2017 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont 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
-Piedmont NC 1,998 181 8.2 6.9- 9.7 1,817 91.8 90.3-93.1
GENDER
Male 908 92 9.7 7.6-12.1 816 90.3 87.9-92.4
Female 1,090 89 6.8 5.3- 8.7 1,001 93.2 91.3-94.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,297 133 9.8 8.1-11.9 1,164 90.2 88.1-91.9
Non-Hispanic Black 399 36 6.5 4.4- 9.4 363 93.5 90.6-95.6
Other 302 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 484 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 305 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 352 25 8.0 5.0-12.4 327 92.0 87.6-95.0
55-64 361 45 12.7 9.2-17.4 316 87.3 82.6-90.8
65-74 284 52 17.0 12.5-22.7 232 83.0 77.3-87.5
75+ 184 41 24.3 17.3-33.1 143 75.7 66.9-82.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 160 26 15.4 10.0-23.1 134 84.6 76.9-90.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 456 53 9.3 6.9-12.4 403 90.7 87.6-93.1
Some Post-H.S. 501 52 8.0 5.9-10.7 449 92.0 89.3-94.1
College Graduate 875 50 4.7 3.3- 6.5 825 95.3 93.5-96.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 171 26 15.3 9.9-22.7 145 84.7 77.3-90.1
$15,000- 24,999 249 41 13.0 9.1-18.2 208 87.0 81.8-90.9
$25,000- 34,999 166 20 10.3 6.1-16.9 146 89.7 83.1-93.9
$35,000- 49,999 218 20 6.8 4.2-11.0 198 93.2 89.0-95.8
$50,000- 74,999 270 21 6.9 4.3-10.9 249 93.1 89.1-95.7
$75,000+ 584 23 3.9 2.4- 6.2 561 96.1 93.8-97.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 488 115 19.8 16.1-24.2 373 80.2 75.8-83.9
No 1,429 58 4.1 3.1- 5.5 1,371 95.9 94.5-96.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 220 30 12.9 8.7-18.7 190 87.1 81.3-91.3
Non-Veteran 1,777 151 7.6 6.3- 9.2 1,626 92.4 90.8-93.7
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,167 77 5.4 4.2- 7.0 1,090 94.6 93.0-95.8
Regional City or Suburban County 447 47 9.3 6.6-13.0 400 90.7 87.0-93.4
Rural 384 57 15.2 11.2-20.2 327 84.8 79.8-88.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,157 51 4.2 3.1- 5.8 1,106 95.8 94.2-96.9
Unemployed 65 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 441 79 16.9 13.1-21.5 362 83.1 78.5-86.9
Unable to Work 143 40 26.6 18.8-36.2 103 73.4 63.8-81.2
Other not in Labor Force 177 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 123 14 9.7 5.3-16.9 109 90.3 83.1-94.7
101% to 150% 219 45 18.2 13.0-24.8 174 81.8 75.2-87.0
151% to 200% 118 14 11.2 6.2-19.7 104 88.8 80.3-93.8
More than 200% 1,028 69 5.7 4.3- 7.4 959 94.3 92.6-95.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 95 18 20.7 12.8-31.7 77 79.3 68.3-87.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 597 63 9.5 7.1-12.7 534 90.5 87.3-92.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,306 100 6.8 5.4- 8.5 1,206 93.2 91.5-94.6

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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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