2024 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern 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 4,286 446 9.2 8.2-10.3 3,840 90.8 89.7-91.8
Eastern NC 1,155 131 9.4 7.7-11.5 1,024 90.6 88.5-92.3
GENDER
Male 515 69 10.1 7.6-13.1 446 89.9 86.9-92.4
Female 640 62 8.8 6.6-11.8 578 91.2 88.2-93.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 722 87 9.5 7.4-12.0 635 90.5 88.0-92.6
Non-Hispanic Black 239 30 10.7 7.2-15.7 209 89.3 84.3-92.8
Other 179 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 241 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 169 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 173 16 9.5 5.4-16.2 157 90.5 83.8-94.6
55-64 220 25 12.5 8.1-18.8 195 87.5 81.2-91.9
65-74 195 32 13.9 9.5-19.9 163 86.1 80.1-90.5
75+ 144 42 30.7 21.9-41.2 102 69.3 58.8-78.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 103 21 19.2 11.9-29.6 82 80.8 70.4-88.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 307 31 7.5 5.0-11.0 276 92.5 89.0-95.0
Some Post-H.S. 320 39 10.3 7.1-14.5 281 89.7 85.5-92.9
College Graduate 421 39 7.4 5.1-10.6 382 92.6 89.4-94.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 378 81 18.9 14.9-23.8 297 81.1 76.2-85.1
No 745 49 5.1 3.6- 7.1 696 94.9 92.9-96.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 225 25 8.4 5.3-13.2 200 91.6 86.8-94.7
Non-Veteran 927 106 9.7 7.8-12.1 821 90.3 87.9-92.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 600 30 4.6 3.0- 6.9 570 95.4 93.1-97.0
Unemployed 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 331 69 19.0 14.5-24.4 262 81.0 75.6-85.5
Unable to Work 84 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 77 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 71 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 108 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 140 21 10.6 6.3-17.2 119 89.4 82.8-93.7
$50,000- 74,999 155 15 9.5 5.5-16.1 140 90.5 83.9-94.5
$75,000+ 351 23 6.7 4.2-10.7 328 93.3 89.3-95.8
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 272 37 11.8 8.1-16.8 235 88.2 83.2-91.9
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 30 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 74 14 10.5 5.8-18.2 60 89.5 81.8-94.2
101% to 150% 124 19 12.8 7.6-20.8 105 87.2 79.2-92.4
151% to 200% 63 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 576 49 7.9 5.7-10.9 527 92.1 89.1-94.3
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 272 37 11.8 8.1-16.8 235 88.2 83.2-91.9
HOUSING
Own 744 86 10.0 7.8-12.6 658 90.0 87.4-92.2
Rent 320 38 9.9 6.9-14.1 282 90.1 85.9-93.1
Other arrangement 82 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 96 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 382 41 8.7 6.1-12.3 341 91.3 87.7-93.9
Rural 677 87 10.7 8.3-13.6 590 89.3 86.4-91.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 701 82 9.5 7.4-12.2 619 90.5 87.8-92.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 119 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 335 36 9.5 6.5-13.6 299 90.5 86.4-93.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 228 19 6.9 4.1-11.4 209 93.1 88.6-95.9
2nd Quartile 219 28 10.5 6.9-15.7 191 89.5 84.3-93.1
3rd Quartile 380 43 9.1 6.5-12.7 337 90.9 87.3-93.5
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 328 41 10.6 7.3-15.0 287 89.4 85.0-92.7

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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 2024 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2024 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2024 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2024 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2024 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2024 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 2024 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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