2023 BRFSS Survey Results: 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
Non-Hispanic Black 693 35 5.3 3.3- 8.5 658 94.7 91.5-96.7
GENDER
Male 289 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Female 404 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 115 *** *** *** 115 100 . - .
35-44 104 *** *** *** 104 100 . - .
45-54 112 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 152 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 132 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 69 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 174 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 217 *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 244 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 54 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 43 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 82 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 98 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 93 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 165 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 243 24 9.6 5.3-16.6 219 90.4 83.4-94.7
No 430 *** *** *** *** *** ***
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 91 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 602 27 5.3 3.1- 8.9 575 94.7 91.1-96.9
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 257 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 170 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 266 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 366 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unemployed 52 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 167 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 25 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 18 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 78 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 52 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 53 *** *** *** 53 100 . - .
More than 200% 328 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 368 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rent 247 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other arrangement 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 266 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 172 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 255 *** *** *** *** *** ***
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 127 *** *** *** *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 189 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 235 *** *** *** *** *** ***
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 142 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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