2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont 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
-Piedmont NC 2,312 96 3.4 2.7- 4.2 2,216 96.6 95.8-97.3
GENDER
Male 1,078 59 4.3 3.2- 5.8 1,019 95.7 94.2-96.8
Female 1,234 37 2.5 1.8- 3.6 1,197 97.5 96.4-98.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,458 65 3.9 3.0- 5.2 1,393 96.1 94.8-97.0
Non-Hispanic Black 477 17 2.1 1.2- 3.5 460 97.9 96.5-98.8
Other 377 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 525 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 344 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 386 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 435 22 4.6 2.8- 7.5 413 95.4 92.5-97.2
65-74 334 34 10.0 6.9-14.3 300 90.0 85.7-93.1
75+ 246 23 8.9 5.4-14.2 223 91.1 85.8-94.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 214 20 7.7 4.7-12.6 194 92.3 87.4-95.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 484 25 3.4 2.2- 5.2 459 96.6 94.8-97.8
Some Post-H.S. 635 27 3.1 2.0- 4.7 608 96.9 95.3-98.0
College Graduate 974 24 2.0 1.3- 3.1 950 98.0 96.9-98.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 654 55 7.8 5.7-10.5 599 92.2 89.5-94.3
No 1,578 38 1.7 1.2- 2.4 1,540 98.3 97.6-98.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 271 21 7.3 4.5-11.8 250 92.7 88.2-95.5
Non-Veteran 2,021 73 2.9 2.2- 3.7 1,948 97.1 96.3-97.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,305 23 1.5 0.9- 2.4 1,282 98.5 97.6-99.1
Unemployed 83 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 553 46 8.2 5.9-11.3 507 91.8 88.7-94.1
Unable to Work 167 19 10.5 6.3-16.9 148 89.5 83.1-93.7
Other not in Labor Force 161 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 167 16 8.0 4.6-13.7 151 92.0 86.3-95.4
$15,000- 24,999 257 17 6.4 3.7-10.8 240 93.6 89.2-96.3
$25,000- 34,999 197 14 4.8 2.7- 8.5 183 95.2 91.5-97.3
$35,000- 49,999 232 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 265 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 705 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 189 17 7.2 4.1-12.4 172 92.8 87.6-95.9
101% to 150% 224 15 6.1 3.5-10.4 209 93.9 89.6-96.5
151% to 200% 134 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,173 26 1.8 1.1- 2.8 1,147 98.2 97.2-98.9
HOUSING
Own 1,431 61 3.7 2.8- 4.9 1,370 96.3 95.1-97.2
Rent 700 26 2.4 1.6- 3.7 674 97.6 96.3-98.4
Other arrangement 158 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,285 36 2.1 1.5- 3.1 1,249 97.9 96.9-98.5
Regional City or Suburban County 572 28 4.3 2.9- 6.5 544 95.7 93.5-97.1
Rural 455 32 5.6 3.7- 8.3 423 94.4 91.7-96.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 131 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 837 44 4.8 3.4- 6.8 793 95.2 93.2-96.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,344 40 2.0 1.4- 2.8 1,304 98.0 97.2-98.6

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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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