2018 BRFSS Survey Results: 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
-Non-Hispanic Black 692 216 25.6 22.1-29.6 476 74.4 70.4-77.9
GENDER
Male 265 91 28.6 22.9-35.1 174 71.4 64.9-77.1
Female 427 125 23.4 19.0-28.5 302 76.6 71.5-81.0
AGE
18-34 123 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 93 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 138 32 21.1 14.1-30.3 106 78.9 69.7-85.9
55-64 135 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 128 71 63.4 53.0-72.7 57 36.6 27.3-47.0
75+ 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 98 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 211 89 35.0 27.7-43.0 122 65.0 57.0-72.3
Some Post-H.S. 215 48 19.2 13.9-25.9 167 80.8 74.1-86.1
College Graduate 168 35 16.4 10.7-24.3 133 83.6 75.7-89.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 96 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 140 54 36.7 27.8-46.6 86 63.3 53.4-72.2
$25,000- 34,999 67 18 19.5 11.4-31.5 49 80.5 68.5-88.6
$35,000- 49,999 95 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 69 15 16.8 9.3-28.3 54 83.2 71.7-90.7
$75,000+ 85 18 15.9 9.1-26.3 67 84.1 73.7-90.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 248 119 41.8 34.2-49.8 129 58.2 50.2-65.8
No 443 97 18.4 14.7-22.9 346 81.6 77.1-85.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 102 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 590 173 23.3 19.6-27.5 417 76.7 72.5-80.4
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 217 50 19.6 14.6-25.8 167 80.4 74.2-85.4
Regional City or Suburban County 139 39 22.5 15.8-31.0 100 77.5 69.0-84.2
Rural 336 127 33.6 27.4-40.3 209 66.4 59.7-72.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 327 55 14.0 10.3-18.8 272 86.0 81.2-89.7
Unemployed 43 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 191 100 52.7 43.3-62.0 91 47.3 38.0-56.7
Unable to Work 96 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 31 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 24 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 81 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 139 48 31.5 23.1-41.4 91 68.5 58.6-76.9
151% to 200% 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 259 65 21.1 15.8-27.5 194 78.9 72.5-84.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 196 75 33.1 25.0-42.3 121 66.9 57.7-75.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 303 91 25.3 20.2-31.3 212 74.7 68.7-79.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 193 50 22.1 16.4-29.1 143 77.9 70.9-83.6

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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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