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 AMERICAN FEMALES

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

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	1,236	97	5.9	4.5- 7.8	1,139	94.1	92.2-95.5
GENDER
Female	1,236	97	5.9	4.5- 7.8	1,139	94.1	92.2-95.5
RACE
African American	1,236	97	5.9	4.5- 7.8	1,139	94.1	92.2-95.5
HISPANIC
Hispanic	13	0	0.0	. - .	13	100	. - .
-English Speaking	13	0	0.0	. - .	13	100	. - .
Non-Hispanic	1,223	97	6.0	4.5- 7.8	1,126	94.0	92.2-95.5
AGE
18-24	90	0	0.0	. - .	90	100	. - .
25-34	197	3	0.9	0.3- 2.9	194	99.1	97.1-99.7
35-44	257	4	0.6	0.2- 1.6	253	99.4	98.4-99.8
45-54	255	19	6.4	3.4-11.8	236	93.6	88.2-96.6
55-64	178	27	13.8	8.6-21.3	151	86.2	78.7-91.4
65-74	146	22	16.6	9.2-28.2	124	83.4	71.8-90.8
75+	102	20	17.7	9.5-30.4	82	82.3	69.6-90.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	285	41	15.0	10.0-22.0	244	85.0	78.0-90.0
H.S. or G.E.D.	418	27	4.8	2.8- 8.0	391	95.2	92.0-97.2
Some Post-H.S.	297	18	3.1	1.8- 5.4	279	96.9	94.6-98.2
College Graduate	233	11	3.1	1.3- 7.2	222	96.9	92.8-98.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	268	36	13.4	8.6-20.1	232	86.6	79.9-91.4
$15,000- 24,999	280	16	5.4	2.8-10.2	264	94.6	89.8-97.2
$25,000- 34,999	159	9	5.2	2.2-11.7	150	94.8	88.3-97.8
$35,000- 49,999	113	4	1.6	0.5- 4.7	109	98.4	95.3-99.5
$50,000-74,999	62	2	1.4	0.3- 6.9	60	98.6	93.1-99.7
$75,000+	53	4	3.2	1.1- 9.1	49	96.8	90.9-98.9
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	16	5	25.3	9.8-51.2	11	74.7	48.8-90.2
Guilford	71	4	6.9	2.2-19.2	67	93.1	80.8-97.8
Mecklenburg	80	7	5.5	2.6-11.6	73	94.5	88.4-97.4
Orange	31	0	0.0	. - .	31	100	. - .
Wake	55	2	2.4	0.6- 9.8	53	97.6	90.2-99.4
Chatham/Lee	53	2	4.9	1.2-18.3	51	95.1	81.7-98.8
Nash/Wilson	77	5	9.6	3.8-21.9	72	90.4	78.1-96.2
Craven/Pamlico	56	6	5.0	2.1-11.2	50	95.0	88.8-97.9
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	9	0	0.0	. - .	9	100	. - .
Appalachian/Wilkes	6	1	14.6	1.9-60.0	5	85.4	40.0-98.1
Franklin/Gran./Vance	103	6	3.0	1.3- 6.9	97	97.0	93.1-98.7
Graham/Swain/Jackson	9	0	0.0	. - .	9	100	. - .
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	94	8	9.8	4.4-20.3	86	90.2	79.7-95.6
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	100	16	14.1	8.4-22.7	84	85.9	77.3-91.6
Northeast NC I	168	10	4.6	2.3- 9.0	158	95.4	91.0-97.7
Northeast NC II	96	11	9.8	5.2-17.6	85	90.2	82.4-94.8
Northeastern Partnership	264	21	7.0	4.4-11.1	243	93.0	88.9-95.6
Mountain AHEC	31	6	18.9	8.1-38.1	25	81.1	61.9-91.9
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	654	61	7.3	5.0-10.3	593	92.7	89.7-95.0
Piedmont	537	29	4.8	3.0- 7.4	508	95.2	92.6-97.0
Western NC	45	7	11.4	4.6-25.6	38	88.6	74.4-95.4

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

1,236

5.9

4.5- 7.8

1,139

94.1

92.2-95.5

GENDER

Female

1,236

5.9

4.5- 7.8

1,139

94.1

92.2-95.5

RACE

African American

1,236

5.9

4.5- 7.8

1,139

94.1

92.2-95.5

HISPANIC

Hispanic

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

-English Speaking

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

Non-Hispanic

1,223

6.0

4.5- 7.8

1,126

94.0

92.2-95.5

AGE

18-24

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

25-34

197

0.9

0.3- 2.9

194

99.1

97.1-99.7

35-44

257

0.6

0.2- 1.6

253

99.4

98.4-99.8

45-54

255

6.4

3.4-11.8

236

93.6

88.2-96.6

55-64

178

13.8

8.6-21.3

151

86.2

78.7-91.4

65-74

146

16.6

9.2-28.2

124

83.4

71.8-90.8

75+

102

17.7

9.5-30.4

82.3

69.6-90.5

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

285

15.0

10.0-22.0

244

85.0

78.0-90.0

H.S. or G.E.D.

418

4.8

2.8- 8.0

391

95.2

92.0-97.2

Some Post-H.S.

297

3.1

1.8- 5.4

279

96.9

94.6-98.2

College Graduate

233

3.1

1.3- 7.2

222

96.9

92.8-98.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

268

13.4

8.6-20.1

232

86.6

79.9-91.4

$15,000- 24,999

280

5.4

2.8-10.2

264

94.6

89.8-97.2

$25,000- 34,999

159

5.2

2.2-11.7

150

94.8

88.3-97.8

$35,000- 49,999

113

1.6

0.5- 4.7

109

98.4

95.3-99.5

$50,000-74,999

1.4

0.3- 6.9

98.6

93.1-99.7

$75,000+

3.2

1.1- 9.1

96.8

90.9-98.9

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

25.3

9.8-51.2

74.7

48.8-90.2

Guilford

6.9

2.2-19.2

93.1

80.8-97.8

Mecklenburg

5.5

2.6-11.6

94.5

88.4-97.4

Orange

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

Wake

2.4

0.6- 9.8

97.6

90.2-99.4

Chatham/Lee

4.9

1.2-18.3

95.1

81.7-98.8

Nash/Wilson

9.6

3.8-21.9

90.4

78.1-96.2

Craven/Pamlico

5.0

2.1-11.2

95.0

88.8-97.9

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

Appalachian/Wilkes

14.6

1.9-60.0

85.4

40.0-98.1

Franklin/Gran./Vance

103

3.0

1.3- 6.9

97.0

93.1-98.7

Graham/Swain/Jackson

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

9.8

4.4-20.3

90.2

79.7-95.6

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

100

14.1

8.4-22.7

85.9

77.3-91.6

Northeast NC I

168

4.6

2.3- 9.0

158

95.4

91.0-97.7

Northeast NC II

9.8

5.2-17.6

90.2

82.4-94.8

Northeastern Partnership

264

7.0

4.4-11.1

243

93.0

88.9-95.6

Mountain AHEC

18.9

8.1-38.1

81.1

61.9-91.9

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

654

7.3

5.0-10.3

593

92.7

89.7-95.0

Piedmont

537

4.8

3.0- 7.4

508

95.2

92.6-97.0

Western NC

11.4

4.6-25.6

88.6

74.4-95.4

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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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