2018 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 4,727 1,954 46.0 44.2-47.7 1,217 26.3 24.7-27.9 1,556 27.8 26.3-29.3
-Non-Hispanic Black 880 375 48.7 44.6-52.8 236 26.0 22.4-29.8 269 25.4 22.0-29.0
GENDER
Male 358 168 51.2 45.0-57.4 84 21.6 17.0-27.1 106 27.2 21.9-33.2
Female 522 207 46.6 41.1-52.1 152 29.6 24.5-35.1 163 23.9 19.8-28.4
AGE
18-34 177 122 66.6 58.2-74.1 43 24.6 18.2-32.5 *** *** ***
35-44 119 *** *** *** *** *** *** 18 12.1 7.1-20.0
45-54 173 76 47.4 38.2-56.7 52 29.7 22.2-38.6 45 22.9 16.4-31.1
55-64 173 52 36.2 27.7-45.7 40 17.9 12.5-25.0 81 45.9 36.6-55.5
65-74 151 29 18.5 12.1-27.2 53 30.7 22.5-40.2 69 50.9 40.8-60.9
75+ 73 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 107 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 273 102 46.2 38.9-53.7 74 24.4 18.8-31.0 97 29.4 23.1-36.6
Some Post-H.S. 270 125 51.0 43.7-58.3 62 25.1 18.9-32.5 83 23.9 18.4-30.3
College Graduate 229 125 62.8 55.1-69.9 71 27.3 21.1-34.4 33 9.9 6.1-15.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 118 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 158 47 33.9 25.4-43.5 46 30.5 22.3-40.2 65 35.6 27.3-44.9
$25,000- 34,999 91 *** *** *** *** *** *** 22 17.0 10.1-27.2
$35,000- 49,999 117 *** *** *** 29 23.4 15.6-33.5 22 18.9 11.5-29.4
$50,000- 74,999 96 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 125 *** *** *** *** *** *** 17 12.5 7.2-20.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 289 35 14.0 9.7-20.0 86 33.3 26.3-41.2 168 52.6 45.0-60.2
No 562 319 61.3 56.3-66.1 144 23.3 19.2-27.8 99 15.5 12.2-19.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 137 44 37.2 27.9-47.5 32 23.3 16.1-32.5 61 39.5 30.0-49.8
Non-Veteran 743 331 50.6 46.1-55.1 204 26.4 22.5-30.7 208 23.0 19.6-26.9
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 292 159 58.2 51.4-64.7 70 24.8 19.0-31.6 63 17.0 12.9-22.1
Regional City or Suburban County 184 77 47.1 38.5-55.9 51 27.1 19.9-35.6 56 25.8 18.9-34.2
Rural 404 139 39.0 32.9-45.6 115 26.6 21.4-32.5 150 34.4 28.5-40.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 438 260 61.3 55.6-66.8 117 25.4 20.7-30.7 61 13.3 9.7-18.0
Unemployed 58 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 226 49 23.2 16.8-31.3 74 34.0 26.1-43.0 103 42.7 34.8-51.1
Unable to Work 109 *** *** *** 23 18.4 11.1-28.9 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 40 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 29 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 99 *** *** *** *** *** *** 37 26.3 18.0-36.6
101% to 150% 161 51 40.1 31.1-49.9 45 24.9 17.9-33.6 65 34.9 26.8-44.1
151% to 200% 57 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 344 177 53.4 46.8-60.0 102 28.7 22.9-35.3 65 17.9 13.2-23.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 231 86 46.6 37.8-55.6 65 23.3 17.0-31.1 80 30.1 22.4-39.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 369 148 43.0 37.0-49.2 95 27.2 21.8-33.2 126 29.9 24.6-35.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 280 141 55.7 48.7-62.4 76 25.8 20.0-32.6 63 18.5 14.0-24.1

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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 2018 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2018 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2018 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2018 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2018 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2018 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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