2018 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 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
-Non-Hispanic Black 874 40 3.6 2.4- 5.4 834 96.4 94.6-97.6
GENDER
Male 355 22 4.0 2.4- 6.6 333 96.0 93.4-97.6
Female 519 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 177 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 118 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 173 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 169 17 9.6 5.4-16.5 152 90.4 83.5-94.6
65-74 151 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 72 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 106 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 270 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 269 16 5.3 3.0- 9.2 253 94.7 90.8-97.0
College Graduate 228 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 115 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 157 13 7.3 4.1-12.9 144 92.7 87.1-95.9
$25,000- 34,999 90 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 117 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 96 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 125 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 285 25 8.3 4.9-13.7 260 91.7 86.3-95.1
No 560 *** *** *** *** *** ***
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 136 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 738 28 2.9 1.8- 4.8 710 97.1 95.2-98.2
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 291 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 182 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 401 24 6.2 3.6-10.5 377 93.8 89.5-96.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 437 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unemployed 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 226 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 105 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 27 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 97 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 161 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 343 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 230 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 365 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 279 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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