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%)
TOTAL 4,286 446 9.2 8.2-10.3 3,840 90.8 89.7-91.8
GENDER
Male 1,955 231 10.4 9.0-12.1 1,724 89.6 87.9-91.0
Female 2,331 215 8.1 6.8- 9.5 2,116 91.9 90.5-93.2
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,700 326 10.6 9.3-12.1 2,374 89.4 87.9-90.7
Non-Hispanic Black 728 80 9.6 7.4-12.3 648 90.4 87.7-92.6
Non-Hispanic Other 235 16 6.2 3.5-10.9 219 93.8 89.1-96.5
Hispanic 579 22 2.8 1.8- 4.4 557 97.2 95.6-98.2
AGE
18-34 966 *** *** *** 961 99.6 98.5-99.9
35-44 657 27 3.0 2.0- 4.6 630 97.0 95.4-98.0
45-54 676 53 7.6 5.7-10.2 623 92.4 89.8-94.3
55-64 705 90 13.7 10.8-17.3 615 86.3 82.7-89.2
65-74 651 124 19.4 16.0-23.3 527 80.6 76.7-84.0
75+ 558 142 26.8 21.9-32.3 416 73.2 67.7-78.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 400 55 14.0 10.3-18.7 345 86.0 81.3-89.7
H.S. or G.E.D. 931 103 9.1 7.2-11.5 828 90.9 88.5-92.8
Some Post-H.S. 1,129 142 10.7 8.8-12.9 987 89.3 87.1-91.2
College Graduate 1,805 143 6.2 5.1- 7.4 1,662 93.8 92.6-94.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,298 272 18.3 15.9-21.0 1,026 81.7 79.0-84.1
No 2,848 166 5.4 4.5- 6.5 2,682 94.6 93.5-95.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 495 76 12.9 9.9-16.6 419 87.1 83.4-90.1
Non-Veteran 3,781 369 8.7 7.7- 9.8 3,412 91.3 90.2-92.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,319 111 4.7 3.7- 5.8 2,208 95.3 94.2-96.3
Unemployed 205 11 5.4 2.7-10.8 194 94.6 89.2-97.3
Retired 1,144 229 19.9 17.0-23.1 915 80.1 76.9-83.0
Unable to Work 256 82 27.0 21.4-33.4 174 73.0 66.6-78.6
Other not in Labor Force 298 *** *** *** 289 97.6 94.9-98.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 195 28 10.6 6.9-15.8 167 89.4 84.2-93.1
$15,000- 24,999 280 53 15.0 10.9-20.4 227 85.0 79.6-89.1
$25,000- 34,999 350 44 8.8 6.2-12.4 306 91.2 87.6-93.8
$35,000- 49,999 517 56 9.3 6.7-12.9 461 90.7 87.1-93.3
$50,000-74,999 499 47 9.5 6.9-13.0 452 90.5 87.0-93.1
$75,000-100,000 466 41 8.4 5.9-11.9 425 91.6 88.1-94.1
$100,000-150,000 448 27 6.6 4.1-10.2 421 93.4 89.8-95.9
$150,000+ 509 27 4.7 3.1- 7.2 482 95.3 92.8-96.9
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 1,022 123 11.2 9.0-13.9 899 88.8 86.1-91.0
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 111 14 8.5 4.7-14.9 97 91.5 85.1-95.3
50% to 100% 264 37 9.6 6.7-13.7 227 90.4 86.3-93.3
101% to 150% 431 66 11.9 8.9-15.8 365 88.1 84.2-91.1
151% to 200% 210 22 7.9 4.5-13.4 188 92.1 86.6-95.5
More than 200% 2,176 178 8.0 6.7- 9.4 1,998 92.0 90.6-93.3
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 1,022 123 11.2 9.0-13.9 899 88.8 86.1-91.0
HOUSING
Own 2,617 291 10.4 9.1-11.8 2,326 89.6 88.2-90.9
Rent 1,352 126 7.3 6.0- 8.9 1,226 92.7 91.1-94.0
Other arrangement 287 29 5.5 3.6- 8.2 258 94.5 91.8-96.4
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,505 109 6.5 5.2- 8.1 1,396 93.5 91.9-94.8
Regional City or Suburban County 1,242 131 9.9 8.0-12.1 1,111 90.1 87.9-92.0
Rural 1,539 206 11.4 9.6-13.3 1,333 88.6 86.7-90.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 880 110 10.5 8.4-13.0 770 89.5 87.0-91.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,357 156 10.4 8.5-12.6 1,201 89.6 87.4-91.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 2,049 180 7.8 6.6- 9.2 1,869 92.2 90.8-93.4
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,506 156 9.3 7.7-11.1 1,350 90.7 88.9-92.3
2nd Quartile 1,369 130 8.7 7.0-10.7 1,239 91.3 89.3-93.0
3rd Quartile 1,030 112 9.2 7.4-11.5 918 90.8 88.5-92.6
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 381 48 11.0 7.9-15.2 333 89.0 84.8-92.1

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

2Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. 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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