2023 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 4,071 203 4.8 3.9- 5.8 3,868 95.2 94.2-96.1
Non-Hispanic Black 697 32 4.4 2.8- 6.7 665 95.6 93.3-97.2
GENDER
Male 290 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Female 407 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 115 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 105 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 114 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 152 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 134 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 68 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 53 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 175 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 222 *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 244 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 54 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 82 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 97 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 92 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 167 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 244 20 7.5 4.4-12.3 224 92.5 87.7-95.6
No 433 *** *** *** *** *** ***
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 90 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 607 25 4.1 2.5- 6.7 582 95.9 93.3-97.5
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 256 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 170 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 271 17 5.8 3.2-10.2 254 94.2 89.8-96.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 368 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unemployed 52 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 167 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 76 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 26 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 18 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 78 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 53 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 53 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 328 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 371 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rent 247 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other arrangement 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 270 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 171 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 256 *** *** *** *** *** ***
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 128 *** *** *** *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 189 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 234 *** *** *** *** *** ***
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 146 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2023 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2023 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2023 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2023 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2023 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2023 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 2023 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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