2018 BRFSS Survey Results: Western 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
-Western 886 126 11.0 8.7-13.7 760 89.0 86.3-91.3
GENDER
Male 419 68 13.1 9.5-17.8 351 86.9 82.2-90.5
Female 467 58 8.9 6.6-12.0 409 91.1 88.0-93.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 776 112 11.2 8.8-14.1 664 88.8 85.9-91.2
Non-Hispanic Black 33 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 79 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 142 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 97 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 132 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 172 20 10.6 6.2-17.6 152 89.4 82.4-93.8
65-74 199 40 18.2 12.5-25.7 159 81.8 74.3-87.5
75+ 125 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 96 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 228 39 14.3 9.8-20.3 189 85.7 79.7-90.2
Some Post-H.S. 268 41 9.6 6.5-14.0 227 90.4 86.0-93.5
College Graduate 296 33 9.0 5.8-13.7 263 91.0 86.3-94.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 85 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 136 30 17.1 10.6-26.3 106 82.9 73.7-89.4
$25,000- 34,999 82 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 103 14 12.0 6.6-20.7 89 88.0 79.3-93.4
$50,000- 74,999 103 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 195 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 300 80 20.8 15.5-27.4 220 79.2 72.6-84.5
No 562 45 6.2 4.4- 8.8 517 93.8 91.2-95.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 118 24 18.1 10.9-28.6 94 81.9 71.4-89.1
Non-Veteran 770 102 10.2 7.9-13.0 668 89.8 87.0-92.1
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 228 21 7.2 4.3-11.9 207 92.8 88.1-95.7
Rural 660 105 12.5 9.7-16.0 555 87.5 84.0-90.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 405 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unemployed 21 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 303 76 25.9 19.6-33.5 227 74.1 66.5-80.4
Unable to Work 92 30 22.9 14.8-33.7 62 77.1 66.3-85.2
Other not in Labor Force 59 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 20 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 63 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 131 29 19.1 12.0-29.1 102 80.9 70.9-88.0
151% to 200% 66 15 15.4 8.4-26.4 51 84.6 73.6-91.6
More than 200% 415 45 8.1 5.4-11.8 370 91.9 88.2-94.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 256 39 12.5 8.2-18.6 217 87.5 81.4-91.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 284 51 13.8 9.9-18.9 233 86.2 81.1-90.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 348 36 7.1 4.6-10.7 312 92.9 89.3-95.4

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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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