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 White 2,700 326 10.6 9.3-12.1 2,374 89.4 87.9-90.7
GENDER
Male 1,253 183 12.3 10.4-14.4 1,070 87.7 85.6-89.6
Female 1,447 143 9.1 7.4-11.2 1,304 90.9 88.8-92.6
AGE
18-34 471 *** *** *** 471 100 . - .
35-44 348 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 379 32 8.2 5.6-11.9 347 91.8 88.1-94.4
55-64 496 61 13.7 10.3-17.9 435 86.3 82.1-89.7
65-74 498 91 19.1 15.3-23.7 407 80.9 76.3-84.7
75+ 479 126 28.4 23.0-34.6 353 71.6 65.4-77.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 106 29 24.8 16.4-35.7 77 75.2 64.3-83.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 539 72 11.5 8.6-15.1 467 88.5 84.9-91.4
Some Post-H.S. 723 110 12.3 9.9-15.1 613 87.7 84.9-90.1
College Graduate 1,324 114 6.5 5.3- 8.0 1,210 93.5 92.0-94.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 85 18 18.6 11.1-29.4 67 81.4 70.6-88.9
$15,000- 24,999 133 35 21.4 14.4-30.6 98 78.6 69.4-85.6
$25,000- 34,999 177 27 11.9 7.5-18.2 150 88.1 81.8-92.5
$35,000- 49,999 284 38 9.8 6.4-14.6 246 90.2 85.4-93.6
$50,000- 74,999 343 35 10.5 7.1-15.1 308 89.5 84.9-92.9
$75,000+ 1,081 79 6.6 5.1- 8.5 1,002 93.4 91.5-94.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 881 204 20.3 17.3-23.8 677 79.7 76.2-82.7
No 1,756 120 6.2 5.0- 7.6 1,636 93.8 92.4-95.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 351 62 13.7 10.3-18.1 289 86.3 81.9-89.7
Non-Veteran 2,344 263 10.2 8.8-11.8 2,081 89.8 88.2-91.2
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 790 67 7.1 5.5- 9.3 723 92.9 90.7-94.5
Regional City or Suburban County 832 92 10.9 8.4-14.0 740 89.1 86.0-91.6
Rural 1,078 167 13.3 11.1-15.8 911 86.7 84.2-88.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,362 66 4.7 3.5- 6.2 1,296 95.3 93.8-96.5
Unemployed 97 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 935 194 21.4 18.1-25.1 741 78.6 74.9-81.9
Unable to Work 142 46 27.6 20.1-36.5 96 72.4 63.5-79.9
Other not in Labor Force 142 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 94 21 16.0 9.7-25.1 73 84.0 74.9-90.3
101% to 150% 233 46 16.2 11.5-22.2 187 83.8 77.8-88.5
151% to 200% 117 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,599 141 8.2 6.7- 9.9 1,458 91.8 90.1-93.3
HOUSING
Own 1,936 239 11.7 10.1-13.5 1,697 88.3 86.5-89.9
Rent 587 63 7.2 5.5- 9.4 524 92.8 90.6-94.5
Other arrangement 157 24 8.3 5.3-12.9 133 91.7 87.1-94.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 495 71 12.0 9.2-15.6 424 88.0 84.4-90.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 949 126 12.0 9.6-14.8 823 88.0 85.2-90.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,256 129 9.0 7.4-11.0 1,127 91.0 89.0-92.6
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,065 126 10.7 8.8-13.1 939 89.3 86.9-91.2
2nd Quartile 813 88 9.5 7.3-12.4 725 90.5 87.6-92.7
3rd Quartile 639 81 11.2 8.6-14.4 558 88.8 85.6-91.4
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 183 31 13.7 9.1-20.0 152 86.3 80.0-90.9

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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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