2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Western 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
-Western 553 38 4.9 3.5- 6.9 515 95.1 93.1-96.5
GENDER
Male 282 23 6.6 4.3-10.0 259 93.4 90.0-95.7
Female 271 15 3.4 2.0- 5.9 256 96.6 94.1-98.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 454 34 5.3 3.7- 7.5 420 94.7 92.5-96.3
Non-Hispanic Black 33 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 112 *** *** *** 112 100 . - .
35-44 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 94 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 89 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 109 14 12.3 7.0-20.6 95 87.7 79.4-93.0
75+ 76 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 121 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 167 15 5.9 3.5- 9.9 152 94.1 90.1-96.5
College Graduate 208 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 191 24 9.1 5.9-13.8 167 90.9 86.2-94.1
No 350 13 2.4 1.3- 4.3 337 97.6 95.7-98.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 83 12 12.2 6.6-21.3 71 87.8 78.7-93.4
Non-Veteran 469 26 3.9 2.5- 5.8 443 96.1 94.2-97.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 277 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unemployed 23 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 173 21 10.5 6.7-16.2 152 89.5 83.8-93.3
Unable to Work 48 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 28 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 53 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 85 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 70 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 122 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 18 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 54 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 60 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 53 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 240 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 394 29 5.2 3.6- 7.7 365 94.8 92.3-96.4
Rent 115 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other arrangement 43 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 157 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 396 28 4.8 3.2- 7.1 368 95.2 92.9-96.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 102 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 236 17 4.8 2.8- 7.9 219 95.2 92.1-97.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 215 13 4.9 2.8- 8.6 202 95.1 91.4-97.2

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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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