2021 BRFSS Survey Results: 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
-Non-Hispanic Black 903 129 12.5 10.1-15.4 774 87.5 84.6-89.9
GENDER
Male 375 51 10.3 7.1-14.6 324 89.7 85.4-92.9
Female 528 78 14.4 11.0-18.6 450 85.6 81.4-89.0
AGE
18-34 158 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 145 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 158 16 12.7 7.1-21.7 142 87.3 78.3-92.9
55-64 174 32 17.9 11.8-26.1 142 82.1 73.9-88.2
65-74 159 38 21.7 14.6-31.0 121 78.3 69.0-85.4
75+ 97 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 80 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 252 44 13.4 9.2-19.1 208 86.6 80.9-90.8
Some Post-H.S. 270 36 10.7 7.2-15.6 234 89.3 84.4-92.8
College Graduate 298 25 5.8 3.7- 9.2 273 94.2 90.8-96.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 95 21 16.5 9.7-26.6 74 83.5 73.4-90.3
$15,000- 24,999 117 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 124 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 102 17 12.9 7.0-22.4 85 87.1 77.6-93.0
$50,000- 74,999 106 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 164 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 330 82 22.6 17.4-28.8 248 77.4 71.2-82.6
No 550 46 7.7 5.3-11.0 504 92.3 89.0-94.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 137 20 11.2 6.7-18.2 117 88.8 81.8-93.3
Non-Veteran 763 109 12.8 10.1-16.1 654 87.2 83.9-89.9
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 312 38 10.0 6.9-14.3 274 90.0 85.7-93.1
Regional City or Suburban County 248 30 13.7 8.9-20.5 218 86.3 79.5-91.1
Rural 343 61 14.7 10.6-20.1 282 85.3 79.9-89.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 448 29 6.6 4.2-10.1 419 93.4 89.9-95.8
Unemployed 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 234 63 24.3 18.0-32.0 171 75.7 68.0-82.0
Unable to Work 103 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 33 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 38 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 106 20 17.0 9.5-28.6 86 83.0 71.4-90.5
101% to 150% 105 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 87 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 362 36 7.9 5.2-11.9 326 92.1 88.1-94.8
HOUSING
Own 492 72 14.2 10.6-18.7 420 85.8 81.3-89.4
Rent 333 50 11.8 8.6-16.1 283 88.2 83.9-91.4
Other arrangement 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 340 53 14.5 10.2-20.3 287 85.5 79.7-89.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 303 41 10.8 7.2-15.7 262 89.2 84.3-92.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 260 35 12.6 8.7-18.1 225 87.4 81.9-91.3
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 144 21 13.6 8.1-22.0 123 86.4 78.0-91.9
2nd Quartile 221 25 10.5 6.7-16.0 196 89.5 84.0-93.3
3rd Quartile 333 50 14.4 10.2-19.9 283 85.6 80.1-89.8
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 205 33 12.5 7.9-19.3 172 87.5 80.7-92.1

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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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