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
-FEMALES 2,273 90 3.3 2.6- 4.1 2,183 96.7 95.9-97.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,398 55 3.5 2.6- 4.7 1,343 96.5 95.3-97.4
Non-Hispanic Black 495 22 3.4 2.1- 5.4 473 96.6 94.6-97.9
Other 345 13 2.3 1.3- 4.2 332 97.7 95.8-98.7
AGE
18-34 452 *** *** *** 446 99.1 97.9-99.6
35-44 331 *** *** *** 326 98.9 97.0-99.6
45-54 374 *** *** *** 365 97.4 94.6-98.8
55-64 441 21 4.3 2.6- 7.0 420 95.7 93.0-97.4
65-74 370 26 8.3 5.5-12.4 344 91.7 87.6-94.5
75+ 271 22 5.9 3.7- 9.4 249 94.1 90.6-96.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 196 15 6.3 3.6-10.8 181 93.7 89.2-96.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 492 23 3.4 2.2- 5.4 469 96.6 94.6-97.8
Some Post-H.S. 717 33 3.2 2.2- 4.6 684 96.8 95.4-97.8
College Graduate 865 19 2.1 1.2- 3.6 846 97.9 96.4-98.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 207 15 6.1 3.5-10.4 192 93.9 89.6-96.5
$15,000- 24,999 301 20 5.8 3.6- 9.4 281 94.2 90.6-96.4
$25,000- 34,999 185 11 4.2 2.1- 8.0 174 95.8 92.0-97.9
$35,000- 49,999 239 *** *** *** 234 98.4 96.1-99.4
$50,000- 74,999 266 *** *** *** 262 98.7 96.2-99.6
$75,000+ 539 *** *** *** 535 99.5 98.4-99.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 765 56 6.6 4.9- 8.8 709 93.4 91.2-95.1
No 1,449 32 1.7 1.1- 2.5 1,417 98.3 97.5-98.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 75 *** *** *** 73 97.8 90.9-99.5
Non-Veteran 2,186 87 3.3 2.6- 4.2 2,099 96.7 95.8-97.4
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 717 13 1.4 0.8- 2.4 704 98.6 97.6-99.2
Regional City or Suburban County 607 22 3.4 2.1- 5.3 585 96.6 94.7-97.9
Rural 949 55 4.9 3.6- 6.7 894 95.1 93.3-96.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,093 17 1.5 0.9- 2.6 1,076 98.5 97.4-99.1
Unemployed 87 *** *** *** 85 99.1 95.0-99.8
Retired 604 35 5.6 3.8- 8.1 569 94.4 91.9-96.2
Unable to Work 234 31 11.5 7.8-16.6 203 88.5 83.4-92.2
Other not in Labor Force 224 *** *** *** 221 99.4 97.9-99.8
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 71 *** *** *** 67 96.0 89.2-98.6
50% to 100% 222 12 4.0 2.1- 7.3 210 96.0 92.7-97.9
101% to 150% 230 19 7.7 4.7-12.3 211 92.3 87.7-95.3
151% to 200% 150 *** *** *** 144 97.3 92.9-99.0
More than 200% 1,026 16 1.2 0.7- 2.0 1,010 98.8 98.0-99.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 572 33 5.9 3.9- 8.9 539 94.1 91.1-96.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 735 31 3.7 2.5- 5.4 704 96.3 94.6-97.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 966 26 1.8 1.2- 2.7 940 98.2 97.3-98.8

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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 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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