2017 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Chronic Health Conditions

Has a doctor, nurse, or other health professional EVER told you that you had any of the following?

(Ever told) you had angina or coronary heart disease?

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,866 263 4.3 3.6- 5.0 4,603 95.7 95.0-96.4
-Eastern NC 1,935 116 4.6 3.6- 5.8 1,819 95.4 94.2-96.4
GENDER
Male 852 52 5.0 3.5- 7.0 800 95.0 93.0-96.5
Female 1,083 64 4.2 3.0- 5.7 1,019 95.8 94.3-97.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,119 77 5.7 4.3- 7.5 1,042 94.3 92.5-95.7
Non-Hispanic Black 512 30 3.4 2.1- 5.4 482 96.6 94.6-97.9
Other 304 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 375 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 250 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 310 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 392 36 6.9 4.7-10.2 356 93.1 89.8-95.3
65-74 357 37 10.9 7.1-16.3 320 89.1 83.7-92.9
75+ 234 35 18.4 12.2-26.7 199 81.6 73.3-87.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 247 18 5.1 2.8- 9.0 229 94.9 91.0-97.2
H.S. or G.E.D. 550 35 4.1 2.7- 6.2 515 95.9 93.8-97.3
Some Post-H.S. 567 41 5.4 3.6- 8.0 526 94.6 92.0-96.4
College Graduate 564 20 2.4 1.5- 3.9 544 97.6 96.1-98.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 217 25 8.1 4.7-13.7 192 91.9 86.3-95.3
$15,000- 24,999 324 16 3.6 2.0- 6.3 308 96.4 93.7-98.0
$25,000- 34,999 201 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 239 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 231 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 367 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 663 79 9.8 7.4-12.9 584 90.2 87.1-92.6
No 1,213 32 1.9 1.2- 3.0 1,181 98.1 97.0-98.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 356 24 5.9 3.7- 9.3 332 94.1 90.7-96.3
Non-Veteran 1,577 92 4.3 3.2- 5.6 1,485 95.7 94.4-96.8
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 130 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 313 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 1,492 96 5.0 3.8- 6.4 1,396 95.0 93.6-96.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 968 21 1.6 0.9- 2.8 947 98.4 97.2-99.1
Unemployed 95 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 543 54 10.8 7.8-14.8 489 89.2 85.2-92.2
Unable to Work 208 34 13.1 8.3-20.2 174 86.9 79.8-91.7
Other not in Labor Force 107 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 65 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 173 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 325 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 136 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 820 44 4.5 3.1- 6.4 776 95.5 93.6-96.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 654 50 5.2 3.7- 7.4 604 94.8 92.6-96.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 935 45 4.3 3.0- 6.2 890 95.7 93.8-97.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 346 21 4.4 2.7- 7.1 325 95.6 92.9-97.3

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PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2017 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2017 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2017 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2017 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2017 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2017 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

^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.

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