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
MALES 1,791 203 11.0 9.1-13.2 1,588 89.0 86.8-90.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,070 126 11.7 9.3-14.7 944 88.3 85.3-90.7
Non-Hispanic Black 289 41 16.2 10.8-23.4 248 83.8 76.6-89.2
Other 394 33 4.4 2.7- 7.1 361 95.6 92.9-97.3
AGE
18-34 408 *** *** *** 404 99.4 98.1-99.8
35-44 260 *** *** *** 255 98.7 96.7-99.5
45-54 258 28 15.9 9.5-25.5 230 84.1 74.5-90.5
55-64 329 46 15.8 11.1-22.0 283 84.2 78.0-88.9
65-74 309 59 20.4 14.4-28.0 250 79.6 72.0-85.6
75+ 200 60 34.1 25.2-44.2 140 65.9 55.8-74.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 166 33 19.7 12.0-30.6 133 80.3 69.4-88.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 410 45 10.3 6.9-15.1 365 89.7 84.9-93.1
Some Post-H.S. 455 54 10.3 7.4-14.2 401 89.7 85.8-92.6
College Graduate 749 69 8.4 6.3-11.1 680 91.6 88.9-93.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 74 12 10.8 5.5-20.1 62 89.2 79.9-94.5
$15,000- 24,999 87 19 15.6 8.1-27.9 68 84.4 72.1-91.9
$25,000- 34,999 148 20 14.7 7.2-27.7 128 85.3 72.3-92.8
$35,000- 49,999 226 27 12.9 7.7-20.9 199 87.1 79.1-92.3
$50,000- 74,999 243 31 11.8 7.4-18.4 212 88.2 81.6-92.6
$75,000+ 671 59 8.9 6.4-12.1 612 91.1 87.9-93.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 539 120 22.2 17.5-27.8 419 77.8 72.2-82.5
No 1,188 80 6.4 4.7- 8.6 1,108 93.6 91.4-95.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 439 79 16.0 12.1-20.9 360 84.0 79.1-87.9
Non-Veteran 1,343 124 9.6 7.5-12.3 1,219 90.4 87.7-92.5
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 577 48 8.8 6.2-12.4 529 91.2 87.6-93.8
Regional City or Suburban County 475 49 10.6 7.1-15.7 426 89.4 84.3-92.9
Rural 739 106 13.4 10.3-17.2 633 86.6 82.8-89.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,090 57 5.7 4.1- 7.8 1,033 94.3 92.2-95.9
Unemployed 75 *** *** *** 68 94.9 87.8-98.0
Retired 462 106 22.9 17.9-28.8 356 77.1 71.2-82.1
Unable to Work 94 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 14 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 107 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 104 13 9.8 4.9-18.9 91 90.2 81.1-95.1
151% to 200% 129 14 10.1 5.3-18.5 115 89.9 81.5-94.7
More than 200% 1,060 120 11.5 9.1-14.5 940 88.5 85.5-90.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 548 73 11.4 8.2-15.7 475 88.6 84.3-91.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 514 61 12.2 8.8-16.7 453 87.8 83.3-91.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 729 69 9.8 7.1-13.3 660 90.2 86.7-92.9
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 573 62 11.0 8.2-14.7 511 89.0 85.3-91.8
2nd Quartile 492 46 9.4 6.3-13.9 446 90.6 86.1-93.7
3rd Quartile 440 52 11.4 7.8-16.4 388 88.6 83.6-92.2
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 286 43 14.9 9.0-23.7 243 85.1 76.3-91.0

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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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