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
-FEMALES 2,513 266 8.1 7.0- 9.4 2,247 91.9 90.6-93.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,656 171 8.3 6.9- 9.9 1,485 91.7 90.1-93.1
Non-Hispanic Black 518 55 6.8 4.8- 9.7 463 93.2 90.3-95.2
Other 304 32 7.9 4.9-12.4 272 92.1 87.6-95.1
AGE
18-34 481 *** *** *** 475 98.9 97.6-99.5
35-44 337 17 3.7 2.2- 6.2 320 96.3 93.8-97.8
45-54 400 28 6.0 3.7- 9.5 372 94.0 90.5-96.3
55-64 455 62 13.1 9.7-17.5 393 86.9 82.5-90.3
65-74 471 71 16.4 12.0-22.0 400 83.6 78.0-88.0
75+ 309 77 20.8 15.8-26.8 232 79.2 73.2-84.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 258 39 11.1 7.3-16.5 219 88.9 83.5-92.7
H.S. or G.E.D. 592 87 10.4 8.0-13.5 505 89.6 86.5-92.0
Some Post-H.S. 758 79 7.7 5.8-10.1 679 92.3 89.9-94.2
College Graduate 901 61 5.3 3.8- 7.2 840 94.7 92.8-96.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 263 52 16.7 11.8-23.3 211 83.3 76.7-88.2
$15,000- 24,999 397 55 10.0 7.3-13.5 342 90.0 86.5-92.7
$25,000- 34,999 233 25 7.0 4.3-11.3 208 93.0 88.7-95.7
$35,000- 49,999 293 30 9.0 5.8-13.8 263 91.0 86.2-94.2
$50,000- 74,999 296 17 4.8 2.7- 8.3 279 95.2 91.7-97.3
$75,000+ 501 22 3.2 2.0- 5.2 479 96.8 94.8-98.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 821 181 17.5 14.5-21.0 640 82.5 79.0-85.5
No 1,635 81 4.1 3.2- 5.2 1,554 95.9 94.8-96.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 88 *** *** *** 80 90.1 80.6-95.3
Non-Veteran 2,423 258 8.1 6.9- 9.4 2,165 91.9 90.6-93.1
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 670 50 5.6 4.1- 7.6 620 94.4 92.4-95.9
Regional City or Suburban County 584 43 5.3 3.7- 7.4 541 94.7 92.6-96.3
Rural 1,259 173 12.3 10.1-14.8 1,086 87.7 85.2-89.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,125 42 3.0 2.1- 4.2 1,083 97.0 95.8-97.9
Unemployed 92 *** *** *** 83 91.7 83.3-96.1
Retired 745 124 15.3 12.3-18.9 621 84.7 81.1-87.7
Unable to Work 258 81 26.6 20.1-34.4 177 73.4 65.6-79.9
Other not in Labor Force 271 *** *** *** 262 96.9 93.8-98.5
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 93 14 15.6 8.0-28.1 *** *** ***
50% to 100% 212 27 8.9 5.6-13.8 185 91.1 86.2-94.4
101% to 150% 366 60 11.6 8.6-15.6 306 88.4 84.4-91.4
151% to 200% 176 24 10.0 6.2-15.6 152 90.0 84.4-93.8
More than 200% 1,108 75 5.3 4.0- 7.0 1,033 94.7 93.0-96.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 490 73 14.8 10.7-20.0 417 85.2 80.0-89.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,053 126 9.1 7.3-11.3 927 90.9 88.7-92.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 970 67 5.3 4.0- 7.0 903 94.7 93.0-96.0

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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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