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
-FEMALES 2,263 241 9.1 7.9-10.5 2,022 90.9 89.5-92.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,390 148 9.8 8.2-11.8 1,242 90.2 88.2-91.8
Non-Hispanic Black 493 62 9.4 7.1-12.3 431 90.6 87.7-92.9
Other 345 29 5.4 3.5- 8.4 316 94.6 91.6-96.5
AGE
18-34 451 *** *** *** 441 98.5 97.0-99.2
35-44 330 *** *** *** 321 97.4 94.5-98.8
45-54 374 27 7.3 4.8-10.8 347 92.7 89.2-95.2
55-64 439 61 13.0 9.9-16.9 378 87.0 83.1-90.1
65-74 369 63 16.7 12.8-21.4 306 83.3 78.6-87.2
75+ 266 68 27.2 20.3-35.5 198 72.8 64.5-79.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 195 43 21.3 15.1-29.2 152 78.7 70.8-84.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 488 65 9.2 6.9-12.0 423 90.8 88.0-93.1
Some Post-H.S. 714 86 8.9 7.0-11.1 628 91.1 88.9-93.0
College Graduate 864 47 4.7 3.4- 6.5 817 95.3 93.5-96.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 205 45 18.5 13.5-24.9 160 81.5 75.1-86.5
$15,000- 24,999 299 50 14.6 10.6-19.8 249 85.4 80.2-89.4
$25,000- 34,999 185 23 8.4 5.3-13.1 162 91.6 86.9-94.7
$35,000- 49,999 238 16 5.4 3.2- 8.9 222 94.6 91.1-96.8
$50,000- 74,999 265 12 4.0 2.1- 7.4 253 96.0 92.6-97.9
$75,000+ 539 17 2.3 1.3- 3.8 522 97.7 96.2-98.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 755 162 19.6 16.4-23.3 593 80.4 76.7-83.6
No 1,449 73 4.2 3.2- 5.4 1,376 95.8 94.6-96.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 75 *** *** *** 65 85.9 74.8-92.6
Non-Veteran 2,176 229 8.9 7.7-10.4 1,947 91.1 89.6-92.3
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 716 51 5.6 4.2- 7.5 665 94.4 92.5-95.8
Regional City or Suburban County 605 62 9.8 7.2-13.3 543 90.2 86.7-92.8
Rural 942 128 11.8 9.6-14.3 814 88.2 85.7-90.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,093 37 3.1 2.2- 4.4 1,056 96.9 95.6-97.8
Unemployed 86 *** *** *** 82 97.5 92.9-99.2
Retired 600 111 19.6 15.7-24.2 489 80.4 75.8-84.3
Unable to Work 229 78 28.9 22.7-36.0 151 71.1 64.0-77.3
Other not in Labor Force 223 *** *** *** 215 97.0 93.8-98.6
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 71 12 15.4 8.4-26.5 59 84.6 73.5-91.6
50% to 100% 219 42 14.6 10.4-20.1 177 85.4 79.9-89.6
101% to 150% 229 42 15.6 11.0-21.7 187 84.4 78.3-89.0
151% to 200% 150 13 6.2 3.3-11.2 137 93.8 88.8-96.7
More than 200% 1,024 49 3.7 2.7- 5.0 975 96.3 95.0-97.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 567 87 14.6 11.5-18.4 480 85.4 81.6-88.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 732 83 10.2 7.8-13.1 649 89.8 86.9-92.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 964 71 5.9 4.5- 7.7 893 94.1 92.3-95.5

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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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