2018 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern 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 that 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 4,715 289 5.4 4.6- 6.3 4,426 94.6 93.7-95.4
-Eastern NC 1,699 117 6.3 5.0- 7.9 1,582 93.7 92.1-95.0
GENDER
Male 789 73 7.8 5.8-10.3 716 92.2 89.7-94.2
Female 910 44 4.8 3.2- 7.1 866 95.2 92.9-96.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,057 76 6.3 4.8- 8.3 981 93.7 91.7-95.2
Non-Hispanic Black 405 25 6.5 3.8-10.8 380 93.5 89.2-96.2
Other 239 16 5.4 3.1- 9.2 223 94.6 90.8-96.9
AGE
18-34 341 *** *** *** 341 100 . - .
35-44 222 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 280 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 306 29 10.0 6.3-15.5 277 90.0 84.5-93.7
65-74 321 39 17.0 11.7-24.2 282 83.0 75.8-88.3
75+ 200 25 13.6 7.9-22.3 175 86.4 77.7-92.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 192 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 485 38 5.8 4.0- 8.4 447 94.2 91.6-96.0
Some Post-H.S. 503 37 6.7 4.5-10.0 466 93.3 90.0-95.5
College Graduate 519 25 4.9 2.8- 8.4 494 95.1 91.6-97.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 175 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 280 30 11.1 7.3-16.4 250 88.9 83.6-92.7
$25,000- 34,999 174 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 212 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 224 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 312 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 585 70 11.7 8.6-15.8 515 88.3 84.2-91.4
No 1,075 44 3.7 2.6- 5.3 1,031 96.3 94.7-97.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 353 32 7.4 5.0-10.9 321 92.6 89.1-95.0
Non-Veteran 1,344 85 6.0 4.5- 7.9 1,259 94.0 92.1-95.5
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 103 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 398 20 3.5 2.1- 5.8 378 96.5 94.2-97.9
Rural 1,200 93 7.6 5.8- 9.9 1,107 92.4 90.1-94.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 831 25 2.4 1.5- 3.6 806 97.6 96.4-98.5
Unemployed 65 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 494 50 12.5 8.9-17.1 444 87.5 82.9-91.1
Unable to Work 196 37 20.5 13.3-30.2 159 79.5 69.8-86.7
Other not in Labor Force 98 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 60 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 137 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 258 28 9.9 6.4-14.8 230 90.1 85.2-93.6
151% to 200% 141 14 9.0 5.0-15.7 127 91.0 84.3-95.0
More than 200% 760 38 5.1 3.4- 7.7 722 94.9 92.3-96.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 542 45 9.0 6.1-13.0 497 91.0 87.0-93.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 836 49 4.7 3.2- 6.6 787 95.3 93.4-96.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 323 23 6.7 4.1-11.0 300 93.3 89.0-95.9

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PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2018 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2018 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2018 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2018 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2018 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2018 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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