2024 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 4,286 446 9.2 8.2-10.3 3,840 90.8 89.7-91.8
-Non-Hispanic Black 728 80 9.6 7.4-12.3 648 90.4 87.7-92.6
GENDER
Male 279 31 10.8 7.3-15.8 248 89.2 84.2-92.7
Female 449 49 8.6 6.2-11.7 400 91.4 88.3-93.8
AGE
18-34 160 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 128 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 129 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 126 19 14.6 8.6-23.8 107 85.4 76.2-91.4
65-74 111 25 20.8 13.4-30.8 86 79.2 69.2-86.6
75+ 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 47 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 178 21 7.2 4.4-11.5 157 92.8 88.5-95.6
Some Post-H.S. 241 29 12.0 7.9-17.9 212 88.0 82.1-92.1
College Graduate 256 16 5.4 3.1- 9.3 240 94.6 90.7-96.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 61 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 71 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 106 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 87 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 190 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 204 45 17.9 12.9-24.2 159 82.1 75.8-87.1
No 494 30 6.3 4.1- 9.5 464 93.7 90.5-95.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 85 13 16.0 8.8-27.3 72 84.0 72.7-91.2
Non-Veteran 642 67 8.6 6.5-11.3 575 91.4 88.7-93.5
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 321 32 8.7 5.7-13.0 289 91.3 87.0-94.3
Regional City or Suburban County 190 25 12.3 8.0-18.4 165 87.7 81.6-92.0
Rural 217 23 8.6 5.2-13.7 194 91.4 86.3-94.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 409 23 6.0 3.8- 9.6 386 94.0 90.4-96.2
Unemployed 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 152 28 14.5 9.3-21.9 124 85.5 78.1-90.7
Unable to Work 76 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 34 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 27 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 53 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 84 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 340 25 8.7 5.6-13.2 315 91.3 86.8-94.4
HOUSING
Own 349 34 9.4 6.5-13.5 315 90.6 86.5-93.5
Rent 308 42 12.1 8.8-16.5 266 87.9 83.5-91.2
Other arrangement 69 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 218 28 10.3 6.7-15.4 190 89.7 84.6-93.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 181 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 329 37 9.7 6.7-13.8 292 90.3 86.2-93.3
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 156 19 9.8 5.8-16.1 137 90.2 83.9-94.2
2nd Quartile 262 29 10.8 7.1-16.0 233 89.2 84.0-92.9
3rd Quartile 208 22 8.0 4.9-12.9 186 92.0 87.1-95.1
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 102 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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