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2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Northeast Partnership II**

Cardiovascular Disease Prevalence

Has a doctor, nurse, or other health professional ever told you that you had angina or coronary heart disease?

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 15,520 1,024 5.2 4.7- 5.6 14,496 94.8 94.4-95.3
-Northeast Partnership II 502 50 7.8 5.6-10.8 452 92.2 89.2-94.4
GENDER
Male 178 18 7.4 4.3-12.4 160 92.6 87.6-95.7
Female 324 32 8.2 5.4-12.3 292 91.8 87.7-94.6
RACE
White 335 36 8.3 5.8-11.8 299 91.7 88.2-94.2
Other 165 14 7.0 3.5-13.8 151 93.0 86.2-96.5
AGE
18-44 129 3 1.9 0.5- 7.5 126 98.1 92.5-99.5
45+ 370 47 12.6 9.1-17.2 323 87.4 82.8-90.9
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 279 32 8.4 5.5-12.6 247 91.6 87.4-94.5
Some College + 223 18 7.1 4.1-12.1 205 92.9 87.9-95.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 296 32 8.4 5.4-12.9 264 91.6 87.1-94.6
$50,000+ 130 8 5.6 2.7-11.2 122 94.4 88.8-97.3

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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, Edgecombe, Hyde, Martin, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Washington counties.

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