BRFSS 2005 - Eastern North Carolina**: (Has a doctor, nurse, or other health professional ever told you that you had angina or coronary heart disease?)

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Cardiovascular Disease Prevalence

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	17,120	964	4.3	3.9- 4.6	16,156	95.7	95.4-96.1
-Eastern NC	5,516	352	4.6	4.1- 5.2	5,164	95.4	94.8-95.9
GENDER
Male	1,914	158	4.9	4.1- 5.9	1,756	95.1	94.1-95.9
Female	3,602	194	4.3	3.7- 5.1	3,408	95.7	94.9-96.3
RACE
White	3,685	275	5.4	4.7- 6.2	3,410	94.6	93.8-95.3
African American	1,349	58	3.4	2.5- 4.6	1,291	96.6	95.4-97.5
Other Minorities	464	18	2.2	1.2- 3.9	446	97.8	96.1-98.8
HISPANIC
Hispanic	244	10	2.6	1.2- 5.3	234	97.4	94.7-98.8
Non-Hispanic	5,265	342	4.8	4.2- 5.4	4,923	95.2	94.6-95.8
AGE
18-24	276	1	0.2	0.0- 1.1	275	99.8	98.9- 100
25-34	775	2	0.4	0.1- 1.4	773	99.6	98.6-99.9
35-44	990	18	1.6	0.9- 2.7	972	98.4	97.3-99.1
45-54	1,132	49	3.2	2.3- 4.5	1,083	96.8	95.5-97.7
55-64	1,026	106	10.6	8.5-13.0	920	89.4	87.0-91.5
65-74	757	97	12.7	10.2-15.7	660	87.3	84.3-89.8
75+	528	78	13.6	10.6-17.2	450	86.4	82.8-89.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	855	81	5.8	4.5- 7.6	774	94.2	92.4-95.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,821	112	4.6	3.7- 5.7	1,709	95.4	94.3-96.3
Some Post-H.S.	1,412	91	4.4	3.5- 5.6	1,321	95.6	94.4-96.5
College Graduate	1,418	68	4.0	3.1- 5.2	1,350	96.0	94.8-96.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	738	82	8.8	6.7-11.4	656	91.2	88.6-93.3
$15,000- 24,999	1,025	65	3.6	2.7- 4.8	960	96.4	95.2-97.3
$25,000- 34,999	708	49	5.7	4.1- 7.8	659	94.3	92.2-95.9
$35,000- 49,999	785	45	4.6	3.3- 6.4	740	95.4	93.6-96.7
$50,000-74,999	715	29	3.1	2.0- 4.7	686	96.9	95.3-98.0
$75,000+	752	22	2.3	1.5- 3.7	730	97.7	96.3-98.5
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	1,858	260	11.2	9.7-12.9	1,598	88.8	87.1-90.3
No	3,500	87	1.8	1.4- 2.3	3,413	98.2	97.7-98.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	888	102	8.6	6.9-10.7	786	91.4	89.3-93.1
Non-Veteran	4,613	249	3.7	3.2- 4.3	4,364	96.3	95.7-96.8

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

17,120

964

4.3

3.9- 4.6

16,156

95.7

95.4-96.1

-Eastern NC

5,516

352

4.6

4.1- 5.2

5,164

95.4

94.8-95.9

GENDER

Male

1,914

158

4.9

4.1- 5.9

1,756

95.1

94.1-95.9

Female

3,602

194

4.3

3.7- 5.1

3,408

95.7

94.9-96.3

RACE

White

3,685

275

5.4

4.7- 6.2

3,410

94.6

93.8-95.3

African American

1,349

3.4

2.5- 4.6

1,291

96.6

95.4-97.5

Other Minorities

464

2.2

1.2- 3.9

446

97.8

96.1-98.8

HISPANIC

Hispanic

244

2.6

1.2- 5.3

234

97.4

94.7-98.8

Non-Hispanic

5,265

342

4.8

4.2- 5.4

4,923

95.2

94.6-95.8

AGE

18-24

276

0.2

0.0- 1.1

275

99.8

98.9- 100

25-34

775

0.4

0.1- 1.4

773

99.6

98.6-99.9

35-44

990

1.6

0.9- 2.7

972

98.4

97.3-99.1

45-54

1,132

3.2

2.3- 4.5

1,083

96.8

95.5-97.7

55-64

1,026

106

10.6

8.5-13.0

920

89.4

87.0-91.5

65-74

757

12.7

10.2-15.7

660

87.3

84.3-89.8

75+

528

13.6

10.6-17.2

450

86.4

82.8-89.4

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

855

5.8

4.5- 7.6

774

94.2

92.4-95.5

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,821

112

4.6

3.7- 5.7

1,709

95.4

94.3-96.3

Some Post-H.S.

1,412

4.4

3.5- 5.6

1,321

95.6

94.4-96.5

College Graduate

1,418

4.0

3.1- 5.2

1,350

96.0

94.8-96.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

738

8.8

6.7-11.4

656

91.2

88.6-93.3

$15,000- 24,999

1,025

3.6

2.7- 4.8

960

96.4

95.2-97.3

$25,000- 34,999

708

5.7

4.1- 7.8

659

94.3

92.2-95.9

$35,000- 49,999

785

4.6

3.3- 6.4

740

95.4

93.6-96.7

$50,000-74,999

715

3.1

2.0- 4.7

686

96.9

95.3-98.0

$75,000+

752

2.3

1.5- 3.7

730

97.7

96.3-98.5

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

1,858

260

11.2

9.7-12.9

1,598

88.8

87.1-90.3

3,500

1.8

1.4- 2.3

3,413

98.2

97.7-98.6

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

888

102

8.6

6.9-10.7

786

91.4

89.3-93.1

Non-Veteran

4,613

249

3.7

3.2- 4.3

4,364

96.3

95.7-96.8

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^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: Beaufort, Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Hyde, Martin, Northampton, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, Warren, and Washington.
Mountain Area Health Education Center (MAHEC): 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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