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2009 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 13,245 572 2.7 2.4- 3.1 12,673 97.3 96.9-97.6
-Eastern NC 3,653 181 3.0 2.4- 3.7 3,472 97.0 96.3-97.6
GENDER
Male 1,322 71 2.6 1.9- 3.6 1,251 97.4 96.4-98.1
Female 2,331 110 3.4 2.6- 4.5 2,221 96.6 95.5-97.4
RACE
White 2,434 110 3.1 2.3- 4.1 2,324 96.9 95.9-97.7
African American 848 60 3.9 2.7- 5.6 788 96.1 94.4-97.3
Other Minorities 348 10 0.9 0.4- 1.8 338 99.1 98.2-99.6
HISPANIC
Hispanic 146 0 0.0 . - . 146 100 . - .
Non-Hispanic 3,500 181 3.2 2.6- 4.0 3,319 96.8 96.0-97.4
AGE
18-24 136 1 0.1 0.0- 0.9 135 99.9 99.1- 100
25-34 395 1 0.1 0.0- 0.7 394 99.9 99.3- 100
35-44 556 5 0.8 0.3- 2.5 551 99.2 97.5-99.7
45-54 719 18 1.7 1.0- 3.0 701 98.3 97.0-99.0
55-64 740 41 5.2 3.3- 8.1 699 94.8 91.9-96.7
65+ 1,078 114 10.3 7.9-13.3 964 89.7 86.7-92.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 500 46 5.1 3.3- 7.8 454 94.9 92.2-96.7
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,166 60 2.8 2.0- 4.0 1,106 97.2 96.0-98.0
Some Post-H.S. 1,019 48 2.5 1.6- 4.0 971 97.5 96.0-98.4
College Graduate 962 26 2.6 1.5- 4.4 936 97.4 95.6-98.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 466 48 5.6 3.6- 8.5 418 94.4 91.5-96.4
$15,000- 24,999 626 40 3.8 2.4- 5.7 586 96.2 94.3-97.6
$25,000- 34,999 372 21 2.1 1.2- 3.6 351 97.9 96.4-98.8
$35,000- 49,999 488 12 1.9 0.8- 4.5 476 98.1 95.5-99.2
$50,000-74,999 489 15 2.5 1.2- 5.0 474 97.5 95.0-98.8
$75,000+ 683 8 1.2 0.5- 2.9 675 98.8 97.1-99.5
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 1,361 138 7.4 5.7- 9.5 1,223 92.6 90.5-94.3
No 2,053 37 0.9 0.6- 1.4 2,016 99.1 98.6-99.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 579 30 3.0 1.8- 5.0 549 97.0 95.0-98.2
Non-Veteran 2,763 139 3.0 2.4- 3.9 2,624 97.0 96.1-97.6

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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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