2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont 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
-Piedmont NC 2,305 227 8.2 7.1- 9.5 2,078 91.8 90.5-92.9
GENDER
Male 1,075 124 9.1 7.5-11.1 951 90.9 88.9-92.5
Female 1,230 103 7.4 5.9- 9.3 1,127 92.6 90.7-94.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,451 156 9.6 8.0-11.4 1,295 90.4 88.6-92.0
Non-Hispanic Black 477 44 6.1 4.4- 8.4 433 93.9 91.6-95.6
Other 377 27 5.4 3.5- 8.2 350 94.6 91.8-96.5
AGE
18-34 524 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 343 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 385 19 5.2 3.2- 8.3 366 94.8 91.7-96.8
55-64 436 58 12.7 9.6-16.6 378 87.3 83.4-90.4
65-74 334 68 19.8 15.5-24.9 266 80.2 75.1-84.5
75+ 242 66 30.7 23.5-39.1 176 69.3 60.9-76.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 213 35 16.1 11.0-22.9 178 83.9 77.1-89.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 479 67 10.2 7.9-13.2 412 89.8 86.8-92.1
Some Post-H.S. 636 65 7.3 5.6- 9.5 571 92.7 90.5-94.4
College Graduate 972 60 4.8 3.6- 6.3 912 95.2 93.7-96.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 650 130 18.0 14.8-21.8 520 82.0 78.2-85.2
No 1,577 92 4.6 3.6- 5.7 1,485 95.4 94.3-96.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 271 53 16.8 12.5-22.2 218 83.2 77.8-87.5
Non-Veteran 2,014 171 7.2 6.1- 8.5 1,843 92.8 91.5-93.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,305 55 3.5 2.6- 4.7 1,250 96.5 95.3-97.4
Unemployed 83 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 550 115 21.9 17.9-26.5 435 78.1 73.5-82.1
Unable to Work 165 45 24.9 18.3-32.8 120 75.1 67.2-81.7
Other not in Labor Force 160 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 164 26 13.2 8.6-19.7 138 86.8 80.3-91.4
$15,000- 24,999 257 39 13.3 9.4-18.4 218 86.7 81.6-90.6
$25,000- 34,999 197 29 11.4 7.7-16.6 168 88.6 83.4-92.3
$35,000- 49,999 232 16 5.6 3.1- 9.9 216 94.4 90.1-96.9
$50,000- 74,999 264 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 705 40 4.6 3.3- 6.5 665 95.4 93.5-96.7
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 188 28 11.9 7.9-17.6 160 88.1 82.4-92.1
101% to 150% 224 34 12.3 8.6-17.4 190 87.7 82.6-91.4
151% to 200% 134 17 10.2 6.1-16.6 117 89.8 83.4-93.9
More than 200% 1,172 72 4.9 3.7- 6.3 1,100 95.1 93.7-96.3
HOUSING
Own 1,427 152 9.4 7.8-11.2 1,275 90.6 88.8-92.2
Rent 698 59 6.1 4.6- 8.1 639 93.9 91.9-95.4
Other arrangement 157 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,283 99 6.0 4.8- 7.4 1,184 94.0 92.6-95.2
Regional City or Suburban County 570 63 10.3 7.7-13.7 507 89.7 86.3-92.3
Rural 452 65 12.0 9.1-15.5 387 88.0 84.5-90.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 130 22 13.8 8.7-21.4 108 86.2 78.6-91.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 835 104 11.2 9.0-13.9 731 88.8 86.1-91.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,340 101 5.9 4.7- 7.3 1,239 94.1 92.7-95.3

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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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