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
-FEMALES 1,991 549 23.2 21.0-25.5 1,442 76.8 74.5-79.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,305 381 24.5 21.8-27.5 924 75.5 72.5-78.2
Non-Hispanic Black 427 125 23.4 19.0-28.5 302 76.6 71.5-81.0
Other 237 37 14.5 9.7-21.2 200 85.5 78.8-90.3
AGE
18-34 323 12 3.2 1.8- 5.7 311 96.8 94.3-98.2
35-44 258 22 9.4 5.8-14.9 236 90.6 85.1-94.2
45-54 334 53 16.5 12.0-22.4 281 83.5 77.6-88.0
55-64 382 132 36.6 30.8-42.9 250 63.4 57.1-69.2
65-74 399 192 47.9 41.1-54.9 207 52.1 45.1-58.9
75+ 262 130 43.7 36.0-51.8 132 56.3 48.2-64.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 213 75 31.2 24.1-39.4 138 68.8 60.6-75.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 472 169 29.0 24.3-34.3 303 71.0 65.7-75.7
Some Post-H.S. 625 151 20.2 16.7-24.1 474 79.8 75.9-83.3
College Graduate 679 154 17.7 14.8-21.2 525 82.3 78.8-85.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 210 64 29.1 21.7-37.7 146 70.9 62.3-78.3
$15,000- 24,999 338 109 26.6 21.1-32.9 229 73.4 67.1-78.9
$25,000- 34,999 180 59 29.3 21.7-38.1 121 70.7 61.9-78.3
$35,000- 49,999 229 60 26.3 19.8-34.0 169 73.7 66.0-80.2
$50,000- 74,999 233 48 14.1 9.9-19.6 185 85.9 80.4-90.1
$75,000+ 385 83 17.1 13.3-21.8 302 82.9 78.2-86.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 701 275 33.9 29.6-38.6 426 66.1 61.4-70.4
No 1,286 272 17.8 15.5-20.4 1,014 82.2 79.6-84.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 65 15 16.5 9.0-28.2 50 83.5 71.8-91.0
Non-Veteran 1,925 534 23.4 21.2-25.7 1,391 76.6 74.3-78.8
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 475 112 19.6 16.0-23.8 363 80.4 76.2-84.0
Regional City or Suburban County 457 111 21.5 17.4-26.1 346 78.5 73.9-82.6
Rural 1,059 326 26.8 23.5-30.4 733 73.2 69.6-76.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 861 136 13.5 11.0-16.4 725 86.5 83.6-89.0
Unemployed 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 628 284 43.1 37.9-48.4 344 56.9 51.6-62.1
Unable to Work 228 90 41.6 33.3-50.4 138 58.4 49.6-66.7
Other not in Labor Force 200 25 10.6 6.9-15.8 175 89.4 84.2-93.1
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 76 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 174 42 20.1 13.9-28.2 132 79.9 71.8-86.1
101% to 150% 317 107 30.6 24.7-37.1 210 69.4 62.9-75.3
151% to 200% 141 53 31.9 22.9-42.6 88 68.1 57.4-77.1
More than 200% 865 205 19.2 16.3-22.4 660 80.8 77.6-83.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 423 129 27.3 21.8-33.5 294 72.7 66.5-78.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 865 248 24.2 20.9-27.8 617 75.8 72.2-79.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 703 172 20.6 17.4-24.1 531 79.4 75.9-82.6

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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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