BRFSS 2001 - North Carolina: (History of Any Cardiovascular Diseases (heart attack or coronary heart disease or stroke)*)

BRFSS Survey Results 2001 for North Carolina

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History of Any Cardiovascular Diseases (heart attack or coronary heart disease or stroke)*

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	Total Respond.#	Yes	No
TOTAL	5,981	517	8.6	7.6- 9.8	5,464	91.4	90.2-92.4
GENDER
Male	2,293	228	10.4	8.7-12.5	2,065	89.6	87.5-91.3
Female	3,688	289	7.0	6.0- 8.3	3,399	93.0	91.7-94.0
RACE
White	4,549	403	8.8	7.6-10.1	4,146	91.2	89.9-92.4
African American	1,085	93	8.5	6.3-11.6	992	91.5	88.4-93.7
Other Minorities	257	16	7.4	3.8-14.0	241	92.6	86.0-96.2
HISPANIC
Yes	171	7	1.8	0.7- 4.9	164	98.2	95.1-99.3
No	5,796	508	8.9	7.8-10.1	5,288	91.1	89.9-92.2
AGE
18-24	529	4	1.1	0.3- 3.5	525	98.9	96.5-99.7
25-34	1,121	11	0.8	0.4- 1.7	1,110	99.2	98.3-99.6
35-44	1,244	26	2.2	1.1- 4.4	1,218	97.8	95.6-98.9
45-54	1,111	85	9.4	6.7-13.0	1,026	90.6	87.0-93.3
55-64	789	121	15.2	11.8-19.4	668	84.8	80.6-88.2
65+	1,136	267	24.7	21.1-28.6	869	75.3	71.4-78.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	788	170	19.4	15.6-23.9	618	80.6	76.1-84.4
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,782	152	8.3	6.5-10.6	1,630	91.7	89.4-93.5
Some Post-H.S.	1,551	118	7.3	5.6- 9.4	1,433	92.7	90.6-94.4
College Graduate	1,842	77	4.1	2.9- 5.7	1,765	95.9	94.3-97.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	561	115	19.8	15.3-25.2	446	80.2	74.8-84.7
$15,000- 24,999	980	103	10.7	7.9-14.5	877	89.3	85.5-92.1
$25,000- 34,999	858	51	5.8	3.8- 8.9	807	94.2	91.1-96.2
$35,000- 49,999	945	48	7.2	4.9-10.5	897	92.8	89.5-95.1
$50,000+	1,562	70	4.3	3.1- 6.0	1,492	95.7	94.0-96.9
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	405	30	6.8	4.5-10.1	375	93.2	89.9-95.5
Cumberland	417	29	6.4	4.1- 9.8	388	93.6	90.2-95.9
Durham	386	28	6.1	3.9- 9.3	358	93.9	90.7-96.1
Forsyth	445	41	8.1	5.7-11.2	404	91.9	88.8-94.3
Gaston	450	50	10.0	7.5-13.2	400	90.0	86.8-92.5
Guilford	397	38	8.4	5.9-11.7	359	91.6	88.3-94.1
Mecklenburg	417	23	5.1	3.3- 7.7	394	94.9	92.3-96.7
New Hanover	396	35	6.9	4.8- 9.8	361	93.1	90.2-95.2
Onslow	417	30	5.8	3.7- 9.0	387	94.2	91.0-96.3
Wake	411	19	3.7	2.2- 5.9	392	96.3	94.1-97.8
Western NC	598	66	9.3	7.2-12.0	532	90.7	88.0-92.8
Piedmont NC	650	67	10.9	8.3-14.1	583	89.1	85.9-91.7
Eastern NC	592	61	9.9	7.4-13.1	531	90.1	86.9-92.6

Total
Respond.#

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

5,981

517

8.6

7.6- 9.8

5,464

91.4

90.2-92.4

GENDER

Male

2,293

228

10.4

8.7-12.5

2,065

89.6

87.5-91.3

Female

3,688

289

7.0

6.0- 8.3

3,399

93.0

91.7-94.0

RACE

White

4,549

403

8.8

7.6-10.1

4,146

91.2

89.9-92.4

African American

1,085

8.5

6.3-11.6

992

91.5

88.4-93.7

Other Minorities

257

7.4

3.8-14.0

241

92.6

86.0-96.2

HISPANIC

Yes

171

1.8

0.7- 4.9

164

98.2

95.1-99.3

5,796

508

8.9

7.8-10.1

5,288

91.1

89.9-92.2

AGE

18-24

529

1.1

0.3- 3.5

525

98.9

96.5-99.7

25-34

1,121

0.8

0.4- 1.7

1,110

99.2

98.3-99.6

35-44

1,244

2.2

1.1- 4.4

1,218

97.8

95.6-98.9

45-54

1,111

9.4

6.7-13.0

1,026

90.6

87.0-93.3

55-64

789

121

15.2

11.8-19.4

668

84.8

80.6-88.2

65+

1,136

267

24.7

21.1-28.6

869

75.3

71.4-78.9

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

788

170

19.4

15.6-23.9

618

80.6

76.1-84.4

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,782

152

8.3

6.5-10.6

1,630

91.7

89.4-93.5

Some Post-H.S.

1,551

118

7.3

5.6- 9.4

1,433

92.7

90.6-94.4

College Graduate

1,842

4.1

2.9- 5.7

1,765

95.9

94.3-97.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

561

115

19.8

15.3-25.2

446

80.2

74.8-84.7

$15,000- 24,999

980

103

10.7

7.9-14.5

877

89.3

85.5-92.1

$25,000- 34,999

858

5.8

3.8- 8.9

807

94.2

91.1-96.2

$35,000- 49,999

945

7.2

4.9-10.5

897

92.8

89.5-95.1

$50,000+

1,562

4.3

3.1- 6.0

1,492

95.7

94.0-96.9

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

405

6.8

4.5-10.1

375

93.2

89.9-95.5

Cumberland

417

6.4

4.1- 9.8

388

93.6

90.2-95.9

Durham

386

6.1

3.9- 9.3

358

93.9

90.7-96.1

Forsyth

445

8.1

5.7-11.2

404

91.9

88.8-94.3

Gaston

450

10.0

7.5-13.2

400

90.0

86.8-92.5

Guilford

397

8.4

5.9-11.7

359

91.6

88.3-94.1

Mecklenburg

417

5.1

3.3- 7.7

394

94.9

92.3-96.7

New Hanover

396

6.9

4.8- 9.8

361

93.1

90.2-95.2

Onslow

417

5.8

3.7- 9.0

387

94.2

91.0-96.3

Wake

411

3.7

2.2- 5.9

392

96.3

94.1-97.8

Western NC

598

9.3

7.2-12.0

532

90.7

88.0-92.8

Piedmont NC

650

10.9

8.3-14.1

583

89.1

85.9-91.7

Eastern NC

592

9.9

7.4-13.1

531

90.1

86.9-92.6

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*Data for this table were derived from the cardiovascular disease history questions

#Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50. N = Cell Size, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics.

** Eastern North Carolina: Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick, Camden, Carteret, Chowan, Columbus, Craven, Currituck, Dare, Duplin, Edgecombe, Gates, Greene, Halifax, Harnett, Hertford, Hoke, Hyde, Johnston, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Nash, Northampton, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Pender, Perquimans, Pitt, Robeson, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, Wilson
Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Franklin, Granville, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Montgomery, Moore, Orange, Person, Randolph, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Warren, Yadkin
Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, Yancey

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