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

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Western North Carolina**

Cardiovascular Disease

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
-Western NC	2,045	248	10.7	8.8-13.1	1,797	89.3	86.9-91.2
GENDER
Male	766	115	13.4	10.0-17.9	651	86.6	82.1-90.0
Female	1,279	133	8.2	6.5-10.2	1,146	91.8	89.8-93.5
RACE
White	1,865	226	10.5	8.6-12.8	1,639	89.5	87.2-91.4
African American	71	12	25.7	9.6-53.1	59	74.3	46.9-90.4
Other Minorities	101	9	4.2	1.3-12.2	92	95.8	87.8-98.7
AGE
18-24	135	0	0.0	. - .	135	100	. - .
25-34	282	4	0.9	0.3- 2.8	278	99.1	97.2-99.7
35-44	340	17	4.8	2.6- 8.7	323	95.2	91.3-97.4
45-54	378	35	15.3	8.6-25.8	343	84.7	74.2-91.4
55-64	348	48	15.1	10.6-21.2	300	84.9	78.8-89.4
65-74	335	83	21.3	16.0-27.8	252	78.7	72.2-84.0
75+	215	59	26.6	19.6-34.8	156	73.4	65.2-80.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	338	67	14.3	9.8-20.4	271	85.7	79.6-90.2
H.S. or G.E.D.	639	81	10.9	7.3-15.9	558	89.1	84.1-92.7
Some Post-H.S.	541	61	10.5	6.9-15.6	480	89.5	84.4-93.1
College Graduate	522	38	7.5	4.9-11.1	484	92.5	88.9-95.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	264	57	18.7	13.2-25.7	207	81.3	74.3-86.8
$15,000- 24,999	402	47	11.0	6.3-18.8	355	89.0	81.2-93.7
$25,000- 34,999	253	22	8.0	4.4-14.0	231	92.0	86.0-95.6
$35,000- 49,999	267	34	17.0	10.3-26.7	233	83.0	73.3-89.7
$50,000-74,999	204	14	5.3	2.8- 9.7	190	94.7	90.3-97.2
$75,000+	205	10	2.2	1.1- 4.5	195	97.8	95.5-98.9
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
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

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

-Western NC

2,045

248

10.7

8.8-13.1

1,797

89.3

86.9-91.2

GENDER

Male

766

115

13.4

10.0-17.9

651

86.6

82.1-90.0

Female

1,279

133

8.2

6.5-10.2

1,146

91.8

89.8-93.5

RACE

White

1,865

226

10.5

8.6-12.8

1,639

89.5

87.2-91.4

African American

25.7

9.6-53.1

74.3

46.9-90.4

Other Minorities

101

4.2

1.3-12.2

95.8

87.8-98.7

AGE

18-24

135

0.0

. - .

135

100

. - .

25-34

282

0.9

0.3- 2.8

278

99.1

97.2-99.7

35-44

340

4.8

2.6- 8.7

323

95.2

91.3-97.4

45-54

378

15.3

8.6-25.8

343

84.7

74.2-91.4

55-64

348

15.1

10.6-21.2

300

84.9

78.8-89.4

65-74

335

21.3

16.0-27.8

252

78.7

72.2-84.0

75+

215

26.6

19.6-34.8

156

73.4

65.2-80.4

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

338

14.3

9.8-20.4

271

85.7

79.6-90.2

H.S. or G.E.D.

639

10.9

7.3-15.9

558

89.1

84.1-92.7

Some Post-H.S.

541

10.5

6.9-15.6

480

89.5

84.4-93.1

College Graduate

522

7.5

4.9-11.1

484

92.5

88.9-95.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

264

18.7

13.2-25.7

207

81.3

74.3-86.8

$15,000- 24,999

402

11.0

6.3-18.8

355

89.0

81.2-93.7

$25,000- 34,999

253

8.0

4.4-14.0

231

92.0

86.0-95.6

$35,000- 49,999

267

17.0

10.3-26.7

233

83.0

73.3-89.7

$50,000-74,999

204

5.3

2.8- 9.7

190

94.7

90.3-97.2

$75,000+

205

2.2

1.1- 4.5

195

97.8

95.5-98.9

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

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

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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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