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
-MALES 1,955 231 10.4 9.0-12.1 1,724 89.6 87.9-91.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,253 183 12.3 10.4-14.4 1,070 87.7 85.6-89.6
Non-Hispanic Black 279 31 10.8 7.3-15.8 248 89.2 84.2-92.7
Other 403 16 4.7 2.5- 8.6 387 95.3 91.4-97.5
AGE
18-34 511 *** *** *** 507 99.3 97.1-99.8
35-44 294 *** *** *** 288 98.4 96.0-99.4
45-54 287 19 6.8 4.2-11.0 268 93.2 89.0-95.8
55-64 311 53 17.5 12.9-23.3 258 82.5 76.7-87.1
65-74 282 72 25.8 20.3-32.2 210 74.2 67.8-79.7
75+ 234 75 32.4 25.2-40.6 159 67.6 59.4-74.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 204 28 14.4 9.6-21.2 176 85.6 78.8-90.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 474 45 8.2 5.9-11.3 429 91.8 88.7-94.1
Some Post-H.S. 462 70 13.3 10.1-17.1 392 86.7 82.9-89.9
College Graduate 806 86 8.3 6.5-10.4 720 91.7 89.6-93.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 85 12 10.6 5.5-19.6 73 89.4 80.4-94.5
$15,000- 24,999 116 23 16.4 10.3-25.1 93 83.6 74.9-89.7
$25,000- 34,999 135 13 7.3 3.8-13.6 122 92.7 86.4-96.2
$35,000- 49,999 238 33 11.0 7.1-16.8 205 89.0 83.2-92.9
$50,000- 74,999 219 24 11.3 7.2-17.3 195 88.7 82.7-92.8
$75,000+ 746 68 8.3 6.3-11.0 678 91.7 89.0-93.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 569 124 19.4 15.9-23.4 445 80.6 76.6-84.1
No 1,321 103 7.1 5.7- 8.9 1,218 92.9 91.1-94.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 417 71 14.8 11.3-19.1 346 85.2 80.9-88.7
Non-Veteran 1,533 159 9.3 7.7-11.1 1,374 90.7 88.9-92.3
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 711 55 7.5 5.5-10.2 656 92.5 89.8-94.5
Regional City or Suburban County 586 65 9.8 7.4-12.9 521 90.2 87.1-92.6
Rural 658 111 14.3 11.5-17.6 547 85.7 82.4-88.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,204 70 5.4 4.1- 7.1 1,134 94.6 92.9-95.9
Unemployed 99 *** *** *** 91 90.7 80.9-95.7
Retired 458 122 25.7 21.1-30.9 336 74.3 69.1-78.9
Unable to Work 104 28 24.5 16.4-34.8 76 75.5 65.2-83.6
Other not in Labor Force 60 *** *** *** 60 100 . - .
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 110 15 10.7 6.0-18.3 95 89.3 81.7-94.0
101% to 150% 176 30 13.3 8.8-19.6 146 86.7 80.4-91.2
151% to 200% 93 *** *** *** 87 94.5 82.7-98.4
More than 200% 1,075 112 9.6 7.7-11.9 963 90.4 88.1-92.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 397 50 10.9 7.9-14.7 347 89.1 85.3-92.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 600 79 11.4 8.8-14.6 521 88.6 85.4-91.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 958 102 9.6 7.6-12.0 856 90.4 88.0-92.4
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 696 85 11.3 8.7-14.5 611 88.7 85.5-91.3
2nd Quartile 641 68 9.1 6.9-12.0 573 90.9 88.0-93.1
3rd Quartile 458 57 10.8 8.1-14.4 401 89.2 85.6-91.9
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 160 21 11.7 7.1-18.8 139 88.3 81.2-92.9

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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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