BRFSS 2003 - Northeast NC II (Beaufort, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Hyde, Martin, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Washington): (History of Any Cardiovascular Diseases (heart attack or coronary heart disease or stroke)*)

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Northeast NC II (Beaufort, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Hyde, Martin, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Washington)

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
-Northeast NC II	502	64	10.1	7.7-13.1	438	89.9	86.9-92.3
GENDER
Male	181	29	10.7	7.1-15.7	152	89.3	84.3-92.9
Female	321	35	9.5	6.7-13.4	286	90.5	86.6-93.3
RACE
White	343	48	11.0	8.1-14.9	295	89.0	85.1-91.9
Other	157	16	8.2	4.7-13.9	141	91.8	86.1-95.3
AGE
18-44	173	3	0.9	0.3- 2.7	170	99.1	97.3-99.7
45+	325	61	17.9	13.7-22.9	264	82.1	77.1-86.3
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	259	47	13.9	10.1-18.8	212	86.1	81.2-89.9
Some College +	241	17	5.9	3.5- 9.7	224	94.1	90.3-96.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	273	36	10.3	7.2-14.6	237	89.7	85.4-92.8
$50,000+	96	4	3.9	1.4-10.0	92	96.1	90.0-98.6
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
Graham/Swain/Jackson	419	46	7.4	5.1-10.5	373	92.6	89.5-94.9
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
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

-Northeast NC II

502

10.1

7.7-13.1

438

89.9

86.9-92.3

GENDER

Male

181

10.7

7.1-15.7

152

89.3

84.3-92.9

Female

321

9.5

6.7-13.4

286

90.5

86.6-93.3

RACE

White

343

11.0

8.1-14.9

295

89.0

85.1-91.9

Other

157

8.2

4.7-13.9

141

91.8

86.1-95.3

AGE

18-44

173

0.9

0.3- 2.7

170

99.1

97.3-99.7

45+

325

17.9

13.7-22.9

264

82.1

77.1-86.3

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

259

13.9

10.1-18.8

212

86.1

81.2-89.9

Some College +

241

5.9

3.5- 9.7

224

94.1

90.3-96.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

273

10.3

7.2-14.6

237

89.7

85.4-92.8

$50,000+

3.9

1.4-10.0

96.1

90.0-98.6

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

Graham/Swain/Jackson

419

7.4

5.1-10.5

373

92.6

89.5-94.9

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

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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