2023 BRFSS Survey Results: Western 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
Western 530 62 9.8 6.7-14.2 468 90.2 85.8-93.3
GENDER
Male 227 30 10.0 6.2-15.5 197 90.0 84.5-93.8
Female 303 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 440 53 10.9 7.4-16.0 387 89.1 84.0-92.6
Non-Hispanic Black 18 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 62 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 71 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 99 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 120 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 94 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 31 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 114 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 170 21 8.0 4.5-13.9 149 92.0 86.1-95.5
College Graduate 212 22 6.0 3.6-10.0 190 94.0 90.0-96.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 187 34 18.7 11.4-29.3 153 81.3 70.7-88.6
No 324 27 5.2 3.1- 8.6 297 94.8 91.4-96.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 468 50 8.9 5.7-13.6 418 91.1 86.4-94.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 230 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unemployed 19 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 196 34 17.6 11.4-26.2 162 82.4 73.8-88.6
Unable to Work 53 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 26 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 28 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 52 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 61 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 77 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 145 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 118 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 270 25 6.6 3.9-11.0 245 93.4 89.0-96.1
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 118 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 388 41 7.7 5.1-11.4 347 92.3 88.6-94.9
Rent 112 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other arrangement 24 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 153 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 377 51 11.5 7.5-17.2 326 88.5 82.8-92.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 127 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 239 32 10.4 6.4-16.5 207 89.6 83.5-93.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 164 *** *** *** *** *** ***
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 275 31 9.4 5.8-14.7 244 90.6 85.3-94.2
2nd Quartile 118 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 137 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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