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
-MALES 2,188 332 12.6 10.9-14.4 1,856 87.4 85.6-89.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,468 252 15.1 12.9-17.6 1,216 84.9 82.4-87.1
Non-Hispanic Black 355 47 10.1 7.3-13.8 308 89.9 86.2-92.7
Other 331 30 5.2 3.4- 7.8 301 94.8 92.2-96.6
AGE
18-34 522 *** *** *** 513 98.6 97.1-99.3
35-44 279 *** *** *** 269 97.1 94.5-98.5
45-54 367 33 8.3 5.3-12.8 334 91.7 87.2-94.7
55-64 372 67 18.8 14.1-24.8 305 81.2 75.2-85.9
65-74 391 128 36.6 30.2-43.6 263 63.4 56.4-69.8
75+ 225 81 37.7 29.5-46.8 144 62.3 53.2-70.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 253 54 19.7 13.9-27.1 199 80.3 72.9-86.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 586 87 12.0 9.3-15.3 499 88.0 84.7-90.7
Some Post-H.S. 582 97 13.2 10.2-16.9 485 86.8 83.1-89.8
College Graduate 760 91 8.2 6.5-10.4 669 91.8 89.6-93.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 168 46 18.4 12.7-25.8 122 81.6 74.2-87.3
$15,000- 24,999 293 61 19.7 14.7-25.8 232 80.3 74.2-85.3
$25,000- 34,999 179 28 10.6 6.7-16.5 151 89.4 83.5-93.3
$35,000- 49,999 254 44 11.7 8.2-16.3 210 88.3 83.7-91.8
$50,000- 74,999 321 38 14.2 9.4-20.8 283 85.8 79.2-90.6
$75,000+ 599 62 7.7 5.6-10.5 537 92.3 89.5-94.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 623 184 25.7 21.5-30.3 439 74.3 69.7-78.5
No 1,486 141 8.2 6.6-10.2 1,345 91.8 89.8-93.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 615 133 18.3 14.8-22.5 482 81.7 77.5-85.2
Non-Veteran 1,566 199 10.9 9.1-13.0 1,367 89.1 87.0-90.9
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 594 61 8.4 6.2-11.4 533 91.6 88.6-93.8
Regional City or Suburban County 542 81 13.6 10.4-17.7 461 86.4 82.3-89.6
Rural 1,052 190 15.3 12.6-18.3 862 84.7 81.7-87.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,288 71 4.8 3.6- 6.4 1,217 95.2 93.6-96.4
Unemployed 68 *** *** *** 63 92.3 80.0-97.3
Retired 565 175 32.4 27.4-37.8 390 67.6 62.2-72.6
Unable to Work 169 75 47.1 37.2-57.2 94 52.9 42.8-62.8
Other not in Labor Force 68 *** *** *** 67 99.1 94.0-99.9
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 138 26 16.9 10.6-25.8 112 83.1 74.2-89.4
101% to 150% 270 59 18.3 13.5-24.3 211 81.7 75.7-86.5
151% to 200% 141 25 11.1 7.0-17.0 116 88.9 83.0-93.0
More than 200% 1,183 153 10.7 8.7-13.1 1,030 89.3 86.9-91.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 423 75 16.5 12.0-22.3 348 83.5 77.7-88.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 901 145 14.0 11.4-17.1 756 86.0 82.9-88.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 864 112 10.0 7.9-12.6 752 90.0 87.4-92.1

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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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