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
Non-Hispanic White 2,774 319 11.7 10.0-13.6 2,455 88.3 86.4-90.0
GENDER
Male 1,321 187 14.5 12.0-17.3 1,134 85.5 82.7-88.0
Female 1,453 132 9.1 6.9-11.9 1,321 90.9 88.1-93.1
AGE
18-34 551 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 356 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 427 34 8.1 5.4-11.9 393 91.9 88.1-94.6
55-64 524 54 12.9 8.9-18.4 470 87.1 81.6-91.1
65-74 522 100 22.6 17.3-28.8 422 77.4 71.2-82.7
75+ 348 106 31.8 24.5-40.0 242 68.2 60.0-75.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 111 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 559 88 14.8 11.1-19.5 471 85.2 80.5-88.9
Some Post-H.S. 823 94 10.5 8.2-13.3 729 89.5 86.7-91.8
College Graduate 1,273 107 6.9 5.5- 8.6 1,166 93.1 91.4-94.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 130 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 163 32 21.3 13.5-31.9 131 78.7 68.1-86.5
$25,000- 34,999 235 42 19.1 12.7-27.8 193 80.9 72.2-87.3
$35,000- 49,999 287 37 13.0 8.2-20.0 250 87.0 80.0-91.8
$50,000- 74,999 367 33 8.0 5.2-12.2 334 92.0 87.8-94.8
$75,000+ 1,034 67 5.7 4.3- 7.5 967 94.3 92.5-95.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 865 188 22.8 18.7-27.5 677 77.2 72.5-81.3
No 1,832 120 5.7 4.6- 7.1 1,712 94.3 92.9-95.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 375 75 15.4 11.7-20.1 300 84.6 79.9-88.3
Non-Veteran 2,388 240 11.0 9.2-13.1 2,148 89.0 86.9-90.8
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 849 75 8.6 6.5-11.4 774 91.4 88.6-93.5
Regional City or Suburban County 793 82 11.3 8.4-14.9 711 88.7 85.1-91.6
Rural 1,132 162 14.3 11.3-17.9 970 85.7 82.1-88.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,521 85 5.0 3.9- 6.4 1,436 95.0 93.6-96.1
Unemployed 81 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 820 173 23.0 18.9-27.6 647 77.0 72.4-81.1
Unable to Work 182 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 142 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 137 33 23.4 14.9-34.9 104 76.6 65.1-85.1
101% to 150% 138 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 201 30 16.5 10.6-24.9 171 83.5 75.1-89.4
More than 200% 1,653 147 8.6 6.9-10.6 1,506 91.4 89.4-93.1
HOUSING
Own 2,029 249 12.6 10.6-15.0 1,780 87.4 85.0-89.4
Rent 564 50 8.0 5.7-11.3 514 92.0 88.7-94.3
Other arrangement 158 18 9.0 5.2-15.2 140 91.0 84.8-94.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 538 85 17.8 12.6-24.4 453 82.2 75.6-87.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 969 131 12.4 9.8-15.7 838 87.6 84.3-90.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,267 103 8.5 6.7-10.7 1,164 91.5 89.3-93.3
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,025 95 8.7 6.7-11.1 930 91.3 88.9-93.3
2nd Quartile 804 103 13.0 10.0-16.8 701 87.0 83.2-90.0
3rd Quartile 657 66 13.1 9.1-18.5 591 86.9 81.5-90.9
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 288 55 15.0 10.4-21.2 233 85.0 78.8-89.6

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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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