2018 BRFSS Survey Results: 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
-Non-Hispanic Black 874 44 4.2 2.9- 6.1 830 95.8 93.9-97.1
GENDER
Male 356 25 5.3 3.4- 8.2 331 94.7 91.8-96.6
Female 518 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 177 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 119 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 173 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 171 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 149 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 71 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 106 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 271 19 4.8 2.8- 8.2 252 95.2 91.8-97.2
Some Post-H.S. 268 *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 228 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 117 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 156 16 8.1 4.6-13.9 140 91.9 86.1-95.4
$25,000- 34,999 90 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 117 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 96 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 125 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 283 32 11.8 7.7-17.6 251 88.2 82.4-92.3
No 562 *** *** *** *** *** ***
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 135 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 739 32 3.6 2.3- 5.6 707 96.4 94.4-97.7
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 290 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 183 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 401 25 5.7 3.3- 9.6 376 94.3 90.4-96.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 438 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unemployed 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 222 17 8.2 4.9-13.4 205 91.8 86.6-95.1
Unable to Work 108 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 28 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 98 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 160 16 7.8 4.4-13.5 144 92.2 86.5-95.6
151% to 200% 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 343 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 231 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 364 23 5.6 3.4- 9.0 341 94.4 91.0-96.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 279 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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