2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina

Chronic Health Conditions

Has a doctor, nurse, or other health professional EVER told you that you had any of the following?

(Ever told) you had angina or coronary heart disease?

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,257 244 4.5 3.9- 5.2 4,013 95.5 94.8-96.1
-Eastern NC 1,399 102 5.9 4.7- 7.3 1,297 94.1 92.7-95.3
GENDER
Male 629 48 5.5 4.0- 7.6 581 94.5 92.4-96.0
Female 770 54 6.2 4.6- 8.4 716 93.8 91.6-95.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 836 62 6.0 4.5- 8.0 774 94.0 92.0-95.5
Non-Hispanic Black 339 23 5.5 3.5- 8.5 316 94.5 91.5-96.5
Other 224 17 6.0 3.4-10.1 207 94.0 89.9-96.6
AGE
18-34 292 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 195 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 220 15 6.9 3.9-11.8 205 93.1 88.2-96.1
55-64 257 28 10.0 6.7-14.8 229 90.0 85.2-93.3
65-74 255 32 14.0 9.7-19.8 223 86.0 80.2-90.3
75+ 164 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 136 16 8.8 4.8-15.4 120 91.2 84.6-95.2
H.S. or G.E.D. 399 30 5.3 3.5- 7.9 369 94.7 92.1-96.5
Some Post-H.S. 464 34 5.5 3.8- 7.9 430 94.5 92.1-96.2
College Graduate 397 22 5.7 3.5- 8.9 375 94.3 91.1-96.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 517 75 12.5 9.6-16.0 442 87.5 84.0-90.4
No 831 21 2.1 1.3- 3.4 810 97.9 96.6-98.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 254 29 9.8 6.6-14.4 225 90.2 85.6-93.4
Non-Veteran 1,135 73 5.1 3.9- 6.6 1,062 94.9 93.4-96.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 696 16 2.0 1.2- 3.4 680 98.0 96.6-98.8
Unemployed 54 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 376 41 10.4 7.2-14.8 335 89.6 85.2-92.8
Unable to Work 163 39 18.8 13.3-26.0 124 81.2 74.0-86.7
Other not in Labor Force 89 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 141 20 9.7 5.7-16.0 121 90.3 84.0-94.3
$15,000- 24,999 192 21 8.6 5.3-13.8 171 91.4 86.2-94.7
$25,000- 34,999 118 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 176 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 156 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 312 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 54 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 139 20 10.3 6.0-17.0 119 89.7 83.0-94.0
101% to 150% 143 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 124 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 610 30 4.7 3.1- 6.9 580 95.3 93.1-96.9
HOUSING
Own 871 68 6.4 4.9- 8.3 803 93.6 91.7-95.1
Rent 413 28 6.1 3.9- 9.4 385 93.9 90.6-96.1
Other arrangement 100 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 104 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 439 24 4.4 2.8- 6.9 415 95.6 93.1-97.2
Rural 856 71 6.9 5.3- 9.0 785 93.1 91.0-94.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 781 60 6.3 4.7- 8.4 721 93.7 91.6-95.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 335 23 6.3 3.9- 9.8 312 93.7 90.2-96.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 283 19 4.4 2.7- 7.2 264 95.6 92.8-97.3

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PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2019 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2019 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2019 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2019 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2019 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2019 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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