2018 BRFSS Survey Results: 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
-Non-Hispanic Black 873 102 8.3 6.6-10.5 771 91.7 89.5-93.4
GENDER
Male 355 47 10.1 7.3-13.8 308 89.9 86.2-92.7
Female 518 55 6.8 4.8- 9.7 463 93.2 90.3-95.2
AGE
18-34 177 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 118 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 173 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 171 33 16.5 11.0-24.1 138 83.5 75.9-89.0
65-74 150 27 20.2 12.5-30.9 123 79.8 69.1-87.5
75+ 70 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 105 18 11.4 6.4-19.6 87 88.6 80.4-93.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 269 43 9.7 6.7-13.7 226 90.3 86.3-93.3
Some Post-H.S. 269 28 8.3 5.4-12.5 241 91.7 87.5-94.6
College Graduate 229 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 116 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 157 29 15.9 10.6-23.2 128 84.1 76.8-89.4
$25,000- 34,999 89 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 117 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 96 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 125 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 284 68 19.7 14.7-26.0 216 80.3 74.0-85.3
No 560 31 4.0 2.7- 5.9 529 96.0 94.1-97.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 136 29 19.5 13.2-27.8 107 80.5 72.2-86.8
Non-Veteran 737 73 6.5 4.8- 8.7 664 93.5 91.3-95.2
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 289 23 5.5 3.5- 8.5 266 94.5 91.5-96.5
Regional City or Suburban County 181 20 8.2 5.0-13.3 161 91.8 86.7-95.0
Rural 403 59 11.6 8.2-16.0 344 88.4 84.0-91.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 437 20 3.1 1.8- 5.3 417 96.9 94.7-98.2
Unemployed 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 223 41 16.4 11.5-22.8 182 83.6 77.2-88.5
Unable to Work 107 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 27 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 99 15 13.0 7.5-21.7 84 87.0 78.3-92.5
101% to 150% 160 25 10.5 6.5-16.5 135 89.5 83.5-93.5
151% to 200% 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 342 22 5.4 3.2- 8.9 320 94.6 91.1-96.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 231 36 11.6 7.6-17.5 195 88.4 82.5-92.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 364 46 9.4 6.6-13.1 318 90.6 86.9-93.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 278 20 5.8 3.6- 9.3 258 94.2 90.7-96.4

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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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