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
-FEMALES 2,527 923 40.5 38.1-43.0 690 28.6 26.3-30.9 914 30.9 28.7-33.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,664 534 35.2 32.4-38.2 465 29.6 26.8-32.6 665 35.1 32.3-38.1
Non-Hispanic Black 522 207 46.6 41.1-52.1 152 29.6 24.5-35.1 163 23.9 19.8-28.4
Other 305 167 59.6 52.6-66.2 67 21.5 16.3-27.8 71 18.9 14.2-24.8
AGE
18-34 482 307 61.2 56.0-66.2 132 29.8 25.1-35.0 43 8.9 6.5-12.2
35-44 337 162 49.3 42.8-55.8 94 27.8 22.0-34.3 81 22.9 17.9-28.9
45-54 400 169 42.1 36.3-48.2 106 26.2 21.4-31.7 125 31.6 26.1-37.7
55-64 458 121 25.5 20.8-30.7 124 27.6 22.9-32.9 213 46.9 41.3-52.6
65-74 473 97 21.7 16.6-27.9 137 29.7 24.2-35.8 239 48.6 42.4-54.9
75+ 316 38 11.1 7.1-17.0 83 32.0 24.6-40.5 195 56.9 48.8-64.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 260 73 30.0 23.1-37.8 71 33.0 25.6-41.3 116 37.0 30.0-44.7
H.S. or G.E.D. 597 178 37.0 32.1-42.1 157 28.0 23.6-32.8 262 35.0 30.6-39.8
Some Post-H.S. 762 261 37.8 33.6-42.3 201 28.0 24.0-32.3 300 34.2 30.2-38.5
College Graduate 904 408 51.6 47.7-55.5 260 27.6 24.3-31.2 236 20.7 17.9-23.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 266 64 27.5 21.2-34.9 60 27.1 20.2-35.4 142 45.3 37.8-53.1
$15,000- 24,999 400 114 35.7 29.5-42.5 107 26.2 21.1-32.1 179 38.0 32.2-44.2
$25,000- 34,999 233 67 32.1 24.7-40.6 69 30.8 23.4-39.4 97 37.1 29.6-45.3
$35,000- 49,999 294 122 44.9 38.1-51.9 79 27.1 21.2-33.9 93 28.0 22.2-34.6
$50,000- 74,999 298 113 42.1 35.2-49.2 93 32.2 26.1-39.0 92 25.7 20.5-31.8
$75,000+ 502 250 51.5 46.2-56.8 141 27.1 22.5-32.2 111 21.4 17.3-26.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 832 100 12.5 9.9-15.8 204 29.1 25.0-33.7 528 58.3 53.7-62.8
No 1,637 793 52.5 49.5-55.5 472 28.4 25.7-31.2 372 19.1 17.0-21.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 88 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,437 891 40.6 38.2-43.2 662 28.5 26.2-30.9 884 30.9 28.7-33.2
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 672 314 49.1 44.6-53.5 171 27.3 23.3-31.6 187 23.7 20.2-27.4
Regional City or Suburban County 587 225 40.1 35.4-45.1 180 30.9 26.3-35.9 182 29.0 24.7-33.6
Rural 1,268 384 33.5 30.1-37.1 339 28.1 24.8-31.5 545 38.4 35.0-42.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,125 567 51.3 47.7-54.8 329 29.5 26.3-32.9 229 19.2 16.6-22.2
Unemployed 93 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 753 144 19.7 15.9-24.2 212 30.4 25.8-35.4 397 50.0 45.0-54.9
Unable to Work 260 13 7.0 3.5-13.2 33 12.3 8.2-18.1 214 80.7 73.5-86.3
Other not in Labor Force 273 147 55.3 48.2-62.2 88 33.5 27.1-40.7 38 11.1 7.8-15.6
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 95 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 212 76 41.7 33.0-51.0 51 29.3 21.6-38.5 85 28.9 22.2-36.7
101% to 150% 369 87 27.4 22.0-33.5 101 26.6 21.3-32.6 181 46.0 39.8-52.4
151% to 200% 176 50 32.0 23.6-41.8 47 32.5 23.5-42.9 79 35.5 27.2-44.7
More than 200% 1,112 470 46.1 42.5-49.7 322 28.2 25.1-31.7 320 25.7 22.6-28.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 492 149 37.7 31.7-44.2 134 25.3 20.6-30.7 209 37.0 31.4-42.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,063 351 35.1 31.6-38.8 291 29.7 26.2-33.4 421 35.2 31.8-38.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 972 423 46.7 42.9-50.5 265 28.3 24.9-32.0 284 25.0 21.9-28.3

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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 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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