2022 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 4,478 219 4.3 3.5- 5.2 4,259 95.7 94.8-96.5
Females 2,368 87 3.2 2.3- 4.6 2,281 96.8 95.4-97.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,458 51 3.7 2.3- 5.9 1,407 96.3 94.1-97.7
Non-Hispanic Black 485 19 2.9 1.6- 5.0 466 97.1 95.0-98.4
Other 377 11 1.3 0.5- 3.1 366 98.7 96.9-99.5
AGE
18-34 477 *** *** *** 475 99.7 98.6-99.9
35-44 361 *** *** *** 359 99.8 99.0- 100
45-54 380 *** *** *** 372 98.0 95.7-99.1
55-64 436 18 4.2 2.4- 7.2 418 95.8 92.8-97.6
65-74 396 28 5.4 3.2- 9.0 368 94.6 91.0-96.8
75+ 265 29 13.7 7.1-24.9 236 86.3 75.1-92.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 152 *** *** *** 143 92.9 79.9-97.7
H.S. or G.E.D. 473 19 3.5 1.8- 7.0 454 96.5 93.0-98.2
Some Post-H.S. 713 31 3.2 2.1- 5.0 682 96.8 95.0-97.9
College Graduate 1,024 28 1.8 1.1- 2.8 996 98.2 97.2-98.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 155 *** *** *** 145 95.3 90.4-97.8
$15,000- 24,999 225 16 4.9 2.5- 9.5 209 95.1 90.5-97.5
$25,000- 34,999 261 12 4.7 1.7-12.4 249 95.3 87.6-98.3
$35,000- 49,999 249 *** *** *** 242 98.1 95.3-99.3
$50,000- 74,999 279 *** *** *** 269 96.9 93.3-98.6
$75,000+ 645 *** *** *** 635 98.9 97.6-99.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 765 48 5.8 3.4- 9.5 717 94.2 90.5-96.6
No 1,535 36 1.8 1.2- 2.7 1,499 98.2 97.3-98.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 85 *** *** *** 84 99.5 96.4-99.9
Non-Veteran 2,272 85 3.3 2.3- 4.7 2,187 96.7 95.3-97.7
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 776 14 1.9 0.8- 4.3 762 98.1 95.7-99.2
Regional City or Suburban County 621 26 4.1 2.0- 8.1 595 95.9 91.9-98.0
Rural 971 47 3.8 2.6- 5.6 924 96.2 94.4-97.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,184 14 1.2 0.7- 2.2 1,170 98.8 97.8-99.3
Unemployed 94 *** *** *** 90 98.1 92.6-99.5
Retired 640 53 9.0 5.6-14.2 587 91.0 85.8-94.4
Unable to Work 191 13 4.0 1.9- 8.3 178 96.0 91.7-98.1
Other not in Labor Force 223 *** *** *** 221 99.7 98.9-99.9
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 68 *** *** *** 64 96.7 89.6-99.0
50% to 100% 225 13 3.7 1.8- 7.4 212 96.3 92.6-98.2
101% to 150% 169 *** *** *** 162 97.0 93.0-98.8
151% to 200% 199 *** *** *** 189 93.2 84.0-97.3
More than 200% 1,123 31 1.9 1.2- 3.0 1,092 98.1 97.0-98.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 610 29 3.0 1.9- 4.8 581 97.0 95.2-98.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 738 36 5.5 3.1- 9.4 702 94.5 90.6-96.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,020 22 1.6 1.0- 2.7 998 98.4 97.3-99.0
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 715 19 2.2 1.2- 3.8 696 97.8 96.2-98.8
2nd Quartile 670 27 4.1 2.2- 7.8 643 95.9 92.2-97.8
3rd Quartile 584 23 3.3 1.7- 6.4 561 96.7 93.6-98.3
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 399 18 3.2 1.7- 6.0 381 96.8 94.0-98.3

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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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