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
-FEMALES 2,612 268 9.5 8.2-11.0 2,344 90.5 89.0-91.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,629 154 8.8 7.2-10.6 1,475 91.2 89.4-92.8
Non-Hispanic Black 528 78 14.4 11.0-18.6 450 85.6 81.4-89.0
Other 418 33 4.8 2.9- 7.7 385 95.2 92.3-97.1
AGE
18-34 486 *** *** *** 481 99.2 97.8-99.7
35-44 397 16 5.3 3.1- 9.0 381 94.7 91.0-96.9
45-54 381 29 8.5 5.6-12.6 352 91.5 87.4-94.4
55-64 462 49 12.3 8.8-16.9 413 87.7 83.1-91.2
65-74 492 86 17.2 12.9-22.6 406 82.8 77.4-87.1
75+ 323 79 26.5 20.6-33.5 244 73.5 66.5-79.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 228 43 20.0 14.0-27.9 185 80.0 72.1-86.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 552 63 10.1 7.5-13.5 489 89.9 86.5-92.5
Some Post-H.S. 715 95 10.1 7.9-12.7 620 89.9 87.3-92.1
College Graduate 1,105 66 4.6 3.5- 6.0 1,039 95.4 94.0-96.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 188 37 16.9 11.5-24.1 151 83.1 75.9-88.5
$15,000- 24,999 264 46 18.1 12.7-25.2 218 81.9 74.8-87.3
$25,000- 34,999 279 28 9.6 6.1-14.8 251 90.4 85.2-93.9
$35,000- 49,999 246 21 8.3 4.9-13.9 225 91.7 86.1-95.1
$50,000- 74,999 299 22 6.4 3.8-10.7 277 93.6 89.3-96.2
$75,000+ 707 25 3.3 2.2- 5.1 682 96.7 94.9-97.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 849 176 20.6 17.2-24.4 673 79.4 75.6-82.8
No 1,707 87 4.3 3.3- 5.6 1,620 95.7 94.4-96.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 87 *** *** *** 81 89.7 78.3-95.4
Non-Veteran 2,514 262 9.5 8.1-11.0 2,252 90.5 89.0-91.9
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 773 68 8.5 6.4-11.1 705 91.5 88.9-93.6
Regional City or Suburban County 691 69 9.7 7.3-12.7 622 90.3 87.3-92.7
Rural 1,148 131 10.2 8.1-12.8 1,017 89.8 87.2-91.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,263 46 3.8 2.7- 5.3 1,217 96.2 94.7-97.3
Unemployed 140 15 7.8 4.3-13.6 125 92.2 86.4-95.7
Retired 742 146 20.9 17.2-25.2 596 79.1 74.8-82.8
Unable to Work 191 52 32.0 23.8-41.6 139 68.0 58.4-76.2
Other not in Labor Force 244 *** *** *** 236 98.2 95.7-99.2
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 78 12 12.6 6.2-23.7 66 87.4 76.3-93.8
50% to 100% 229 38 15.8 10.7-22.6 191 84.2 77.4-89.3
101% to 150% 240 31 13.2 8.6-19.6 209 86.8 80.4-91.4
151% to 200% 219 20 8.3 4.5-14.7 199 91.7 85.3-95.5
More than 200% 1,202 78 5.9 4.5- 7.6 1,124 94.1 92.4-95.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 774 97 12.5 9.5-16.2 677 87.5 83.8-90.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,004 104 8.3 6.6-10.4 900 91.7 89.6-93.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 834 67 8.7 6.6-11.3 767 91.3 88.7-93.4
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 772 67 8.7 6.5-11.5 705 91.3 88.5-93.5
2nd Quartile 659 64 9.1 6.8-12.2 595 90.9 87.8-93.2
3rd Quartile 737 80 10.9 8.4-13.9 657 89.1 86.1-91.6
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 444 57 9.3 6.4-13.3 387 90.7 86.7-93.6

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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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