BRFSS 2006 - Northeastern Partnership***: (Has a doctor, nurse, or other health professional ever told you that you had angina or coronary heart disease?)

2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Northeastern Partnership***

Cardiovascular Disease Prevalence

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	15,520	1,024	5.2	4.7- 5.6	14,496	94.8	94.4-95.3
-Northeastern Partnership	1,070	87	6.3	4.9- 8.1	983	93.7	91.9-95.1
GENDER
Male	380	37	6.7	4.6- 9.6	343	93.3	90.4-95.4
Female	690	50	6.0	4.3- 8.3	640	94.0	91.7-95.7
RACE
White	665	61	6.9	5.2- 9.2	604	93.1	90.8-94.8
African American	349	23	5.2	3.1- 8.7	326	94.8	91.3-96.9
Other Minorities	52	3	5.7	1.6-18.5	49	94.3	81.5-98.4
HISPANIC
Hispanic	34	1	2.2	0.3-14.1	33	97.8	85.9-99.7
Non-Hispanic	1,032	85	6.6	5.1- 8.5	947	93.4	91.5-94.9
AGE
18-24	39	0	0.0	. - .	39	100	. - .
25-34	93	1	0.8	0.1- 5.4	92	99.2	94.6-99.9
35-44	145	2	2.1	0.4-10.5	143	97.9	89.5-99.6
45-54	235	21	9.6	5.8-15.3	214	90.4	84.7-94.2
55-64	237	23	8.9	5.8-13.5	214	91.1	86.5-94.2
65-74	179	18	9.3	5.6-14.9	161	90.7	85.1-94.4
75+	134	21	16.4	10.3-25.0	113	83.6	75.0-89.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	227	25	7.4	4.6-11.8	202	92.6	88.2-95.4
H.S. or G.E.D.	369	35	7.1	4.7-10.5	334	92.9	89.5-95.3
Some Post-H.S.	238	15	4.6	2.7- 7.9	223	95.4	92.1-97.3
College Graduate	233	12	5.6	2.8-10.9	221	94.4	89.1-97.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	164	24	9.4	6.0-14.3	140	90.6	85.7-94.0
$15,000- 24,999	208	17	6.2	3.6-10.5	191	93.8	89.5-96.4
$25,000- 34,999	137	10	7.5	3.3-16.1	127	92.5	83.9-96.7
$35,000- 49,999	146	10	7.3	3.6-14.6	136	92.7	85.4-96.4
$50,000-74,999	123	6	4.1	1.8- 9.0	117	95.9	91.0-98.2
$75,000+	128	5	4.2	1.7-10.1	123	95.8	89.9-98.3
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	435	63	13.0	9.7-17.2	372	87.0	82.8-90.3
No	603	21	2.3	1.4- 3.8	582	97.7	96.2-98.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	150	21	12.9	7.9-20.4	129	87.1	79.6-92.1
Non-Veteran	917	66	5.2	3.9- 6.9	851	94.8	93.1-96.1

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

15,520

1,024

5.2

4.7- 5.6

14,496

94.8

94.4-95.3

-Northeastern Partnership

1,070

6.3

4.9- 8.1

983

93.7

91.9-95.1

GENDER

Male

380

6.7

4.6- 9.6

343

93.3

90.4-95.4

Female

690

6.0

4.3- 8.3

640

94.0

91.7-95.7

RACE

White

665

6.9

5.2- 9.2

604

93.1

90.8-94.8

African American

349

5.2

3.1- 8.7

326

94.8

91.3-96.9

Other Minorities

5.7

1.6-18.5

94.3

81.5-98.4

HISPANIC

Hispanic

2.2

0.3-14.1

97.8

85.9-99.7

Non-Hispanic

1,032

6.6

5.1- 8.5

947

93.4

91.5-94.9

AGE

18-24

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

25-34

0.8

0.1- 5.4

99.2

94.6-99.9

35-44

145

2.1

0.4-10.5

143

97.9

89.5-99.6

45-54

235

9.6

5.8-15.3

214

90.4

84.7-94.2

55-64

237

8.9

5.8-13.5

214

91.1

86.5-94.2

65-74

179

9.3

5.6-14.9

161

90.7

85.1-94.4

75+

134

16.4

10.3-25.0

113

83.6

75.0-89.7

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

227

7.4

4.6-11.8

202

92.6

88.2-95.4

H.S. or G.E.D.

369

7.1

4.7-10.5

334

92.9

89.5-95.3

Some Post-H.S.

238

4.6

2.7- 7.9

223

95.4

92.1-97.3

College Graduate

233

5.6

2.8-10.9

221

94.4

89.1-97.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

164

9.4

6.0-14.3

140

90.6

85.7-94.0

$15,000- 24,999

208

6.2

3.6-10.5

191

93.8

89.5-96.4

$25,000- 34,999

137

7.5

3.3-16.1

127

92.5

83.9-96.7

$35,000- 49,999

146

7.3

3.6-14.6

136

92.7

85.4-96.4

$50,000-74,999

123

4.1

1.8- 9.0

117

95.9

91.0-98.2

$75,000+

128

4.2

1.7-10.1

123

95.8

89.9-98.3

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

435

13.0

9.7-17.2

372

87.0

82.8-90.3

603

2.3

1.4- 3.8

582

97.7

96.2-98.6

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

150

12.9

7.9-20.4

129

87.1

79.6-92.1

Non-Veteran

917

5.2

3.9- 6.9

851

94.8

93.1-96.1

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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.

**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.

***Northeast NC I: Bertie, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Northampton, and Warren counties.
Northeast NC II: Beaufort, Camden, Chowan, Edgecombe, 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.

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