2019 BRFSS Survey Results: 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
-FEMALES 2,268 105 3.8 3.0- 4.8 2,163 96.2 95.2-97.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,393 63 3.9 2.9- 5.3 1,330 96.1 94.7-97.1
Non-Hispanic Black 494 29 4.4 2.9- 6.5 465 95.6 93.5-97.1
Other 346 11 1.9 1.0- 3.5 335 98.1 96.5-99.0
AGE
18-34 451 *** *** *** 450 99.9 99.1- 100
35-44 331 *** *** *** 330 99.6 97.4-99.9
45-54 374 12 3.0 1.6- 5.6 362 97.0 94.4-98.4
55-64 440 30 5.9 3.9- 8.8 410 94.1 91.2-96.1
65-74 371 31 8.9 6.0-12.9 340 91.1 87.1-94.0
75+ 267 28 10.0 6.0-16.1 239 90.0 83.9-94.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 194 23 10.7 6.7-16.9 171 89.3 83.1-93.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 488 29 3.9 2.6- 6.0 459 96.1 94.0-97.4
Some Post-H.S. 719 35 3.1 2.1- 4.5 684 96.9 95.5-97.9
College Graduate 865 18 1.8 1.1- 3.0 847 98.2 97.0-98.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 207 26 9.2 6.0-14.0 181 90.8 86.0-94.0
$15,000- 24,999 300 20 6.0 3.4-10.5 280 94.0 89.5-96.6
$25,000- 34,999 185 11 3.8 2.0- 7.3 174 96.2 92.7-98.0
$35,000- 49,999 236 *** *** *** 229 97.6 94.8-98.9
$50,000- 74,999 267 *** *** *** 261 98.2 95.6-99.3
$75,000+ 540 *** *** *** 533 99.0 97.8-99.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 760 74 8.4 6.4-11.0 686 91.6 89.0-93.6
No 1,448 26 1.5 1.0- 2.3 1,422 98.5 97.7-99.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 75 *** *** *** 69 90.8 80.5-96.0
Non-Veteran 2,181 98 3.6 2.8- 4.6 2,083 96.4 95.4-97.2
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 715 24 2.5 1.6- 3.9 691 97.5 96.1-98.4
Regional City or Suburban County 606 23 3.6 2.2- 5.6 583 96.4 94.4-97.8
Rural 947 58 5.1 3.7- 7.0 889 94.9 93.0-96.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,094 16 1.2 0.7- 2.1 1,078 98.8 97.9-99.3
Unemployed 86 *** *** *** 84 98.4 93.8-99.6
Retired 601 47 8.2 5.8-11.5 554 91.8 88.5-94.2
Unable to Work 232 36 12.3 8.4-17.6 196 87.7 82.4-91.6
Other not in Labor Force 223 *** *** *** 221 99.3 96.8-99.9
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 72 *** *** *** 68 95.7 88.8-98.4
50% to 100% 220 24 6.8 4.3-10.6 196 93.2 89.4-95.7
101% to 150% 229 18 7.4 4.1-12.9 211 92.6 87.1-95.9
151% to 200% 150 *** *** *** 145 97.5 93.0-99.2
More than 200% 1,026 23 1.7 1.1- 2.7 1,003 98.3 97.3-98.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 571 41 6.6 4.6- 9.4 530 93.4 90.6-95.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 733 32 3.7 2.4- 5.7 701 96.3 94.3-97.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 964 32 2.6 1.8- 3.9 932 97.4 96.1-98.2

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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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