BRFSS 2009 - North Carolina Counties and Regions: (History of Any Cardiovascular Diseases (heart attack or coronary heart disease or stroke)*)

2009 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	13,142	1,589	8.7	7.9- 9.6	11,553	91.3	90.4-92.1
COUNTY/REGIONS
Alamance	351	54	8.8	6.4-12.1	297	91.2	87.9-93.6
Buncombe	398	42	7.1	5.0- 9.9	356	92.9	90.1-95.0
Cabarrus	347	24	4.5	2.8- 7.3	323	95.5	92.7-97.2
Catawba	365	41	8.1	5.7-11.4	324	91.9	88.6-94.3
Cumberland	382	58	10.4	7.6-14.0	324	89.6	86.0-92.4
Davidson	408	58	9.2	6.8-12.3	350	90.8	87.7-93.2
Durham	416	41	7.3	4.6-11.6	375	92.7	88.4-95.4
Forsyth	380	37	5.9	4.1- 8.5	343	94.1	91.5-95.9
Gaston	344	47	10.8	7.5-15.3	297	89.2	84.7-92.5
Guilford	425	59	10.3	7.4-14.2	366	89.7	85.8-92.6
Iredell	437	43	5.9	4.2- 8.2	394	94.1	91.8-95.8
Johnston	367	51	8.0	5.7-11.1	316	92.0	88.9-94.3
Mecklenburg	612	48	5.7	3.8- 8.3	564	94.3	91.7-96.2
New Hanover	411	52	10.5	6.9-15.5	359	89.5	84.5-93.1
Onslow	380	45	7.6	5.5-10.4	335	92.4	89.6-94.5
Orange	366	30	5.1	3.3- 7.6	336	94.9	92.4-96.7
Pitt	366	39	7.6	4.9-11.7	327	92.4	88.3-95.1
Randolph	353	42	7.9	5.4-11.4	311	92.1	88.6-94.6
Robeson	370	44	7.9	5.4-11.4	326	92.1	88.6-94.6
Rowan	434	60	8.4	6.2-11.3	374	91.6	88.7-93.8
Union	366	35	6.0	3.9- 8.9	331	94.0	91.1-96.1
Wake	603	55	5.5	4.0- 7.4	548	94.5	92.6-96.0
Wayne	381	58	9.6	7.1-12.8	323	90.4	87.2-92.9
NC REGIONS
Eastern NC	3,620	482	11.2	9.1-13.8	3,138	88.8	86.2-90.9
Piedmont	6,731	730	7.4	6.5- 8.3	6,001	92.6	91.7-93.5
Western NC	2,791	377	9.5	8.2-10.9	2,414	90.5	89.1-91.8
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)
Mountain AHEC	1,900	257	9.1	7.9-10.6	1,643	90.9	89.4-92.1
Northwest	2,994	372	8.6	7.3-10.1	2,622	91.4	89.9-92.7
Charlotte	1,789	166	6.2	4.9- 7.7	1,623	93.8	92.3-95.1
Greensboro	1,634	191	9.0	6.7-12.0	1,443	91.0	88.0-93.3
Southern Regional	1,184	157	10.2	8.0-13.0	1,027	89.8	87.0-92.0
Coastal	566	70	15.6	8.2-27.6	496	84.4	72.4-91.8
Wake	1,507	166	6.7	5.4- 8.3	1,341	93.3	91.7-94.6
Area L	139	19	8.4	4.9-14.1	120	91.6	85.9-95.1
Eastern	1,429	191	11.2	8.1-15.3	1,238	88.8	84.7-91.9

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

13,142

1,589

8.7

7.9- 9.6

11,553

91.3

90.4-92.1

COUNTY/REGIONS

Alamance

351

8.8

6.4-12.1

297

91.2

87.9-93.6

Buncombe

398

7.1

5.0- 9.9

356

92.9

90.1-95.0

Cabarrus

347

4.5

2.8- 7.3

323

95.5

92.7-97.2

Catawba

365

8.1

5.7-11.4

324

91.9

88.6-94.3

Cumberland

382

10.4

7.6-14.0

324

89.6

86.0-92.4

Davidson

408

9.2

6.8-12.3

350

90.8

87.7-93.2

Durham

416

7.3

4.6-11.6

375

92.7

88.4-95.4

Forsyth

380

5.9

4.1- 8.5

343

94.1

91.5-95.9

Gaston

344

10.8

7.5-15.3

297

89.2

84.7-92.5

Guilford

425

10.3

7.4-14.2

366

89.7

85.8-92.6

Iredell

437

5.9

4.2- 8.2

394

94.1

91.8-95.8

Johnston

367

8.0

5.7-11.1

316

92.0

88.9-94.3

Mecklenburg

612

5.7

3.8- 8.3

564

94.3

91.7-96.2

New Hanover

411

10.5

6.9-15.5

359

89.5

84.5-93.1

Onslow

380

7.6

5.5-10.4

335

92.4

89.6-94.5

Orange

366

5.1

3.3- 7.6

336

94.9

92.4-96.7

Pitt

366

7.6

4.9-11.7

327

92.4

88.3-95.1

Randolph

353

7.9

5.4-11.4

311

92.1

88.6-94.6

Robeson

370

7.9

5.4-11.4

326

92.1

88.6-94.6

Rowan

434

8.4

6.2-11.3

374

91.6

88.7-93.8

Union

366

6.0

3.9- 8.9

331

94.0

91.1-96.1

Wake

603

5.5

4.0- 7.4

548

94.5

92.6-96.0

Wayne

381

9.6

7.1-12.8

323

90.4

87.2-92.9

NC REGIONS

Eastern NC

3,620

482

11.2

9.1-13.8

3,138

88.8

86.2-90.9

Piedmont

6,731

730

7.4

6.5- 8.3

6,001

92.6

91.7-93.5

Western NC

2,791

377

9.5

8.2-10.9

2,414

90.5

89.1-91.8

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)

Mountain AHEC

1,900

257

9.1

7.9-10.6

1,643

90.9

89.4-92.1

Northwest

2,994

372

8.6

7.3-10.1

2,622

91.4

89.9-92.7

Charlotte

1,789

166

6.2

4.9- 7.7

1,623

93.8

92.3-95.1

Greensboro

1,634

191

9.0

6.7-12.0

1,443

91.0

88.0-93.3

Southern Regional

1,184

157

10.2

8.0-13.0

1,027

89.8

87.0-92.0

Coastal

566

15.6

8.2-27.6

496

84.4

72.4-91.8

Wake

1,507

166

6.7

5.4- 8.3

1,341

93.3

91.7-94.6

Area L

139

8.4

4.9-14.1

120

91.6

85.9-95.1

Eastern

1,429

191

11.2

8.1-15.3

1,238

88.8

84.7-91.9

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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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