2019 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 4,266 231 4.4 3.8- 5.1 4,035 95.6 94.9-96.2
-Non-Hispanic Black 849 41 3.2 2.3- 4.6 808 96.8 95.4-97.7
GENDER
Male 354 19 3.1 1.9- 5.0 335 96.9 95.0-98.1
Female 495 22 3.4 2.1- 5.4 473 96.6 94.6-97.9
AGE
18-34 181 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 130 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 150 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 169 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 131 14 9.4 5.4-15.9 117 90.6 84.1-94.6
75+ 76 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 81 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 237 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 284 18 4.1 2.5- 6.9 266 95.9 93.1-97.5
College Graduate 247 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 108 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 136 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 77 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 98 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 88 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 150 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 289 23 7.0 4.4-10.9 266 93.0 89.1-95.6
No 527 17 1.6 1.0- 2.7 510 98.4 97.3-99.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 112 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 729 34 3.2 2.2- 4.6 695 96.8 95.4-97.8
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 335 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 208 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 306 22 6.1 3.8- 9.6 284 93.9 90.4-96.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 422 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unemployed 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 209 18 6.2 3.7-10.3 191 93.8 89.7-96.3
Unable to Work 126 14 9.5 5.4-16.2 112 90.5 83.8-94.6
Other not in Labor Force 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 38 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 98 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 119 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 311 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 410 18 3.0 1.8- 5.0 392 97.0 95.0-98.2
Rent 346 19 3.8 2.3- 6.2 327 96.2 93.8-97.7
Other arrangement 86 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 285 21 6.4 4.0-10.3 264 93.6 89.7-96.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 253 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 311 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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