2017 BRFSS Survey Results: Western 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
-Western 939 71 6.5 4.8- 8.8 868 93.5 91.2-95.2
GENDER
Male 426 36 7.6 5.1-11.2 390 92.4 88.8-94.9
Female 513 35 5.5 3.3- 8.9 478 94.5 91.1-96.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 826 66 6.6 4.8- 8.9 760 93.4 91.1-95.2
Non-Hispanic Black 33 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 80 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 137 *** *** *** 137 100 . - .
35-44 97 *** *** *** 97 100 . - .
45-54 154 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 175 17 10.0 5.6-17.4 158 90.0 82.6-94.4
65-74 207 27 15.2 9.2-24.1 180 84.8 75.9-90.8
75+ 160 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 95 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 239 23 8.2 5.0-13.2 216 91.8 86.8-95.0
Some Post-H.S. 270 *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 332 17 3.1 1.7- 5.4 315 96.9 94.6-98.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 96 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 162 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 107 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 97 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 125 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 190 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 336 46 10.8 7.3-15.6 290 89.2 84.4-92.7
No 574 24 4.1 2.5- 6.9 550 95.9 93.1-97.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 139 20 17.8 10.9-27.7 119 82.2 72.3-89.1
Non-Veteran 799 51 4.9 3.3- 7.2 748 95.1 92.8-96.7
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 224 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 715 60 7.8 5.6-10.9 655 92.2 89.1-94.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 420 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unemployed 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 325 39 13.9 9.3-20.3 286 86.1 79.7-90.7
Unable to Work 104 20 13.1 7.5-21.9 84 86.9 78.1-92.5
Other not in Labor Force 57 *** *** *** 57 100 . - .
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 28 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 71 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 148 18 7.4 4.1-12.8 130 92.6 87.2-95.9
151% to 200% 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 425 26 5.5 3.3- 9.1 399 94.5 90.9-96.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 315 25 6.4 3.9-10.4 290 93.6 89.6-96.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 255 27 10.1 6.2-16.0 228 89.9 84.0-93.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 369 19 3.6 2.1- 6.2 350 96.4 93.8-97.9

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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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