2022 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 4,478 219 4.3 3.5- 5.2 4,259 95.7 94.8-96.5
Eastern NC 1,614 97 4.1 3.1- 5.3 1,517 95.9 94.7-96.9
GENDER
Male 745 60 5.8 4.1- 8.1 685 94.2 91.9-95.9
Female 869 37 2.5 1.6- 3.9 832 97.5 96.1-98.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 895 59 4.9 3.5- 6.8 836 95.1 93.2-96.5
Non-Hispanic Black 334 18 3.6 2.0- 6.3 316 96.4 93.7-98.0
Other 345 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 331 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 241 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 236 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 304 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 301 42 12.0 8.0-17.7 259 88.0 82.3-92.0
75+ 174 26 11.6 6.9-18.8 148 88.4 81.2-93.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 167 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 416 24 3.6 2.1- 6.2 392 96.4 93.8-97.9
Some Post-H.S. 504 28 3.1 1.9- 5.2 476 96.9 94.8-98.1
College Graduate 524 27 3.3 2.1- 5.3 497 96.7 94.7-97.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 559 52 6.9 4.8- 9.9 507 93.1 90.1-95.2
No 1,006 42 2.3 1.5- 3.5 964 97.7 96.5-98.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 298 22 4.0 2.3- 6.9 276 96.0 93.1-97.7
Non-Veteran 1,309 74 4.1 3.0- 5.6 1,235 95.9 94.4-97.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 849 23 2.2 1.3- 3.9 826 97.8 96.1-98.7
Unemployed 63 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 440 57 10.6 7.5-14.7 383 89.4 85.3-92.5
Unable to Work 147 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 96 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 117 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 153 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 185 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 177 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 192 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 434 19 2.0 1.2- 3.6 415 98.0 96.4-98.8
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 356 19 3.9 2.1- 6.9 337 96.1 93.1-97.9
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 46 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 166 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 111 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 150 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 764 40 2.4 1.7- 3.6 724 97.6 96.4-98.3
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 356 19 3.9 2.1- 6.9 337 96.1 93.1-97.9
HOUSING
Own 1,091 68 4.6 3.3- 6.3 1,023 95.4 93.7-96.7
Rent 396 22 2.4 1.4- 4.2 374 97.6 95.8-98.6
Other arrangement 108 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 113 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 427 22 2.9 1.7- 4.8 405 97.1 95.2-98.3
Rural 1,074 70 4.9 3.5- 6.8 1,004 95.1 93.2-96.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 877 59 4.5 3.1- 6.5 818 95.5 93.5-96.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 367 21 4.2 2.3- 7.4 346 95.8 92.6-97.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 370 17 3.0 1.7- 5.2 353 97.0 94.8-98.3
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 295 *** *** *** *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 211 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 461 22 3.4 1.9- 5.9 439 96.6 94.1-98.1
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 647 49 5.8 3.8- 8.6 598 94.2 91.4-96.2

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PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2022 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2022 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2022 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2022 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2022 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2022 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 2022 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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