2017 BRFSS Survey Results: 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
-Non-Hispanic Black 946 111 8.2 6.4-10.5 835 91.8 89.5-93.6
GENDER
Male 365 44 8.8 6.0-12.9 321 91.2 87.1-94.0
Female 581 67 7.7 5.6-10.5 514 92.3 89.5-94.4
AGE
18-34 198 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 137 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 160 16 10.6 5.9-18.4 144 89.4 81.6-94.1
55-64 202 36 15.4 10.2-22.6 166 84.6 77.4-89.8
65-74 155 33 11.4 7.1-17.9 122 88.6 82.1-92.9
75+ 82 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 120 22 13.0 7.1-22.5 98 87.0 77.5-92.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 302 36 7.1 4.6-10.8 266 92.9 89.2-95.4
Some Post-H.S. 254 33 8.3 5.4-12.4 221 91.7 87.6-94.6
College Graduate 267 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 138 26 12.9 7.1-22.5 112 87.1 77.5-92.9
$15,000- 24,999 203 30 11.4 7.3-17.1 173 88.6 82.9-92.7
$25,000- 34,999 91 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 118 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 94 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 116 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 320 81 19.4 14.6-25.4 239 80.6 74.6-85.4
No 590 27 3.4 2.0- 5.7 563 96.6 94.3-98.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 122 22 17.5 11.1-26.6 100 82.5 73.4-88.9
Non-Veteran 824 89 7.1 5.2- 9.4 735 92.9 90.6-94.8
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 306 26 5.8 3.7- 9.1 280 94.2 90.9-96.3
Regional City or Suburban County 181 21 8.3 4.7-14.2 160 91.7 85.8-95.3
Rural 459 64 11.3 7.9-15.9 395 88.7 84.1-92.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 485 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unemployed 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 226 40 15.2 10.3-21.7 186 84.8 78.3-89.7
Unable to Work 139 48 31.5 22.1-42.6 91 68.5 57.4-77.9
Other not in Labor Force 36 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 42 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 112 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 186 32 11.5 7.5-17.3 154 88.5 82.7-92.5
151% to 200% 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 329 23 5.7 3.3- 9.7 306 94.3 90.3-96.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 263 39 14.1 8.6-22.3 224 85.9 77.7-91.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 351 35 6.5 4.2- 9.8 316 93.5 90.2-95.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 332 37 7.7 5.2-11.3 295 92.3 88.7-94.8

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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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