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 White 3,201 1,265 44.0 41.7-46.2 838 25.7 23.8-27.7 1,098 30.3 28.3-32.4
GENDER
Male 1,451 636 49.2 45.9-52.4 386 25.5 22.8-28.3 429 25.4 22.7-28.2
Female 1,750 629 39.1 36.1-42.1 452 26.0 23.3-28.8 669 34.9 32.0-37.9
AGE
18-34 560 377 66.6 61.8-71.1 139 26.0 21.9-30.6 44 7.4 5.3-10.3
35-44 356 211 58.4 52.0-64.6 81 21.5 17.0-26.9 64 20.0 14.9-26.4
45-54 530 240 45.9 40.5-51.4 159 30.5 25.6-35.8 131 23.6 19.2-28.7
55-64 630 217 34.7 30.1-39.5 166 26.7 22.4-31.4 247 38.6 33.9-43.6
65-74 631 119 18.6 15.0-22.8 174 24.4 20.4-28.8 338 57.1 52.0-62.0
75+ 467 84 15.5 12.0-19.9 113 23.2 18.6-28.5 270 61.3 55.3-66.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 208 35 20.2 13.8-28.5 37 19.7 13.7-27.4 136 60.1 51.3-68.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 753 264 41.9 37.5-46.4 201 26.9 23.1-31.2 288 31.2 27.4-35.3
Some Post-H.S. 917 352 45.2 41.1-49.3 226 24.8 21.5-28.5 339 30.0 26.6-33.7
College Graduate 1,320 614 52.6 49.3-55.8 374 28.0 25.1-31.0 332 19.5 17.2-22.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 251 58 24.2 17.8-32.1 52 19.6 14.0-26.8 141 56.2 47.9-64.1
$15,000- 24,999 376 108 34.2 28.0-41.1 91 25.0 19.6-31.2 177 40.8 34.4-47.4
$25,000- 34,999 304 101 37.2 30.3-44.6 83 27.7 21.4-35.2 120 35.1 28.5-42.3
$35,000- 49,999 367 142 45.6 39.0-52.2 91 25.4 20.2-31.4 134 29.1 23.6-35.3
$50,000- 74,999 478 213 49.0 43.3-54.7 129 26.8 22.0-32.3 136 24.2 19.8-29.2
$75,000+ 922 468 55.5 51.4-59.4 261 26.5 23.2-30.2 193 18.0 15.2-21.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 983 141 17.2 14.2-20.7 232 24.3 20.8-28.1 610 58.5 54.3-62.6
No 2,128 1,084 54.4 51.7-57.1 584 26.6 24.3-29.0 460 19.0 17.0-21.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 503 187 43.4 38.1-49.0 128 24.6 20.2-29.7 188 31.9 27.2-37.0
Non-Veteran 2,696 1,077 44.0 41.6-46.5 710 25.9 23.9-28.1 909 30.1 27.9-32.3
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 740 335 48.7 44.5-52.9 213 28.3 24.6-32.3 192 23.0 19.7-26.6
Regional City or Suburban County 676 294 46.0 41.4-50.7 170 24.1 20.4-28.3 212 29.9 25.7-34.3
Rural 1,786 637 39.3 36.3-42.5 455 24.9 22.3-27.7 694 35.8 32.8-38.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,617 887 56.9 53.9-59.9 440 26.5 23.9-29.2 290 16.6 14.5-18.9
Unemployed 99 *** *** *** *** *** *** 34 25.3 16.5-36.6
Retired 1,005 211 21.5 18.3-25.2 278 26.7 23.2-30.4 516 51.8 47.7-55.9
Unable to Work 264 *** *** *** 38 14.5 9.6-21.2 211 80.6 73.6-86.2
Other not in Labor Force 208 108 55.1 46.6-63.3 54 26.0 19.3-34.1 46 18.9 13.0-26.7
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 59 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 158 43 27.0 19.0-37.0 35 23.3 15.6-33.4 80 49.6 39.5-59.8
101% to 150% 383 105 32.4 26.1-39.2 90 23.6 18.3-29.8 188 44.1 37.6-50.8
151% to 200% 232 72 38.0 30.2-46.5 59 24.8 18.4-32.5 101 37.2 29.7-45.4
More than 200% 1,731 776 50.3 47.3-53.3 474 26.8 24.2-29.5 481 23.0 20.7-25.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 618 196 32.3 27.3-37.7 156 24.6 19.9-30.1 266 43.1 37.4-48.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,211 483 42.4 38.9-45.9 296 23.5 20.7-26.6 432 34.1 30.8-37.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,373 587 47.9 44.6-51.2 386 27.7 24.8-30.8 400 24.4 21.8-27.3

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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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