2021 BRFSS Survey Results: Western 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
-Western 617 75 14.0 10.3-18.7 542 86.0 81.3-89.7
GENDER
Male 290 39 15.2 10.0-22.4 251 84.8 77.6-90.0
Female 327 36 12.9 8.3-19.4 291 87.1 80.6-91.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 505 63 13.9 9.9-19.2 442 86.1 80.8-90.1
Non-Hispanic Black 23 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 80 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 95 *** *** *** 95 100 -
35-44 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 109 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 118 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 124 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 84 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 143 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 175 27 14.0 9.2-20.7 148 86.0 79.3-90.8
College Graduate 223 13 4.4 2.4- 7.7 210 95.6 92.3-97.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 218 44 25.0 16.8-35.6 174 75.0 64.4-83.2
No 388 30 7.3 4.7-11.0 358 92.7 89.0-95.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 546 59 12.3 8.6-17.4 487 87.7 82.6-91.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 306 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unemployed 20 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 195 45 27.9 19.8-37.8 150 72.1 62.2-80.2
Unable to Work 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 36 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 37 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 79 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 80 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 148 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 141 25 18.6 11.2-29.2 116 81.4 70.8-88.8
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 72 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 65 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 288 30 11.6 7.8-16.8 258 88.4 83.2-92.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 141 25 18.6 11.2-29.2 116 81.4 70.8-88.8
HOUSING
Own 420 58 16.5 11.7-22.8 362 83.5 77.2-88.3
Rent 156 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other arrangement 34 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 177 15 8.0 4.6-13.5 162 92.0 86.5-95.4
Rural 440 60 16.1 11.4-22.2 380 83.9 77.8-88.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 191 27 22.1 13.9-33.4 164 77.9 66.6-86.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 306 38 11.0 7.6-15.7 268 89.0 84.3-92.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 120 *** *** *** *** *** ***
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 311 *** *** *** *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 128 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 178 18 13.0 7.6-21.3 160 87.0 78.7-92.4

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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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