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
-MALES 2,194 181 7.3 6.0- 8.9 2,013 92.7 91.1-94.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,474 141 9.4 7.5-11.7 1,333 90.6 88.3-92.5
Non-Hispanic Black 355 22 4.0 2.4- 6.6 333 96.0 93.4-97.6
Other 331 15 2.5 1.5- 4.3 316 97.5 95.7-98.5
AGE
18-34 523 *** *** *** 522 100 99.7- 100
35-44 280 *** *** *** 277 99.3 97.7-99.8
45-54 367 19 4.0 2.0- 7.7 348 96.0 92.3-98.0
55-64 371 45 13.7 9.4-19.6 326 86.3 80.4-90.6
65-74 392 66 22.5 16.7-29.7 326 77.5 70.3-83.3
75+ 229 46 21.6 14.9-30.2 183 78.4 69.8-85.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 255 35 14.0 8.9-21.3 220 86.0 78.7-91.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 588 48 6.6 4.6- 9.5 540 93.4 90.5-95.4
Some Post-H.S. 581 55 8.3 5.8-11.7 526 91.7 88.3-94.2
College Graduate 763 41 3.2 2.2- 4.4 722 96.8 95.6-97.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 169 25 9.9 5.8-16.6 144 90.1 83.4-94.2
$15,000- 24,999 293 33 11.0 7.2-16.5 260 89.0 83.5-92.8
$25,000- 34,999 180 15 5.0 2.8- 8.9 165 95.0 91.1-97.2
$35,000- 49,999 255 26 6.5 4.1-10.2 229 93.5 89.8-95.9
$50,000- 74,999 321 22 9.9 5.8-16.4 299 90.1 83.6-94.2
$75,000+ 601 32 4.8 3.0- 7.5 569 95.2 92.5-97.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 625 88 12.2 9.1-16.1 537 87.8 83.9-90.9
No 1,490 90 6.0 4.5- 7.9 1,400 94.0 92.1-95.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 617 71 10.1 7.3-13.8 546 89.9 86.2-92.7
Non-Veteran 1,570 110 6.5 5.1- 8.4 1,460 93.5 91.6-94.9
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 597 25 4.3 2.6- 7.0 572 95.7 93.0-97.4
Regional City or Suburban County 545 46 8.2 5.5-11.9 499 91.8 88.1-94.5
Rural 1,052 110 9.3 7.2-12.0 942 90.7 88.0-92.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,291 41 3.0 2.0- 4.4 1,250 97.0 95.6-98.0
Unemployed 68 *** *** *** 63 92.3 80.0-97.3
Retired 569 93 19.0 14.8-24.0 476 81.0 76.0-85.2
Unable to Work 168 41 25.1 16.4-36.5 127 74.9 63.5-83.6
Other not in Labor Force 68 *** *** *** 68 100 . - .
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 138 14 8.1 3.8-16.4 124 91.9 83.6-96.2
101% to 150% 271 30 9.3 6.0-14.1 241 90.7 85.9-94.0
151% to 200% 141 17 7.7 4.4-13.2 124 92.3 86.8-95.6
More than 200% 1,187 84 6.7 5.0- 9.0 1,103 93.3 91.0-95.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 423 48 12.2 8.1-18.0 375 87.8 82.0-91.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 903 73 7.8 5.7-10.6 830 92.2 89.4-94.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 868 60 5.5 3.9- 7.6 808 94.5 92.4-96.1

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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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