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
-FEMALES 2,708 1,040 42.5 40.0-45.1 709 26.7 24.5-29.1 959 30.7 28.5-33.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,750 629 39.1 36.1-42.1 452 26.0 23.3-28.8 669 34.9 32.0-37.9
Non-Hispanic Black 584 232 44.2 38.7-49.8 161 28.5 23.7-33.8 191 27.4 22.7-32.6
Other 92 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 495 313 61.3 55.7-66.6 125 26.6 21.8-32.0 57 12.2 9.0-16.3
35-44 355 189 50.5 43.9-57.1 88 25.0 19.7-31.0 78 24.5 18.9-31.2
45-54 430 174 40.8 34.8-47.0 120 30.7 25.1-37.0 136 28.5 23.2-34.4
55-64 529 175 35.2 29.9-40.8 134 23.5 19.0-28.8 220 41.3 35.8-47.0
65-74 488 97 20.5 16.2-25.6 138 28.8 23.4-34.9 253 50.7 44.5-56.9
75+ 375 71 16.1 12.0-21.2 96 28.4 22.3-35.4 208 55.5 48.4-62.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 273 64 25.5 19.0-33.3 57 23.6 16.7-32.3 152 50.9 42.5-59.2
H.S. or G.E.D. 641 204 37.7 32.9-42.8 178 30.3 25.7-35.4 259 31.9 27.6-36.6
Some Post-H.S. 802 300 44.7 40.2-49.3 199 24.4 20.7-28.5 303 30.9 27.0-35.1
College Graduate 981 466 52.7 48.7-56.6 274 28.5 25.1-32.3 241 18.8 16.1-21.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 297 68 29.3 22.0-37.8 60 19.1 13.9-25.7 169 51.6 43.5-59.6
$15,000- 24,999 428 117 31.2 25.4-37.7 119 31.4 25.0-38.6 192 37.4 31.3-43.9
$25,000- 34,999 281 97 39.0 31.6-46.9 77 28.8 21.9-36.9 107 32.2 25.5-39.7
$35,000- 49,999 291 114 42.9 35.4-50.7 75 25.3 19.5-32.0 102 31.9 24.7-40.0
$50,000- 74,999 318 149 49.1 42.0-56.2 86 28.6 22.3-35.8 83 22.3 17.3-28.3
$75,000+ 541 286 56.5 51.0-61.9 147 26.2 21.7-31.3 108 17.3 13.6-21.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 877 102 14.6 11.5-18.2 201 24.2 20.3-28.6 574 61.2 56.5-65.7
No 1,745 891 53.2 50.1-56.3 493 28.2 25.4-31.2 361 18.5 16.3-21.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 80 *** *** *** 14 12.2 6.7-21.2 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,628 996 41.9 39.4-44.5 695 27.1 24.8-29.6 937 31.0 28.7-33.4
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 694 310 46.9 42.5-51.4 198 29.8 25.7-34.1 186 23.3 19.9-27.2
Regional City or Suburban County 540 229 45.8 40.4-51.3 127 22.6 18.4-27.5 184 31.6 26.8-36.8
Rural 1,474 501 36.8 33.4-40.4 384 26.5 23.2-30.1 589 36.7 33.2-40.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,196 632 53.5 49.8-57.2 343 28.6 25.4-32.1 221 17.8 15.1-20.9
Unemployed 110 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 812 190 25.3 21.3-29.7 234 29.7 25.4-34.4 388 45.0 40.3-49.8
Unable to Work 301 13 5.0 2.7- 9.3 33 10.0 6.5-15.2 255 85.0 79.0-89.5
Other not in Labor Force 270 154 58.7 50.5-66.4 61 24.1 17.4-32.3 55 17.3 12.2-23.9
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 94 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 230 61 26.4 19.3-35.0 71 34.8 25.8-45.0 98 38.8 30.3-48.0
101% to 150% 405 112 31.3 25.4-37.9 90 22.7 17.5-28.8 203 46.0 39.4-52.7
151% to 200% 187 60 41.7 32.6-51.5 45 23.8 16.6-32.8 82 34.5 26.3-43.8
More than 200% 1,138 518 49.7 45.8-53.6 312 27.6 24.2-31.2 308 22.7 19.7-26.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 634 200 34.6 29.2-40.5 160 22.4 18.1-27.4 274 42.9 37.0-49.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,023 400 41.7 37.9-45.6 261 25.8 22.4-29.4 362 32.5 29.0-36.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,051 440 45.3 41.4-49.2 288 28.7 25.1-32.5 323 26.1 22.9-29.6

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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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