BRFSS 2005 - Piedmont 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: Piedmont 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
-Piedmont NC	9,621	494	4.1	3.6- 4.6	9,127	95.9	95.4-96.4
GENDER
Male	3,503	229	4.6	3.8- 5.6	3,274	95.4	94.4-96.2
Female	6,118	265	3.5	3.0- 4.1	5,853	96.5	95.9-97.0
RACE
White	7,467	420	4.2	3.7- 4.7	7,047	95.8	95.3-96.3
African American	1,566	53	3.0	2.2- 4.1	1,513	97.0	95.9-97.8
Other Minorities	547	19	5.2	2.7- 9.9	528	94.8	90.1-97.3
HISPANIC
Hispanic	555	18	4.5	2.2- 8.9	537	95.5	91.1-97.8
Non-Hispanic	9,060	476	4.0	3.6- 4.5	8,584	96.0	95.5-96.4
AGE
18-24	439	4	1.9	0.6- 6.1	435	98.1	93.9-99.4
25-34	1,360	4	0.4	0.1- 1.6	1,356	99.6	98.4-99.9
35-44	1,889	19	0.9	0.5- 1.5	1,870	99.1	98.5-99.5
45-54	1,838	64	3.8	2.8- 5.0	1,774	96.2	95.0-97.2
55-64	1,720	122	7.8	6.3- 9.6	1,598	92.2	90.4-93.7
65-74	1,286	136	10.5	8.7-12.6	1,150	89.5	87.4-91.3
75+	1,040	142	14.3	11.8-17.1	898	85.7	82.9-88.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,488	129	6.6	4.8- 8.9	1,359	93.4	91.1-95.2
H.S. or G.E.D.	2,734	173	5.4	4.4- 6.5	2,561	94.6	93.5-95.6
Some Post-H.S.	2,297	94	2.9	2.3- 3.6	2,203	97.1	96.4-97.7
College Graduate	3,085	94	2.5	2.0- 3.2	2,991	97.5	96.8-98.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	1,028	107	7.9	6.1-10.3	921	92.1	89.7-93.9
$15,000- 24,999	1,630	107	5.4	4.2- 7.0	1,523	94.6	93.0-95.8
$25,000- 34,999	1,132	51	4.9	2.9- 8.2	1,081	95.1	91.8-97.1
$35,000- 49,999	1,262	46	3.1	2.2- 4.3	1,216	96.9	95.7-97.8
$50,000-74,999	1,312	45	2.7	2.0- 3.8	1,267	97.3	96.2-98.0
$75,000+	1,811	48	2.1	1.5- 2.9	1,763	97.9	97.1-98.5
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	2,797	329	10.1	8.9-11.6	2,468	89.9	88.4-91.1
No	6,554	162	2.1	1.7- 2.7	6,392	97.9	97.3-98.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	1,140	118	8.1	6.6-10.0	1,022	91.9	90.0-93.4
Non-Veteran	8,469	376	3.5	3.0- 4.1	8,093	96.5	95.9-97.0

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

-Piedmont NC

9,621

494

4.1

3.6- 4.6

9,127

95.9

95.4-96.4

GENDER

Male

3,503

229

4.6

3.8- 5.6

3,274

95.4

94.4-96.2

Female

6,118

265

3.5

3.0- 4.1

5,853

96.5

95.9-97.0

RACE

White

7,467

420

4.2

3.7- 4.7

7,047

95.8

95.3-96.3

African American

1,566

3.0

2.2- 4.1

1,513

97.0

95.9-97.8

Other Minorities

547

5.2

2.7- 9.9

528

94.8

90.1-97.3

HISPANIC

Hispanic

555

4.5

2.2- 8.9

537

95.5

91.1-97.8

Non-Hispanic

9,060

476

4.0

3.6- 4.5

8,584

96.0

95.5-96.4

AGE

18-24

439

1.9

0.6- 6.1

435

98.1

93.9-99.4

25-34

1,360

0.4

0.1- 1.6

1,356

99.6

98.4-99.9

35-44

1,889

0.9

0.5- 1.5

1,870

99.1

98.5-99.5

45-54

1,838

3.8

2.8- 5.0

1,774

96.2

95.0-97.2

55-64

1,720

122

7.8

6.3- 9.6

1,598

92.2

90.4-93.7

65-74

1,286

136

10.5

8.7-12.6

1,150

89.5

87.4-91.3

75+

1,040

142

14.3

11.8-17.1

898

85.7

82.9-88.2

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

1,488

129

6.6

4.8- 8.9

1,359

93.4

91.1-95.2

H.S. or G.E.D.

2,734

173

5.4

4.4- 6.5

2,561

94.6

93.5-95.6

Some Post-H.S.

2,297

2.9

2.3- 3.6

2,203

97.1

96.4-97.7

College Graduate

3,085

2.5

2.0- 3.2

2,991

97.5

96.8-98.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

1,028

107

7.9

6.1-10.3

921

92.1

89.7-93.9

$15,000- 24,999

1,630

107

5.4

4.2- 7.0

1,523

94.6

93.0-95.8

$25,000- 34,999

1,132

4.9

2.9- 8.2

1,081

95.1

91.8-97.1

$35,000- 49,999

1,262

3.1

2.2- 4.3

1,216

96.9

95.7-97.8

$50,000-74,999

1,312

2.7

2.0- 3.8

1,267

97.3

96.2-98.0

$75,000+

1,811

2.1

1.5- 2.9

1,763

97.9

97.1-98.5

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

2,797

329

10.1

8.9-11.6

2,468

89.9

88.4-91.1

6,554

162

2.1

1.7- 2.7

6,392

97.9

97.3-98.3

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

1,140

118

8.1

6.6-10.0

1,022

91.9

90.0-93.4

Non-Veteran

8,469

376

3.5

3.0- 4.1

8,093

96.5

95.9-97.0

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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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