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
-MALES 2,274 265 10.3 8.8-11.9 2,009 89.7 88.1-91.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,457 186 11.7 9.8-13.9 1,271 88.3 86.1-90.2
Non-Hispanic Black 375 51 10.3 7.1-14.6 324 89.7 85.4-92.9
Other 388 22 4.4 2.4- 7.9 366 95.6 92.1-97.6
AGE
18-34 536 *** *** *** 532 98.8 96.6-99.6
35-44 342 *** *** *** 334 97.5 95.0-98.8
45-54 388 24 6.8 4.2-10.9 364 93.2 89.1-95.8
55-64 355 50 14.5 9.9-20.7 305 85.5 79.3-90.1
65-74 390 96 23.4 18.9-28.7 294 76.6 71.3-81.1
75+ 215 80 38.6 30.7-47.2 135 61.4 52.8-69.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 220 36 14.6 9.8-21.3 184 85.4 78.7-90.2
H.S. or G.E.D. 586 77 11.4 8.5-15.1 509 88.6 84.9-91.5
Some Post-H.S. 583 79 11.0 8.6-14.0 504 89.0 86.0-91.4
College Graduate 873 72 6.0 4.7- 7.8 801 94.0 92.2-95.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 99 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 182 32 17.6 11.3-26.3 150 82.4 73.7-88.7
$25,000- 34,999 220 32 12.4 8.4-18.0 188 87.6 82.0-91.6
$35,000- 49,999 274 47 15.1 10.8-20.6 227 84.9 79.4-89.2
$50,000- 74,999 314 31 8.8 5.8-13.0 283 91.2 87.0-94.2
$75,000+ 742 59 7.1 5.2- 9.6 683 92.9 90.4-94.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 638 154 21.8 18.0-26.2 484 78.2 73.8-82.0
No 1,586 110 6.0 4.8- 7.5 1,476 94.0 92.5-95.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 545 102 16.8 13.5-20.6 443 83.2 79.4-86.5
Non-Veteran 1,713 163 8.6 7.0-10.4 1,550 91.4 89.6-93.0
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 736 56 6.1 4.4- 8.3 680 93.9 91.7-95.6
Regional City or Suburban County 612 66 10.3 7.8-13.5 546 89.7 86.5-92.2
Rural 926 143 14.2 11.5-17.5 783 85.8 82.5-88.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,381 54 3.9 2.8- 5.4 1,327 96.1 94.6-97.2
Unemployed 109 *** *** *** 101 93.1 85.4-96.9
Retired 547 155 26.6 22.4-31.2 392 73.4 68.8-77.6
Unable to Work 143 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 65 *** *** *** 65 100 . - .
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 34 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 160 29 19.9 11.6-31.9 131 80.1 68.1-88.4
101% to 150% 157 16 9.1 4.8-16.6 141 90.9 83.4-95.2
151% to 200% 185 31 14.6 9.7-21.5 154 85.4 78.5-90.3
More than 200% 1,264 137 9.6 7.9-11.6 1,127 90.4 88.4-92.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 560 83 14.8 10.9-19.7 477 85.2 80.3-89.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 931 117 11.3 9.2-13.9 814 88.7 86.1-90.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 783 65 6.8 5.0- 9.0 718 93.2 91.0-95.0
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 725 69 8.7 6.2-12.0 656 91.3 88.0-93.8
2nd Quartile 621 73 10.1 7.8-13.0 548 89.9 87.0-92.2
3rd Quartile 646 77 11.2 8.6-14.6 569 88.8 85.4-91.4
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 282 46 13.3 9.1-19.1 236 86.7 80.9-90.9

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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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