2023 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern 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 4,060 220 4.9 4.0- 5.9 3,840 95.1 94.1-96.0
Eastern NC 1,497 107 5.2 4.0- 6.9 1,390 94.8 93.1-96.0
GENDER
Male 640 49 6.1 4.3- 8.5 591 93.9 91.5-95.7
Female 857 58 4.4 2.8- 6.9 799 95.6 93.1-97.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 733 62 6.7 4.8- 9.3 671 93.3 90.7-95.2
Non-Hispanic Black 287 18 4.0 2.3- 7.0 269 96.0 93.0-97.7
Other 458 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 270 *** *** *** 270 100 -
35-44 222 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 219 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 304 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 286 40 16.8 10.9-25.1 246 83.2 74.9-89.1
75+ 182 40 19.7 13.0-28.8 142 80.3 71.2-87.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 125 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 365 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 469 38 5.8 3.8- 9.0 431 94.2 91.0-96.2
College Graduate 531 30 5.4 3.4- 8.4 501 94.6 91.6-96.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 534 72 11.0 7.8-15.2 462 89.0 84.8-92.2
No 917 33 2.3 1.5- 3.5 884 97.7 96.5-98.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 243 30 10.7 6.9-16.3 213 89.3 83.7-93.1
Non-Veteran 1,245 76 4.0 2.8- 5.7 1,169 96.0 94.3-97.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 764 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unemployed 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 426 65 15.2 11.0-20.6 361 84.8 79.4-89.0
Unable to Work 135 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 75 *** *** *** 75 100 -
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 76 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 116 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 163 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 206 18 7.1 3.9-12.6 188 92.9 87.4-96.1
$50,000- 74,999 208 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 422 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 306 27 8.7 5.0-14.8 279 91.3 85.2-95.0
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 28 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 131 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 109 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 126 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 773 47 4.3 3.0- 6.1 726 95.7 93.9-97.0
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 306 27 8.7 5.0-14.8 279 91.3 85.2-95.0
HOUSING
Own 1,018 78 6.4 4.7- 8.8 940 93.6 91.2-95.3
Rent 360 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other arrangement 104 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 93 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 390 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 1,014 84 6.0 4.3- 8.3 930 94.0 91.7-95.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,037 66 4.5 3.0- 6.8 971 95.5 93.2-97.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 180 17 7.5 4.3-12.6 163 92.5 87.4-95.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 280 24 5.8 3.6- 9.1 256 94.2 90.9-96.4
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 226 18 6.2 3.6-10.5 208 93.8 89.5-96.4
2nd Quartile 179 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 450 26 4.6 2.9- 7.2 424 95.4 92.8-97.1
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 642 53 6.3 3.7-10.4 589 93.7 89.6-96.3

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PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2023 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2023 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2023 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2023 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2023 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2023 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 2023 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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