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%)
TOTAL 4,250 495 9.7 8.8-10.8 3,755 90.3 89.2-91.2
GENDER
Male 1,987 254 10.4 9.0-11.9 1,733 89.6 88.1-91.0
Female 2,263 241 9.1 7.9-10.5 2,022 90.9 89.5-92.1
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,657 320 10.7 9.5-12.2 2,337 89.3 87.8-90.5
Non-Hispanic Black 847 107 8.9 7.2-10.9 740 91.1 89.1-92.8
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 110 28 24.6 16.7-34.7 82 75.4 65.3-83.3
Non-Hispanic Other 154 16 7.6 4.4-13.0 138 92.4 87.0-95.6
Hispanic 404 17 3.7 2.1- 6.3 387 96.3 93.7-97.9
AGE
18-34 928 18 1.6 1.0- 2.6 910 98.4 97.4-99.0
35-44 601 17 2.3 1.3- 3.9 584 97.7 96.1-98.7
45-54 699 54 7.5 5.6-10.0 645 92.5 90.0-94.4
55-64 779 117 14.3 11.7-17.3 662 85.7 82.7-88.3
65-74 696 149 21.8 18.3-25.6 547 78.2 74.4-81.7
75+ 481 136 29.3 24.1-35.0 345 70.7 65.0-75.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 406 78 17.8 13.7-22.6 328 82.2 77.4-86.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 997 144 10.5 8.7-12.5 853 89.5 87.5-91.3
Some Post-H.S. 1,264 156 9.1 7.7-10.8 1,108 90.9 89.2-92.3
College Graduate 1,575 117 6.0 4.9- 7.3 1,458 94.0 92.7-95.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,352 320 21.2 18.8-23.9 1,032 78.8 76.1-81.2
No 2,758 162 4.6 3.9- 5.5 2,596 95.4 94.5-96.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 608 119 17.5 14.2-21.3 489 82.5 78.7-85.8
Non-Veteran 3,611 372 8.5 7.6- 9.6 3,239 91.5 90.4-92.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,278 100 3.8 3.1- 4.8 2,178 96.2 95.2-96.9
Unemployed 160 *** *** *** 150 95.4 90.9-97.7
Retired 1,097 244 23.0 20.0-26.3 853 77.0 73.7-80.0
Unable to Work 371 126 28.1 23.3-33.4 245 71.9 66.6-76.7
Other not in Labor Force 277 *** *** *** 267 97.0 94.2-98.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 356 71 16.2 12.5-20.7 285 83.8 79.3-87.5
$15,000- 24,999 535 99 16.0 12.8-19.8 436 84.0 80.2-87.2
$25,000- 34,999 355 54 11.7 8.7-15.6 301 88.3 84.4-91.3
$35,000- 49,999 474 40 7.4 5.2-10.5 434 92.6 89.5-94.8
$50,000-74,999 488 28 4.6 3.1- 6.8 460 95.4 93.2-96.9
$75,000+ 1,138 72 4.8 3.7- 6.2 1,066 95.2 93.8-96.3
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 904 131 12.6 10.2-15.5 773 87.4 84.5-89.8
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 121 20 15.5 9.6-24.2 101 84.5 75.8-90.4
50% to 100% 380 73 15.5 11.9-19.8 307 84.5 80.2-88.1
101% to 150% 428 77 14.4 11.2-18.4 351 85.6 81.6-88.8
151% to 200% 311 43 10.8 7.7-14.8 268 89.2 85.2-92.3
More than 200% 2,019 146 5.8 4.8- 7.0 1,873 94.2 93.0-95.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 904 131 12.6 10.2-15.5 773 87.4 84.5-89.8
HOUSING
Own 2,685 329 10.8 9.5-12.2 2,356 89.2 87.8-90.5
Rent 1,226 130 7.9 6.6- 9.6 1,096 92.1 90.4-93.4
Other arrangement 300 33 6.8 4.5-10.0 267 93.2 90.0-95.5
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,387 110 6.3 5.1- 7.7 1,277 93.7 92.3-94.9
Regional City or Suburban County 1,165 132 9.9 8.1-12.1 1,033 90.1 87.9-91.9
Rural 1,698 253 12.8 11.1-14.7 1,445 87.2 85.3-88.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,009 162 13.6 11.5-16.2 847 86.4 83.8-88.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,404 174 11.3 9.5-13.5 1,230 88.7 86.5-90.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,837 159 6.7 5.7- 8.0 1,678 93.3 92.0-94.3

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

2Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. 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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