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
MALES 2,105 251 11.1 9.4-13.1 1,854 88.9 86.9-90.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,321 187 14.5 12.0-17.3 1,134 85.5 82.7-88.0
Non-Hispanic Black 305 26 7.0 4.0-11.7 279 93.0 88.3-96.0
Other 422 34 5.2 3.3- 7.9 388 94.8 92.1-96.7
AGE
18-34 542 11 1.4 0.7- 2.8 531 98.6 97.2-99.3
35-44 311 11 2.9 1.4- 5.9 300 97.1 94.1-98.6
45-54 337 31 9.0 5.9-13.5 306 91.0 86.5-94.1
55-64 354 45 13.6 8.7-20.8 309 86.4 79.2-91.3
65-74 343 89 30.0 23.7-37.1 254 70.0 62.9-76.3
75+ 174 62 35.0 25.5-45.8 112 65.0 54.2-74.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 210 31 15.5 10.2-23.0 179 84.5 77.0-89.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 524 67 11.4 7.9-16.2 457 88.6 83.8-92.1
Some Post-H.S. 562 68 10.9 8.2-14.4 494 89.1 85.6-91.8
College Graduate 797 83 8.6 6.7-11.1 714 91.4 88.9-93.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 121 21 16.4 10.0-25.7 100 83.6 74.3-90.0
$15,000- 24,999 153 29 20.4 12.2-32.1 124 79.6 67.9-87.8
$25,000- 34,999 178 29 18.3 11.7-27.7 149 81.7 72.3-88.3
$35,000- 49,999 213 36 16.6 10.3-25.7 177 83.4 74.3-89.7
$50,000- 74,999 264 18 6.3 3.5-11.2 246 93.7 88.8-96.5
$75,000+ 742 61 6.4 4.8- 8.6 681 93.6 91.4-95.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 612 145 24.0 19.5-29.1 467 76.0 70.9-80.5
No 1,410 100 5.7 4.4- 7.3 1,310 94.3 92.7-95.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 490 89 14.9 11.2-19.5 401 85.1 80.5-88.8
Non-Veteran 1,593 157 9.8 8.0-12.1 1,436 90.2 87.9-92.0
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 740 62 7.6 5.7-10.0 678 92.4 90.0-94.3
Regional City or Suburban County 551 57 9.4 6.8-12.8 494 90.6 87.2-93.2
Rural 814 132 16.0 12.5-20.2 682 84.0 79.8-87.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,351 76 4.6 3.5- 6.0 1,275 95.4 94.0-96.5
Unemployed 76 *** *** *** 71 95.3 85.5-98.6
Retired 459 123 28.9 23.4-35.1 336 71.1 64.9-76.6
Unable to Work 130 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 53 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 148 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 117 20 15.0 8.6-24.8 97 85.0 75.2-91.4
151% to 200% 148 26 17.5 11.1-26.6 122 82.5 73.4-88.9
More than 200% 1,168 111 8.5 6.6-10.9 1,057 91.5 89.1-93.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 508 81 17.3 12.3-23.8 427 82.7 76.2-87.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 660 88 10.4 8.1-13.2 572 89.6 86.8-91.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 937 82 8.7 6.7-11.2 855 91.3 88.8-93.3
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 684 76 10.3 7.9-13.4 608 89.7 86.6-92.1
2nd Quartile 576 62 9.9 7.2-13.4 514 90.1 86.6-92.8
3rd Quartile 534 56 12.2 8.5-17.3 478 87.8 82.7-91.5
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 311 57 14.9 10.3-21.1 254 85.1 78.9-89.7

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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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