BRFSS 2005 - Western North Carolina**: (History of Any Cardiovascular Diseases (heart attack or coronary heart disease or stroke)*)

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

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
-Western NC	1,983	231	8.9	7.7-10.3	1,752	91.1	89.7-92.3
GENDER
Male	708	112	10.9	8.8-13.3	596	89.1	86.7-91.2
Female	1,275	119	7.2	5.8- 8.9	1,156	92.8	91.1-94.2
RACE
White	1,763	209	9.2	7.9-10.8	1,554	90.8	89.2-92.1
African American	94	16	11.0	5.6-20.7	78	89.0	79.3-94.4
Other Minorities	125	6	4.1	1.5-10.6	119	95.9	89.4-98.5
HISPANIC
Hispanic	79	2	1.1	0.2- 5.3	77	98.9	94.7-99.8
Non-Hispanic	1,902	228	9.5	8.1-11.0	1,674	90.5	89.0-91.9
AGE
18-24	102	2	1.0	0.3- 4.0	100	99.0	96.0-99.7
25-34	267	2	0.5	0.1- 2.2	265	99.5	97.8-99.9
35-44	311	10	2.9	1.3- 6.4	301	97.1	93.6-98.7
45-54	348	29	9.6	6.3-14.3	319	90.4	85.7-93.7
55-64	375	52	12.3	9.1-16.2	323	87.7	83.8-90.9
65-74	306	64	23.6	18.4-29.8	242	76.4	70.2-81.6
75+	266	72	25.9	20.4-32.2	194	74.1	67.8-79.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	341	69	13.8	10.3-18.2	272	86.2	81.8-89.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	608	69	7.8	5.9-10.2	539	92.2	89.8-94.1
Some Post-H.S.	472	41	6.8	4.7- 9.8	431	93.2	90.2-95.3
College Graduate	553	50	8.4	6.2-11.4	503	91.6	88.6-93.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	278	56	14.8	10.9-19.8	222	85.2	80.2-89.1
$15,000- 24,999	412	53	9.0	6.4-12.3	359	91.0	87.7-93.6
$25,000- 34,999	267	30	9.6	6.4-14.2	237	90.4	85.8-93.6
$35,000- 49,999	292	24	7.2	4.6-11.1	268	92.8	88.9-95.4
$50,000-74,999	215	12	4.7	2.5- 8.5	203	95.3	91.5-97.5
$75,000+	224	15	6.2	3.7-10.4	209	93.8	89.6-96.3
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	661	151	19.0	15.8-22.7	510	81.0	77.3-84.2
No	1,271	78	4.8	3.7- 6.2	1,193	95.2	93.8-96.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	262	64	22.1	17.0-28.1	198	77.9	71.9-83.0
Non-Veteran	1,720	167	7.0	5.9- 8.4	1,553	93.0	91.6-94.1

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

-Western NC

1,983

231

8.9

7.7-10.3

1,752

91.1

89.7-92.3

GENDER

Male

708

112

10.9

8.8-13.3

596

89.1

86.7-91.2

Female

1,275

119

7.2

5.8- 8.9

1,156

92.8

91.1-94.2

RACE

White

1,763

209

9.2

7.9-10.8

1,554

90.8

89.2-92.1

African American

11.0

5.6-20.7

89.0

79.3-94.4

Other Minorities

125

4.1

1.5-10.6

119

95.9

89.4-98.5

HISPANIC

Hispanic

1.1

0.2- 5.3

98.9

94.7-99.8

Non-Hispanic

1,902

228

9.5

8.1-11.0

1,674

90.5

89.0-91.9

AGE

18-24

102

1.0

0.3- 4.0

100

99.0

96.0-99.7

25-34

267

0.5

0.1- 2.2

265

99.5

97.8-99.9

35-44

311

2.9

1.3- 6.4

301

97.1

93.6-98.7

45-54

348

9.6

6.3-14.3

319

90.4

85.7-93.7

55-64

375

12.3

9.1-16.2

323

87.7

83.8-90.9

65-74

306

23.6

18.4-29.8

242

76.4

70.2-81.6

75+

266

25.9

20.4-32.2

194

74.1

67.8-79.6

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

341

13.8

10.3-18.2

272

86.2

81.8-89.7

H.S. or G.E.D.

608

7.8

5.9-10.2

539

92.2

89.8-94.1

Some Post-H.S.

472

6.8

4.7- 9.8

431

93.2

90.2-95.3

College Graduate

553

8.4

6.2-11.4

503

91.6

88.6-93.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

278

14.8

10.9-19.8

222

85.2

80.2-89.1

$15,000- 24,999

412

9.0

6.4-12.3

359

91.0

87.7-93.6

$25,000- 34,999

267

9.6

6.4-14.2

237

90.4

85.8-93.6

$35,000- 49,999

292

7.2

4.6-11.1

268

92.8

88.9-95.4

$50,000-74,999

215

4.7

2.5- 8.5

203

95.3

91.5-97.5

$75,000+

224

6.2

3.7-10.4

209

93.8

89.6-96.3

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

661

151

19.0

15.8-22.7

510

81.0

77.3-84.2

1,271

4.8

3.7- 6.2

1,193

95.2

93.8-96.3

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

262

22.1

17.0-28.1

198

77.9

71.9-83.0

Non-Veteran

1,720

167

7.0

5.9- 8.4

1,553

93.0

91.6-94.1

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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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