2021 BRFSS Survey Results: 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 4,888 264 4.7 4.0- 5.5 4,624 95.3 94.5-96.0
-Non-Hispanic Black 900 61 5.2 3.7- 7.2 839 94.8 92.8-96.3
GENDER
Male 374 25 4.5 2.6- 7.8 349 95.5 92.2-97.4
Female 526 36 5.7 3.8- 8.5 490 94.3 91.5-96.2
AGE
18-34 158 *** *** *** 158 100 . - .
35-44 145 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 157 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 174 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 158 23 11.4 6.7-18.6 135 88.6 81.4-93.3
75+ 96 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 80 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 252 24 6.5 3.8-11.0 228 93.5 89.0-96.2
Some Post-H.S. 268 *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 297 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 95 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 117 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 124 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 101 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 106 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 164 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 327 39 9.5 6.3-14.3 288 90.5 85.7-93.7
No 550 21 2.9 1.6- 5.0 529 97.1 95.0-98.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 135 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 762 56 5.7 4.0- 8.0 706 94.3 92.0-96.0
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 312 18 3.9 2.3- 6.5 294 96.1 93.5-97.7
Regional City or Suburban County 246 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 342 28 5.3 3.2- 8.7 314 94.7 91.3-96.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 448 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unemployed 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 232 35 12.2 7.8-18.5 197 87.8 81.5-92.2
Unable to Work 102 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 33 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 38 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 106 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 105 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 87 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 361 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 490 34 5.6 3.5- 8.9 456 94.4 91.1-96.5
Rent 332 23 5.0 3.1- 8.1 309 95.0 91.9-96.9
Other arrangement 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 338 26 5.6 3.3- 9.2 312 94.4 90.8-96.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 302 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 260 19 6.5 3.7-11.1 241 93.5 88.9-96.3
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 144 *** *** *** *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 221 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 332 16 3.8 2.1- 6.6 316 96.2 93.4-97.9
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 203 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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