2024 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 4,303 195 4.0 3.3- 4.7 4,108 96.0 95.3-96.7
Eastern NC 1,163 53 3.8 2.8- 5.3 1,110 96.2 94.7-97.2
GENDER
Male 521 33 4.9 3.3- 7.3 488 95.1 92.7-96.7
Female 642 20 2.8 1.6- 4.7 622 97.2 95.3-98.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 730 35 3.8 2.5- 5.6 695 96.2 94.4-97.5
Non-Hispanic Black 239 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 179 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 241 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 169 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 174 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 222 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 198 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 145 18 11.6 6.4-20.1 127 88.4 79.9-93.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 103 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 309 13 4.1 2.3- 7.3 296 95.9 92.7-97.7
Some Post-H.S. 323 *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 424 19 3.3 2.0- 5.4 405 96.7 94.6-98.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 380 36 8.5 5.8-12.3 344 91.5 87.7-94.2
No 751 *** *** *** *** *** ***
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 226 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 934 41 3.8 2.6- 5.4 893 96.2 94.6-97.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 600 18 2.6 1.5- 4.4 582 97.4 95.6-98.5
Unemployed 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 336 26 7.1 4.4-11.2 310 92.9 88.8-95.6
Unable to Work 86 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 77 *** *** *** 77 100 -
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 108 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 139 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 157 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 354 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 273 17 4.5 2.7- 7.6 256 95.5 92.4-97.3
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 31 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 126 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 63 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 580 21 3.4 2.0- 5.8 559 96.6 94.2-98.0
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 273 17 4.5 2.7- 7.6 256 95.5 92.4-97.3
HOUSING
Own 752 38 4.5 3.1- 6.4 714 95.5 93.6-96.9
Rent 319 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other arrangement 83 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 97 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 385 17 3.7 2.1- 6.3 368 96.3 93.7-97.9
Rural 681 35 4.3 2.8- 6.4 646 95.7 93.6-97.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 705 33 4.0 2.6- 6.0 672 96.0 94.0-97.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 122 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 336 *** *** *** *** *** ***
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 229 *** *** *** *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 222 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 383 19 4.5 2.6- 7.5 364 95.5 92.5-97.4
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 329 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2024 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2024 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2024 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2024 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2024 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2024 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 2024 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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