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
-MALES 2,200 1,047 52.5 49.9-55.2 560 24.7 22.5-27.1 593 22.7 20.7-25.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,451 636 49.2 45.9-52.4 386 25.5 22.8-28.3 429 25.4 22.7-28.2
Non-Hispanic Black 367 171 53.7 47.0-60.3 98 25.2 19.8-31.4 98 21.1 16.5-26.6
Other 60 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 503 382 75.5 70.7-79.8 98 20.4 16.5-25.1 23 4.0 2.5- 6.5
35-44 298 214 71.4 64.6-77.3 63 20.3 15.4-26.4 21 8.3 4.8-13.8
45-54 391 205 49.8 43.5-56.1 112 30.1 24.5-36.3 74 20.1 15.4-26.0
55-64 408 132 33.1 27.7-39.1 122 30.8 25.5-36.7 154 36.0 30.4-42.1
65-74 369 71 20.7 15.4-27.3 102 24.7 19.7-30.5 196 54.6 47.8-61.2
75+ 213 32 12.4 8.2-18.3 58 26.1 19.0-34.6 123 61.5 52.8-69.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 237 95 45.1 37.1-53.4 57 21.8 16.1-29.0 85 33.1 26.0-41.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 615 283 51.8 46.8-56.8 167 26.8 22.5-31.5 165 21.4 17.9-25.4
Some Post-H.S. 545 249 51.8 46.6-56.9 126 22.8 18.8-27.3 170 25.4 21.4-29.9
College Graduate 798 419 58.7 54.5-62.7 208 25.9 22.4-29.8 171 15.4 12.9-18.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 195 74 38.8 30.3-48.1 48 23.1 16.6-31.2 73 38.0 29.6-47.3
$15,000- 24,999 312 129 44.4 37.3-51.6 79 22.1 17.0-28.2 104 33.6 27.1-40.7
$25,000- 34,999 197 99 58.5 49.6-67.0 43 21.0 14.5-29.3 55 20.5 14.7-27.8
$35,000- 49,999 268 129 54.3 46.6-61.8 64 25.2 19.1-32.5 75 20.5 15.6-26.4
$50,000- 74,999 312 144 52.6 45.4-59.7 83 24.7 19.2-31.2 85 22.7 17.4-29.0
$75,000+ 602 315 56.8 51.9-61.6 172 27.4 23.3-32.0 115 15.8 12.6-19.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 639 128 23.5 19.3-28.2 174 28.0 23.6-32.8 337 48.6 43.5-53.7
No 1,477 878 63.6 60.5-66.6 362 23.6 21.0-26.4 237 12.8 10.9-14.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 640 238 41.0 36.3-45.8 166 26.0 21.9-30.4 236 33.1 28.8-37.6
Non-Veteran 1,556 806 56.0 52.8-59.1 394 24.4 21.8-27.2 356 19.6 17.2-22.1
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 612 347 59.9 55.3-64.3 154 24.3 20.5-28.5 111 15.9 12.9-19.3
Regional City or Suburban County 447 217 50.9 45.1-56.6 122 26.1 21.5-31.4 108 23.0 18.6-28.0
Rural 1,141 483 46.7 42.8-50.7 284 24.3 21.2-27.8 374 29.0 25.6-32.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,351 833 64.4 61.1-67.5 332 24.0 21.3-27.0 186 11.6 9.8-13.8
Unemployed 81 *** *** *** *** *** *** 17 17.5 9.8-29.3
Retired 515 94 18.0 14.0-22.9 147 27.8 23.2-33.0 274 54.1 48.5-59.6
Unable to Work 167 14 6.8 3.7-12.2 39 25.0 17.2-34.8 114 68.2 58.3-76.7
Other not in Labor Force 73 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 52 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 140 *** *** *** 37 24.1 16.7-33.5 45 32.2 23.1-42.8
101% to 150% 295 118 44.4 37.1-52.1 74 22.2 16.8-28.8 103 33.3 26.8-40.6
151% to 200% 143 *** *** *** 34 24.0 16.3-34.0 52 29.6 21.0-40.0
More than 200% 1,145 558 54.3 50.6-57.9 309 26.4 23.3-29.7 278 19.3 16.8-22.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 441 183 41.2 34.9-47.9 107 27.0 21.2-33.6 151 31.8 26.0-38.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 781 368 50.3 45.8-54.8 193 23.1 19.7-27.0 220 26.6 22.9-30.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 978 496 56.6 52.8-60.3 260 25.4 22.2-28.8 222 18.1 15.5-21.0

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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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