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
-FEMALES 2,331 215 8.1 6.8- 9.5 2,116 91.9 90.5-93.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,447 143 9.1 7.4-11.2 1,304 90.9 88.8-92.6
Non-Hispanic Black 449 49 8.6 6.2-11.7 400 91.4 88.3-93.8
Other 411 22 4.0 2.4- 6.6 389 96.0 93.4-97.6
AGE
18-34 455 *** *** *** 454 99.8 98.7- 100
35-44 363 21 4.4 2.8- 7.0 342 95.6 93.0-97.2
45-54 389 34 8.3 5.7-12.0 355 91.7 88.0-94.3
55-64 394 37 10.2 7.0-14.8 357 89.8 85.2-93.0
65-74 369 52 13.9 10.1-18.8 317 86.1 81.2-89.9
75+ 324 67 22.7 16.4-30.5 257 77.3 69.5-83.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 196 27 13.5 8.5-20.7 169 86.5 79.3-91.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 457 58 10.1 7.1-14.2 399 89.9 85.8-92.9
Some Post-H.S. 667 72 8.7 6.6-11.3 595 91.3 88.7-93.4
College Graduate 999 57 4.4 3.2- 5.9 942 95.6 94.1-96.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 110 16 10.6 6.2-17.5 94 89.4 82.5-93.8
$15,000- 24,999 164 30 13.9 8.8-21.2 134 86.1 78.8-91.2
$25,000- 34,999 215 31 9.8 6.5-14.6 184 90.2 85.4-93.5
$35,000- 49,999 279 23 7.8 4.6-12.8 256 92.2 87.2-95.4
$50,000- 74,999 280 23 7.9 5.0-12.3 257 92.1 87.7-95.0
$75,000+ 677 27 4.3 2.8- 6.6 650 95.7 93.4-97.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 729 148 17.4 14.3-21.1 581 82.6 78.9-85.7
No 1,527 63 3.8 2.8- 5.1 1,464 96.2 94.9-97.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 78 *** *** *** 73 97.0 92.3-98.8
Non-Veteran 2,248 210 8.3 7.0- 9.8 2,038 91.7 90.2-93.0
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 794 54 5.6 4.1- 7.5 740 94.4 92.5-95.9
Regional City or Suburban County 656 66 10.0 7.3-13.5 590 90.0 86.5-92.7
Rural 881 95 8.9 6.9-11.5 786 91.1 88.5-93.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,115 41 3.8 2.7- 5.5 1,074 96.2 94.5-97.3
Unemployed 106 *** *** *** 103 98.8 96.1-99.7
Retired 686 107 15.6 12.2-19.8 579 84.4 80.2-87.8
Unable to Work 152 54 29.0 21.7-37.6 98 71.0 62.4-78.3
Other not in Labor Force 238 *** *** *** 229 96.9 93.4-98.6
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 71 *** *** *** 62 92.5 85.0-96.4
50% to 100% 154 22 8.9 5.6-13.8 132 91.1 86.2-94.4
101% to 150% 255 36 10.9 7.2-16.2 219 89.1 83.8-92.8
151% to 200% 117 16 10.1 5.8-17.2 101 89.9 82.8-94.2
More than 200% 1,101 66 6.1 4.6- 8.1 1,035 93.9 91.9-95.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 483 60 10.1 7.5-13.6 423 89.9 86.4-92.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 757 77 9.5 7.0-12.8 680 90.5 87.2-93.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,091 78 6.1 4.7- 7.8 1,013 93.9 92.2-95.3
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 810 71 7.4 5.7- 9.7 739 92.6 90.3-94.3
2nd Quartile 728 62 8.2 5.9-11.3 666 91.8 88.7-94.1
3rd Quartile 572 55 7.7 5.5-10.8 517 92.3 89.2-94.5
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 221 27 10.4 6.6-16.0 194 89.6 84.0-93.4

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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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