2018 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Cardiovascular Health

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,617 1,101 26.5 24.7-28.2 2,516 73.5 71.8-75.3
-Eastern NC 1,338 417 27.5 24.6-30.5 921 72.5 69.5-75.4
GENDER
Male 593 205 30.6 26.3-35.3 388 69.4 64.7-73.7
Female 745 212 24.7 21.0-28.8 533 75.3 71.2-79.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 812 263 28.4 24.8-32.4 549 71.6 67.6-75.2
Non-Hispanic Black 335 116 28.8 23.1-35.2 219 71.2 64.8-76.9
Other 191 38 19.2 12.8-27.9 153 80.8 72.1-87.2
AGE
18-34 208 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 177 17 8.8 5.1-14.9 160 91.2 85.1-94.9
45-54 242 46 21.3 14.9-29.5 196 78.7 70.5-85.1
55-64 253 102 43.1 35.4-51.2 151 56.9 48.8-64.6
65-74 269 144 58.0 50.6-65.1 125 42.0 34.9-49.4
75+ 171 90 53.4 43.1-63.4 81 46.6 36.6-56.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 174 56 28.7 21.1-37.8 118 71.3 62.2-78.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 356 132 31.7 26.2-37.9 224 68.3 62.1-73.8
Some Post-H.S. 411 110 23.8 19.1-29.2 301 76.2 70.8-80.9
College Graduate 395 119 27.6 22.6-33.3 276 72.4 66.7-77.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 144 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 231 77 32.7 25.6-40.8 154 67.3 59.2-74.4
$25,000- 34,999 130 36 23.1 16.1-32.1 94 76.9 67.9-83.9
$35,000- 49,999 163 44 27.1 19.4-36.5 119 72.9 63.5-80.6
$50,000- 74,999 177 48 21.0 14.8-28.9 129 79.0 71.1-85.2
$75,000+ 239 72 24.7 19.0-31.5 167 75.3 68.5-81.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 502 203 37.4 32.0-43.2 299 62.6 56.8-68.0
No 834 213 21.8 18.7-25.3 621 78.2 74.7-81.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 239 93 36.4 29.1-44.5 146 63.6 55.5-70.9
Non-Veteran 1,098 324 25.6 22.5-29.0 774 74.4 71.0-77.5
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 84 23 26.4 17.5-37.8 61 73.6 62.2-82.5
Regional City or Suburban County 270 66 19.7 14.9-25.6 204 80.3 74.4-85.1
Rural 984 328 30.3 26.8-34.1 656 69.7 65.9-73.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 625 114 15.4 12.4-19.0 511 84.6 81.0-87.6
Unemployed 48 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 412 209 52.3 46.1-58.5 203 47.7 41.5-53.9
Unable to Work 173 76 52.1 42.2-61.7 97 47.9 38.3-57.8
Other not in Labor Force 70 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 52 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 112 30 26.3 17.7-37.2 82 73.7 62.8-82.3
101% to 150% 215 79 32.7 25.5-40.7 136 67.3 59.3-74.5
151% to 200% 108 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 593 171 24.8 20.9-29.2 422 75.2 70.8-79.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 460 148 29.8 24.5-35.8 312 70.2 64.2-75.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 628 184 24.3 20.5-28.6 444 75.7 71.4-79.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 250 85 31.7 25.4-38.7 165 68.3 61.3-74.6

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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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