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
-MALES 2,200 1,031 51.9 49.3-54.4 527 23.8 21.6-26.1 642 24.4 22.2-26.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,477 639 48.8 45.6-52.0 368 24.9 22.3-27.8 470 26.3 23.6-29.1
Non-Hispanic Black 358 168 51.2 45.0-57.4 84 21.6 17.0-27.1 106 27.2 21.9-33.2
Other 331 209 68.4 62.0-74.2 65 19.4 14.7-25.2 57 12.2 8.6-17.0
AGE
18-34 523 394 75.1 70.4-79.2 94 17.7 14.3-21.8 35 7.2 4.8-10.7
35-44 282 193 67.0 60.1-73.3 67 25.6 19.9-32.4 22 7.4 4.6-11.5
45-54 368 186 51.1 44.7-57.4 101 30.7 24.9-37.1 81 18.3 14.0-23.5
55-64 374 138 38.9 32.9-45.2 99 25.1 20.0-31.0 137 36.0 29.9-42.6
65-74 392 70 14.6 11.0-19.2 101 25.4 20.3-31.3 221 59.9 53.6-66.0
75+ 229 30 12.1 7.7-18.4 58 23.8 17.6-31.3 141 64.1 55.8-71.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 255 111 45.0 37.5-52.7 45 19.9 14.2-27.2 99 35.1 28.1-42.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 591 279 54.4 49.4-59.2 144 21.7 18.1-25.8 168 23.9 20.0-28.3
Some Post-H.S. 583 253 47.9 42.9-52.8 144 26.2 21.9-30.9 186 25.9 21.9-30.5
College Graduate 764 385 57.7 53.5-61.8 194 25.5 21.9-29.4 185 16.8 14.2-19.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 169 62 45.3 36.3-54.7 37 21.5 14.6-30.5 70 33.2 25.3-42.1
$15,000- 24,999 294 126 45.4 38.6-52.4 65 23.2 17.6-30.0 103 31.4 25.3-38.1
$25,000- 34,999 181 71 46.4 37.8-55.2 53 27.3 20.3-35.6 57 26.3 19.6-34.3
$35,000- 49,999 255 116 48.0 40.4-55.7 66 30.4 23.7-38.1 73 21.6 16.5-27.8
$50,000- 74,999 323 158 51.5 44.5-58.4 66 18.9 14.2-24.8 99 29.6 23.3-36.7
$75,000+ 601 311 58.2 53.4-62.9 152 24.6 20.6-29.0 138 17.3 14.0-21.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 629 124 21.3 17.5-25.5 168 30.7 26.1-35.7 337 48.1 43.1-53.1
No 1,492 854 61.8 58.7-64.8 343 21.3 18.9-24.0 295 16.9 14.6-19.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 619 225 40.6 35.8-45.6 133 21.3 17.6-25.6 261 38.1 33.3-43.1
Non-Veteran 1,574 801 55.3 52.2-58.3 392 24.4 21.9-27.2 381 20.3 18.0-22.8
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 598 335 60.5 55.9-64.9 140 22.9 19.2-27.0 123 16.6 13.6-20.2
Regional City or Suburban County 547 259 51.7 46.6-56.8 123 21.1 17.3-25.5 165 27.1 22.8-32.0
Rural 1,055 437 44.8 40.9-48.8 264 26.4 22.9-30.2 354 28.8 25.4-32.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,293 807 63.8 60.6-67.0 306 23.7 21.0-26.7 180 12.5 10.4-14.9
Unemployed 68 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 570 106 17.8 14.2-22.1 154 26.6 22.2-31.5 310 55.6 50.3-60.8
Unable to Work 171 17 10.3 6.0-17.1 32 18.3 12.1-26.6 122 71.5 62.3-79.1
Other not in Labor Force 68 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 45 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 139 68 52.2 42.3-61.9 25 16.8 10.5-25.7 46 31.0 22.7-40.8
101% to 150% 271 104 41.5 34.4-49.0 66 25.5 19.3-32.9 101 33.0 26.6-40.2
151% to 200% 141 56 45.7 36.3-55.5 39 29.6 21.5-39.3 46 24.7 17.8-33.1
More than 200% 1,190 572 53.4 49.9-56.9 293 24.4 21.5-27.6 325 22.2 19.4-25.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 423 170 42.5 36.2-49.1 111 26.8 21.5-32.9 142 30.7 24.7-37.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 907 422 49.3 45.3-53.3 215 24.7 21.3-28.5 270 25.9 22.6-29.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 870 439 57.0 53.1-60.9 201 22.0 18.9-25.4 230 21.0 18.1-24.3

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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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