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
-Non-Hispanic White 3,124 423 11.5 10.2-13.0 2,701 88.5 87.0-89.8
GENDER
Male 1,468 252 15.1 12.9-17.6 1,216 84.9 82.4-87.1
Female 1,656 171 8.3 6.9- 9.9 1,485 91.7 90.1-93.1
AGE
18-34 585 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 361 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 478 40 7.0 4.7-10.5 438 93.0 89.5-95.3
55-64 569 78 15.8 12.1-20.3 491 84.2 79.7-87.9
65-74 652 154 27.1 22.3-32.4 498 72.9 67.6-77.7
75+ 437 129 27.6 22.4-33.6 308 72.4 66.4-77.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 212 58 22.2 15.9-30.3 154 77.8 69.7-84.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 729 114 13.0 10.4-16.1 615 87.0 83.9-89.6
Some Post-H.S. 919 127 11.2 8.9-14.0 792 88.8 86.0-91.1
College Graduate 1,263 121 6.9 5.6- 8.4 1,142 93.1 91.6-94.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 236 61 20.2 14.9-27.0 175 79.8 73.0-85.1
$15,000- 24,999 364 71 17.2 12.9-22.5 293 82.8 77.5-87.1
$25,000- 34,999 263 42 12.0 8.3-17.1 221 88.0 82.9-91.7
$35,000- 49,999 372 54 10.1 7.4-13.7 318 89.9 86.3-92.6
$50,000- 74,999 460 48 12.5 8.6-17.7 412 87.5 82.3-91.4
$75,000+ 884 74 6.5 4.9- 8.7 810 93.5 91.3-95.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 965 245 21.8 18.7-25.4 720 78.2 74.6-81.3
No 2,090 172 7.4 6.1- 9.0 1,918 92.6 91.0-93.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 501 98 16.1 12.3-20.9 403 83.9 79.1-87.7
Non-Veteran 2,623 325 10.8 9.4-12.4 2,298 89.2 87.6-90.6
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 720 76 9.0 6.8-11.8 644 91.0 88.2-93.2
Regional City or Suburban County 799 89 9.9 7.5-12.8 710 90.1 87.2-92.5
Rural 1,609 258 14.4 12.3-16.8 1,351 85.6 83.2-87.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,556 75 4.5 3.4- 5.9 1,481 95.5 94.1-96.6
Unemployed 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 1,016 244 24.3 20.8-28.0 772 75.7 72.0-79.2
Unable to Work 247 87 34.0 26.4-42.5 160 66.0 57.5-73.6
Other not in Labor Force 209 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 155 33 16.5 10.6-24.8 122 83.5 75.2-89.4
101% to 150% 355 77 18.3 14.0-23.5 278 81.7 76.5-86.0
151% to 200% 220 39 12.2 8.5-17.3 181 87.8 82.7-91.5
More than 200% 1,751 187 9.0 7.5-10.9 1,564 91.0 89.1-92.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 542 87 17.4 13.1-22.8 455 82.6 77.2-86.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,326 193 12.6 10.5-15.0 1,133 87.4 85.0-89.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,260 143 9.0 7.3-11.1 1,117 91.0 88.9-92.7

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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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