2023 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern 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 4,062 437 10.0 8.8-11.4 3,625 90.0 88.6-91.2
Eastern NC 1,500 191 10.8 8.8-13.1 1,309 89.2 86.9-91.2
GENDER
Male 639 89 12.2 9.3-15.9 550 87.8 84.1-90.7
Female 861 102 9.4 6.9-12.7 759 90.6 87.3-93.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 734 96 10.7 8.3-13.7 638 89.3 86.3-91.7
Non-Hispanic Black 290 44 14.7 9.9-21.2 246 85.3 78.8-90.1
Other 457 49 4.7 2.6- 8.1 408 95.3 91.9-97.4
AGE
18-34 269 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 223 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 220 21 9.4 5.5-15.6 199 90.6 84.4-94.5
55-64 305 37 13.5 8.7-20.4 268 86.5 79.6-91.3
65-74 288 63 22.2 15.7-30.5 225 77.8 69.5-84.3
75+ 181 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 125 30 19.7 11.4-31.8 95 80.3 68.2-88.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 367 42 7.1 4.1-12.0 325 92.9 88.0-95.9
Some Post-H.S. 471 64 12.3 8.9-16.6 407 87.7 83.4-91.1
College Graduate 530 54 9.5 6.7-13.3 476 90.5 86.7-93.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 534 118 21.0 16.4-26.5 416 79.0 73.5-83.6
No 919 70 5.8 4.1- 8.1 849 94.2 91.9-95.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 242 48 19.9 14.0-27.5 194 80.1 72.5-86.0
Non-Veteran 1,249 142 8.8 6.8-11.2 1,107 91.2 88.8-93.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 764 44 5.3 3.5- 7.9 720 94.7 92.1-96.5
Unemployed 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 428 101 22.6 17.4-28.8 327 77.4 71.2-82.6
Unable to Work 135 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 76 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 76 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 116 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 164 30 15.9 9.7-25.1 134 84.1 74.9-90.3
$35,000- 49,999 205 29 13.0 7.4-21.9 176 87.0 78.1-92.6
$50,000- 74,999 208 27 9.4 5.7-15.0 181 90.6 85.0-94.3
$75,000+ 424 32 7.9 5.0-12.0 392 92.1 88.0-95.0
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 307 43 10.6 6.6-16.6 264 89.4 83.4-93.4
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 28 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 131 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 109 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 125 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 776 88 10.1 7.5-13.4 688 89.9 86.6-92.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 307 43 10.6 6.6-16.6 264 89.4 83.4-93.4
HOUSING
Own 1,019 139 12.7 10.1-16.0 880 87.3 84.0-89.9
Rent 362 36 7.1 4.3-11.5 326 92.9 88.5-95.7
Other arrangement 104 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 93 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 389 29 7.3 4.6-11.5 360 92.7 88.5-95.4
Rural 1,018 147 12.4 9.7-15.8 871 87.6 84.2-90.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,039 125 9.6 7.2-12.6 914 90.4 87.4-92.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 179 27 16.6 10.2-25.7 152 83.4 74.3-89.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 282 39 10.7 7.4-15.1 243 89.3 84.9-92.6
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 227 32 12.1 8.1-17.7 195 87.9 82.3-91.9
2nd Quartile 180 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 448 46 11.0 7.6-15.5 402 89.0 84.5-92.4
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 645 96 11.8 8.2-16.8 549 88.2 83.2-91.8

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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 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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