2018 BRFSS Survey Results: Western 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
-Western 889 60 5.1 3.6- 7.3 829 94.9 92.7-96.4
GENDER
Male 419 40 7.4 4.7-11.3 379 92.6 88.7-95.3
Female 470 20 3.0 1.8- 5.1 450 97.0 94.9-98.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 779 54 5.4 3.7- 7.8 725 94.6 92.2-96.3
Non-Hispanic Black 33 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 79 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 142 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 97 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 132 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 173 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 199 18 7.3 4.1-12.7 181 92.7 87.3-95.9
75+ 127 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 97 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 229 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 268 23 5.8 3.5- 9.6 245 94.2 90.4-96.5
College Graduate 297 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 85 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 136 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 82 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 103 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 105 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 195 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 303 33 8.8 5.3-14.2 270 91.2 85.8-94.7
No 562 26 3.3 2.0- 5.4 536 96.7 94.6-98.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 118 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 773 42 4.4 2.9- 6.6 731 95.6 93.4-97.1
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 228 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 663 48 5.9 3.9- 8.8 615 94.1 91.2-96.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 405 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unemployed 21 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 305 36 13.6 8.7-20.8 269 86.4 79.2-91.3
Unable to Work 93 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 59 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 20 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 63 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 132 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 65 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 417 23 4.5 2.5- 7.9 394 95.5 92.1-97.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 256 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 286 21 6.2 3.5-10.7 265 93.8 89.3-96.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 349 20 3.3 1.9- 5.5 329 96.7 94.5-98.1

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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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