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
-MALES 2,186 268 10.6 9.1-12.3 1,918 89.4 87.7-90.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,443 196 12.1 10.2-14.4 1,247 87.9 85.6-89.8
Non-Hispanic Black 365 44 8.8 6.0-12.9 321 91.2 87.1-94.0
Other 58 *** *** *** 54 97.1 91.7-99.0
AGE
18-34 500 *** *** *** 493 98.2 96.0-99.2
35-44 297 *** *** *** 291 96.9 92.2-98.8
45-54 387 33 9.6 6.1-14.6 354 90.4 85.4-93.9
55-64 404 61 15.5 11.4-20.6 343 84.5 79.4-88.6
65-74 368 95 26.0 20.7-32.2 273 74.0 67.8-79.3
75+ 212 64 31.1 23.5-39.9 148 68.9 60.1-76.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 235 37 14.9 9.9-21.9 198 85.1 78.1-90.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 609 88 11.6 9.0-14.8 521 88.4 85.2-91.0
Some Post-H.S. 543 77 11.0 8.4-14.3 466 89.0 85.7-91.6
College Graduate 794 64 6.1 4.4- 8.3 730 93.9 91.7-95.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 194 39 23.2 16.0-32.4 155 76.8 67.6-84.0
$15,000- 24,999 308 46 13.5 9.4-18.9 262 86.5 81.1-90.6
$25,000- 34,999 196 33 13.6 8.7-20.4 163 86.4 79.6-91.3
$35,000- 49,999 265 24 6.3 3.9-10.1 241 93.7 89.9-96.1
$50,000- 74,999 310 42 11.2 7.8-15.8 268 88.8 84.2-92.2
$75,000+ 600 41 5.9 4.0- 8.8 559 94.1 91.2-96.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 628 156 22.4 18.6-26.8 472 77.6 73.2-81.4
No 1,474 100 5.7 4.5- 7.4 1,374 94.3 92.6-95.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 637 114 16.4 13.2-20.1 523 83.6 79.9-86.8
Non-Veteran 1,545 154 8.8 7.2-10.8 1,391 91.2 89.2-92.8
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 609 46 6.1 4.4- 8.5 563 93.9 91.5-95.6
Regional City or Suburban County 444 49 9.7 6.9-13.5 395 90.3 86.5-93.1
Rural 1,133 173 15.2 12.5-18.3 960 84.8 81.7-87.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,347 76 5.1 3.8- 6.8 1,271 94.9 93.2-96.2
Unemployed 80 *** *** *** 72 92.3 82.3-96.9
Retired 510 135 26.1 21.6-31.3 375 73.9 68.7-78.4
Unable to Work 163 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 73 *** *** *** 73 100 . - .
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 52 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 139 27 19.1 11.8-29.3 112 80.9 70.7-88.2
101% to 150% 290 50 15.9 11.3-21.9 240 84.1 78.1-88.7
151% to 200% 143 23 14.5 8.4-23.9 120 85.5 76.1-91.6
More than 200% 1,139 115 8.0 6.4-10.0 1,024 92.0 90.0-93.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 437 72 16.3 11.8-22.1 365 83.7 77.9-88.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 775 100 12.5 9.8-15.8 675 87.5 84.2-90.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 974 96 8.0 6.3-10.1 878 92.0 89.9-93.7

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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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