2024 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina

Chronic Health Conditions

Has a doctor, nurse, or other health professional EVER told you that you had any of the following?

(Ever told) you had angina or coronary heart disease?

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,299 200 3.8 3.2- 4.5 4,099 96.2 95.5-96.8
Western 743 48 4.7 3.3- 6.7 695 95.3 93.3-96.7
GENDER
Male 333 27 6.0 3.7- 9.6 306 94.0 90.4-96.3
Female 410 21 3.5 2.1- 5.9 389 96.5 94.1-97.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 605 44 5.4 3.7- 7.8 561 94.6 92.2-96.3
Non-Hispanic Black 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 89 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 107 *** *** *** 107 100 -
35-44 83 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 111 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 124 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 147 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 162 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 79 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 161 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 207 17 4.6 2.6- 8.1 190 95.4 91.9-97.4
College Graduate 293 17 4.6 2.7- 7.6 276 95.4 92.4-97.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 296 36 10.2 6.7-15.1 260 89.8 84.9-93.3
No 426 *** *** *** *** *** ***
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 674 41 4.6 3.1- 6.7 633 95.4 93.3-96.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 317 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unemployed 30 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 290 28 8.7 5.1-14.3 262 91.3 85.7-94.9
Unable to Work 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 35 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 35 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 56 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 70 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 106 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 85 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 205 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 186 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 16 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 43 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 94 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 354 19 3.7 2.3- 6.0 335 96.3 94.0-97.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 186 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 529 36 5.1 3.4- 7.7 493 94.9 92.3-96.6
Rent 174 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other arrangement 34 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 240 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 503 33 4.6 3.0- 7.0 470 95.4 93.0-97.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 96 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 407 26 4.8 3.0- 7.6 381 95.2 92.4-97.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 240 *** *** *** *** *** ***
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 438 32 6.2 4.0- 9.5 406 93.8 90.5-96.0
2nd Quartile 128 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 177 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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