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
-MALES 1,626 552 30.3 27.7-33.1 1,074 69.7 66.9-72.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,105 413 34.2 30.8-37.8 692 65.8 62.2-69.2
Non-Hispanic Black 265 91 28.6 22.9-35.1 174 71.4 64.9-77.1
Other 232 44 14.4 10.0-20.2 188 85.6 79.8-90.0
AGE
18-34 300 18 6.1 3.7- 9.8 282 93.9 90.2-96.3
35-44 197 17 7.8 4.6-12.8 180 92.2 87.2-95.4
45-54 292 67 23.2 17.7-29.8 225 76.8 70.2-82.3
55-64 305 146 49.0 41.9-56.2 159 51.0 43.8-58.1
65-74 325 190 61.7 54.3-68.5 135 38.3 31.5-45.7
75+ 187 107 63.3 54.1-71.6 80 36.7 28.4-45.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 204 79 35.7 28.0-44.3 125 64.3 55.7-72.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 420 142 30.8 25.8-36.3 278 69.2 63.7-74.2
Some Post-H.S. 453 150 29.8 25.0-35.1 303 70.2 64.9-75.0
College Graduate 543 179 27.1 23.0-31.5 364 72.9 68.5-77.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 116 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 224 79 34.3 27.0-42.4 145 65.7 57.6-73.0
$25,000- 34,999 136 55 36.3 27.5-46.1 81 63.7 53.9-72.5
$35,000- 49,999 196 70 33.2 25.7-41.6 126 66.8 58.4-74.3
$50,000- 74,999 243 82 34.3 26.7-42.8 161 65.7 57.2-73.3
$75,000+ 435 129 23.3 19.1-28.2 306 76.7 71.8-80.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 519 234 42.3 36.9-47.8 285 57.7 52.2-63.1
No 1,097 316 25.4 22.4-28.6 781 74.6 71.4-77.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 429 203 45.9 39.7-52.1 226 54.1 47.9-60.3
Non-Veteran 1,196 349 26.2 23.3-29.3 847 73.8 70.7-76.7
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 390 104 22.3 17.9-27.3 286 77.7 72.7-82.1
Regional City or Suburban County 378 129 31.6 26.3-37.5 249 68.4 62.5-73.7
Rural 858 319 34.9 30.9-39.1 539 65.1 60.9-69.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 912 196 19.5 16.6-22.7 716 80.5 77.3-83.4
Unemployed 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 474 258 56.7 50.8-62.4 216 43.3 37.6-49.2
Unable to Work 140 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 31 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 104 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 217 89 40.1 32.2-48.6 128 59.9 51.4-67.8
151% to 200% 108 40 32.7 23.5-43.5 68 67.3 56.5-76.5
More than 200% 882 293 28.9 25.3-32.7 589 71.1 67.3-74.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 348 129 38.6 31.7-45.9 219 61.4 54.1-68.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 676 225 29.4 25.5-33.7 451 70.6 66.3-74.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 602 198 28.4 24.3-32.8 404 71.6 67.2-75.7

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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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