2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Western 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
-Western 552 65 10.5 7.8-14.0 487 89.5 86.0-92.2
GENDER
Male 282 36 12.2 8.2-17.9 246 87.8 82.1-91.8
Female 270 29 8.9 5.7-13.7 241 91.1 86.3-94.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 453 59 11.4 8.4-15.3 394 88.6 84.7-91.6
Non-Hispanic Black 33 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 112 *** *** *** 112 100 . - .
35-44 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 94 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 89 14 13.0 7.5-21.8 75 87.0 78.2-92.5
65-74 108 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 76 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 120 16 10.1 5.9-16.6 104 89.9 83.4-94.1
Some Post-H.S. 167 23 10.0 6.6-15.1 144 90.0 84.9-93.4
College Graduate 208 15 4.7 2.8- 7.9 193 95.3 92.1-97.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 190 48 23.3 16.7-31.6 142 76.7 68.4-83.3
No 350 16 3.3 1.9- 5.5 334 96.7 94.5-98.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 83 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 468 47 8.6 6.2-11.9 421 91.4 88.1-93.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 277 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unemployed 23 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 173 36 24.4 16.5-34.4 137 75.6 65.6-83.5
Unable to Work 47 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 28 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 53 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 85 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 70 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 122 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 18 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 54 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 60 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 53 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 240 16 5.4 3.2- 9.1 224 94.6 90.9-96.8
HOUSING
Own 393 49 11.5 8.2-15.9 344 88.5 84.1-91.8
Rent 115 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other arrangement 43 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 157 17 9.6 5.9-15.5 140 90.4 84.5-94.1
Rural 395 48 10.8 7.5-15.3 347 89.2 84.7-92.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 102 13 8.5 4.7-14.9 89 91.5 85.1-95.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 236 28 11.6 7.2-18.3 208 88.4 81.7-92.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 214 24 10.1 6.7-15.0 190 89.9 85.0-93.3

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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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