2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern 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 4,250 495 9.7 8.8-10.8 3,755 90.3 89.2-91.2
-Eastern NC 1,393 203 12.4 10.6-14.4 1,190 87.6 85.6-89.4
GENDER
Male 630 94 11.7 9.3-14.6 536 88.3 85.4-90.7
Female 763 109 13.0 10.5-16.0 654 87.0 84.0-89.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 831 112 12.0 9.8-14.8 719 88.0 85.2-90.2
Non-Hispanic Black 337 60 13.9 10.4-18.2 277 86.1 81.8-89.6
Other 225 31 10.6 6.9-16.0 194 89.4 84.0-93.1
AGE
18-34 292 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 194 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 220 26 12.3 8.1-18.3 194 87.7 81.7-91.9
55-64 254 45 18.4 13.3-24.9 209 81.6 75.1-86.7
65-74 254 61 25.5 19.9-32.1 193 74.5 67.9-80.1
75+ 163 51 27.9 19.9-37.7 112 72.1 62.3-80.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 136 32 19.3 13.0-27.8 104 80.7 72.2-87.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 398 61 11.1 8.3-14.6 337 88.9 85.4-91.7
Some Post-H.S. 461 68 11.9 9.1-15.4 393 88.1 84.6-90.9
College Graduate 395 42 10.8 7.5-15.1 353 89.2 84.9-92.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 512 142 25.5 21.3-30.3 370 74.5 69.7-78.7
No 831 54 5.1 3.8- 6.9 777 94.9 93.1-96.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 254 48 16.4 12.0-22.0 206 83.6 78.0-88.0
Non-Veteran 1,129 154 11.5 9.5-13.7 975 88.5 86.3-90.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 696 34 4.9 3.3- 7.1 662 95.1 92.9-96.7
Unemployed 54 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 374 93 24.6 19.7-30.3 281 75.4 69.7-80.3
Unable to Work 159 64 32.1 24.4-40.8 95 67.9 59.2-75.6
Other not in Labor Force 89 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 139 35 20.0 13.7-28.3 104 80.0 71.7-86.3
$15,000- 24,999 193 43 19.5 13.9-26.6 150 80.5 73.4-86.1
$25,000- 34,999 118 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 176 19 11.1 6.8-17.6 157 88.9 82.4-93.2
$50,000- 74,999 154 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 311 26 5.8 3.8- 8.7 285 94.2 91.3-96.2
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 53 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 138 36 22.4 15.2-31.7 102 77.6 68.3-84.8
101% to 150% 144 30 16.2 10.8-23.6 114 83.8 76.4-89.2
151% to 200% 124 16 10.3 5.9-17.4 108 89.7 82.6-94.1
More than 200% 607 58 8.3 6.2-11.0 549 91.7 89.0-93.8
HOUSING
Own 865 128 13.4 11.0-16.2 737 86.6 83.8-89.0
Rent 413 59 11.7 8.7-15.5 354 88.3 84.5-91.3
Other arrangement 100 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 104 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 438 52 9.2 6.7-12.5 386 90.8 87.5-93.3
Rural 851 140 14.7 12.2-17.7 711 85.3 82.3-87.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 777 127 14.6 11.9-17.7 650 85.4 82.3-88.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 333 42 10.9 7.7-15.3 291 89.1 84.7-92.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 283 34 8.8 6.0-12.8 249 91.2 87.2-94.0

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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 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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