2022 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 4,466 480 9.8 8.6-11.1 3,986 90.2 88.9-91.4
Females 2,361 229 8.6 7.0-10.5 2,132 91.4 89.5-93.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,453 132 9.1 6.9-11.9 1,321 90.9 88.1-93.1
Non-Hispanic Black 484 59 9.2 6.8-12.5 425 90.8 87.5-93.2
Other 376 31 6.2 3.4-11.3 345 93.8 88.7-96.6
AGE
18-34 477 *** *** *** 469 98.5 96.6-99.3
35-44 360 13 3.6 1.4- 8.8 347 96.4 91.2-98.6
45-54 380 25 5.3 3.2- 8.6 355 94.7 91.4-96.8
55-64 437 50 11.9 8.5-16.6 387 88.1 83.4-91.5
65-74 393 59 16.0 10.3-24.1 334 84.0 75.9-89.7
75+ 262 72 26.6 18.6-36.5 190 73.4 63.5-81.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 148 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 474 61 10.8 7.9-14.7 413 89.2 85.3-92.1
Some Post-H.S. 713 73 7.8 5.8-10.5 640 92.2 89.5-94.2
College Graduate 1,020 66 4.2 3.1- 5.7 954 95.8 94.3-96.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 155 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 220 40 14.4 9.7-20.8 180 85.6 79.2-90.3
$25,000- 34,999 258 35 12.5 7.2-20.6 223 87.5 79.4-92.8
$35,000- 49,999 249 21 7.4 4.3-12.5 228 92.6 87.5-95.7
$50,000- 74,999 279 24 6.5 4.0-10.5 255 93.5 89.5-96.0
$75,000+ 645 24 2.7 1.6- 4.4 621 97.3 95.6-98.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 761 137 17.0 13.0-21.8 624 83.0 78.2-87.0
No 1,533 85 4.1 3.1- 5.3 1,448 95.9 94.7-96.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 85 *** *** *** 80 95.9 90.2-98.4
Non-Veteran 2,265 223 8.8 7.2-10.8 2,042 91.2 89.2-92.8
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 774 48 6.5 4.4- 9.5 726 93.5 90.5-95.6
Regional City or Suburban County 620 55 8.8 5.9-12.9 565 91.2 87.1-94.1
Rural 967 126 10.7 7.9-14.2 841 89.3 85.8-92.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,185 52 3.6 2.6- 4.9 1,133 96.4 95.1-97.4
Unemployed 94 *** *** *** 84 94.6 88.6-97.5
Retired 633 117 17.8 13.5-23.1 516 82.2 76.9-86.5
Unable to Work 190 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 223 *** *** *** 219 99.2 97.9-99.7
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 226 38 14.6 9.2-22.4 188 85.4 77.6-90.8
101% to 150% 165 18 7.3 4.1-12.6 147 92.7 87.4-95.9
151% to 200% 197 25 11.9 6.8-20.1 172 88.1 79.9-93.2
More than 200% 1,121 77 5.1 3.8- 6.8 1,044 94.9 93.2-96.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 608 82 10.8 7.0-16.4 526 89.2 83.6-93.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 736 83 11.0 8.0-14.9 653 89.0 85.1-92.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,017 64 5.9 4.2- 8.1 953 94.1 91.9-95.8
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 712 51 6.0 4.2- 8.7 661 94.0 91.3-95.8
2nd Quartile 670 72 10.4 7.4-14.2 598 89.6 85.8-92.6
3rd Quartile 582 51 8.9 5.5-14.2 531 91.1 85.8-94.5
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 397 55 9.9 6.8-14.3 342 90.1 85.7-93.2

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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 2022
are NOT comparable to 2010 and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2022 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2022 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2022 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2022 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2022 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 2022 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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