2021 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern 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 4,912 244 4.6 3.9- 5.4 4,668 95.4 94.6-96.1
-Eastern NC 1,846 96 5.0 3.8- 6.4 1,750 95.0 93.6-96.2
GENDER
Male 815 57 6.5 4.7- 9.0 758 93.5 91.0-95.3
Female 1,031 39 3.5 2.3- 5.1 992 96.5 94.9-97.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,037 56 5.5 4.0- 7.5 981 94.5 92.5-96.0
Non-Hispanic Black 444 27 5.3 3.1- 8.9 417 94.7 91.1-96.9
Other 335 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 346 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 247 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 263 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 333 26 9.4 5.7-15.2 307 90.6 84.8-94.3
65-74 394 39 10.3 7.0-14.9 355 89.7 85.1-93.0
75+ 218 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 174 21 12.4 7.1-20.7 153 87.6 79.3-92.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 498 22 3.4 2.0- 5.8 476 96.6 94.2-98.0
Some Post-H.S. 520 33 5.4 3.6- 8.1 487 94.6 91.9-96.4
College Graduate 642 20 2.7 1.6- 4.6 622 97.3 95.4-98.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 640 66 9.8 7.4-13.0 574 90.2 87.0-92.6
No 1,166 30 2.7 1.7- 4.4 1,136 97.3 95.6-98.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 312 21 7.3 4.6-11.4 291 92.7 88.6-95.4
Non-Veteran 1,526 75 4.5 3.3- 6.1 1,451 95.5 93.9-96.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 915 23 2.9 1.7- 5.0 892 97.1 95.0-98.3
Unemployed 99 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 549 43 8.0 5.6-11.5 506 92.0 88.5-94.4
Unable to Work 156 19 13.1 7.9-20.8 137 86.9 79.2-92.1
Other not in Labor Force 102 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 112 14 14.7 8.1-25.3 98 85.3 74.7-91.9
$15,000- 24,999 193 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 197 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 217 13 4.4 2.5- 7.7 204 95.6 92.3-97.5
$50,000- 74,999 236 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 466 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 425 21 3.6 2.0- 6.2 404 96.4 93.8-98.0
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 137 19 12.2 7.1-20.0 118 87.8 80.0-92.9
101% to 150% 160 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 182 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 882 35 4.8 3.2- 7.2 847 95.2 92.8-96.8
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 425 21 3.6 2.0- 6.2 404 96.4 93.8-98.0
HOUSING
Own 1,232 74 6.3 4.8- 8.4 1,158 93.7 91.6-95.2
Rent 454 17 2.2 1.3- 3.7 437 97.8 96.3-98.7
Other arrangement 139 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 148 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 512 24 5.0 3.2- 7.9 488 95.0 92.1-96.8
Rural 1,186 66 4.9 3.5- 6.8 1,120 95.1 93.2-96.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 942 58 5.8 4.0- 8.2 884 94.2 91.8-96.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 725 34 4.6 3.2- 6.6 691 95.4 93.4-96.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 179 *** *** *** *** *** ***
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 367 *** *** *** *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 219 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 603 33 5.8 3.9- 8.6 570 94.2 91.4-96.1
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 657 45 5.7 3.8- 8.5 612 94.3 91.5-96.2

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PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2021 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2021 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2021 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2021 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2021 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2021 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

4Quartile of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Social Vulnerability Index
(https://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/placeandhealth/svi/index.html) for respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2021 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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