BRFSS 2008 - North Carolina Counties and Regions: (History of Any Cardiovascular Diseases (heart attack or coronary heart disease or stroke)*)

2008 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Counties and Regions

Cardiovascular Disease Prevalence

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

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	15,678	1,962	8.5	8.0- 9.0	13,716	91.5	91.0-92.0
COUNTY/REGIONS
Alamance	385	56	10.5	7.6-14.4	329	89.5	85.6-92.4
Buncombe	343	31	5.5	3.7- 8.0	312	94.5	92.0-96.3
Cabarrus	362	41	7.9	5.3-11.5	321	92.1	88.5-94.7
Catawba	445	39	7.0	4.8-10.2	406	93.0	89.8-95.2
Cumberland	469	57	9.1	6.6-12.4	412	90.9	87.6-93.4
Davidson	404	62	10.2	7.6-13.6	342	89.8	86.4-92.4
Durham	391	40	6.3	4.3- 9.2	351	93.7	90.8-95.7
Forsyth	408	39	6.5	4.6- 9.3	369	93.5	90.7-95.4
Gaston	408	56	8.5	6.2-11.5	352	91.5	88.5-93.8
Guilford	419	48	7.4	5.1-10.7	371	92.6	89.3-94.9
Iredell	429	48	7.5	5.3-10.4	381	92.5	89.6-94.7
Johnston	467	49	6.5	4.6- 9.2	418	93.5	90.8-95.4
Mecklenburg	671	52	6.4	4.6- 8.8	619	93.6	91.2-95.4
New Hanover	366	45	8.5	6.1-11.7	321	91.5	88.3-93.9
Onslow	407	52	8.0	5.6-11.2	355	92.0	88.8-94.4
Orange	376	37	8.1	5.7-11.4	339	91.9	88.6-94.3
Pitt	388	54	9.5	6.6-13.5	334	90.5	86.5-93.4
Randolph	398	57	10.2	7.3-14.1	341	89.8	85.9-92.7
Robeson	390	57	9.7	7.1-13.2	333	90.3	86.8-92.9
Rowan	442	60	10.7	7.7-14.5	382	89.3	85.5-92.3
Union	407	41	6.3	4.3- 9.1	366	93.7	90.9-95.7
Wake	584	41	4.7	3.2- 6.7	543	95.3	93.3-96.8
Wayne	443	62	9.2	6.7-12.4	381	90.8	87.6-93.3
NC REGIONS
Eastern NC	5,247	723	9.7	8.9-10.7	4,524	90.3	89.3-91.1
Piedmont	7,546	841	7.6	6.9- 8.4	6,705	92.4	91.6-93.1
Western NC	2,885	398	9.5	8.5-10.7	2,487	90.5	89.3-91.5
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)
Mountain AHEC	1,892	259	9.1	7.9-10.5	1,633	90.9	89.5-92.1
Northwest	3,288	403	8.7	7.7- 9.8	2,885	91.3	90.2-92.3
Charlotte	2,077	222	7.8	6.5- 9.3	1,855	92.2	90.7-93.5
Greensboro	1,796	226	8.7	7.2-10.4	1,570	91.3	89.6-92.8
Southern Regional	1,527	215	10.0	8.4-11.8	1,312	90.0	88.2-91.6
Coastal	767	115	11.0	8.8-13.6	652	89.0	86.4-91.2
Wake	1,709	156	6.0	4.6- 7.7	1,553	94.0	92.3-95.4
Area L	471	62	9.4	6.9-12.6	409	90.6	87.4-93.1
Eastern	2,151	304	9.9	8.6-11.5	1,847	90.1	88.5-91.4

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

15,678

1,962

8.5

8.0- 9.0

13,716

91.5

91.0-92.0

COUNTY/REGIONS

Alamance

385

10.5

7.6-14.4

329

89.5

85.6-92.4

Buncombe

343

5.5

3.7- 8.0

312

94.5

92.0-96.3

Cabarrus

362

7.9

5.3-11.5

321

92.1

88.5-94.7

Catawba

445

7.0

4.8-10.2

406

93.0

89.8-95.2

Cumberland

469

9.1

6.6-12.4

412

90.9

87.6-93.4

Davidson

404

10.2

7.6-13.6

342

89.8

86.4-92.4

Durham

391

6.3

4.3- 9.2

351

93.7

90.8-95.7

Forsyth

408

6.5

4.6- 9.3

369

93.5

90.7-95.4

Gaston

408

8.5

6.2-11.5

352

91.5

88.5-93.8

Guilford

419

7.4

5.1-10.7

371

92.6

89.3-94.9

Iredell

429

7.5

5.3-10.4

381

92.5

89.6-94.7

Johnston

467

6.5

4.6- 9.2

418

93.5

90.8-95.4

Mecklenburg

671

6.4

4.6- 8.8

619

93.6

91.2-95.4

New Hanover

366

8.5

6.1-11.7

321

91.5

88.3-93.9

Onslow

407

8.0

5.6-11.2

355

92.0

88.8-94.4

Orange

376

8.1

5.7-11.4

339

91.9

88.6-94.3

Pitt

388

9.5

6.6-13.5

334

90.5

86.5-93.4

Randolph

398

10.2

7.3-14.1

341

89.8

85.9-92.7

Robeson

390

9.7

7.1-13.2

333

90.3

86.8-92.9

Rowan

442

10.7

7.7-14.5

382

89.3

85.5-92.3

Union

407

6.3

4.3- 9.1

366

93.7

90.9-95.7

Wake

584

4.7

3.2- 6.7

543

95.3

93.3-96.8

Wayne

443

9.2

6.7-12.4

381

90.8

87.6-93.3

NC REGIONS

Eastern NC

5,247

723

9.7

8.9-10.7

4,524

90.3

89.3-91.1

Piedmont

7,546

841

7.6

6.9- 8.4

6,705

92.4

91.6-93.1

Western NC

2,885

398

9.5

8.5-10.7

2,487

90.5

89.3-91.5

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)

Mountain AHEC

1,892

259

9.1

7.9-10.5

1,633

90.9

89.5-92.1

Northwest

3,288

403

8.7

7.7- 9.8

2,885

91.3

90.2-92.3

Charlotte

2,077

222

7.8

6.5- 9.3

1,855

92.2

90.7-93.5

Greensboro

1,796

226

8.7

7.2-10.4

1,570

91.3

89.6-92.8

Southern Regional

1,527

215

10.0

8.4-11.8

1,312

90.0

88.2-91.6

Coastal

767

115

11.0

8.8-13.6

652

89.0

86.4-91.2

Wake

1,709

156

6.0

4.6- 7.7

1,553

94.0

92.3-95.4

Area L

471

9.4

6.9-12.6

409

90.6

87.4-93.1

Eastern

2,151

304

9.9

8.6-11.5

1,847

90.1

88.5-91.4

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*Data for this table were derived from the cardiovascular disease history questions

^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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