2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont 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
-Piedmont NC 2,304 108 3.7 3.0- 4.6 2,196 96.3 95.4-97.0
GENDER
Male 1,077 65 4.6 3.5- 6.1 1,012 95.4 93.9-96.5
Female 1,227 43 2.9 2.0- 4.0 1,184 97.1 96.0-98.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,448 75 4.2 3.3- 5.5 1,373 95.8 94.5-96.7
Non-Hispanic Black 479 18 2.5 1.5- 4.2 461 97.5 95.8-98.5
Other 377 15 3.2 1.7- 5.7 362 96.8 94.3-98.3
AGE
18-34 525 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 344 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 385 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 434 26 5.7 3.7- 8.8 408 94.3 91.2-96.3
65-74 334 38 11.0 7.8-15.2 296 89.0 84.8-92.2
75+ 240 29 11.5 7.4-17.3 211 88.5 82.7-92.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 213 16 6.7 3.9-11.2 197 93.3 88.8-96.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 478 30 4.3 2.9- 6.3 448 95.7 93.7-97.1
Some Post-H.S. 638 32 3.6 2.4- 5.3 606 96.4 94.7-97.6
College Graduate 970 30 2.3 1.6- 3.4 940 97.7 96.6-98.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 649 63 8.1 6.1-10.7 586 91.9 89.3-93.9
No 1,576 43 2.1 1.5- 2.9 1,533 97.9 97.1-98.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 271 28 8.8 5.7-13.3 243 91.2 86.7-94.3
Non-Veteran 2,014 79 3.1 2.4- 4.0 1,935 96.9 96.0-97.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,306 30 1.9 1.3- 2.8 1,276 98.1 97.2-98.7
Unemployed 83 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 549 52 8.9 6.5-12.1 497 91.1 87.9-93.5
Unable to Work 164 19 10.2 6.1-16.4 145 89.8 83.6-93.9
Other not in Labor Force 160 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 163 14 6.6 3.8-11.2 149 93.4 88.8-96.2
$15,000- 24,999 258 17 6.0 3.5-10.3 241 94.0 89.7-96.5
$25,000- 34,999 198 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 231 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 265 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 705 20 2.3 1.4- 3.7 685 97.7 96.3-98.6
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 187 15 6.8 3.8-12.0 172 93.2 88.0-96.2
101% to 150% 224 17 5.8 3.5- 9.7 207 94.2 90.3-96.5
151% to 200% 134 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,174 36 2.3 1.6- 3.4 1,138 97.7 96.6-98.4
HOUSING
Own 1,426 70 4.0 3.1- 5.2 1,356 96.0 94.8-96.9
Rent 699 33 3.2 2.2- 4.7 666 96.8 95.3-97.8
Other arrangement 156 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,283 49 2.9 2.1- 4.0 1,234 97.1 96.0-97.9
Regional City or Suburban County 568 29 4.0 2.7- 6.0 539 96.0 94.0-97.3
Rural 453 30 5.6 3.7- 8.5 423 94.4 91.5-96.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 131 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 834 42 4.0 2.8- 5.7 792 96.0 94.3-97.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,339 55 3.1 2.3- 4.2 1,284 96.9 95.8-97.7

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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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