2018 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern 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 4,701 598 10.3 9.3-11.3 4,103 89.7 88.7-90.7
-Eastern NC 1,695 242 12.1 10.3-14.1 1,453 87.9 85.9-89.7
GENDER
Male 786 132 13.5 11.0-16.5 654 86.5 83.5-89.0
Female 909 110 10.7 8.3-13.6 799 89.3 86.4-91.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,052 150 12.3 10.2-14.9 902 87.7 85.1-89.8
Non-Hispanic Black 406 59 11.7 8.3-16.1 347 88.3 83.9-91.7
Other 239 33 11.5 7.1-18.1 206 88.5 81.9-92.9
AGE
18-34 341 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 221 14 5.8 3.3-10.0 207 94.2 90.0-96.7
45-54 280 31 11.6 7.3-17.8 249 88.4 82.2-92.7
55-64 306 57 19.5 14.3-26.0 249 80.5 74.0-85.7
65-74 320 83 28.5 22.3-35.6 237 71.5 64.4-77.7
75+ 198 50 24.9 17.4-34.2 148 75.1 65.8-82.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 192 42 18.5 12.4-26.7 150 81.5 73.3-87.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 484 74 11.2 8.6-14.5 410 88.8 85.5-91.4
Some Post-H.S. 504 70 11.5 8.6-15.3 434 88.5 84.7-91.4
College Graduate 515 56 10.3 7.4-14.2 459 89.7 85.8-92.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 176 50 27.7 19.5-37.6 126 72.3 62.4-80.5
$15,000- 24,999 279 49 17.0 12.3-22.9 230 83.0 77.1-87.7
$25,000- 34,999 174 18 6.1 3.5-10.3 156 93.9 89.7-96.5
$35,000- 49,999 211 33 14.5 9.4-21.7 178 85.5 78.3-90.6
$50,000- 74,999 223 18 6.7 3.9-11.4 205 93.3 88.6-96.1
$75,000+ 310 31 8.1 5.4-12.0 279 91.9 88.0-94.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 583 157 24.9 20.6-29.9 426 75.1 70.1-79.4
No 1,073 80 6.0 4.6- 7.8 993 94.0 92.2-95.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 351 63 14.0 10.5-18.3 288 86.0 81.7-89.5
Non-Veteran 1,342 179 11.6 9.6-13.9 1,163 88.4 86.1-90.4
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 103 14 13.5 7.8-22.5 89 86.5 77.5-92.2
Regional City or Suburban County 397 42 8.9 6.3-12.4 355 91.1 87.6-93.7
Rural 1,197 186 13.3 11.0-15.9 1,011 86.7 84.1-89.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 830 42 4.1 2.9- 5.7 788 95.9 94.3-97.1
Unemployed 65 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 492 113 24.6 19.9-30.0 379 75.4 70.0-80.1
Unable to Work 197 77 40.8 31.8-50.4 120 59.2 49.6-68.2
Other not in Labor Force 96 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 60 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 138 26 17.6 11.3-26.5 112 82.4 73.5-88.7
101% to 150% 257 52 15.8 11.4-21.4 205 84.2 78.6-88.6
151% to 200% 141 20 11.6 7.0-18.5 121 88.4 81.5-93.0
More than 200% 756 85 9.5 7.3-12.3 671 90.5 87.7-92.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 542 89 15.3 11.5-19.9 453 84.7 80.1-88.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 833 109 10.6 8.4-13.2 724 89.4 86.8-91.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 322 44 11.7 8.2-16.5 278 88.3 83.5-91.8

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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 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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