2021 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern 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 4,886 533 9.8 8.9-10.9 4,353 90.2 89.1-91.1
-Eastern NC 1,834 215 9.7 8.2-11.4 1,619 90.3 88.6-91.8
GENDER
Male 810 101 10.5 8.2-13.3 709 89.5 86.7-91.8
Female 1,024 114 8.9 7.1-11.1 910 91.1 88.9-92.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,034 118 10.2 8.3-12.5 916 89.8 87.5-91.7
Non-Hispanic Black 440 68 11.6 8.4-15.8 372 88.4 84.2-91.6
Other 330 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 346 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 247 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 262 20 9.1 5.6-14.4 242 90.9 85.6-94.4
55-64 328 47 14.5 10.1-20.5 281 85.5 79.5-89.9
65-74 392 83 20.8 16.3-26.3 309 79.2 73.7-83.7
75+ 214 53 27.3 19.9-36.2 161 72.7 63.8-80.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 173 35 18.6 12.0-27.6 138 81.4 72.4-88.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 497 57 8.2 6.0-11.2 440 91.8 88.8-94.0
Some Post-H.S. 513 71 10.0 7.6-13.1 442 90.0 86.9-92.4
College Graduate 640 51 6.7 4.9- 9.2 589 93.3 90.8-95.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 634 145 19.4 15.9-23.4 489 80.6 76.6-84.1
No 1,161 69 5.1 3.8- 7.0 1,092 94.9 93.0-96.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 307 42 12.7 9.0-17.5 265 87.3 82.5-91.0
Non-Veteran 1,519 173 9.1 7.5-11.0 1,346 90.9 89.0-92.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 912 39 4.2 2.7- 6.3 873 95.8 93.7-97.3
Unemployed 99 16 15.1 8.8-24.8 83 84.9 75.2-91.2
Retired 542 115 21.1 17.0-25.9 427 78.9 74.1-83.0
Unable to Work 154 41 24.2 17.3-32.9 113 75.8 67.1-82.7
Other not in Labor Force 102 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 113 27 21.7 13.8-32.4 86 78.3 67.6-86.2
$15,000- 24,999 193 39 15.8 10.3-23.5 154 84.2 76.5-89.7
$25,000- 34,999 194 19 7.0 3.9-12.0 175 93.0 88.0-96.1
$35,000- 49,999 216 28 10.3 6.7-15.5 188 89.7 84.5-93.3
$50,000- 74,999 235 21 8.5 4.8-14.4 214 91.5 85.6-95.2
$75,000+ 464 30 6.8 4.4-10.5 434 93.2 89.5-95.6
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 419 51 8.5 6.1-11.9 368 91.5 88.1-93.9
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 139 32 21.1 13.9-30.8 107 78.9 69.2-86.1
101% to 150% 158 20 8.6 4.9-14.7 138 91.4 85.3-95.1
151% to 200% 180 20 6.9 3.8-12.0 160 93.1 88.0-96.2
More than 200% 878 82 8.9 6.8-11.6 796 91.1 88.4-93.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 419 51 8.5 6.1-11.9 368 91.5 88.1-93.9
HOUSING
Own 1,224 157 11.3 9.3-13.7 1,067 88.7 86.3-90.7
Rent 450 45 6.7 4.7- 9.2 405 93.3 90.8-95.3
Other arrangement 139 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 147 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 507 48 9.4 6.8-13.0 459 90.6 87.0-93.2
Rural 1,180 153 9.9 8.1-12.1 1,027 90.1 87.9-91.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 936 119 10.1 7.9-12.8 817 89.9 87.2-92.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 722 83 9.6 7.6-12.1 639 90.4 87.9-92.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 176 *** *** *** *** *** ***
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 367 39 8.3 5.9-11.7 328 91.7 88.3-94.1
2nd Quartile 215 18 9.2 5.3-15.6 197 90.8 84.4-94.7
3rd Quartile 599 66 10.0 7.5-13.1 533 90.0 86.9-92.5
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 653 92 10.3 7.8-13.6 561 89.7 86.4-92.2

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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 2021 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2021 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2021 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2021 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2021 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2021 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

4Quartile of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Social Vulnerability Index
(https://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/placeandhealth/svi/index.html) for respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2021 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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