2017 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Chronic Health Conditions

Summary Index of Chronic Health Conditions*

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  Total
Respond.^
No chronic disease 1 chronic disease 2+ chronic diseases
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,908 2,087 47.3 45.5-49.2 1,269 25.8 24.2-27.4 1,552 26.9 25.3-28.5
-Non-Hispanic Black 951 403 48.5 44.2-52.8 259 27.0 23.3-31.0 289 24.5 21.1-28.3
GENDER
Male 367 171 53.7 47.0-60.3 98 25.2 19.8-31.4 98 21.1 16.5-26.6
Female 584 232 44.2 38.7-49.8 161 28.5 23.7-33.8 191 27.4 22.7-32.6
AGE
18-34 198 146 73.2 64.3-80.6 34 16.4 10.8-24.2 18 10.4 5.7-18.0
35-44 137 *** *** *** 34 25.2 17.0-35.6 22 17.2 10.5-26.9
45-54 160 69 38.4 29.4-48.2 43 33.6 24.4-44.2 48 28.0 20.0-37.8
55-64 204 57 31.0 23.4-39.8 63 30.1 22.7-38.7 84 38.9 30.6-47.9
65-74 156 *** *** *** 47 30.2 21.3-40.8 *** *** ***
75+ 84 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 122 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 303 123 50.1 42.5-57.8 89 30.1 23.4-37.9 91 19.7 15.1-25.4
Some Post-H.S. 256 110 51.4 43.3-59.4 63 21.9 16.3-28.8 83 26.7 20.3-34.4
College Graduate 267 142 58.1 50.3-65.6 77 30.9 24.0-38.8 48 10.9 7.5-15.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 138 *** *** *** 32 22.6 15.1-32.4 *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 204 63 34.5 26.7-43.3 61 27.9 20.7-36.5 80 37.6 29.3-46.7
$25,000- 34,999 92 *** *** *** *** *** *** 23 17.0 9.3-28.9
$35,000- 49,999 119 *** *** *** 35 27.3 18.1-38.9 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 94 *** *** *** *** *** *** 19 14.2 7.9-24.3
$75,000+ 116 *** *** *** *** *** *** 16 8.7 4.8-15.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 322 37 14.0 9.6-20.0 91 29.8 23.2-37.2 194 56.2 48.5-63.6
No 593 345 62.8 57.5-67.7 159 25.8 21.4-30.8 89 11.4 8.7-14.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 123 42 34.8 25.5-45.5 36 28.9 20.5-39.0 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 828 361 50.2 45.5-54.8 223 26.7 22.8-31.1 244 23.1 19.5-27.1
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 308 153 51.8 45.1-58.5 90 29.5 23.5-36.2 65 18.7 14.2-24.3
Regional City or Suburban County 181 80 52.1 42.0-62.0 50 26.2 18.7-35.5 51 21.7 15.3-29.8
Rural 462 170 42.1 35.6-48.9 119 24.1 19.2-29.8 173 33.7 27.7-40.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 485 289 62.0 56.1-67.6 134 27.5 22.5-33.1 62 10.5 7.4-14.8
Unemployed 50 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 229 47 23.5 16.9-31.9 83 38.4 30.2-47.4 99 38.0 30.1-46.6
Unable to Work 141 *** *** *** 22 16.9 10.3-26.3 112 78.2 68.4-85.6
Other not in Labor Force 36 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 42 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 113 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 186 65 40.5 31.4-50.4 43 19.2 13.2-27.2 78 40.2 31.3-49.9
151% to 200% 58 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 331 169 55.2 47.7-62.5 102 31.1 24.7-38.4 60 13.7 9.5-19.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 266 98 43.2 34.8-52.0 67 23.1 17.2-30.3 101 33.7 25.7-42.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 353 152 48.6 41.7-55.5 99 27.9 22.1-34.5 102 23.5 18.6-29.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 332 153 50.1 43.4-56.9 93 27.5 21.8-33.9 86 22.4 17.3-28.4

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*The index consists of heart disease (heart attack/stoke/angina), current asthma, skin cancer,
other cancer, COPD, arthritis, depression, kidney disease and diabetes.

PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2017 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2017 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2017 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2017 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2017 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2017 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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