2017 BRFSS Survey Results: 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
-Non-Hispanic Black 946 42 2.5 1.6- 3.7 904 97.5 96.3-98.4
GENDER
Male 366 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Female 580 27 2.9 1.7- 4.8 553 97.1 95.2-98.3
AGE
18-34 198 *** *** *** 198 100 . - .
35-44 137 *** *** *** 137 100 . - .
45-54 160 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 203 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 154 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 82 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 122 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 301 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 254 *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 266 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 138 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 204 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 91 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 118 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 94 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 116 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 319 36 7.2 4.7-11.0 283 92.8 89.0-95.3
No 591 *** *** *** *** *** ***
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 122 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 824 35 2.2 1.4- 3.4 789 97.8 96.6-98.6
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 308 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 181 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 457 25 3.7 2.1- 6.6 432 96.3 93.4-97.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 485 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unemployed 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 226 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 139 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 36 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 42 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 113 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 186 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 330 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 261 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 353 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 332 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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