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

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Mountain AHEC**

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
-Mountain AHEC	1,181	66	3.8	2.9- 5.0	1,115	96.2	95.0-97.1
GENDER
Male	414	30	4.8	3.2- 7.2	384	95.2	92.8-96.8
Female	767	36	2.9	2.0- 4.3	731	97.1	95.7-98.0
RACE
White	1,029	63	4.3	3.2- 5.7	966	95.7	94.3-96.8
African American	65	1	0.6	0.1- 4.5	64	99.4	95.5-99.9
Other Minorities	87	2	1.0	0.2- 4.1	85	99.0	95.9-99.8
HISPANIC
Hispanic	45	2	2.0	0.4- 9.3	43	98.0	90.7-99.6
Non-Hispanic	1,134	64	3.9	3.0- 5.2	1,070	96.1	94.8-97.0
AGE
18-24	59	0	0.0	. - .	59	100	. - .
25-34	172	1	0.5	0.1- 3.2	171	99.5	96.8-99.9
35-44	185	3	0.6	0.2- 2.3	182	99.4	97.7-99.8
45-54	201	6	2.7	1.0- 7.3	195	97.3	92.7-99.0
55-64	214	13	4.2	2.3- 7.7	201	95.8	92.3-97.7
65-74	182	20	11.8	7.1-19.0	162	88.2	81.0-92.9
75+	163	23	14.3	9.2-21.5	140	85.7	78.5-90.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	174	16	5.3	2.8- 9.7	158	94.7	90.3-97.2
H.S. or G.E.D.	351	19	3.4	2.0- 5.7	332	96.6	94.3-98.0
Some Post-H.S.	302	12	2.8	1.4- 5.5	290	97.2	94.5-98.6
College Graduate	351	19	4.3	2.6- 7.0	332	95.7	93.0-97.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	149	15	6.4	3.5-11.6	134	93.6	88.4-96.5
$15,000- 24,999	238	10	1.7	0.7- 4.0	228	98.3	96.0-99.3
$25,000- 34,999	165	5	2.4	1.0- 6.0	160	97.6	94.0-99.0
$35,000- 49,999	168	12	6.0	3.2-11.1	156	94.0	88.9-96.8
$50,000-74,999	144	5	1.8	0.7- 4.4	139	98.2	95.6-99.3
$75,000+	132	4	2.7	1.0- 7.2	128	97.3	92.8-99.0
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	385	40	7.3	5.0-10.6	345	92.7	89.4-95.0
No	763	25	2.3	1.5- 3.6	738	97.7	96.4-98.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	156	20	11.8	7.3-18.5	136	88.2	81.5-92.7
Non-Veteran	1,024	46	2.6	1.9- 3.7	978	97.4	96.3-98.1

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

-Mountain AHEC

1,181

3.8

2.9- 5.0

1,115

96.2

95.0-97.1

GENDER

Male

414

4.8

3.2- 7.2

384

95.2

92.8-96.8

Female

767

2.9

2.0- 4.3

731

97.1

95.7-98.0

RACE

White

1,029

4.3

3.2- 5.7

966

95.7

94.3-96.8

African American

0.6

0.1- 4.5

99.4

95.5-99.9

Other Minorities

1.0

0.2- 4.1

99.0

95.9-99.8

HISPANIC

Hispanic

2.0

0.4- 9.3

98.0

90.7-99.6

Non-Hispanic

1,134

3.9

3.0- 5.2

1,070

96.1

94.8-97.0

AGE

18-24

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

25-34

172

0.5

0.1- 3.2

171

99.5

96.8-99.9

35-44

185

0.6

0.2- 2.3

182

99.4

97.7-99.8

45-54

201

2.7

1.0- 7.3

195

97.3

92.7-99.0

55-64

214

4.2

2.3- 7.7

201

95.8

92.3-97.7

65-74

182

11.8

7.1-19.0

162

88.2

81.0-92.9

75+

163

14.3

9.2-21.5

140

85.7

78.5-90.8

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

174

5.3

2.8- 9.7

158

94.7

90.3-97.2

H.S. or G.E.D.

351

3.4

2.0- 5.7

332

96.6

94.3-98.0

Some Post-H.S.

302

2.8

1.4- 5.5

290

97.2

94.5-98.6

College Graduate

351

4.3

2.6- 7.0

332

95.7

93.0-97.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

149

6.4

3.5-11.6

134

93.6

88.4-96.5

$15,000- 24,999

238

1.7

0.7- 4.0

228

98.3

96.0-99.3

$25,000- 34,999

165

2.4

1.0- 6.0

160

97.6

94.0-99.0

$35,000- 49,999

168

6.0

3.2-11.1

156

94.0

88.9-96.8

$50,000-74,999

144

1.8

0.7- 4.4

139

98.2

95.6-99.3

$75,000+

132

2.7

1.0- 7.2

128

97.3

92.8-99.0

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

385

7.3

5.0-10.6

345

92.7

89.4-95.0

763

2.3

1.5- 3.6

738

97.7

96.4-98.5

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

156

11.8

7.3-18.5

136

88.2

81.5-92.7

Non-Veteran

1,024

2.6

1.9- 3.7

978

97.4

96.3-98.1

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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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