BRFSS 2005 - Western 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: Western 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
-Western NC	1,983	118	4.4	3.6- 5.4	1,865	95.6	94.6-96.4
GENDER
Male	704	54	5.5	4.1- 7.3	650	94.5	92.7-95.9
Female	1,279	64	3.4	2.6- 4.6	1,215	96.6	95.4-97.4
RACE
White	1,764	112	4.9	4.0- 6.0	1,652	95.1	94.0-96.0
African American	94	4	1.9	0.7- 5.2	90	98.1	94.8-99.3
Other Minorities	124	2	0.7	0.2- 2.8	122	99.3	97.2-99.8
HISPANIC
Hispanic	79	2	1.1	0.2- 5.3	77	98.9	94.7-99.8
Non-Hispanic	1,902	116	4.7	3.8- 5.7	1,786	95.3	94.3-96.2
AGE
18-24	102	1	0.5	0.1- 3.6	101	99.5	96.4-99.9
25-34	267	1	0.3	0.0- 2.1	266	99.7	97.9- 100
35-44	312	5	1.3	0.4- 4.0	307	98.7	96.0-99.6
45-54	349	15	4.1	2.3- 7.4	334	95.9	92.6-97.7
55-64	375	31	7.1	4.8-10.3	344	92.9	89.7-95.2
65-74	303	30	11.2	7.5-16.3	273	88.8	83.7-92.5
75+	267	35	12.8	8.9-17.9	232	87.2	82.1-91.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	338	30	6.0	3.9- 9.3	308	94.0	90.7-96.1
H.S. or G.E.D.	606	33	3.5	2.4- 5.2	573	96.5	94.8-97.6
Some Post-H.S.	477	22	3.1	1.9- 5.2	455	96.9	94.8-98.1
College Graduate	553	31	5.2	3.5- 7.5	522	94.8	92.5-96.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	275	29	7.1	4.6-10.9	246	92.9	89.1-95.4
$15,000- 24,999	409	21	2.8	1.7- 4.8	388	97.2	95.2-98.3
$25,000- 34,999	269	11	4.0	2.1- 7.5	258	96.0	92.5-97.9
$35,000- 49,999	294	15	4.6	2.6- 7.9	279	95.4	92.1-97.4
$50,000-74,999	215	9	3.4	1.7- 6.7	206	96.6	93.3-98.3
$75,000+	223	9	3.5	1.8- 6.8	214	96.5	93.2-98.2
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	658	76	9.2	7.0-11.9	582	90.8	88.1-93.0
No	1,274	41	2.5	1.8- 3.4	1,233	97.5	96.6-98.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	258	30	11.1	7.5-16.1	228	88.9	83.9-92.5
Non-Veteran	1,724	88	3.4	2.7- 4.4	1,636	96.6	95.6-97.3

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

-Western NC

1,983

118

4.4

3.6- 5.4

1,865

95.6

94.6-96.4

GENDER

Male

704

5.5

4.1- 7.3

650

94.5

92.7-95.9

Female

1,279

3.4

2.6- 4.6

1,215

96.6

95.4-97.4

RACE

White

1,764

112

4.9

4.0- 6.0

1,652

95.1

94.0-96.0

African American

1.9

0.7- 5.2

98.1

94.8-99.3

Other Minorities

124

0.7

0.2- 2.8

122

99.3

97.2-99.8

HISPANIC

Hispanic

1.1

0.2- 5.3

98.9

94.7-99.8

Non-Hispanic

1,902

116

4.7

3.8- 5.7

1,786

95.3

94.3-96.2

AGE

18-24

102

0.5

0.1- 3.6

101

99.5

96.4-99.9

25-34

267

0.3

0.0- 2.1

266

99.7

97.9- 100

35-44

312

1.3

0.4- 4.0

307

98.7

96.0-99.6

45-54

349

4.1

2.3- 7.4

334

95.9

92.6-97.7

55-64

375

7.1

4.8-10.3

344

92.9

89.7-95.2

65-74

303

11.2

7.5-16.3

273

88.8

83.7-92.5

75+

267

12.8

8.9-17.9

232

87.2

82.1-91.1

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

338

6.0

3.9- 9.3

308

94.0

90.7-96.1

H.S. or G.E.D.

606

3.5

2.4- 5.2

573

96.5

94.8-97.6

Some Post-H.S.

477

3.1

1.9- 5.2

455

96.9

94.8-98.1

College Graduate

553

5.2

3.5- 7.5

522

94.8

92.5-96.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

275

7.1

4.6-10.9

246

92.9

89.1-95.4

$15,000- 24,999

409

2.8

1.7- 4.8

388

97.2

95.2-98.3

$25,000- 34,999

269

4.0

2.1- 7.5

258

96.0

92.5-97.9

$35,000- 49,999

294

4.6

2.6- 7.9

279

95.4

92.1-97.4

$50,000-74,999

215

3.4

1.7- 6.7

206

96.6

93.3-98.3

$75,000+

223

3.5

1.8- 6.8

214

96.5

93.2-98.2

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

658

9.2

7.0-11.9

582

90.8

88.1-93.0

1,274

2.5

1.8- 3.4

1,233

97.5

96.6-98.2

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

258

11.1

7.5-16.1

228

88.9

83.9-92.5

Non-Veteran

1,724

3.4

2.7- 4.4

1,636

96.6

95.6-97.3

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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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