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
-FEMALES 2,684 130 3.3 2.6- 4.2 2,554 96.7 95.8-97.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,732 93 3.9 3.0- 5.2 1,639 96.1 94.8-97.0
Non-Hispanic Black 580 27 2.9 1.7- 4.8 553 97.1 95.2-98.3
Other 91 *** *** *** 87 98.0 93.8-99.4
AGE
18-34 495 *** *** *** 494 99.9 99.3- 100
35-44 353 *** *** *** 349 99.1 97.2-99.7
45-54 429 *** *** *** 422 98.4 96.3-99.3
55-64 526 37 5.1 3.3- 7.9 489 94.9 92.1-96.7
65-74 480 39 8.3 5.3-12.7 441 91.7 87.3-94.7
75+ 365 41 10.7 7.2-15.5 324 89.3 84.5-92.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 267 26 6.4 3.8-10.8 241 93.6 89.2-96.2
H.S. or G.E.D. 634 32 3.1 2.0- 4.8 602 96.9 95.2-98.0
Some Post-H.S. 795 48 3.8 2.6- 5.5 747 96.2 94.5-97.4
College Graduate 977 23 1.2 0.7- 2.1 954 98.8 97.9-99.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 291 28 6.0 3.2-10.8 263 94.0 89.2-96.8
$15,000- 24,999 425 25 3.9 2.4- 6.3 400 96.1 93.7-97.6
$25,000- 34,999 279 16 4.8 2.5- 8.8 263 95.2 91.2-97.5
$35,000- 49,999 287 15 4.6 2.4- 8.6 272 95.4 91.4-97.6
$50,000- 74,999 316 *** *** *** 309 98.2 95.6-99.3
$75,000+ 541 11 1.1 0.5- 2.7 530 98.9 97.3-99.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 859 95 8.3 6.3-10.8 764 91.7 89.2-93.7
No 1,740 34 1.5 0.9- 2.3 1,706 98.5 97.7-99.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 79 *** *** *** 76 97.1 90.9-99.1
Non-Veteran 2,605 127 3.3 2.6- 4.2 2,478 96.7 95.8-97.4
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 691 17 1.9 1.1- 3.2 674 98.1 96.8-98.9
Regional City or Suburban County 539 22 3.2 1.8- 5.5 517 96.8 94.5-98.2
Rural 1,454 91 4.7 3.5- 6.3 1,363 95.3 93.7-96.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,195 18 1.0 0.5- 1.9 1,177 99.0 98.1-99.5
Unemployed 110 *** *** *** 106 97.7 91.9-99.4
Retired 799 60 6.7 4.8- 9.2 739 93.3 90.8-95.2
Unable to Work 293 42 10.5 6.7-16.3 251 89.5 83.7-93.3
Other not in Labor Force 268 *** *** *** 263 98.2 95.3-99.3
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 92 *** *** *** 84 94.4 86.6-97.8
50% to 100% 227 *** *** *** 217 98.1 95.2-99.3
101% to 150% 402 32 6.0 3.6- 9.9 370 94.0 90.1-96.4
151% to 200% 184 11 5.2 2.5-10.7 173 94.8 89.3-97.5
More than 200% 1,133 39 2.5 1.6- 3.7 1,094 97.5 96.3-98.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 625 44 4.7 3.1- 6.9 581 95.3 93.1-96.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,013 53 4.2 3.0- 5.8 960 95.8 94.2-97.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,046 33 2.3 1.5- 3.6 1,013 97.7 96.4-98.5

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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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