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 White 2,428 130 5.9 4.6- 7.5 2,298 94.1 92.5-95.4
GENDER
Male 1,072 76 7.1 5.2- 9.6 996 92.9 90.4-94.8
Female 1,356 54 4.8 3.3- 7.0 1,302 95.2 93.0-96.7
AGE
18-34 435 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 284 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 341 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 441 32 8.0 5.1-12.4 409 92.0 87.6-94.9
65-74 483 35 8.9 5.8-13.6 448 91.1 86.4-94.2
75+ 414 49 15.1 10.4-21.2 365 84.9 78.8-89.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 86 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 463 35 6.8 4.5-10.2 428 93.2 89.8-95.5
Some Post-H.S. 673 37 5.3 3.6- 7.8 636 94.7 92.2-96.4
College Graduate 1,197 41 3.1 2.1- 4.5 1,156 96.9 95.5-97.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 94 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 140 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 180 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 253 20 7.0 4.2-11.7 233 93.0 88.3-95.8
$50,000- 74,999 339 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 940 36 3.5 2.3- 5.3 904 96.5 94.7-97.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 778 81 11.6 8.4-15.7 697 88.4 84.3-91.6
No 1,577 47 3.2 2.2- 4.5 1,530 96.8 95.5-97.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 335 36 10.1 6.8-14.7 299 89.9 85.3-93.2
Non-Veteran 2,086 94 5.3 4.0- 7.0 1,992 94.7 93.0-96.0
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 706 29 4.6 2.9- 7.3 677 95.4 92.7-97.1
Regional City or Suburban County 674 34 6.2 3.8- 9.9 640 93.8 90.1-96.2
Rural 1,048 67 6.6 4.8- 9.1 981 93.4 90.9-95.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,227 28 2.2 1.4- 3.5 1,199 97.8 96.5-98.6
Unemployed 77 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 841 75 10.7 8.0-14.3 766 89.3 85.7-92.0
Unable to Work 131 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 126 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 26 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 117 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 100 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 167 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,500 71 4.6 3.4- 6.0 1,429 95.4 94.0-96.6
HOUSING
Own 1,770 97 6.1 4.7- 8.0 1,673 93.9 92.0-95.3
Rent 499 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other arrangement 138 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 593 37 6.2 3.9- 9.7 556 93.8 90.3-96.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 795 44 5.7 3.8- 8.3 751 94.3 91.7-96.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,040 49 5.9 4.0- 8.8 991 94.1 91.2-96.0
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 914 45 5.4 3.8- 7.6 869 94.6 92.4-96.2
2nd Quartile 677 35 6.6 4.1-10.4 642 93.4 89.6-95.9
3rd Quartile 620 29 5.1 3.0- 8.4 591 94.9 91.6-97.0
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 217 21 8.4 5.0-13.9 196 91.6 86.1-95.0

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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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