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 White 2,657 320 10.7 9.5-12.2 2,337 89.3 87.8-90.5
GENDER
Male 1,267 172 11.7 9.9-13.8 1,095 88.3 86.2-90.1
Female 1,390 148 9.8 8.2-11.8 1,242 90.2 88.2-91.8
AGE
18-34 489 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 317 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 417 26 5.8 3.8- 8.8 391 94.2 91.2-96.2
55-64 522 65 13.3 10.3-17.1 457 86.7 82.9-89.7
65-74 515 111 23.0 18.9-27.7 404 77.0 72.3-81.1
75+ 370 105 31.3 25.2-38.1 265 68.7 61.9-74.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 130 40 27.9 20.1-37.4 90 72.1 62.6-79.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 566 96 12.7 10.3-15.7 470 87.3 84.3-89.7
Some Post-H.S. 823 103 9.6 7.8-11.8 720 90.4 88.2-92.2
College Graduate 1,133 81 5.6 4.4- 7.1 1,052 94.4 92.9-95.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 154 35 20.3 14.2-28.1 119 79.7 71.9-85.8
$15,000- 24,999 252 62 21.8 16.6-28.1 190 78.2 71.9-83.4
$25,000- 34,999 209 35 12.9 8.9-18.3 174 87.1 81.7-91.1
$35,000- 49,999 307 28 8.8 5.8-13.2 279 91.2 86.8-94.2
$50,000- 74,999 351 22 5.2 3.3- 8.0 329 94.8 92.0-96.7
$75,000+ 860 51 4.4 3.3- 5.9 809 95.6 94.1-96.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 839 206 22.7 19.4-26.3 633 77.3 73.7-80.6
No 1,748 104 5.1 4.2- 6.3 1,644 94.9 93.7-95.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 428 90 18.9 14.8-23.7 338 81.1 76.3-85.2
Non-Veteran 2,217 228 9.4 8.1-10.8 1,989 90.6 89.2-91.9
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 759 62 6.6 5.0- 8.7 697 93.4 91.3-95.0
Regional City or Suburban County 777 93 11.4 9.0-14.3 684 88.6 85.7-91.0
Rural 1,121 165 13.1 11.0-15.6 956 86.9 84.4-89.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,388 56 3.6 2.7- 4.8 1,332 96.4 95.2-97.3
Unemployed 85 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 814 190 25.5 21.8-29.6 624 74.5 70.4-78.2
Unable to Work 197 62 27.8 21.5-35.1 135 72.2 64.9-78.5
Other not in Labor Force 154 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 37 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 158 36 18.2 12.6-25.6 122 81.8 74.4-87.4
101% to 150% 215 45 19.0 13.9-25.5 170 81.0 74.5-86.1
151% to 200% 191 32 12.8 8.7-18.4 159 87.2 81.6-91.3
More than 200% 1,494 107 5.8 4.7- 7.2 1,387 94.2 92.8-95.3
HOUSING
Own 1,931 247 11.9 10.3-13.7 1,684 88.1 86.3-89.7
Rent 551 53 7.2 5.3- 9.8 498 92.8 90.2-94.7
Other arrangement 159 19 7.9 4.7-13.0 140 92.1 87.0-95.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 517 81 13.8 10.7-17.5 436 86.2 82.5-89.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 970 128 13.1 10.7-16.0 842 86.9 84.0-89.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,170 111 7.5 6.1- 9.2 1,059 92.5 90.8-93.9

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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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