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%)
TOTAL 4,869 554 9.3 8.3-10.4 4,315 90.7 89.6-91.7
GENDER
Male 2,186 268 10.6 9.1-12.3 1,918 89.4 87.7-90.9
Female 2,683 286 8.2 6.9- 9.6 2,397 91.8 90.4-93.1
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 3,176 388 10.7 9.3-12.1 2,788 89.3 87.9-90.7
Non-Hispanic Black 946 111 8.2 6.4-10.5 835 91.8 89.5-93.6
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 148 16 5.0 2.7- 9.2 132 95.0 90.8-97.3
Non-Hispanic Other 184 13 4.0 2.0- 7.8 171 96.0 92.2-98.0
Hispanic 352 13 2.4 1.2- 4.5 339 97.6 95.5-98.8
AGE
18-34 995 *** *** *** 986 98.9 97.7-99.5
35-44 652 23 4.0 2.4- 6.7 629 96.0 93.3-97.6
45-54 816 58 7.3 5.2-10.1 758 92.7 89.9-94.8
55-64 927 132 13.5 10.8-16.7 795 86.5 83.3-89.2
65-74 851 180 21.5 17.9-25.7 671 78.5 74.3-82.1
75+ 576 147 26.5 21.7-31.9 429 73.5 68.1-78.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 501 89 16.1 12.2-20.9 412 83.9 79.1-87.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,245 172 10.4 8.6-12.5 1,073 89.6 87.5-91.4
Some Post-H.S. 1,339 168 9.0 7.5-10.8 1,171 91.0 89.2-92.5
College Graduate 1,770 122 4.8 3.8- 6.1 1,648 95.2 93.9-96.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 488 99 17.5 13.4-22.6 389 82.5 77.4-86.6
$15,000- 24,999 734 106 12.0 9.4-15.4 628 88.0 84.6-90.6
$25,000- 34,999 475 67 10.7 7.8-14.6 408 89.3 85.4-92.2
$35,000- 49,999 553 53 7.4 5.3-10.2 500 92.6 89.8-94.7
$50,000-74,999 626 60 8.0 5.9-10.8 566 92.0 89.2-94.1
$75,000+ 1,138 58 4.1 2.9- 5.8 1,080 95.9 94.2-97.1
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 857 111 11.1 8.5-14.3 746 88.9 85.7-91.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,485 350 20.1 17.6-22.9 1,135 79.9 77.1-82.4
No 3,216 184 4.9 4.0- 6.0 3,032 95.1 94.0-96.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 716 120 15.4 12.6-18.9 596 84.6 81.1-87.4
Non-Veteran 4,151 434 8.4 7.4- 9.6 3,717 91.6 90.4-92.6
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,297 89 5.4 4.3- 6.9 1,208 94.6 93.1-95.7
Regional City or Suburban County 983 98 8.8 6.8-11.3 885 91.2 88.7-93.2
Rural 2,591 367 13.2 11.4-15.1 2,224 86.8 84.9-88.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,542 117 4.4 3.4- 5.5 2,425 95.6 94.5-96.6
Unemployed 186 14 5.4 2.8-10.1 172 94.6 89.9-97.2
Retired 1,310 267 19.7 17.0-22.7 1,043 80.3 77.3-83.0
Unable to Work 458 141 27.6 22.3-33.7 317 72.4 66.3-77.7
Other not in Labor Force 342 13 4.1 2.0- 8.4 329 95.9 91.6-98.0
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 145 21 14.6 8.4-24.1 124 85.4 75.9-91.6
50% to 100% 366 55 12.0 8.2-17.3 311 88.0 82.7-91.8
101% to 150% 693 121 14.5 11.5-18.1 572 85.5 81.9-88.5
151% to 200% 329 46 11.3 7.6-16.4 283 88.7 83.6-92.4
More than 200% 2,269 190 6.6 5.5- 7.9 2,079 93.4 92.1-94.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 857 111 11.1 8.5-14.3 746 88.9 85.7-91.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,062 169 14.6 11.8-18.0 893 85.4 82.0-88.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,790 209 10.6 8.9-12.6 1,581 89.4 87.4-91.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 2,019 176 7.1 5.9- 8.6 1,843 92.9 91.4-94.1

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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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