2024 BRFSS Survey Results: Western 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
Western 739 97 12.0 9.3-15.3 642 88.0 84.7-90.7
GENDER
Male 331 51 13.2 9.4-18.2 280 86.8 81.8-90.6
Female 408 46 10.8 7.3-15.7 362 89.2 84.3-92.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 602 87 13.4 10.3-17.3 515 86.6 82.7-89.7
Non-Hispanic Black 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 89 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 107 *** *** *** 107 100 -
35-44 82 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 109 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 124 20 18.6 10.6-30.6 104 81.4 69.4-89.4
65-74 148 28 20.6 13.7-29.7 120 79.4 70.3-86.3
75+ 161 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 78 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 161 22 12.6 7.8-19.9 139 87.4 80.1-92.2
Some Post-H.S. 206 33 11.1 7.4-16.4 173 88.9 83.6-92.6
College Graduate 291 27 6.8 4.4-10.4 264 93.2 89.6-95.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 293 69 22.8 17.3-29.5 224 77.2 70.5-82.7
No 426 28 5.6 3.2- 9.6 398 94.4 90.4-96.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 670 82 11.5 8.7-15.1 588 88.5 84.9-91.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 315 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unemployed 30 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 290 55 21.6 15.7-29.0 235 78.4 71.0-84.3
Unable to Work 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 34 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 35 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 56 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 69 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 106 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 84 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 204 16 5.2 3.0- 8.9 188 94.8 91.1-97.0
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 185 31 17.9 11.4-26.9 154 82.1 73.1-88.6
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 16 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 42 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 94 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 352 36 10.0 6.6-15.1 316 90.0 84.9-93.4
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 185 31 17.9 11.4-26.9 154 82.1 73.1-88.6
HOUSING
Own 527 73 13.7 10.2-18.0 454 86.3 82.0-89.8
Rent 174 20 7.2 4.1-12.3 154 92.8 87.7-95.9
Other arrangement 34 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 239 27 10.0 6.3-15.6 212 90.0 84.4-93.7
Rural 500 70 12.8 9.4-17.1 430 87.2 82.9-90.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 96 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 404 59 13.3 9.5-18.3 345 86.7 81.7-90.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 239 27 10.0 6.3-15.6 212 90.0 84.4-93.7
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 436 59 12.3 9.1-16.5 377 87.7 83.5-90.9
2nd Quartile 127 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 176 24 13.2 7.6-22.1 152 86.8 77.9-92.4

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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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