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%)
TOTAL 4,266 231 4.4 3.8- 5.1 4,035 95.6 94.9-96.2
GENDER
Male 1,993 141 5.6 4.6- 6.7 1,852 94.4 93.3-95.4
Female 2,273 90 3.3 2.6- 4.1 2,183 96.7 95.9-97.4
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,669 158 5.1 4.3- 6.1 2,511 94.9 93.9-95.7
Non-Hispanic Black 849 41 3.2 2.3- 4.6 808 96.8 95.4-97.7
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 109 16 16.0 9.5-25.7 93 84.0 74.3-90.5
Non-Hispanic Other 155 *** *** *** 147 96.3 92.1-98.3
Hispanic 405 *** *** *** 399 98.8 97.1-99.5
AGE
18-34 931 *** *** *** 921 99.1 98.2-99.6
35-44 603 *** *** *** 594 98.9 97.8-99.5
45-54 700 24 3.2 2.1- 5.0 676 96.8 95.0-97.9
55-64 779 51 6.3 4.6- 8.5 728 93.7 91.5-95.4
65-74 699 82 12.0 9.5-15.0 617 88.0 85.0-90.5
75+ 487 53 9.8 7.0-13.4 434 90.2 86.6-93.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 406 37 7.4 5.2-10.6 369 92.6 89.4-94.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,004 61 4.3 3.2- 5.7 943 95.7 94.3-96.8
Some Post-H.S. 1,268 75 4.4 3.4- 5.7 1,193 95.6 94.3-96.6
College Graduate 1,578 58 3.0 2.2- 4.1 1,520 97.0 95.9-97.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,365 145 9.5 7.9-11.4 1,220 90.5 88.6-92.1
No 2,759 80 2.1 1.6- 2.7 2,679 97.9 97.3-98.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 609 64 9.1 6.9-11.9 545 90.9 88.1-93.1
Non-Veteran 3,626 165 3.7 3.1- 4.4 3,461 96.3 95.6-96.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,277 51 1.9 1.4- 2.6 2,226 98.1 97.4-98.6
Unemployed 162 *** *** *** 156 97.4 93.6-99.0
Retired 1,104 111 9.7 7.9-12.0 993 90.3 88.0-92.1
Unable to Work 378 57 13.1 9.8-17.2 321 86.9 82.8-90.2
Other not in Labor Force 278 *** *** *** 274 99.1 97.4-99.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 361 33 7.9 5.4-11.5 328 92.1 88.5-94.6
$15,000- 24,999 537 44 7.4 5.2-10.2 493 92.6 89.8-94.8
$25,000- 34,999 355 31 6.0 4.1- 8.8 324 94.0 91.2-95.9
$35,000- 49,999 476 27 5.4 3.5- 8.2 449 94.6 91.8-96.5
$50,000-74,999 490 12 2.0 1.1- 3.7 478 98.0 96.3-98.9
$75,000+ 1,138 30 1.7 1.1- 2.6 1,108 98.3 97.4-98.9
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 909 54 4.6 3.4- 6.3 855 95.4 93.7-96.6
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 122 *** *** *** 114 93.8 86.5-97.3
50% to 100% 384 33 7.0 4.7-10.2 351 93.0 89.8-95.3
101% to 150% 429 36 7.2 5.0-10.3 393 92.8 89.7-95.0
151% to 200% 311 24 5.3 3.4- 8.2 287 94.7 91.8-96.6
More than 200% 2,023 74 2.9 2.2- 3.8 1,949 97.1 96.2-97.8
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 909 54 4.6 3.4- 6.3 855 95.4 93.7-96.6
HOUSING
Own 2,697 155 4.9 4.1- 5.8 2,542 95.1 94.2-95.9
Rent 1,229 58 3.2 2.4- 4.3 1,171 96.8 95.7-97.6
Other arrangement 301 17 4.2 2.4- 7.1 284 95.8 92.9-97.6
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,390 38 2.2 1.5- 3.1 1,352 97.8 96.9-98.5
Regional City or Suburban County 1,168 70 5.0 3.8- 6.5 1,098 95.0 93.5-96.2
Rural 1,708 123 6.0 4.9- 7.3 1,585 94.0 92.7-95.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,015 77 6.6 5.1- 8.5 938 93.4 91.5-94.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,408 82 5.2 4.1- 6.7 1,326 94.8 93.3-95.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,843 72 2.8 2.2- 3.6 1,771 97.2 96.4-97.8

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

2Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. 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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