2022 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina

Chronic Health Conditions

Has a doctor, nurse, or other health professional EVER told you that you had any of the following?

(Ever told) you had angina or coronary heart disease?

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,479 236 5.0 4.1- 6.0 4,243 95.0 94.0-95.9
Western 511 31 4.9 3.2- 7.5 480 95.1 92.5-96.8
GENDER
Male 233 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Female 278 16 4.0 2.3- 6.8 262 96.0 93.2-97.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 439 26 5.0 3.1- 7.9 413 95.0 92.1-96.9
Non-Hispanic Black 15 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 91 *** *** *** 91 100 -
35-44 48 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 81 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 97 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 109 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 71 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 33 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 108 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 153 *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 217 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 176 21 7.8 4.7-12.7 155 92.2 87.3-95.3
No 320 *** *** *** *** *** ***
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 61 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 446 25 5.0 3.1- 7.9 421 95.0 92.1-96.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 263 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unemployed 16 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 168 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 19 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 26 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 56 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 142 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 88 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 46 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 282 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 88 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 383 24 5.3 3.3- 8.5 359 94.7 91.5-96.7
Rent 102 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other arrangement 22 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 186 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 325 23 5.2 3.1- 8.5 302 94.8 91.5-96.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 137 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 174 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 200 *** *** *** *** *** ***
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 296 *** *** *** *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 92 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 123 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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