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 White 3,086 340 10.2 8.9-11.6 2,746 89.8 88.4-91.1
GENDER
Male 1,457 186 11.7 9.8-13.9 1,271 88.3 86.1-90.2
Female 1,629 154 8.8 7.2-10.6 1,475 91.2 89.4-92.8
AGE
18-34 575 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 401 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 454 33 6.8 4.7- 9.7 421 93.2 90.3-95.3
55-64 550 55 12.1 8.6-16.8 495 87.9 83.2-91.4
65-74 646 121 19.3 15.7-23.5 525 80.7 76.5-84.3
75+ 403 114 29.9 24.5-35.9 289 70.1 64.1-75.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 148 38 22.3 15.4-31.3 110 77.7 68.7-84.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 658 84 11.6 8.8-15.1 574 88.4 84.9-91.2
Some Post-H.S. 838 118 10.9 8.9-13.3 720 89.1 86.7-91.1
College Graduate 1,438 100 5.4 4.4- 6.7 1,338 94.6 93.3-95.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 115 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 207 43 18.2 12.7-25.4 164 81.8 74.6-87.3
$25,000- 34,999 268 42 13.9 9.9-19.1 226 86.1 80.9-90.1
$35,000- 49,999 315 46 14.9 10.8-20.3 269 85.1 79.7-89.2
$50,000- 74,999 438 38 8.7 6.0-12.3 400 91.3 87.7-94.0
$75,000+ 1,138 68 5.0 3.8- 6.5 1,070 95.0 93.5-96.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 909 208 22.4 19.0-26.1 701 77.6 73.9-81.0
No 2,123 128 5.1 4.2- 6.2 1,995 94.9 93.8-95.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 417 78 18.0 14.2-22.6 339 82.0 77.4-85.8
Non-Veteran 2,659 262 9.1 7.8-10.6 2,397 90.9 89.4-92.2
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 905 66 6.6 5.0- 8.8 839 93.4 91.2-95.0
Regional City or Suburban County 841 96 10.1 8.0-12.6 745 89.9 87.4-92.0
Rural 1,340 178 12.9 10.6-15.5 1,162 87.1 84.5-89.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,650 56 3.3 2.4- 4.4 1,594 96.7 95.6-97.6
Unemployed 115 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 949 208 22.7 19.5-26.2 741 77.3 73.8-80.5
Unable to Work 175 59 37.4 28.2-47.6 116 62.6 52.4-71.8
Other not in Labor Force 175 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 30 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 161 37 24.1 15.6-35.4 124 75.9 64.6-84.4
101% to 150% 176 23 10.6 6.5-16.6 153 89.4 83.4-93.5
151% to 200% 247 35 13.5 9.1-19.6 212 86.5 80.4-90.9
More than 200% 1,847 162 8.1 6.8- 9.6 1,685 91.9 90.4-93.2
HOUSING
Own 2,279 263 10.8 9.4-12.5 2,016 89.2 87.5-90.6
Rent 603 59 8.9 6.6-12.1 544 91.1 87.9-93.4
Other arrangement 180 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 690 96 14.5 11.0-18.8 594 85.5 81.2-89.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,369 165 10.6 8.9-12.6 1,204 89.4 87.4-91.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,027 79 7.3 5.6- 9.3 948 92.7 90.7-94.4
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,103 104 9.2 7.1-11.8 999 90.8 88.2-92.9
2nd Quartile 829 100 10.7 8.5-13.4 729 89.3 86.6-91.5
3rd Quartile 835 90 10.3 8.2-13.0 745 89.7 87.0-91.8
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 319 46 11.7 8.2-16.6 273 88.3 83.4-91.8

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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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