2017 BRFSS Survey Results: Western 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
-Western 939 134 13.6 10.6-17.2 805 86.4 82.8-89.4
GENDER
Male 427 69 15.0 10.8-20.5 358 85.0 79.5-89.2
Female 512 65 12.2 8.4-17.5 447 87.8 82.5-91.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 826 120 13.2 10.2-16.8 706 86.8 83.2-89.8
Non-Hispanic Black 33 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 80 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 137 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 96 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 154 17 11.4 6.3-19.8 137 88.6 80.2-93.7
55-64 176 27 16.9 9.5-28.1 149 83.1 71.9-90.5
65-74 209 47 28.8 20.8-38.4 162 71.2 61.6-79.2
75+ 158 34 20.0 13.3-28.9 124 80.0 71.1-86.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 96 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 237 41 14.1 9.4-20.6 196 85.9 79.4-90.6
Some Post-H.S. 270 34 9.7 6.3-14.6 236 90.3 85.4-93.7
College Graduate 333 34 6.6 4.4-10.0 299 93.4 90.0-95.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 97 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 162 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 107 23 18.4 11.0-29.1 84 81.6 70.9-89.0
$35,000- 49,999 97 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 125 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 189 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 335 81 24.1 17.9-31.7 254 75.9 68.3-82.1
No 575 47 7.4 4.8-11.3 528 92.6 88.7-95.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 139 36 26.1 17.9-36.5 103 73.9 63.5-82.1
Non-Veteran 799 98 11.8 8.7-15.7 701 88.2 84.3-91.3
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 223 24 9.7 5.4-16.8 199 90.3 83.2-94.6
Rural 716 110 15.2 11.6-19.7 606 84.8 80.3-88.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 419 25 7.6 4.3-13.2 394 92.4 86.8-95.7
Unemployed 28 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 326 72 25.1 19.1-32.3 254 74.9 67.7-80.9
Unable to Work 105 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 71 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 148 25 9.9 6.0-15.9 123 90.1 84.1-94.0
151% to 200% 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 424 48 9.1 6.3-13.1 376 90.9 86.9-93.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 314 49 15.9 10.4-23.6 265 84.1 76.4-89.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 257 44 15.4 10.4-22.2 213 84.6 77.8-89.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 368 41 10.4 6.4-16.4 327 89.6 83.6-93.6

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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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