BRFSS 2009 - North Carolina Counties and Regions: (Has a doctor, nurse, or other health professional ever told you that you had angina or coronary heart disease?)

2009 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Counties and Regions

Cardiovascular Disease Prevalence

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	13,123	757	4.4	3.7- 5.2	12,366	95.6	94.8-96.3
COUNTY/REGIONS
Alamance	351	28	4.3	2.8- 6.5	323	95.7	93.5-97.2
Buncombe	395	23	4.3	2.7- 6.7	372	95.7	93.3-97.3
Cabarrus	348	10	2.1	1.0- 4.6	338	97.9	95.4-99.0
Catawba	366	19	3.4	2.0- 5.6	347	96.6	94.4-98.0
Cumberland	381	30	4.5	2.9- 6.9	351	95.5	93.1-97.1
Davidson	409	27	3.8	2.5- 5.8	382	96.2	94.2-97.5
Durham	415	19	3.5	1.6- 7.6	396	96.5	92.4-98.4
Forsyth	381	24	4.0	2.6- 6.3	357	96.0	93.7-97.4
Gaston	345	21	5.5	3.1- 9.6	324	94.5	90.4-96.9
Guilford	424	28	4.9	3.1- 7.6	396	95.1	92.4-96.9
Iredell	435	11	1.5	0.8- 2.7	424	98.5	97.3-99.2
Johnston	366	30	4.1	2.7- 6.1	336	95.9	93.9-97.3
Mecklenburg	613	29	3.2	1.9- 5.6	584	96.8	94.4-98.1
New Hanover	408	30	5.8	3.6- 9.1	378	94.2	90.9-96.4
Onslow	382	21	3.6	2.3- 5.8	361	96.4	94.2-97.7
Orange	366	10	1.1	0.6- 2.2	356	98.9	97.8-99.4
Pitt	367	11	1.9	1.0- 3.6	356	98.1	96.4-99.0
Randolph	352	14	2.9	1.4- 6.0	338	97.1	94.0-98.6
Robeson	369	23	4.0	2.4- 6.6	346	96.0	93.4-97.6
Rowan	432	28	4.0	2.6- 6.1	404	96.0	93.9-97.4
Union	365	15	2.1	1.2- 3.5	350	97.9	96.5-98.8
Wake	604	22	2.2	1.4- 3.6	582	97.8	96.4-98.6
Wayne	381	29	5.3	3.5- 7.9	352	94.7	92.1-96.5
NC REGIONS
Eastern NC	3,613	232	5.8	4.0- 8.3	3,381	94.2	91.7-96.0
Piedmont	6,731	331	3.5	2.9- 4.3	6,400	96.5	95.7-97.1
Western NC	2,779	194	5.2	4.1- 6.4	2,585	94.8	93.6-95.9
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)
Mountain AHEC	1,893	132	4.9	4.0- 6.0	1,761	95.1	94.0-96.0
Northwest	2,988	175	4.1	3.2- 5.1	2,813	95.9	94.9-96.8
Charlotte	1,790	80	3.1	2.2- 4.4	1,710	96.9	95.6-97.8
Greensboro	1,633	85	4.7	2.9- 7.6	1,548	95.3	92.4-97.1
Southern Regional	1,182	73	4.1	2.8- 5.8	1,109	95.9	94.2-97.2
Coastal	564	41	11.0	4.6-24.3	523	89.0	75.7-95.4
Wake	1,507	81	3.2	2.3- 4.5	1,426	96.8	95.5-97.7
Area L	138	7	2.1	0.9- 4.7	131	97.9	95.3-99.1
Eastern	1,428	83	6.0	3.4-10.4	1,345	94.0	89.6-96.6

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

13,123

757

4.4

3.7- 5.2

12,366

95.6

94.8-96.3

COUNTY/REGIONS

Alamance

351

4.3

2.8- 6.5

323

95.7

93.5-97.2

Buncombe

395

4.3

2.7- 6.7

372

95.7

93.3-97.3

Cabarrus

348

2.1

1.0- 4.6

338

97.9

95.4-99.0

Catawba

366

3.4

2.0- 5.6

347

96.6

94.4-98.0

Cumberland

381

4.5

2.9- 6.9

351

95.5

93.1-97.1

Davidson

409

3.8

2.5- 5.8

382

96.2

94.2-97.5

Durham

415

3.5

1.6- 7.6

396

96.5

92.4-98.4

Forsyth

381

4.0

2.6- 6.3

357

96.0

93.7-97.4

Gaston

345

5.5

3.1- 9.6

324

94.5

90.4-96.9

Guilford

424

4.9

3.1- 7.6

396

95.1

92.4-96.9

Iredell

435

1.5

0.8- 2.7

424

98.5

97.3-99.2

Johnston

366

4.1

2.7- 6.1

336

95.9

93.9-97.3

Mecklenburg

613

3.2

1.9- 5.6

584

96.8

94.4-98.1

New Hanover

408

5.8

3.6- 9.1

378

94.2

90.9-96.4

Onslow

382

3.6

2.3- 5.8

361

96.4

94.2-97.7

Orange

366

1.1

0.6- 2.2

356

98.9

97.8-99.4

Pitt

367

1.9

1.0- 3.6

356

98.1

96.4-99.0

Randolph

352

2.9

1.4- 6.0

338

97.1

94.0-98.6

Robeson

369

4.0

2.4- 6.6

346

96.0

93.4-97.6

Rowan

432

4.0

2.6- 6.1

404

96.0

93.9-97.4

Union

365

2.1

1.2- 3.5

350

97.9

96.5-98.8

Wake

604

2.2

1.4- 3.6

582

97.8

96.4-98.6

Wayne

381

5.3

3.5- 7.9

352

94.7

92.1-96.5

NC REGIONS

Eastern NC

3,613

232

5.8

4.0- 8.3

3,381

94.2

91.7-96.0

Piedmont

6,731

331

3.5

2.9- 4.3

6,400

96.5

95.7-97.1

Western NC

2,779

194

5.2

4.1- 6.4

2,585

94.8

93.6-95.9

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)

Mountain AHEC

1,893

132

4.9

4.0- 6.0

1,761

95.1

94.0-96.0

Northwest

2,988

175

4.1

3.2- 5.1

2,813

95.9

94.9-96.8

Charlotte

1,790

3.1

2.2- 4.4

1,710

96.9

95.6-97.8

Greensboro

1,633

4.7

2.9- 7.6

1,548

95.3

92.4-97.1

Southern Regional

1,182

4.1

2.8- 5.8

1,109

95.9

94.2-97.2

Coastal

564

11.0

4.6-24.3

523

89.0

75.7-95.4

Wake

1,507

3.2

2.3- 4.5

1,426

96.8

95.5-97.7

Area L

138

2.1

0.9- 4.7

131

97.9

95.3-99.1

Eastern

1,428

6.0

3.4-10.4

1,345

94.0

89.6-96.6

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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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