2023 BRFSS Survey Results: 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
FEMALES 2,271 234 9.1 7.6-11.0 2,037 90.9 89.0-92.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,353 150 11.0 8.8-13.6 1,203 89.0 86.4-91.2
Non-Hispanic Black 406 42 9.5 6.5-13.9 364 90.5 86.1-93.5
Other 488 40 2.7 1.5- 4.8 448 97.3 95.2-98.5
AGE
18-34 402 *** *** *** 398 99.1 96.8-99.7
35-44 323 13 2.0 0.9- 4.2 310 98.0 95.8-99.1
45-54 366 21 5.1 3.1- 8.3 345 94.9 91.7-96.9
55-64 419 52 15.6 10.8-22.2 367 84.4 77.8-89.2
65-74 411 69 16.1 11.3-22.3 342 83.9 77.7-88.7
75+ 317 73 25.7 18.8-34.1 244 74.3 65.9-81.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 156 28 18.3 10.9-29.1 128 81.7 70.9-89.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 469 60 10.2 7.1-14.5 409 89.8 85.5-92.9
Some Post-H.S. 665 77 8.8 6.5-11.8 588 91.2 88.2-93.5
College Graduate 969 66 5.5 3.9- 7.7 903 94.5 92.3-96.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 130 21 14.7 8.8-23.5 109 85.3 76.5-91.2
$15,000- 24,999 189 29 17.1 9.5-28.8 160 82.9 71.2-90.5
$25,000- 34,999 227 38 13.3 8.7-19.6 189 86.7 80.4-91.3
$35,000- 49,999 263 30 9.8 5.9-15.8 233 90.2 84.2-94.1
$50,000- 74,999 300 18 4.0 2.1- 7.3 282 96.0 92.7-97.9
$75,000+ 632 27 3.4 2.0- 5.8 605 96.6 94.2-98.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 762 143 18.5 14.7-23.1 619 81.5 76.9-85.3
No 1,437 85 4.7 3.5- 6.2 1,352 95.3 93.8-96.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 75 *** *** *** 66 88.1 75.7-94.6
Non-Veteran 2,187 224 9.1 7.5-10.9 1,963 90.9 89.1-92.5
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 672 52 7.0 4.9- 9.9 620 93.0 90.1-95.1
Regional City or Suburban County 536 40 9.1 6.2-13.2 496 90.9 86.8-93.8
Rural 1,063 142 11.1 8.5-14.3 921 88.9 85.7-91.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,076 51 4.1 2.8- 6.0 1,025 95.9 94.0-97.2
Unemployed 110 *** *** *** 106 96.5 90.2-98.8
Retired 671 121 18.0 14.0-22.8 550 82.0 77.2-86.0
Unable to Work 193 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 190 *** *** *** 184 97.9 94.5-99.2
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 52 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 201 34 18.3 11.1-28.8 167 81.7 71.2-88.9
101% to 150% 154 19 5.9 3.0-11.3 135 94.1 88.7-97.0
151% to 200% 170 23 14.2 8.6-22.4 147 85.8 77.6-91.4
More than 200% 1,130 79 5.1 3.8- 7.0 1,051 94.9 93.0-96.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 755 86 9.6 6.6-13.9 669 90.4 86.1-93.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 626 73 10.2 7.4-13.9 553 89.8 86.1-92.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 890 75 8.1 6.0-10.9 815 91.9 89.1-94.0
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 676 66 8.7 6.4-11.8 610 91.3 88.2-93.6
2nd Quartile 588 56 9.0 6.2-12.7 532 91.0 87.3-93.8
3rd Quartile 582 52 9.3 6.5-13.3 530 90.7 86.7-93.5
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 425 60 10.4 6.2-17.0 365 89.6 83.0-93.8

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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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