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 White 3,136 211 6.3 5.2- 7.6 2,925 93.7 92.4-94.8
GENDER
Male 1,474 141 9.4 7.5-11.7 1,333 90.6 88.3-92.5
Female 1,662 70 3.4 2.5- 4.6 1,592 96.6 95.4-97.5
AGE
18-34 586 *** *** *** 586 100 . - .
35-44 362 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 478 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 571 42 9.0 6.0-13.1 529 91.0 86.9-94.0
65-74 653 81 17.5 13.2-22.8 572 82.5 77.2-86.8
75+ 444 64 13.8 10.0-18.9 380 86.2 81.1-90.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 214 31 13.2 8.1-20.6 183 86.8 79.4-91.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 734 59 7.4 5.4-10.2 675 92.6 89.8-94.6
Some Post-H.S. 918 63 6.3 4.5- 8.8 855 93.7 91.2-95.5
College Graduate 1,269 56 2.9 2.1- 4.0 1,213 97.1 96.0-97.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 237 30 9.0 5.5-14.4 207 91.0 85.6-94.5
$15,000- 24,999 366 32 8.5 5.4-13.1 334 91.5 86.9-94.6
$25,000- 34,999 263 22 5.8 3.5- 9.4 241 94.2 90.6-96.5
$35,000- 49,999 374 32 6.1 4.1- 9.1 342 93.9 90.9-95.9
$50,000- 74,999 462 27 8.6 5.3-13.7 435 91.4 86.3-94.7
$75,000+ 887 35 3.7 2.4- 5.7 852 96.3 94.3-97.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 971 108 10.1 7.7-13.1 863 89.9 86.9-92.3
No 2,096 101 5.0 3.8- 6.4 1,995 95.0 93.6-96.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 503 53 9.4 6.3-13.9 450 90.6 86.1-93.7
Non-Veteran 2,633 158 5.8 4.7- 7.2 2,475 94.2 92.8-95.3
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 721 32 4.3 2.7- 6.7 689 95.7 93.3-97.3
Regional City or Suburban County 803 49 5.9 4.1- 8.6 754 94.1 91.4-95.9
Rural 1,616 130 7.9 6.2-10.0 1,486 92.1 90.0-93.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,558 38 2.6 1.7- 3.8 1,520 97.4 96.2-98.3
Unemployed 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 1,023 123 13.4 10.7-16.6 900 86.6 83.4-89.3
Unable to Work 248 43 18.0 11.6-26.8 205 82.0 73.2-88.4
Other not in Labor Force 211 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 156 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 358 36 8.7 5.8-12.8 322 91.3 87.2-94.2
151% to 200% 219 22 6.4 4.0-10.2 197 93.6 89.8-96.0
More than 200% 1,758 98 5.6 4.3- 7.3 1,660 94.4 92.7-95.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 543 47 12.2 8.3-17.6 496 87.8 82.4-91.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,334 92 6.5 4.9- 8.7 1,242 93.5 91.3-95.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,263 72 4.6 3.3- 6.2 1,191 95.4 93.8-96.7

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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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