BRFSS 2008 - North Carolina Counties and Regions: (Has a doctor, nurse, or other health professional ever told you that you had angina or coronary heart disease?)

2008 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Counties and Regions

Cardiovascular Disease Prevalence

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	15,672	948	4.1	3.7- 4.5	14,724	95.9	95.5-96.3
COUNTY/REGIONS
Alamance	387	24	4.4	2.6- 7.4	363	95.6	92.6-97.4
Buncombe	343	15	2.7	1.5- 4.7	328	97.3	95.3-98.5
Cabarrus	362	23	3.9	2.2- 6.6	339	96.1	93.4-97.8
Catawba	447	17	2.4	1.4- 4.1	430	97.6	95.9-98.6
Cumberland	470	28	3.7	2.4- 5.8	442	96.3	94.2-97.6
Davidson	405	32	5.3	3.5- 7.9	373	94.7	92.1-96.5
Durham	390	23	3.0	1.9- 4.8	367	97.0	95.2-98.1
Forsyth	408	22	3.9	2.4- 6.2	386	96.1	93.8-97.6
Gaston	408	28	3.9	2.5- 5.8	380	96.1	94.2-97.5
Guilford	417	21	2.9	1.8- 4.6	396	97.1	95.4-98.2
Iredell	428	19	2.4	1.4- 3.9	409	97.6	96.1-98.6
Johnston	466	24	3.0	1.9- 4.6	442	97.0	95.4-98.1
Mecklenburg	672	22	2.4	1.5- 3.8	650	97.6	96.2-98.5
New Hanover	367	31	6.0	4.1- 8.8	336	94.0	91.2-95.9
Onslow	405	23	3.1	1.9- 4.9	382	96.9	95.1-98.1
Orange	378	17	4.1	2.4- 6.7	361	95.9	93.3-97.6
Pitt	388	31	4.7	3.2- 6.9	357	95.3	93.1-96.8
Randolph	398	23	4.0	2.5- 6.4	375	96.0	93.6-97.5
Robeson	394	21	3.2	2.0- 5.2	373	96.8	94.8-98.0
Rowan	446	27	4.7	2.9- 7.3	419	95.3	92.7-97.1
Union	407	17	2.1	1.2- 3.6	390	97.9	96.4-98.8
Wake	581	26	2.9	1.9- 4.4	555	97.1	95.6-98.1
Wayne	444	32	4.6	3.1- 6.9	412	95.4	93.1-96.9
NC REGIONS
Eastern NC	5,243	361	4.9	4.3- 5.5	4,882	95.1	94.5-95.7
Piedmont	7,547	396	3.6	3.1- 4.2	7,151	96.4	95.8-96.9
Western NC	2,882	191	4.5	3.8- 5.3	2,691	95.5	94.7-96.2
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)
Mountain AHEC	1,890	126	4.4	3.6- 5.4	1,764	95.6	94.6-96.4
Northwest	3,293	193	4.2	3.5- 5.0	3,100	95.8	95.0-96.5
Charlotte	2,078	101	3.2	2.5- 4.2	1,977	96.8	95.8-97.5
Greensboro	1,795	95	3.7	2.9- 4.9	1,700	96.3	95.1-97.1
Southern Regional	1,529	96	4.5	3.5- 5.8	1,433	95.5	94.2-96.5
Coastal	767	65	6.3	4.7- 8.5	702	93.7	91.5-95.3
Wake	1,703	83	3.2	2.2- 4.7	1,620	96.8	95.3-97.8
Area L	466	28	4.1	2.6- 6.3	438	95.9	93.7-97.4
Eastern	2,151	161	5.6	4.6- 6.8	1,990	94.4	93.2-95.4

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

15,672

948

4.1

3.7- 4.5

14,724

95.9

95.5-96.3

COUNTY/REGIONS

Alamance

387

4.4

2.6- 7.4

363

95.6

92.6-97.4

Buncombe

343

2.7

1.5- 4.7

328

97.3

95.3-98.5

Cabarrus

362

3.9

2.2- 6.6

339

96.1

93.4-97.8

Catawba

447

2.4

1.4- 4.1

430

97.6

95.9-98.6

Cumberland

470

3.7

2.4- 5.8

442

96.3

94.2-97.6

Davidson

405

5.3

3.5- 7.9

373

94.7

92.1-96.5

Durham

390

3.0

1.9- 4.8

367

97.0

95.2-98.1

Forsyth

408

3.9

2.4- 6.2

386

96.1

93.8-97.6

Gaston

408

3.9

2.5- 5.8

380

96.1

94.2-97.5

Guilford

417

2.9

1.8- 4.6

396

97.1

95.4-98.2

Iredell

428

2.4

1.4- 3.9

409

97.6

96.1-98.6

Johnston

466

3.0

1.9- 4.6

442

97.0

95.4-98.1

Mecklenburg

672

2.4

1.5- 3.8

650

97.6

96.2-98.5

New Hanover

367

6.0

4.1- 8.8

336

94.0

91.2-95.9

Onslow

405

3.1

1.9- 4.9

382

96.9

95.1-98.1

Orange

378

4.1

2.4- 6.7

361

95.9

93.3-97.6

Pitt

388

4.7

3.2- 6.9

357

95.3

93.1-96.8

Randolph

398

4.0

2.5- 6.4

375

96.0

93.6-97.5

Robeson

394

3.2

2.0- 5.2

373

96.8

94.8-98.0

Rowan

446

4.7

2.9- 7.3

419

95.3

92.7-97.1

Union

407

2.1

1.2- 3.6

390

97.9

96.4-98.8

Wake

581

2.9

1.9- 4.4

555

97.1

95.6-98.1

Wayne

444

4.6

3.1- 6.9

412

95.4

93.1-96.9

NC REGIONS

Eastern NC

5,243

361

4.9

4.3- 5.5

4,882

95.1

94.5-95.7

Piedmont

7,547

396

3.6

3.1- 4.2

7,151

96.4

95.8-96.9

Western NC

2,882

191

4.5

3.8- 5.3

2,691

95.5

94.7-96.2

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)

Mountain AHEC

1,890

126

4.4

3.6- 5.4

1,764

95.6

94.6-96.4

Northwest

3,293

193

4.2

3.5- 5.0

3,100

95.8

95.0-96.5

Charlotte

2,078

101

3.2

2.5- 4.2

1,977

96.8

95.8-97.5

Greensboro

1,795

3.7

2.9- 4.9

1,700

96.3

95.1-97.1

Southern Regional

1,529

4.5

3.5- 5.8

1,433

95.5

94.2-96.5

Coastal

767

6.3

4.7- 8.5

702

93.7

91.5-95.3

Wake

1,703

3.2

2.2- 4.7

1,620

96.8

95.3-97.8

Area L

466

4.1

2.6- 6.3

438

95.9

93.7-97.4

Eastern

2,151

161

5.6

4.6- 6.8

1,990

94.4

93.2-95.4

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^Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50, % = 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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