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
-FEMALES 2,521 108 3.6 2.8- 4.6 2,413 96.4 95.4-97.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,662 70 3.4 2.5- 4.6 1,592 96.6 95.4-97.5
Non-Hispanic Black 519 18 3.3 1.8- 6.2 501 96.7 93.8-98.2
Other 304 14 3.8 2.1- 6.8 290 96.2 93.2-97.9
AGE
18-34 481 *** *** *** 477 99.2 97.8-99.7
35-44 337 *** *** *** 328 98.0 95.7-99.0
45-54 400 *** *** *** 390 98.3 96.5-99.2
55-64 456 24 4.9 3.0- 8.0 432 95.1 92.0-97.0
65-74 472 28 9.4 5.7-15.0 444 90.6 85.0-94.3
75+ 314 29 7.8 4.9-12.0 285 92.2 88.0-95.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 259 12 3.6 1.8- 6.8 247 96.4 93.2-98.2
H.S. or G.E.D. 596 30 4.2 2.6- 6.8 566 95.8 93.2-97.4
Some Post-H.S. 759 38 4.0 2.7- 6.0 721 96.0 94.0-97.3
College Graduate 903 28 2.7 1.6- 4.4 875 97.3 95.6-98.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 262 21 6.0 3.4-10.4 241 94.0 89.6-96.6
$15,000- 24,999 399 20 3.9 2.4- 6.4 379 96.1 93.6-97.6
$25,000- 34,999 233 *** *** *** 223 96.6 93.0-98.4
$35,000- 49,999 294 12 4.5 2.2- 9.1 282 95.5 90.9-97.8
$50,000- 74,999 298 *** *** *** 289 96.9 93.6-98.5
$75,000+ 502 *** *** *** 495 98.7 97.1-99.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 827 68 7.4 5.3-10.1 759 92.6 89.9-94.7
No 1,637 37 2.0 1.4- 2.9 1,600 98.0 97.1-98.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 88 *** *** *** 85 96.1 87.5-98.9
Non-Veteran 2,431 105 3.6 2.8- 4.7 2,326 96.4 95.3-97.2
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 671 20 2.0 1.2- 3.2 651 98.0 96.8-98.8
Regional City or Suburban County 586 23 2.8 1.7- 4.4 563 97.2 95.6-98.3
Rural 1,264 65 5.6 4.0- 7.8 1,199 94.4 92.2-96.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,124 19 1.5 0.9- 2.4 1,105 98.5 97.6-99.1
Unemployed 92 *** *** *** 88 96.3 89.4-98.8
Retired 752 47 6.4 4.5- 9.0 705 93.6 91.0-95.5
Unable to Work 258 33 12.0 7.3-19.2 225 88.0 80.8-92.7
Other not in Labor Force 273 *** *** *** 269 98.5 95.5-99.5
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 93 *** *** *** 86 93.1 83.2-97.4
50% to 100% 211 *** *** *** 204 98.2 95.4-99.3
101% to 150% 369 25 5.1 3.2- 8.0 344 94.9 92.0-96.8
151% to 200% 175 *** *** *** 167 96.5 92.5-98.4
More than 200% 1,112 31 2.8 1.8- 4.2 1,081 97.2 95.8-98.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 490 27 7.1 4.4-11.5 463 92.9 88.5-95.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,061 50 4.0 2.8- 5.8 1,011 96.0 94.2-97.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 970 31 2.3 1.5- 3.5 939 97.7 96.5-98.5

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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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