BRFSS 2003 - North Carolina: (History of Any Cardiovascular Diseases (heart attack or coronary heart disease or stroke)*)

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Cardiovascular Disease-AFRICAN AMERICANS

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

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	1,821	151	6.4	5.1- 8.2	1,670	93.6	91.8-94.9
GENDER
Male	585	54	7.1	4.7-10.5	531	92.9	89.5-95.3
Female	1,236	97	5.9	4.5- 7.8	1,139	94.1	92.2-95.5
AGE
18-24	138	0	0.0	. - .	138	100	. - .
25-34	280	5	0.8	0.3- 2.0	275	99.2	98.0-99.7
35-44	362	6	0.9	0.3- 2.4	356	99.1	97.6-99.7
45-54	408	32	8.6	4.9-14.8	376	91.4	85.2-95.1
55-64	281	44	14.3	9.4-21.2	237	85.7	78.8-90.6
65-74	202	35	20.8	13.3-31.0	167	79.2	69.0-86.7
75+	138	27	18.1	10.6-29.0	111	81.9	71.0-89.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	434	69	15.2	11.0-20.6	365	84.8	79.4-89.0
H.S. or G.E.D.	633	44	4.9	3.3- 7.3	589	95.1	92.7-96.7
Some Post-H.S.	424	24	4.6	2.1- 9.9	400	95.4	90.1-97.9
College Graduate	325	14	2.6	1.3- 5.3	311	97.4	94.7-98.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	344	52	14.5	9.7-21.0	292	85.5	79.0-90.3
$15,000- 24,999	425	30	6.0	3.6- 9.6	395	94.0	90.4-96.4
$25,000- 34,999	221	12	4.6	2.2- 9.4	209	95.4	90.6-97.8
$35,000- 49,999	196	8	4.2	1.1-14.8	188	95.8	85.2-98.9
$50,000-74,999	115	5	2.2	0.8- 6.3	110	97.8	93.7-99.2
$75,000+	93	5	1.7	0.7- 4.5	88	98.3	95.5-99.3
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	29	6	13.3	5.7-28.3	23	86.7	71.7-94.3
Guilford	115	8	7.9	3.6-16.4	107	92.1	83.6-96.4
Mecklenburg	117	10	5.5	2.8-10.3	107	94.5	89.7-97.2
Orange	48	1	2.3	0.3-14.6	47	97.7	85.4-99.7
Wake	83	4	3.0	1.1- 8.2	79	97.0	91.8-98.9
Chatham/Lee	70	2	3.0	0.7-11.9	68	97.0	88.1-99.3
Nash/Wilson	119	10	8.8	4.5-16.4	109	91.2	83.6-95.5
Craven/Pamlico	90	10	5.2	2.7- 9.8	80	94.8	90.2-97.3
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	16	1	11.6	1.6-51.9	15	88.4	48.1-98.4
Appalachian/Wilkes	9	1	8.1	1.1-41.9	8	91.9	58.1-98.9
Franklin/Gran./Vance	161	10	3.8	1.7- 8.2	151	96.2	91.8-98.3
Graham/Swain/Jackson	10	0	0.0	. - .	10	100	. - .
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	142	13	11.0	6.0-19.2	129	89.0	80.8-94.0
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	125	19	11.7	6.9-19.2	106	88.3	80.8-93.1
Northeast NC I	233	19	8.1	5.0-13.0	214	91.9	87.0-95.0
Northeast NC II	143	15	8.8	4.9-15.2	128	91.2	84.8-95.1
Northeastern Partnership	376	34	8.4	5.8-12.2	342	91.6	87.8-94.2
Mountain AHEC	49	9	16.3	7.5-32.1	40	83.7	67.9-92.5
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	955	92	6.7	5.0- 8.9	863	93.3	91.1-95.0
Piedmont	795	47	5.3	3.6- 7.6	748	94.7	92.4-96.4
Western NC	71	12	25.7	9.6-53.1	59	74.3	46.9-90.4

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

1,821

151

6.4

5.1- 8.2

1,670

93.6

91.8-94.9

GENDER

Male

585

7.1

4.7-10.5

531

92.9

89.5-95.3

Female

1,236

5.9

4.5- 7.8

1,139

94.1

92.2-95.5

AGE

18-24

138

0.0

. - .

138

100

. - .

25-34

280

0.8

0.3- 2.0

275

99.2

98.0-99.7

35-44

362

0.9

0.3- 2.4

356

99.1

97.6-99.7

45-54

408

8.6

4.9-14.8

376

91.4

85.2-95.1

55-64

281

14.3

9.4-21.2

237

85.7

78.8-90.6

65-74

202

20.8

13.3-31.0

167

79.2

69.0-86.7

75+

138

18.1

10.6-29.0

111

81.9

71.0-89.4

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

434

15.2

11.0-20.6

365

84.8

79.4-89.0

H.S. or G.E.D.

633

4.9

3.3- 7.3

589

95.1

92.7-96.7

Some Post-H.S.

424

4.6

2.1- 9.9

400

95.4

90.1-97.9

College Graduate

325

2.6

1.3- 5.3

311

97.4

94.7-98.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

344

14.5

9.7-21.0

292

85.5

79.0-90.3

$15,000- 24,999

425

6.0

3.6- 9.6

395

94.0

90.4-96.4

$25,000- 34,999

221

4.6

2.2- 9.4

209

95.4

90.6-97.8

$35,000- 49,999

196

4.2

1.1-14.8

188

95.8

85.2-98.9

$50,000-74,999

115

2.2

0.8- 6.3

110

97.8

93.7-99.2

$75,000+

1.7

0.7- 4.5

98.3

95.5-99.3

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

13.3

5.7-28.3

86.7

71.7-94.3

Guilford

115

7.9

3.6-16.4

107

92.1

83.6-96.4

Mecklenburg

117

5.5

2.8-10.3

107

94.5

89.7-97.2

Orange

2.3

0.3-14.6

97.7

85.4-99.7

Wake

3.0

1.1- 8.2

97.0

91.8-98.9

Chatham/Lee

3.0

0.7-11.9

97.0

88.1-99.3

Nash/Wilson

119

8.8

4.5-16.4

109

91.2

83.6-95.5

Craven/Pamlico

5.2

2.7- 9.8

94.8

90.2-97.3

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

11.6

1.6-51.9

88.4

48.1-98.4

Appalachian/Wilkes

8.1

1.1-41.9

91.9

58.1-98.9

Franklin/Gran./Vance

161

3.8

1.7- 8.2

151

96.2

91.8-98.3

Graham/Swain/Jackson

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

142

11.0

6.0-19.2

129

89.0

80.8-94.0

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

125

11.7

6.9-19.2

106

88.3

80.8-93.1

Northeast NC I

233

8.1

5.0-13.0

214

91.9

87.0-95.0

Northeast NC II

143

8.8

4.9-15.2

128

91.2

84.8-95.1

Northeastern Partnership

376

8.4

5.8-12.2

342

91.6

87.8-94.2

Mountain AHEC

16.3

7.5-32.1

83.7

67.9-92.5

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

955

6.7

5.0- 8.9

863

93.3

91.1-95.0

Piedmont

795

5.3

3.6- 7.6

748

94.7

92.4-96.4

Western NC

25.7

9.6-53.1

74.3

46.9-90.4

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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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