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 White 2,669 158 5.1 4.3- 6.1 2,511 94.9 93.9-95.7
GENDER
Male 1,271 103 6.8 5.4- 8.4 1,168 93.2 91.6-94.6
Female 1,398 55 3.5 2.6- 4.7 1,343 96.5 95.3-97.4
AGE
18-34 490 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 319 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 417 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 522 34 6.7 4.6- 9.7 488 93.3 90.3-95.4
65-74 519 64 12.9 9.9-16.6 455 87.1 83.4-90.1
75+ 375 39 9.5 6.5-13.7 336 90.5 86.3-93.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 129 21 12.2 7.7-18.9 108 87.8 81.1-92.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 573 46 5.8 4.2- 7.9 527 94.2 92.1-95.8
Some Post-H.S. 826 49 4.7 3.4- 6.4 777 95.3 93.6-96.6
College Graduate 1,135 42 3.0 2.1- 4.3 1,093 97.0 95.7-97.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 157 18 10.7 6.4-17.3 139 89.3 82.7-93.6
$15,000- 24,999 254 31 11.4 7.7-16.5 223 88.6 83.5-92.3
$25,000- 34,999 208 20 6.2 3.8- 9.9 188 93.8 90.1-96.2
$35,000- 49,999 308 21 7.2 4.4-11.4 287 92.8 88.6-95.6
$50,000- 74,999 352 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 862 22 1.5 1.0- 2.5 840 98.5 97.5-99.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 849 104 10.9 8.8-13.5 745 89.1 86.5-91.2
No 1,750 50 2.4 1.8- 3.2 1,700 97.6 96.8-98.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 430 52 10.5 7.7-14.2 378 89.5 85.8-92.3
Non-Veteran 2,227 105 4.2 3.4- 5.2 2,122 95.8 94.8-96.6
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 761 20 2.2 1.3- 3.6 741 97.8 96.4-98.7
Regional City or Suburban County 780 51 6.0 4.4- 8.1 729 94.0 91.9-95.6
Rural 1,128 87 6.4 5.1- 8.1 1,041 93.6 91.9-94.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,387 32 2.0 1.4- 3.0 1,355 98.0 97.0-98.6
Unemployed 86 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 820 85 10.6 8.3-13.4 735 89.4 86.6-91.7
Unable to Work 202 35 15.1 10.5-21.1 167 84.9 78.9-89.5
Other not in Labor Force 155 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 159 19 9.6 5.7-15.7 140 90.4 84.3-94.3
101% to 150% 216 22 9.5 6.0-14.6 194 90.5 85.4-94.0
151% to 200% 191 19 7.1 4.3-11.6 172 92.9 88.4-95.7
More than 200% 1,498 57 3.1 2.3- 4.1 1,441 96.9 95.9-97.7
HOUSING
Own 1,941 122 5.6 4.6- 6.8 1,819 94.4 93.2-95.4
Rent 552 26 3.2 2.1- 4.9 526 96.8 95.1-97.9
Other arrangement 160 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 521 43 7.2 5.1-10.2 478 92.8 89.8-94.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 973 65 6.4 4.9- 8.4 908 93.6 91.6-95.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,175 50 3.1 2.3- 4.1 1,125 96.9 95.9-97.7

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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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