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 White 3,175 388 10.7 9.4-12.1 2,787 89.3 87.9-90.6
GENDER
Male 1,443 196 12.1 10.2-14.4 1,247 87.9 85.6-89.8
Female 1,732 192 9.3 7.6-11.2 1,540 90.7 88.8-92.4
AGE
18-34 559 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 354 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 527 34 6.6 4.2-10.1 493 93.4 89.9-95.8
55-64 625 78 12.9 9.8-16.9 547 87.1 83.1-90.2
65-74 626 133 24.1 19.7-29.2 493 75.9 70.8-80.3
75+ 457 121 27.2 21.8-33.3 336 72.8 66.7-78.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 203 57 26.1 19.0-34.7 146 73.9 65.3-81.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 743 114 12.0 9.6-15.0 629 88.0 85.0-90.4
Some Post-H.S. 913 122 10.3 8.3-12.7 791 89.7 87.3-91.7
College Graduate 1,313 95 4.7 3.6- 6.0 1,218 95.3 94.0-96.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 249 58 23.0 16.7-30.9 191 77.0 69.1-83.3
$15,000- 24,999 373 61 13.9 10.0-19.0 312 86.1 81.0-90.0
$25,000- 34,999 302 51 14.8 10.4-20.7 251 85.2 79.3-89.6
$35,000- 49,999 363 43 8.8 6.1-12.5 320 91.2 87.5-93.9
$50,000- 74,999 474 43 8.1 5.7-11.5 431 91.9 88.5-94.3
$75,000+ 917 54 4.6 3.3- 6.6 863 95.4 93.4-96.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 960 235 22.0 18.8-25.6 725 78.0 74.4-81.2
No 2,125 143 6.0 4.8- 7.5 1,982 94.0 92.5-95.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 501 89 16.3 12.8-20.5 412 83.7 79.5-87.2
Non-Veteran 2,672 299 9.8 8.4-11.3 2,373 90.2 88.7-91.6
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 736 52 6.0 4.4- 8.2 684 94.0 91.8-95.6
Regional City or Suburban County 673 68 9.2 6.7-12.4 605 90.8 87.6-93.3
Rural 1,767 268 14.8 12.6-17.3 1,499 85.2 82.7-87.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,614 84 5.3 4.0- 6.9 1,530 94.7 93.1-96.0
Unemployed 96 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 992 209 20.9 17.7-24.4 783 79.1 75.6-82.3
Unable to Work 258 75 26.7 19.8-34.9 183 73.3 65.1-80.2
Other not in Labor Force 207 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 59 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 155 30 17.3 10.8-26.6 125 82.7 73.4-89.2
101% to 150% 379 74 17.0 12.7-22.3 305 83.0 77.7-87.3
151% to 200% 230 35 13.7 8.8-20.8 195 86.3 79.2-91.2
More than 200% 1,720 154 7.1 5.8- 8.6 1,566 92.9 91.4-94.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 611 109 16.0 12.5-20.3 502 84.0 79.7-87.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,200 161 12.9 10.6-15.6 1,039 87.1 84.4-89.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,365 118 7.7 6.1- 9.6 1,247 92.3 90.4-93.9

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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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