2019 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 4,250 495 9.7 8.8-10.8 3,755 90.3 89.2-91.2
-Non-Hispanic Black 847 107 8.9 7.2-10.9 740 91.1 89.1-92.8
GENDER
Male 354 45 8.3 6.0-11.3 309 91.7 88.7-94.0
Female 493 62 9.4 7.1-12.3 431 90.6 87.7-92.9
AGE
18-34 181 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 130 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 149 20 13.5 8.5-20.8 129 86.5 79.2-91.5
55-64 169 30 14.4 9.8-20.6 139 85.6 79.4-90.2
65-74 131 29 18.8 12.9-26.6 102 81.2 73.4-87.1
75+ 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 79 14 11.5 6.4-19.7 65 88.5 80.3-93.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 237 36 9.5 6.5-13.6 201 90.5 86.4-93.5
Some Post-H.S. 284 38 9.1 6.3-12.8 246 90.9 87.2-93.7
College Graduate 247 19 6.3 3.9- 9.9 228 93.7 90.1-96.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 108 23 15.0 9.6-22.7 85 85.0 77.3-90.4
$15,000- 24,999 136 22 12.2 7.7-18.9 114 87.8 81.1-92.3
$25,000- 34,999 77 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 97 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 88 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 151 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 288 72 20.5 16.0-25.9 216 79.5 74.1-84.0
No 526 33 4.0 2.7- 5.9 493 96.0 94.1-97.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 113 20 14.9 9.2-23.2 93 85.1 76.8-90.8
Non-Veteran 726 86 8.0 6.3-10.1 640 92.0 89.9-93.7
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 336 33 6.9 4.8-10.0 303 93.1 90.0-95.2
Regional City or Suburban County 207 18 4.6 2.7- 7.6 189 95.4 92.4-97.3
Rural 304 56 14.9 11.2-19.6 248 85.1 80.4-88.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 422 18 3.8 2.3- 6.2 404 96.2 93.8-97.7
Unemployed 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 208 39 14.8 10.4-20.6 169 85.2 79.4-89.6
Unable to Work 125 46 28.3 20.7-37.3 79 71.7 62.7-79.3
Other not in Labor Force 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 97 24 18.0 11.6-26.9 73 82.0 73.1-88.4
101% to 150% 119 24 12.4 7.9-19.0 95 87.6 81.0-92.1
151% to 200% 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 311 22 5.5 3.4- 8.8 289 94.5 91.2-96.6
HOUSING
Own 409 45 8.5 6.2-11.7 364 91.5 88.3-93.8
Rent 345 50 10.1 7.5-13.5 295 89.9 86.5-92.5
Other arrangement 86 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 284 53 15.4 11.4-20.4 231 84.6 79.6-88.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 251 28 6.9 4.5-10.4 223 93.1 89.6-95.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 312 26 6.0 3.9- 9.1 286 94.0 90.9-96.1

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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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