2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern 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 4,266 231 4.4 3.8- 5.1 4,035 95.6 94.9-96.2
-Eastern NC 1,401 97 6.1 4.9- 7.7 1,304 93.9 92.3-95.1
GENDER
Male 633 59 7.5 5.6-10.0 574 92.5 90.0-94.4
Female 768 38 4.8 3.3- 7.0 730 95.2 93.0-96.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 836 61 6.9 5.2- 9.2 775 93.1 90.8-94.8
Non-Hispanic Black 339 23 5.4 3.4- 8.6 316 94.6 91.4-96.6
Other 226 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 294 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 195 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 220 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 255 21 9.8 6.0-15.6 234 90.2 84.4-94.0
65-74 256 34 15.3 10.8-21.4 222 84.7 78.6-89.2
75+ 165 22 12.3 7.3-20.2 143 87.7 79.8-92.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 135 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 399 27 5.6 3.6- 8.6 372 94.4 91.4-96.4
Some Post-H.S. 466 33 6.1 4.1- 8.9 433 93.9 91.1-95.9
College Graduate 396 24 6.3 3.8-10.2 372 93.7 89.8-96.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 520 66 12.5 9.5-16.2 454 87.5 83.8-90.5
No 831 29 2.7 1.8- 4.2 802 97.3 95.8-98.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 255 31 10.3 6.9-15.1 224 89.7 84.9-93.1
Non-Veteran 1,136 66 5.3 4.0- 7.0 1,070 94.7 93.0-96.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 695 23 3.2 2.0- 5.1 672 96.8 94.9-98.0
Unemployed 56 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 378 44 12.2 8.6-17.1 334 87.8 82.9-91.4
Unable to Work 163 27 14.7 9.8-21.6 136 85.3 78.4-90.2
Other not in Labor Force 89 *** *** *** 89 100 . - .
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 141 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 195 18 8.8 5.2-14.5 177 91.2 85.5-94.8
$25,000- 34,999 118 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 178 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 155 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 311 20 4.4 2.7- 7.2 291 95.6 92.8-97.3
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 53 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 141 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 145 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 124 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 610 40 5.9 4.1- 8.3 570 94.1 91.7-95.9
HOUSING
Own 872 65 7.2 5.4- 9.4 807 92.8 90.6-94.6
Rent 414 24 4.3 2.7- 6.6 390 95.7 93.4-97.3
Other arrangement 100 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 105 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 439 32 5.8 3.9- 8.7 407 94.2 91.3-96.1
Rural 857 63 6.9 5.2- 9.2 794 93.1 90.8-94.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 782 57 6.4 4.7- 8.6 725 93.6 91.4-95.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 335 21 6.5 4.1-10.4 314 93.5 89.6-95.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 284 19 5.2 3.1- 8.5 265 94.8 91.5-96.9

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PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2019 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2019 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2019 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2019 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2019 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2019 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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