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
Non-Hispanic White 2,423 276 11.3 9.6-13.2 2,147 88.7 86.8-90.4
GENDER
Male 1,070 126 11.7 9.3-14.7 944 88.3 85.3-90.7
Female 1,353 150 11.0 8.8-13.6 1,203 89.0 86.4-91.2
AGE
18-34 434 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 284 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 341 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 440 63 16.1 11.8-21.7 377 83.9 78.3-88.2
65-74 481 76 18.1 13.6-23.7 405 81.9 76.3-86.4
75+ 414 105 28.3 22.2-35.3 309 71.7 64.7-77.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 88 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 460 65 11.8 8.7-16.0 395 88.2 84.0-91.3
Some Post-H.S. 672 81 10.3 8.0-13.3 591 89.7 86.7-92.0
College Graduate 1,194 103 7.7 6.0- 9.9 1,091 92.3 90.1-94.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 93 18 16.8 9.4-28.3 75 83.2 71.7-90.6
$15,000- 24,999 140 29 18.1 10.2-30.3 111 81.9 69.7-89.8
$25,000- 34,999 181 33 17.8 10.6-28.4 148 82.2 71.6-89.4
$35,000- 49,999 253 34 12.7 8.2-19.2 219 87.3 80.8-91.8
$50,000- 74,999 338 31 8.3 5.5-12.3 307 91.7 87.7-94.5
$75,000+ 937 64 6.3 4.6- 8.6 873 93.7 91.4-95.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 776 166 21.8 17.8-26.4 610 78.2 73.6-82.2
No 1,575 105 6.2 4.9- 8.0 1,470 93.8 92.0-95.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 336 57 16.2 11.9-21.8 279 83.8 78.2-88.1
Non-Veteran 2,080 219 10.6 8.8-12.7 1,861 89.4 87.3-91.2
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 703 58 8.4 6.0-11.5 645 91.6 88.5-94.0
Regional City or Suburban County 674 70 11.8 8.6-16.0 604 88.2 84.0-91.4
Rural 1,046 148 13.0 10.5-16.1 898 87.0 83.9-89.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,224 61 4.9 3.6- 6.6 1,163 95.1 93.4-96.4
Unemployed 77 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 839 166 21.3 17.5-25.7 673 78.7 74.3-82.5
Unable to Work 131 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 126 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 26 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 116 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 100 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 168 26 14.4 9.2-21.9 142 85.6 78.1-90.8
More than 200% 1,497 138 8.5 6.9-10.4 1,359 91.5 89.6-93.1
HOUSING
Own 1,766 218 12.4 10.4-14.7 1,548 87.6 85.3-89.6
Rent 499 44 8.6 5.4-13.6 455 91.4 86.4-94.6
Other arrangement 137 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 593 73 11.1 8.0-15.1 520 88.9 84.9-92.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 791 102 12.4 9.5-15.9 689 87.6 84.1-90.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,039 101 10.7 8.2-13.8 938 89.3 86.2-91.8
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 910 103 11.9 9.4-15.0 807 88.1 85.0-90.6
2nd Quartile 677 73 10.8 7.8-14.9 604 89.2 85.1-92.2
3rd Quartile 619 67 10.6 7.7-14.6 552 89.4 85.4-92.3
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 217 33 13.3 8.1-21.1 184 86.7 78.9-91.9

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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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