BRFSS 2003 - Graham/Swain/Jackson Counties: (History of Any Cardiovascular Diseases (heart attack or coronary heart disease or stroke)*)

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Graham/Swain/Jackson Counties

Derived Variables and Risk Factors

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

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	9,268	969	8.1	7.4- 8.9	8,299	91.9	91.1-92.6
-Graham/Swain/Jackson	419	46	7.4	5.1-10.5	373	92.6	89.5-94.9
GENDER
Male	160	17	6.0	3.3-10.9	143	94.0	89.1-96.7
Female	259	29	9.0	6.1-13.2	230	91.0	86.8-93.9
RACE
White	361	41	9.0	6.5-12.4	320	91.0	87.6-93.5
Other	57	5	2.8	0.8- 9.2	52	97.2	90.8-99.2
AGE
18-44	160	3	1.1	0.3- 3.7	157	98.9	96.3-99.7
45+	259	43	15.7	11.5-21.1	216	84.3	78.9-88.5
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	197	31	9.4	5.5-15.5	166	90.6	84.5-94.5
Some College +	220	15	5.2	3.0- 8.8	205	94.8	91.2-97.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	259	29	6.8	4.2-11.1	230	93.2	88.9-95.8
$50,000+	78	5	5.3	2.0-13.1	73	94.7	86.9-98.0
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	447	60	12.2	9.3-15.9	387	87.8	84.1-90.7
Guilford	442	46	10.5	7.6-14.4	396	89.5	85.6-92.4
Mecklenburg	443	41	7.4	5.2-10.2	402	92.6	89.8-94.8
Orange	450	26	4.0	2.6- 6.1	424	96.0	93.9-97.4
Wake	443	25	4.4	2.8- 7.1	418	95.6	92.9-97.2
Chatham/Lee	392	36	6.4	4.5- 9.2	356	93.6	90.8-95.5
Nash/Wilson	370	38	8.7	6.1-12.2	332	91.3	87.8-93.9
Craven/Pamlico	447	50	8.8	6.4-11.8	397	91.2	88.2-93.6
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	425	63	13.4	10.2-17.3	362	86.6	82.7-89.8
Appalachian/Wilkes	450	48	8.8	6.1-12.4	402	91.2	87.6-93.9
Franklin/Gran./Vance	471	53	7.8	5.3-11.4	418	92.2	88.6-94.7
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	466	59	12.2	9.3-15.9	407	87.8	84.1-90.7
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	408	52	12.8	8.9-18.0	356	87.2	82.0-91.1
Northeast NC I	450	44	8.3	5.9-11.4	406	91.7	88.6-94.1
Northeast NC II	502	64	10.1	7.7-13.1	438	89.9	86.9-92.3
Northeastern Partnership	952	108	9.4	7.6-11.6	844	90.6	88.4-92.4
Mountain AHEC	1,287	155	10.5	8.5-12.9	1,132	89.5	87.1-91.5
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	3,243	362	8.4	7.2- 9.7	2,881	91.6	90.3-92.8
Piedmont	3,980	359	7.3	6.3- 8.4	3,621	92.7	91.6-93.7
Western NC	2,045	248	10.7	8.8-13.1	1,797	89.3	86.9-91.2

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

9,268

969

8.1

7.4- 8.9

8,299

91.9

91.1-92.6

-Graham/Swain/Jackson

419

7.4

5.1-10.5

373

92.6

89.5-94.9

GENDER

Male

160

6.0

3.3-10.9

143

94.0

89.1-96.7

Female

259

9.0

6.1-13.2

230

91.0

86.8-93.9

RACE

White

361

9.0

6.5-12.4

320

91.0

87.6-93.5

Other

2.8

0.8- 9.2

97.2

90.8-99.2

AGE

18-44

160

1.1

0.3- 3.7

157

98.9

96.3-99.7

45+

259

15.7

11.5-21.1

216

84.3

78.9-88.5

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

197

9.4

5.5-15.5

166

90.6

84.5-94.5

Some College +

220

5.2

3.0- 8.8

205

94.8

91.2-97.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

259

6.8

4.2-11.1

230

93.2

88.9-95.8

$50,000+

5.3

2.0-13.1

94.7

86.9-98.0

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

447

12.2

9.3-15.9

387

87.8

84.1-90.7

Guilford

442

10.5

7.6-14.4

396

89.5

85.6-92.4

Mecklenburg

443

7.4

5.2-10.2

402

92.6

89.8-94.8

Orange

450

4.0

2.6- 6.1

424

96.0

93.9-97.4

Wake

443

4.4

2.8- 7.1

418

95.6

92.9-97.2

Chatham/Lee

392

6.4

4.5- 9.2

356

93.6

90.8-95.5

Nash/Wilson

370

8.7

6.1-12.2

332

91.3

87.8-93.9

Craven/Pamlico

447

8.8

6.4-11.8

397

91.2

88.2-93.6

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

425

13.4

10.2-17.3

362

86.6

82.7-89.8

Appalachian/Wilkes

450

8.8

6.1-12.4

402

91.2

87.6-93.9

Franklin/Gran./Vance

471

7.8

5.3-11.4

418

92.2

88.6-94.7

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

466

12.2

9.3-15.9

407

87.8

84.1-90.7

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

408

12.8

8.9-18.0

356

87.2

82.0-91.1

Northeast NC I

450

8.3

5.9-11.4

406

91.7

88.6-94.1

Northeast NC II

502

10.1

7.7-13.1

438

89.9

86.9-92.3

Northeastern Partnership

952

108

9.4

7.6-11.6

844

90.6

88.4-92.4

Mountain AHEC

1,287

155

10.5

8.5-12.9

1,132

89.5

87.1-91.5

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

3,243

362

8.4

7.2- 9.7

2,881

91.6

90.3-92.8

Piedmont

3,980

359

7.3

6.3- 8.4

3,621

92.7

91.6-93.7

Western NC

2,045

248

10.7

8.8-13.1

1,797

89.3

86.9-91.2

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

^Use caution in interpreting percentages with a numerator of less than 20. N = numerator, % = 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.

** Northeast NC I: Bertie, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Northampton, and Warren counties.
Northeast NC II: Beaufort, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Hyde, Martin, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Washington counties.
Northeastern Partnership: Northeast NC I and II regions combined.
Mountain Area Health Education Center (AHEC): Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, and Yancey counties.

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

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