5-98.1
$75,000+ 920 23 1.8 1.1- 3.1 897 98.2 96.9-98.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 977 115 10.7 8.5-13.4 862 89.3 86.6-91.5
No 2,125 67 3.3 2.4- 4.6 2,058 96.7 95.4-97.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 502 49 7.5 5.4-10.5 453 92.5 89.5-94.6
Non-Veteran 2,688 137 5.0 4.0- 6.3 2,551 95.0 93.7-96.0
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 738 27 3.3 2.1- 5.0 711 96.7 95.0-97.9
Regional City or Suburban County 676 36 4.9 3.2- 7.5 640 95.1 92.5-96.8
Rural 1,779 123 7.2 5.6- 9.1 1,656 92.8 90.9-94.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,615 41 2.9 2.0- 4.3 1,574 97.1 95.7-98.0
Unemployed 97 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 1,002 93 9.5 7.4-12.1 909 90.5 87.9-92.6
Unable to Work 262 39 12.4 7.9-18.9 223 87.6 81.1-92.1
Other not in Labor Force 208 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 158 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 383 40 9.8 6.4-14.6 343 90.2 85.4-93.6
151% to 200% 232 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,726 70 3.2 2.4- 4.3 1,656 96.8 95.7-97.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 614 53 8.5 6.0-12.1 561 91.5 87.9-94.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,207 66 5.5 4.0- 7.5 1,141 94.5 92.5-96.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,372 67 4.6 3.3- 6.2 1,305 95.4 93.8-96.7

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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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