2018 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern 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 4,695 311 5.7 4.9- 6.6 4,384 94.3 93.4-95.1
-Eastern NC 1,689 125 6.5 5.2- 8.1 1,564 93.5 91.9-94.8
GENDER
Male 782 73 7.6 5.7-10.0 709 92.4 90.0-94.3
Female 907 52 5.5 3.8- 7.8 855 94.5 92.2-96.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,049 85 7.1 5.4- 9.1 964 92.9 90.9-94.6
Non-Hispanic Black 406 25 6.3 3.7-10.5 381 93.7 89.5-96.3
Other 236 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 341 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 223 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 278 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 303 28 9.9 6.3-15.3 275 90.1 84.7-93.7
65-74 317 45 17.3 12.0-24.2 272 82.7 75.8-88.0
75+ 198 29 15.1 9.2-23.9 169 84.9 76.1-90.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 192 24 11.2 6.6-18.4 168 88.8 81.6-93.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 480 33 5.0 3.4- 7.4 447 95.0 92.6-96.6
Some Post-H.S. 502 35 6.1 4.0- 9.2 467 93.9 90.8-96.0
College Graduate 515 33 6.5 4.1-10.2 482 93.5 89.8-95.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 176 31 17.5 11.0-26.7 145 82.5 73.3-89.0
$15,000- 24,999 277 23 7.8 4.7-12.6 254 92.2 87.4-95.3
$25,000- 34,999 174 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 210 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 224 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 308 18 5.1 3.0- 8.4 290 94.9 91.6-97.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 581 82 14.0 10.6-18.3 499 86.0 81.7-89.4
No 1,069 39 2.9 2.0- 4.2 1,030 97.1 95.8-98.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 349 32 6.9 4.5-10.3 317 93.1 89.7-95.5
Non-Veteran 1,338 93 6.4 4.9- 8.3 1,245 93.6 91.7-95.1
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 103 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 396 18 3.9 2.4- 6.4 378 96.1 93.6-97.6
Rural 1,192 97 7.3 5.6- 9.5 1,095 92.7 90.5-94.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 829 23 2.6 1.6- 4.0 806 97.4 96.0-98.4
Unemployed 65 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 489 58 13.1 9.6-17.6 431 86.9 82.4-90.4
Unable to Work 195 39 21.5 14.2-31.3 156 78.5 68.7-85.8
Other not in Labor Force 96 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 61 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 138 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 254 24 7.7 4.8-12.3 230 92.3 87.7-95.2
151% to 200% 141 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 754 45 5.4 3.8- 7.8 709 94.6 92.2-96.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 541 47 8.5 5.8-12.3 494 91.5 87.7-94.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 830 53 5.3 3.8- 7.4 777 94.7 92.6-96.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 320 25 7.0 4.3-11.2 295 93.0 88.8-95.7

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PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2018 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2018 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2018 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2018 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2018 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2018 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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