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2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Northeast Partnership II**

Cardiovascular Disease Prevalence

History of Any Cardiovascular Diseases (heart attack or coronary heart disease or stroke)*

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 15,550 1,923 9.3 8.7- 9.9 13,627 90.7 90.1-91.3
-Northeast Partnership II 501 82 13.8 10.7-17.7 419 86.2 82.3-89.3
GENDER
Male 179 33 13.9 9.2-20.5 146 86.1 79.5-90.8
Female 322 49 13.7 9.9-18.6 273 86.3 81.4-90.1
RACE
White 334 58 14.8 11.0-19.8 276 85.2 80.2-89.0
Other 165 24 12.2 7.4-19.4 141 87.8 80.6-92.6
AGE
18-44 129 7 5.3 2.3-12.0 122 94.7 88.0-97.7
45+ 369 75 20.7 16.3-26.0 294 79.3 74.0-83.7
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 278 53 16.5 11.9-22.4 225 83.5 77.6-88.1
Some College + 223 29 10.3 6.7-15.4 194 89.7 84.6-93.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 294 53 15.3 11.0-21.0 241 84.7 79.0-89.0
$50,000+ 130 13 8.7 5.0-14.8 117 91.3 85.2-95.0

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

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