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

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Northeastern Partnership**

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
-Northeastern Partnership	1,178	74	4.4	3.4- 5.7	1,104	95.6	94.3-96.6
GENDER
Male	415	33	4.3	3.0- 6.3	382	95.7	93.7-97.0
Female	763	41	4.5	3.1- 6.3	722	95.5	93.7-96.9
RACE
White	695	50	4.9	3.6- 6.6	645	95.1	93.4-96.4
African American	422	20	3.8	2.3- 6.1	402	96.2	93.9-97.7
Other Minorities	54	3	3.1	0.9-10.4	51	96.9	89.6-99.1
HISPANIC
Hispanic	37	4	4.8	1.5-14.0	33	95.2	86.0-98.5
Non-Hispanic	1,141	70	4.4	3.4- 5.7	1,071	95.6	94.3-96.6
AGE
18-24	37	0	0.0	. - .	37	100	. - .
25-34	129	0	0.0	. - .	129	100	. - .
35-44	179	4	2.1	0.7- 5.8	175	97.9	94.2-99.3
45-54	268	8	2.2	1.1- 4.6	260	97.8	95.4-98.9
55-64	242	22	8.9	5.6-14.0	220	91.1	86.0-94.4
65-74	174	21	10.8	6.7-16.8	153	89.2	83.2-93.3
75+	142	19	12.3	7.7-19.2	123	87.7	80.8-92.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	239	17	4.9	2.8- 8.3	222	95.1	91.7-97.2
H.S. or G.E.D.	438	32	4.9	3.3- 7.2	406	95.1	92.8-96.7
Some Post-H.S.	260	18	4.8	2.9- 7.9	242	95.2	92.1-97.1
College Graduate	239	7	2.3	1.1- 4.8	232	97.7	95.2-98.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	193	22	7.8	4.8-12.3	171	92.2	87.7-95.2
$15,000- 24,999	230	13	3.7	2.0- 6.6	217	96.3	93.4-98.0
$25,000- 34,999	156	11	5.8	3.0-11.0	145	94.2	89.0-97.0
$35,000- 49,999	137	8	5.2	2.5-10.5	129	94.8	89.5-97.5
$50,000-74,999	133	3	1.6	0.5- 5.2	130	98.4	94.8-99.5
$75,000+	130	1	0.3	0.0- 1.8	129	99.7	98.2- 100
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	471	57	9.8	7.3-13.0	414	90.2	87.0-92.7
No	676	16	1.6	0.9- 2.7	660	98.4	97.3-99.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	161	20	8.1	5.0-12.8	141	91.9	87.2-95.0
Non-Veteran	1,011	53	3.6	2.7- 4.9	958	96.4	95.1-97.3

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

-Northeastern Partnership

1,178

4.4

3.4- 5.7

1,104

95.6

94.3-96.6

GENDER

Male

415

4.3

3.0- 6.3

382

95.7

93.7-97.0

Female

763

4.5

3.1- 6.3

722

95.5

93.7-96.9

RACE

White

695

4.9

3.6- 6.6

645

95.1

93.4-96.4

African American

422

3.8

2.3- 6.1

402

96.2

93.9-97.7

Other Minorities

3.1

0.9-10.4

96.9

89.6-99.1

HISPANIC

Hispanic

4.8

1.5-14.0

95.2

86.0-98.5

Non-Hispanic

1,141

4.4

3.4- 5.7

1,071

95.6

94.3-96.6

AGE

18-24

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

25-34

129

0.0

. - .

129

100

. - .

35-44

179

2.1

0.7- 5.8

175

97.9

94.2-99.3

45-54

268

2.2

1.1- 4.6

260

97.8

95.4-98.9

55-64

242

8.9

5.6-14.0

220

91.1

86.0-94.4

65-74

174

10.8

6.7-16.8

153

89.2

83.2-93.3

75+

142

12.3

7.7-19.2

123

87.7

80.8-92.3

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

239

4.9

2.8- 8.3

222

95.1

91.7-97.2

H.S. or G.E.D.

438

4.9

3.3- 7.2

406

95.1

92.8-96.7

Some Post-H.S.

260

4.8

2.9- 7.9

242

95.2

92.1-97.1

College Graduate

239

2.3

1.1- 4.8

232

97.7

95.2-98.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

193

7.8

4.8-12.3

171

92.2

87.7-95.2

$15,000- 24,999

230

3.7

2.0- 6.6

217

96.3

93.4-98.0

$25,000- 34,999

156

5.8

3.0-11.0

145

94.2

89.0-97.0

$35,000- 49,999

137

5.2

2.5-10.5

129

94.8

89.5-97.5

$50,000-74,999

133

1.6

0.5- 5.2

130

98.4

94.8-99.5

$75,000+

130

0.3

0.0- 1.8

129

99.7

98.2- 100

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

471

9.8

7.3-13.0

414

90.2

87.0-92.7

676

1.6

0.9- 2.7

660

98.4

97.3-99.1

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

161

8.1

5.0-12.8

141

91.9

87.2-95.0

Non-Veteran

1,011

3.6

2.7- 4.9

958

96.4

95.1-97.3

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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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