BRFSS 2005 - Northeastern Partnership**: (History of Any Cardiovascular Diseases (heart attack or coronary heart disease or stroke)*)

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Northeastern Partnership**

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
-Northeastern Partnership	1,181	161	10.7	9.0-12.7	1,020	89.3	87.3-91.0
GENDER
Male	418	70	10.8	8.3-14.1	348	89.2	85.9-91.7
Female	763	91	10.6	8.4-13.2	672	89.4	86.8-91.6
RACE
White	693	97	9.6	7.6-11.9	596	90.4	88.1-92.4
African American	427	55	12.5	9.2-16.7	372	87.5	83.3-90.8
Other Minorities	54	7	9.0	3.9-19.3	47	91.0	80.7-96.1
HISPANIC
Hispanic	37	5	5.5	1.9-14.5	32	94.5	85.5-98.1
Non-Hispanic	1,144	156	11.0	9.2-13.1	988	89.0	86.9-90.8
AGE
18-24	37	0	0.0	. - .	37	100	. - .
25-34	129	1	1.0	0.1- 6.7	128	99.0	93.3-99.9
35-44	179	9	4.5	2.1- 9.4	170	95.5	90.6-97.9
45-54	268	18	5.9	3.5- 9.6	250	94.1	90.4-96.5
55-64	245	40	15.9	11.2-22.2	205	84.1	77.8-88.8
65-74	175	50	30.3	23.0-38.8	125	69.7	61.2-77.0
75+	141	43	32.6	24.3-42.1	98	67.4	57.9-75.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	243	54	19.5	14.4-25.9	189	80.5	74.1-85.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	438	59	10.3	7.6-13.9	379	89.7	86.1-92.4
Some Post-H.S.	260	31	7.8	5.3-11.5	229	92.2	88.5-94.7
College Graduate	238	16	5.5	3.3- 9.0	222	94.5	91.0-96.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	195	46	19.5	13.9-26.8	149	80.5	73.2-86.1
$15,000- 24,999	230	29	10.2	6.6-15.3	201	89.8	84.7-93.4
$25,000- 34,999	156	19	11.0	6.5-17.9	137	89.0	82.1-93.5
$35,000- 49,999	137	15	10.2	6.0-16.8	122	89.8	83.2-94.0
$50,000-74,999	133	8	3.9	1.8- 8.0	125	96.1	92.0-98.2
$75,000+	130	3	2.3	0.6- 8.0	127	97.7	92.0-99.4
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	474	124	24.0	19.7-28.8	350	76.0	71.2-80.3
No	676	35	3.7	2.5- 5.3	641	96.3	94.7-97.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	162	37	16.4	11.5-23.0	125	83.6	77.0-88.5
Non-Veteran	1,012	121	9.5	7.7-11.6	891	90.5	88.4-92.3

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

-Northeastern Partnership

1,181

161

10.7

9.0-12.7

1,020

89.3

87.3-91.0

GENDER

Male

418

10.8

8.3-14.1

348

89.2

85.9-91.7

Female

763

10.6

8.4-13.2

672

89.4

86.8-91.6

RACE

White

693

9.6

7.6-11.9

596

90.4

88.1-92.4

African American

427

12.5

9.2-16.7

372

87.5

83.3-90.8

Other Minorities

9.0

3.9-19.3

91.0

80.7-96.1

HISPANIC

Hispanic

5.5

1.9-14.5

94.5

85.5-98.1

Non-Hispanic

1,144

156

11.0

9.2-13.1

988

89.0

86.9-90.8

AGE

18-24

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

25-34

129

1.0

0.1- 6.7

128

99.0

93.3-99.9

35-44

179

4.5

2.1- 9.4

170

95.5

90.6-97.9

45-54

268

5.9

3.5- 9.6

250

94.1

90.4-96.5

55-64

245

15.9

11.2-22.2

205

84.1

77.8-88.8

65-74

175

30.3

23.0-38.8

125

69.7

61.2-77.0

75+

141

32.6

24.3-42.1

67.4

57.9-75.7

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

243

19.5

14.4-25.9

189

80.5

74.1-85.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

438

10.3

7.6-13.9

379

89.7

86.1-92.4

Some Post-H.S.

260

7.8

5.3-11.5

229

92.2

88.5-94.7

College Graduate

238

5.5

3.3- 9.0

222

94.5

91.0-96.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

195

19.5

13.9-26.8

149

80.5

73.2-86.1

$15,000- 24,999

230

10.2

6.6-15.3

201

89.8

84.7-93.4

$25,000- 34,999

156

11.0

6.5-17.9

137

89.0

82.1-93.5

$35,000- 49,999

137

10.2

6.0-16.8

122

89.8

83.2-94.0

$50,000-74,999

133

3.9

1.8- 8.0

125

96.1

92.0-98.2

$75,000+

130

2.3

0.6- 8.0

127

97.7

92.0-99.4

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

474

124

24.0

19.7-28.8

350

76.0

71.2-80.3

676

3.7

2.5- 5.3

641

96.3

94.7-97.5

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

162

16.4

11.5-23.0

125

83.6

77.0-88.5

Non-Veteran

1,012

121

9.5

7.7-11.6

891

90.5

88.4-92.3

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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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