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
-Non-Hispanic White 2,410 794 29.1 26.9-31.4 1,616 70.9 68.6-73.1
GENDER
Male 1,105 413 34.2 30.8-37.8 692 65.8 62.2-69.2
Female 1,305 381 24.5 21.8-27.5 924 75.5 72.5-78.2
AGE
18-34 343 14 4.2 2.4- 7.4 329 95.8 92.6-97.6
35-44 262 23 10.0 6.4-15.3 239 90.0 84.7-93.6
45-54 390 76 19.7 15.2-25.2 314 80.3 74.8-84.8
55-64 480 190 42.3 36.8-48.0 290 57.7 52.0-63.2
65-74 547 290 52.6 46.8-58.4 257 47.4 41.6-53.2
75+ 361 193 52.8 46.0-59.4 168 47.2 40.6-54.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 177 88 43.9 34.8-53.4 89 56.1 46.6-65.2
H.S. or G.E.D. 552 195 30.5 26.0-35.3 357 69.5 64.7-74.0
Some Post-H.S. 739 229 27.4 23.7-31.5 510 72.6 68.5-76.3
College Graduate 938 280 24.3 21.4-27.5 658 75.7 72.5-78.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 180 66 36.9 28.2-46.5 114 63.1 53.5-71.8
$15,000- 24,999 285 112 35.3 28.5-42.8 173 64.7 57.2-71.5
$25,000- 34,999 207 89 38.9 31.1-47.3 118 61.1 52.7-68.9
$35,000- 49,999 287 99 31.8 25.7-38.7 188 68.2 61.3-74.3
$50,000- 74,999 358 106 27.7 21.9-34.4 252 72.3 65.6-78.1
$75,000+ 670 183 22.3 18.9-26.2 487 77.7 73.8-81.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 819 342 37.9 33.7-42.4 477 62.1 57.6-66.3
No 1,582 448 24.8 22.3-27.4 1,134 75.2 72.6-77.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 353 161 44.1 37.5-50.9 192 55.9 49.1-62.5
Non-Veteran 2,057 633 27.1 24.8-29.5 1,424 72.9 70.5-75.2
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 485 137 23.5 19.5-28.1 348 76.5 71.9-80.5
Regional City or Suburban County 584 182 28.9 24.7-33.5 402 71.1 66.5-75.3
Rural 1,341 475 32.1 28.9-35.4 866 67.9 64.6-71.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,146 241 18.8 16.2-21.6 905 81.2 78.4-83.8
Unemployed 47 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 851 420 48.3 43.8-52.8 431 51.7 47.2-56.2
Unable to Work 214 93 47.2 38.1-56.4 121 52.8 43.6-61.9
Other not in Labor Force 145 24 13.4 8.7-20.2 121 86.6 79.8-91.3
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 124 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 291 124 40.0 33.3-47.2 167 60.0 52.8-66.7
151% to 200% 174 72 36.1 27.7-45.4 102 63.9 54.6-72.3
More than 200% 1,343 408 26.1 23.3-29.1 935 73.9 70.9-76.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 460 157 34.8 29.0-41.2 303 65.2 58.8-71.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,038 343 28.5 25.3-31.9 695 71.5 68.1-74.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 912 294 27.9 24.6-31.5 618 72.1 68.5-75.4

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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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