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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Cardiovascular Disease Prevalence

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 14,643 989 4.8 4.4- 5.3 13,654 95.2 94.7-95.6
-Eastern NC 4,718 326 4.9 4.2- 5.6 4,392 95.1 94.4-95.8
GENDER
Male 1,619 155 6.0 4.8- 7.3 1,464 94.0 92.7-95.2
Female 3,099 171 3.8 3.2- 4.6 2,928 96.2 95.4-96.8
RACE
White 3,191 245 5.3 4.5- 6.2 2,946 94.7 93.8-95.5
African American 1,076 50 3.2 2.3- 4.4 1,026 96.8 95.6-97.7
Other Minorities 430 31 6.2 3.4-10.8 399 93.8 89.2-96.6
HISPANIC
Hispanic 212 16 7.2 3.6-14.0 196 92.8 86.0-96.4
Non-Hispanic 4,490 309 4.7 4.1- 5.4 4,181 95.3 94.6-95.9
AGE
18-24 178 2 0.5 0.1- 2.1 176 99.5 97.9-99.9
25-34 552 6 1.9 0.6- 5.4 546 98.1 94.6-99.4
35-44 749 13 1.8 0.9- 3.6 736 98.2 96.4-99.1
45-54 927 35 3.3 2.2- 4.9 892 96.7 95.1-97.8
55-64 981 90 9.7 7.7-12.1 891 90.3 87.9-92.3
65-74 763 105 12.6 10.1-15.5 658 87.4 84.5-89.9
75+ 539 75 14.5 11.2-18.6 464 85.5 81.4-88.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 710 79 6.6 4.9- 8.8 631 93.4 91.2-95.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,524 122 5.8 4.5- 7.5 1,402 94.2 92.5-95.5
Some Post-H.S. 1,254 71 4.0 3.0- 5.3 1,183 96.0 94.7-97.0
College Graduate 1,223 53 3.3 2.3- 4.6 1,170 96.7 95.4-97.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 521 64 11.1 7.3-16.6 457 88.9 83.4-92.7
$15,000- 24,999 828 69 6.0 4.4- 8.2 759 94.0 91.8-95.6
$25,000- 34,999 584 38 5.1 3.4- 7.4 546 94.9 92.6-96.6
$35,000- 49,999 661 34 3.0 2.0- 4.5 627 97.0 95.5-98.0
$50,000-74,999 653 37 5.0 3.4- 7.4 616 95.0 92.6-96.6
$75,000+ 793 28 2.2 1.5- 3.4 765 97.8 96.6-98.5
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 1,758 233 10.1 8.6-11.9 1,525 89.9 88.1-91.4
No 2,766 84 2.4 1.7- 3.2 2,682 97.6 96.8-98.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 773 90 8.4 6.6-10.6 683 91.6 89.4-93.4
Non-Veteran 3,944 236 4.1 3.4- 5.0 3,708 95.9 95.0-96.6

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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.

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