2017 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Chronic Health Conditions

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

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,869 554 9.3 8.3-10.4 4,315 90.7 89.6-91.7
-Eastern NC 1,934 239 9.8 8.2-11.6 1,695 90.2 88.4-91.8
GENDER
Male 851 107 10.3 8.1-12.9 744 89.7 87.1-91.9
Female 1,083 132 9.3 7.2-12.0 951 90.7 88.0-92.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,118 148 11.1 8.9-13.7 970 88.9 86.3-91.1
Non-Hispanic Black 514 68 9.5 6.9-12.9 446 90.5 87.1-93.1
Other 302 23 3.4 1.9- 5.8 279 96.6 94.2-98.1
AGE
18-34 374 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 251 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 310 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 390 60 13.7 10.0-18.4 330 86.3 81.6-90.0
65-74 358 81 25.7 19.0-33.7 277 74.3 66.3-81.0
75+ 234 72 34.2 26.5-42.9 162 65.8 57.1-73.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 245 39 12.7 7.9-19.6 206 87.3 80.4-92.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 552 78 10.3 7.7-13.6 474 89.7 86.4-92.3
Some Post-H.S. 568 82 10.4 7.9-13.5 486 89.6 86.5-92.1
College Graduate 562 38 4.4 3.0- 6.4 524 95.6 93.6-97.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 220 49 16.7 11.4-23.6 171 83.3 76.4-88.6
$15,000- 24,999 323 44 9.9 6.7-14.4 279 90.1 85.6-93.3
$25,000- 34,999 202 24 8.1 4.6-13.7 178 91.9 86.3-95.4
$35,000- 49,999 238 22 6.7 3.9-11.3 216 93.3 88.7-96.1
$50,000- 74,999 231 25 10.2 6.3-16.2 206 89.8 83.8-93.7
$75,000+ 365 20 5.2 2.9- 8.9 345 94.8 91.1-97.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 662 154 18.6 15.2-22.5 508 81.4 77.5-84.8
No 1,212 79 5.6 4.0- 7.7 1,133 94.4 92.3-96.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 357 54 14.3 10.6-19.1 303 85.7 80.9-89.4
Non-Veteran 1,575 185 8.8 7.1-10.7 1,390 91.2 89.3-92.9
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 130 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 313 27 6.1 3.9- 9.5 286 93.9 90.5-96.1
Rural 1,491 200 10.9 9.0-13.2 1,291 89.1 86.8-91.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 966 41 3.3 2.2- 4.9 925 96.7 95.1-97.8
Unemployed 93 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 543 116 22.0 17.7-27.0 427 78.0 73.0-82.3
Unable to Work 210 68 29.7 22.1-38.6 142 70.3 61.4-77.9
Other not in Labor Force 108 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 172 26 9.4 5.4-15.8 146 90.6 84.2-94.6
101% to 150% 326 51 11.2 7.8-15.8 275 88.8 84.2-92.2
151% to 200% 137 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 817 73 7.5 5.6- 9.9 744 92.5 90.1-94.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 653 102 11.4 8.8-14.7 551 88.6 85.3-91.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 936 102 10.2 7.9-13.0 834 89.8 87.0-92.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 345 35 7.1 4.9-10.1 310 92.9 89.9-95.1

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

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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