2023 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont 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
Piedmont NC 2,032 184 9.3 7.7-11.3 1,848 90.7 88.7-92.3
GENDER
Male 925 84 10.2 7.6-13.4 841 89.8 86.6-92.4
Female 1,107 100 8.6 6.7-11.0 1,007 91.4 89.0-93.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,249 127 10.7 8.5-13.4 1,122 89.3 86.6-91.5
Non-Hispanic Black 387 36 11.4 7.7-16.7 351 88.6 83.3-92.3
Other 358 18 2.8 1.6- 4.9 340 97.2 95.1-98.4
AGE
18-34 468 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 298 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 333 20 10.7 5.9-18.7 313 89.3 81.3-94.1
55-64 344 46 16.1 11.5-22.1 298 83.9 77.9-88.5
65-74 312 50 19.4 13.7-26.9 262 80.6 73.1-86.3
75+ 242 56 27.2 19.6-36.4 186 72.8 63.6-80.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 166 26 18.9 11.5-29.5 140 81.1 70.5-88.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 398 50 11.6 8.1-16.3 348 88.4 83.7-91.9
Some Post-H.S. 479 46 7.9 5.6-11.1 433 92.1 88.9-94.4
College Graduate 976 59 5.7 4.1- 7.7 917 94.3 92.3-95.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 580 111 19.3 15.1-24.4 469 80.7 75.6-84.9
No 1,382 68 5.3 3.9- 7.1 1,314 94.7 92.9-96.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 214 28 10.0 6.1-15.8 186 90.0 84.2-93.9
Non-Veteran 1,813 156 9.3 7.6-11.4 1,657 90.7 88.6-92.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,172 52 5.1 3.6- 7.1 1,120 94.9 92.9-96.4
Unemployed 92 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 509 92 19.6 15.0-25.1 417 80.4 74.9-85.0
Unable to Work 99 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 132 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 100 19 14.0 8.4-22.5 81 86.0 77.5-91.6
$15,000- 24,999 111 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 159 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 223 22 11.3 6.5-19.1 201 88.7 80.9-93.5
$50,000- 74,999 258 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 734 43 5.7 3.9- 8.3 691 94.3 91.7-96.1
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 447 46 11.6 8.0-16.4 401 88.4 83.6-92.0
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 34 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 136 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 109 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 124 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,144 86 7.6 5.8-10.1 1,058 92.4 89.9-94.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 447 46 11.6 8.0-16.4 401 88.4 83.6-92.0
HOUSING
Own 1,254 125 10.4 8.3-12.9 1,129 89.6 87.1-91.7
Rent 608 46 8.1 5.4-12.0 562 91.9 88.0-94.6
Other arrangement 144 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,156 85 7.3 5.6- 9.6 1,071 92.7 90.4-94.4
Regional City or Suburban County 469 49 11.4 7.8-16.4 420 88.6 83.6-92.2
Rural 407 50 11.8 8.1-16.8 357 88.2 83.2-91.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 137 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 722 75 10.3 7.6-13.8 647 89.7 86.2-92.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,173 93 8.6 6.6-11.3 1,080 91.4 88.7-93.4
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 747 65 9.3 6.9-12.4 682 90.7 87.6-93.1
2nd Quartile 782 71 9.3 6.8-12.6 711 90.7 87.4-93.2
3rd Quartile 437 41 8.9 5.7-13.6 396 91.1 86.4-94.3
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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