2022 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 4,466 480 9.8 8.6-11.1 3,986 90.2 88.9-91.4
Western 507 66 12.3 8.9-16.8 441 87.7 83.2-91.1
GENDER
Male 232 35 16.9 10.9-25.2 197 83.1 74.8-89.1
Female 275 31 8.0 5.4-11.7 244 92.0 88.3-94.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 435 54 12.9 9.1-18.1 381 87.1 81.9-90.9
Non-Hispanic Black 15 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 90 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 48 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 80 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 96 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 108 14 11.2 6.2-19.4 94 88.8 80.6-93.8
75+ 71 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 33 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 106 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 152 *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 216 26 9.5 5.9-14.9 190 90.5 85.1-94.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 174 41 21.4 13.9-31.5 133 78.6 68.5-86.1
No 318 25 7.6 4.8-11.8 293 92.4 88.2-95.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 61 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 442 51 11.3 7.8-16.3 391 88.7 83.7-92.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 260 23 8.1 5.1-12.8 237 91.9 87.2-94.9
Unemployed 15 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 168 28 18.0 11.7-26.8 140 82.0 73.2-88.3
Unable to Work 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 19 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 26 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 56 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 141 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 87 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 281 28 12.0 7.2-19.4 253 88.0 80.6-92.8
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 87 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 381 51 13.1 9.0-18.7 330 86.9 81.3-91.0
Rent 100 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other arrangement 22 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 184 18 9.7 5.7-15.9 166 90.3 84.1-94.3
Rural 323 48 13.5 9.1-19.7 275 86.5 80.3-90.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 135 22 16.1 8.7-27.9 113 83.9 72.1-91.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 174 24 11.6 7.1-18.4 150 88.4 81.6-92.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 198 20 9.6 5.8-15.3 178 90.4 84.7-94.2
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 294 30 9.3 6.1-13.9 264 90.7 86.1-93.9
2nd Quartile 92 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 121 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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