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
-FEMALES 2,510 131 4.1 3.3- 5.1 2,379 95.9 94.9-96.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,651 88 4.2 3.2- 5.4 1,563 95.8 94.6-96.8
Non-Hispanic Black 518 19 3.4 1.8- 6.1 499 96.6 93.9-98.2
Other 305 20 4.3 2.6- 7.1 285 95.7 92.9-97.4
AGE
18-34 482 *** *** *** 479 99.5 98.4-99.8
35-44 337 *** *** *** 330 98.8 97.3-99.5
45-54 399 11 2.1 1.1- 4.0 388 97.9 96.0-98.9
55-64 453 27 5.6 3.4- 8.9 426 94.4 91.1-96.6
65-74 469 33 9.7 6.1-15.0 436 90.3 85.0-93.9
75+ 309 45 12.5 8.8-17.5 264 87.5 82.5-91.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 258 21 6.2 3.7-10.2 237 93.8 89.8-96.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 591 43 5.8 4.0- 8.5 548 94.2 91.5-96.0
Some Post-H.S. 757 35 3.2 2.1- 4.9 722 96.8 95.1-97.9
College Graduate 900 32 2.7 1.7- 4.3 868 97.3 95.7-98.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 264 34 11.0 7.3-16.2 230 89.0 83.8-92.7
$15,000- 24,999 396 29 5.8 3.8- 8.6 367 94.2 91.4-96.2
$25,000- 34,999 233 12 3.1 1.5- 6.1 221 96.9 93.9-98.5
$35,000- 49,999 292 *** *** *** 283 96.6 91.9-98.6
$50,000- 74,999 296 *** *** *** 287 97.3 94.3-98.7
$75,000+ 500 11 1.4 0.7- 2.8 489 98.6 97.2-99.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 820 93 9.5 7.3-12.4 727 90.5 87.6-92.7
No 1,632 37 1.8 1.2- 2.6 1,595 98.2 97.4-98.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 88 *** *** *** 85 94.9 85.0-98.4
Non-Veteran 2,420 128 4.1 3.2- 5.1 2,292 95.9 94.9-96.8
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 671 27 3.1 2.0- 4.7 644 96.9 95.3-98.0
Regional City or Suburban County 585 18 2.0 1.2- 3.4 567 98.0 96.6-98.8
Rural 1,254 86 6.4 4.8- 8.5 1,168 93.6 91.5-95.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,125 22 1.6 1.0- 2.5 1,103 98.4 97.5-99.0
Unemployed 92 *** *** *** 90 98.0 91.5-99.6
Retired 742 61 7.7 5.7-10.3 681 92.3 89.7-94.3
Unable to Work 257 42 15.3 10.0-22.6 215 84.7 77.4-90.0
Other not in Labor Force 271 *** *** *** 268 99.2 97.1-99.8
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 94 *** *** *** 84 89.9 80.0-95.2
50% to 100% 212 16 4.5 2.5- 7.9 196 95.5 92.1-97.5
101% to 150% 364 32 6.8 4.5-10.1 332 93.2 89.9-95.5
151% to 200% 176 11 5.5 2.8-10.4 165 94.5 89.6-97.2
More than 200% 1,106 35 2.5 1.7- 3.9 1,071 97.5 96.1-98.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 490 33 5.8 3.8- 8.8 457 94.2 91.2-96.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,051 66 4.9 3.6- 6.7 985 95.1 93.3-96.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 969 32 2.8 1.8- 4.3 937 97.2 95.7-98.2

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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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