2021 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 4,912 244 4.6 3.9- 5.4 4,668 95.4 94.6-96.1
-Non-Hispanic Black 908 53 5.6 4.0- 7.9 855 94.4 92.1-96.0
GENDER
Male 376 24 6.1 3.6-10.2 352 93.9 89.8-96.4
Female 532 29 5.3 3.3- 8.2 503 94.7 91.8-96.7
AGE
18-34 158 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 145 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 158 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 175 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 160 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 100 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 81 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 251 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 273 18 5.2 2.9- 8.9 255 94.8 91.1-97.1
College Graduate 299 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 95 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 117 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 125 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 102 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 106 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 164 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 333 35 9.8 6.5-14.6 298 90.2 85.4-93.5
No 551 18 3.8 2.1- 6.7 533 96.2 93.3-97.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 138 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 767 46 5.8 4.0- 8.4 721 94.2 91.6-96.0
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 314 16 4.1 2.3- 7.1 298 95.9 92.9-97.7
Regional City or Suburban County 250 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 344 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 449 17 4.0 2.2- 7.1 432 96.0 92.9-97.8
Unemployed 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 236 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 105 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 33 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 38 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 105 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 106 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 88 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 362 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 495 27 6.6 4.1-10.5 468 93.4 89.5-95.9
Rent 335 22 4.8 3.0- 7.6 313 95.2 92.4-97.0
Other arrangement 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 342 23 7.3 4.2-12.4 319 92.7 87.6-95.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 305 17 5.1 2.8- 9.1 288 94.9 90.9-97.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 261 *** *** *** *** *** ***
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 145 *** *** *** *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 223 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 334 25 7.9 4.8-12.6 309 92.1 87.4-95.2
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 206 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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