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
-MALES 1,987 254 10.4 9.0-11.9 1,733 89.6 88.1-91.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,267 172 11.7 9.9-13.8 1,095 88.3 86.2-90.1
Non-Hispanic Black 354 45 8.3 6.0-11.3 309 91.7 88.7-94.0
Other 323 32 7.7 5.2-11.4 291 92.3 88.6-94.8
AGE
18-34 477 *** *** *** 469 98.3 96.6-99.2
35-44 271 *** *** *** 263 98.1 96.0-99.1
45-54 325 27 7.7 5.1-11.5 298 92.3 88.5-94.9
55-64 340 56 15.7 11.8-20.7 284 84.3 79.3-88.2
65-74 327 86 27.6 22.0-34.0 241 72.4 66.0-78.0
75+ 215 68 32.2 25.1-40.3 147 67.8 59.7-74.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 211 35 14.8 10.0-21.2 176 85.2 78.8-90.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 509 79 11.7 9.2-14.8 430 88.3 85.2-90.8
Some Post-H.S. 550 70 9.4 7.3-12.1 480 90.6 87.9-92.7
College Graduate 711 70 7.7 5.9- 9.8 641 92.3 90.2-94.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 151 26 13.3 8.5-20.2 125 86.7 79.8-91.5
$15,000- 24,999 236 49 17.6 12.9-23.5 187 82.4 76.5-87.1
$25,000- 34,999 170 31 15.0 10.2-21.5 139 85.0 78.5-89.8
$35,000- 49,999 236 24 9.3 5.9-14.4 212 90.7 85.6-94.1
$50,000- 74,999 223 16 5.3 3.1- 8.8 207 94.7 91.2-96.9
$75,000+ 599 55 7.0 5.2- 9.3 544 93.0 90.7-94.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 597 158 23.1 19.4-27.3 439 76.9 72.7-80.6
No 1,309 89 5.0 4.0- 6.3 1,220 95.0 93.7-96.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 533 109 18.0 14.5-22.1 424 82.0 77.9-85.5
Non-Veteran 1,435 143 8.0 6.7- 9.6 1,292 92.0 90.4-93.3
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 671 59 7.0 5.2- 9.3 612 93.0 90.7-94.8
Regional City or Suburban County 560 70 10.0 7.7-12.9 490 90.0 87.1-92.3
Rural 756 125 13.9 11.3-17.0 631 86.1 83.0-88.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,185 63 4.5 3.4- 5.9 1,122 95.5 94.1-96.6
Unemployed 74 *** *** *** 68 93.3 84.8-97.2
Retired 497 133 27.1 22.5-32.1 364 72.9 67.9-77.5
Unable to Work 142 48 26.8 19.8-35.3 94 73.2 64.7-80.2
Other not in Labor Force 54 *** *** *** 52 96.7 87.5-99.2
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 161 31 16.7 11.2-24.2 130 83.3 75.8-88.8
101% to 150% 199 35 13.3 9.2-18.9 164 86.7 81.1-90.8
151% to 200% 161 30 14.6 9.9-21.1 131 85.4 78.9-90.1
More than 200% 995 97 7.8 6.3- 9.7 898 92.2 90.3-93.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 442 75 12.6 9.7-16.1 367 87.4 83.9-90.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 672 91 12.6 9.9-15.8 581 87.4 84.2-90.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 873 88 7.7 6.1- 9.6 785 92.3 90.4-93.9

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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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