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 White 3,141 1,173 41.8 39.6-43.9 833 27.4 25.4-29.4 1,135 30.9 28.9-32.9
GENDER
Male 1,477 639 48.8 45.6-52.0 368 24.9 22.3-27.8 470 26.3 23.6-29.1
Female 1,664 534 35.2 32.4-38.2 465 29.6 26.8-32.6 665 35.1 32.3-38.1
AGE
18-34 586 400 67.2 62.5-71.6 138 24.9 20.8-29.5 48 7.9 5.8-10.6
35-44 363 185 53.2 47.0-59.3 111 29.7 24.4-35.7 67 17.1 12.9-22.2
45-54 479 215 44.8 39.4-50.2 126 28.1 23.4-33.4 138 27.1 22.4-32.4
55-64 572 182 30.7 26.3-35.5 156 28.1 23.7-32.9 234 41.2 36.2-46.4
65-74 654 124 18.5 14.6-23.2 174 27.4 23.0-32.3 356 54.0 48.8-59.3
75+ 445 50 11.3 7.8-16.0 113 26.9 21.4-33.2 282 61.9 55.4-67.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 214 40 24.3 17.3-33.0 52 29.2 21.4-38.4 122 46.6 37.9-55.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 735 248 42.0 37.6-46.6 189 25.7 22.0-29.7 298 32.3 28.5-36.4
Some Post-H.S. 921 321 38.7 34.9-42.6 246 28.3 24.8-32.1 354 33.0 29.4-36.8
College Graduate 1,270 566 51.0 47.8-54.3 346 27.2 24.4-30.2 358 21.8 19.4-24.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 237 50 25.3 18.9-33.0 55 27.3 20.1-35.9 132 47.4 39.4-55.5
$15,000- 24,999 367 94 29.8 23.8-36.5 91 25.7 20.3-32.1 182 44.5 38.1-51.1
$25,000- 34,999 263 72 28.3 21.9-35.6 75 31.2 24.3-39.1 116 40.5 33.3-48.1
$35,000- 49,999 374 143 41.6 35.4-48.0 98 29.8 24.1-36.1 133 28.6 23.6-34.3
$50,000- 74,999 464 186 44.7 39.1-50.4 118 24.6 20.2-29.7 160 30.7 25.7-36.2
$75,000+ 887 429 53.4 49.5-57.4 241 26.1 22.8-29.7 217 20.4 17.4-23.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 976 139 14.6 12.0-17.7 241 29.2 25.5-33.3 596 56.1 51.9-60.2
No 2,096 1,000 52.5 49.8-55.1 574 26.5 24.2-28.9 522 21.0 19.0-23.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 504 185 41.4 36.1-46.9 111 22.1 17.9-27.0 208 36.5 31.3-42.0
Non-Veteran 2,637 990 41.9 39.5-44.3 721 28.1 26.0-30.4 926 30.0 27.9-32.2
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 722 323 48.3 44.1-52.5 190 26.9 23.3-30.9 209 24.8 21.4-28.5
Regional City or Suburban County 804 329 43.8 39.6-48.0 217 26.5 22.8-30.5 258 29.7 26.0-33.7
Rural 1,619 525 36.2 33.2-39.4 426 28.2 25.3-31.2 668 35.6 32.6-38.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,560 829 54.9 51.9-57.8 432 27.9 25.2-30.7 299 17.3 15.1-19.6
Unemployed 74 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 1,025 185 18.3 15.2-21.8 271 27.5 23.9-31.5 569 54.2 50.0-58.3
Unable to Work 249 *** *** *** 32 13.6 9.2-19.8 203 80.1 72.9-85.8
Other not in Labor Force 211 109 54.9 46.8-62.7 71 33.8 26.5-42.0 31 11.3 7.6-16.5
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 67 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 156 42 31.3 22.2-42.1 36 25.7 17.0-36.7 78 43.0 33.3-53.4
101% to 150% 358 81 23.5 18.5-29.3 96 28.8 23.1-35.3 181 47.7 41.3-54.2
151% to 200% 220 66 34.6 27.1-43.0 53 30.1 22.4-39.0 101 35.3 28.1-43.1
More than 200% 1,760 752 48.0 45.1-50.9 471 26.4 24.0-29.0 537 25.6 23.2-28.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 544 164 33.7 28.4-39.5 152 29.2 24.3-34.6 228 37.1 31.7-42.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,336 486 39.1 35.9-42.4 349 28.0 24.9-31.3 501 32.9 29.9-36.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,265 527 46.7 43.4-50.1 332 26.2 23.3-29.3 406 27.1 24.3-30.1

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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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