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
-FEMALES 2,683 286 8.2 6.9- 9.6 2,397 91.8 90.4-93.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,732 192 9.3 7.6-11.2 1,540 90.7 88.8-92.4
Non-Hispanic Black 581 67 7.7 5.6-10.5 514 92.3 89.5-94.4
Other 90 12 6.4 3.0-13.3 78 93.6 86.7-97.0
AGE
18-34 495 *** *** *** 493 99.6 98.2-99.9
35-44 354 17 5.0 2.8- 9.0 337 95.0 91.0-97.2
45-54 428 25 5.1 3.2- 8.2 403 94.9 91.8-96.8
55-64 523 71 11.8 8.5-16.0 452 88.2 84.0-91.5
65-74 483 85 17.6 13.0-23.5 398 82.4 76.5-87.0
75+ 364 83 23.3 17.6-30.3 281 76.7 69.7-82.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 266 52 17.3 11.9-24.6 214 82.7 75.4-88.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 635 84 9.0 6.8-11.8 551 91.0 88.2-93.2
Some Post-H.S. 795 91 7.5 5.7- 9.7 704 92.5 90.3-94.3
College Graduate 976 58 3.6 2.5- 5.1 918 96.4 94.9-97.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 294 60 13.3 9.1-19.0 234 86.7 81.0-90.9
$15,000- 24,999 424 60 11.0 7.7-15.3 364 89.0 84.7-92.3
$25,000- 34,999 279 34 8.4 5.3-13.1 245 91.6 86.9-94.7
$35,000- 49,999 288 29 8.5 5.4-13.2 259 91.5 86.8-94.6
$50,000- 74,999 316 18 5.1 2.9- 9.0 298 94.9 91.0-97.1
$75,000+ 538 17 1.9 1.0- 3.6 521 98.1 96.4-99.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 857 194 18.2 15.0-21.8 663 81.8 78.2-85.0
No 1,740 84 4.1 3.0- 5.6 1,656 95.9 94.4-97.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 79 *** *** *** 73 92.3 82.1-96.9
Non-Veteran 2,604 280 8.2 6.9- 9.6 2,324 91.8 90.4-93.1
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 688 43 4.8 3.4- 6.6 645 95.2 93.4-96.6
Regional City or Suburban County 539 49 7.9 5.3-11.6 490 92.1 88.4-94.7
Rural 1,456 194 11.3 9.2-13.8 1,262 88.7 86.2-90.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,194 41 3.4 2.3- 5.1 1,153 96.6 94.9-97.7
Unemployed 106 *** *** *** 100 96.2 90.3-98.5
Retired 800 132 15.0 11.9-18.7 668 85.0 81.3-88.1
Unable to Work 295 93 23.8 18.1-30.5 202 76.2 69.5-81.9
Other not in Labor Force 269 13 5.5 2.7-11.2 256 94.5 88.8-97.3
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 93 17 15.6 8.3-27.6 76 84.4 72.4-91.7
50% to 100% 226 28 7.9 4.3-14.0 198 92.1 86.0-95.7
101% to 150% 403 71 13.1 9.6-17.8 332 86.9 82.2-90.4
151% to 200% 185 23 8.5 4.9-14.3 162 91.5 85.7-95.1
More than 200% 1,130 75 5.0 3.7- 6.7 1,055 95.0 93.3-96.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 625 97 13.2 10.0-17.2 528 86.8 82.8-90.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,014 109 9.0 7.0-11.5 905 91.0 88.5-93.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,044 80 6.2 4.7- 8.3 964 93.8 91.7-95.3

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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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