BRFSS 2005 - Eastern North Carolina**: (History of Any Cardiovascular Diseases (heart attack or coronary heart disease or stroke)*)

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Cardiovascular Disease Prevalence

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

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	17,137	1,945	8.7	8.2- 9.2	15,192	91.3	90.8-91.8
-Eastern NC	5,517	671	9.5	8.7-10.4	4,846	90.5	89.6-91.3
GENDER
Male	1,915	277	9.8	8.5-11.2	1,638	90.2	88.8-91.5
Female	3,602	394	9.3	8.3-10.5	3,208	90.7	89.5-91.7
RACE
White	3,684	480	9.8	8.8-10.8	3,204	90.2	89.2-91.2
African American	1,354	148	10.2	8.5-12.3	1,206	89.8	87.7-91.5
Other Minorities	462	40	6.2	4.1- 9.2	422	93.8	90.8-95.9
HISPANIC
Hispanic	244	17	4.2	2.4- 7.4	227	95.8	92.6-97.6
Non-Hispanic	5,267	653	10.0	9.1-10.9	4,614	90.0	89.1-90.9
AGE
18-24	276	1	0.2	0.0- 1.1	275	99.8	98.9- 100
25-34	775	10	1.7	0.8- 3.5	765	98.3	96.5-99.2
35-44	987	34	3.7	2.5- 5.4	953	96.3	94.6-97.5
45-54	1,130	90	7.4	5.7- 9.4	1,040	92.6	90.6-94.3
55-64	1,030	175	17.1	14.5-20.1	855	82.9	79.9-85.5
65-74	759	188	26.4	22.8-30.3	571	73.6	69.7-77.2
75+	530	172	32.1	27.7-37.0	358	67.9	63.0-72.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	859	186	16.1	13.4-19.2	673	83.9	80.8-86.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,819	219	9.5	8.1-11.2	1,600	90.5	88.8-91.9
Some Post-H.S.	1,410	154	7.8	6.4- 9.3	1,256	92.2	90.7-93.6
College Graduate	1,419	111	6.6	5.4- 8.1	1,308	93.4	91.9-94.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	743	161	19.9	16.5-23.7	582	80.1	76.3-83.5
$15,000- 24,999	1,026	135	9.7	7.9-11.9	891	90.3	88.1-92.1
$25,000- 34,999	709	83	9.0	6.9-11.5	626	91.0	88.5-93.1
$35,000- 49,999	784	71	8.0	6.2-10.3	713	92.0	89.7-93.8
$50,000-74,999	714	46	5.1	3.6- 7.2	668	94.9	92.8-96.4
$75,000+	752	45	4.8	3.5- 6.6	707	95.2	93.4-96.5
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	1,860	481	22.5	20.2-24.9	1,379	77.5	75.1-79.8
No	3,500	179	4.0	3.3- 4.7	3,321	96.0	95.3-96.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	890	167	14.4	12.1-17.0	723	85.6	83.0-87.9
Non-Veteran	4,613	502	8.5	7.6- 9.4	4,111	91.5	90.6-92.4

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

17,137

1,945

8.7

8.2- 9.2

15,192

91.3

90.8-91.8

-Eastern NC

5,517

671

9.5

8.7-10.4

4,846

90.5

89.6-91.3

GENDER

Male

1,915

277

9.8

8.5-11.2

1,638

90.2

88.8-91.5

Female

3,602

394

9.3

8.3-10.5

3,208

90.7

89.5-91.7

RACE

White

3,684

480

9.8

8.8-10.8

3,204

90.2

89.2-91.2

African American

1,354

148

10.2

8.5-12.3

1,206

89.8

87.7-91.5

Other Minorities

462

6.2

4.1- 9.2

422

93.8

90.8-95.9

HISPANIC

Hispanic

244

4.2

2.4- 7.4

227

95.8

92.6-97.6

Non-Hispanic

5,267

653

10.0

9.1-10.9

4,614

90.0

89.1-90.9

AGE

18-24

276

0.2

0.0- 1.1

275

99.8

98.9- 100

25-34

775

1.7

0.8- 3.5

765

98.3

96.5-99.2

35-44

987

3.7

2.5- 5.4

953

96.3

94.6-97.5

45-54

1,130

7.4

5.7- 9.4

1,040

92.6

90.6-94.3

55-64

1,030

175

17.1

14.5-20.1

855

82.9

79.9-85.5

65-74

759

188

26.4

22.8-30.3

571

73.6

69.7-77.2

75+

530

172

32.1

27.7-37.0

358

67.9

63.0-72.3

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

859

186

16.1

13.4-19.2

673

83.9

80.8-86.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,819

219

9.5

8.1-11.2

1,600

90.5

88.8-91.9

Some Post-H.S.

1,410

154

7.8

6.4- 9.3

1,256

92.2

90.7-93.6

College Graduate

1,419

111

6.6

5.4- 8.1

1,308

93.4

91.9-94.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

743

161

19.9

16.5-23.7

582

80.1

76.3-83.5

$15,000- 24,999

1,026

135

9.7

7.9-11.9

891

90.3

88.1-92.1

$25,000- 34,999

709

9.0

6.9-11.5

626

91.0

88.5-93.1

$35,000- 49,999

784

8.0

6.2-10.3

713

92.0

89.7-93.8

$50,000-74,999

714

5.1

3.6- 7.2

668

94.9

92.8-96.4

$75,000+

752

4.8

3.5- 6.6

707

95.2

93.4-96.5

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

1,860

481

22.5

20.2-24.9

1,379

77.5

75.1-79.8

3,500

179

4.0

3.3- 4.7

3,321

96.0

95.3-96.7

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

890

167

14.4

12.1-17.0

723

85.6

83.0-87.9

Non-Veteran

4,613

502

8.5

7.6- 9.4

4,111

91.5

90.6-92.4

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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: 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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