2019 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 4,287 1,797 46.5 44.8-48.3 1,156 26.4 24.9-27.9 1,334 27.1 25.6-28.6
-Non-Hispanic Black 858 370 50.7 46.8-54.6 230 25.9 22.7-29.4 258 23.4 20.5-26.6
GENDER
Male 358 178 58.2 52.3-63.8 98 24.8 20.2-30.0 82 17.1 13.5-21.4
Female 500 192 44.6 39.4-49.9 132 26.8 22.5-31.6 176 28.7 24.4-33.3
AGE
18-34 181 122 71.8 64.5-78.2 39 19.4 14.1-26.0 20 8.8 5.4-13.9
35-44 130 79 63.3 53.6-72.1 31 23.4 16.2-32.6 20 13.3 8.2-20.7
45-54 153 64 43.2 34.5-52.3 40 25.8 18.7-34.3 49 31.1 23.5-39.7
55-64 172 51 31.5 24.0-40.1 49 31.9 24.0-41.0 72 36.6 28.9-45.1
65-74 132 35 28.3 20.0-38.4 39 32.3 23.6-42.3 58 39.4 30.3-49.4
75+ 78 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 81 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 242 97 50.4 43.1-57.6 70 27.4 21.5-34.3 75 22.2 17.3-28.1
Some Post-H.S. 288 131 55.5 48.8-61.9 69 20.4 15.8-25.8 88 24.2 19.2-29.9
College Graduate 247 121 52.1 45.0-59.2 69 30.4 24.2-37.6 57 17.4 13.0-22.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 110 *** *** *** 31 30.8 21.7-41.6 46 32.9 24.3-42.9
$15,000- 24,999 137 52 47.5 38.0-57.1 38 25.9 18.6-34.8 47 26.6 19.6-35.2
$25,000- 34,999 77 *** *** *** 18 18.9 11.2-30.2 24 19.8 12.6-29.7
$35,000- 49,999 99 *** *** *** 27 27.0 18.2-38.0 29 22.2 14.8-32.0
$50,000- 74,999 88 *** *** *** 22 22.2 14.1-33.1 14 15.5 8.7-26.2
$75,000+ 151 77 56.3 47.0-65.2 37 23.8 17.1-32.3 37 19.9 13.7-27.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 296 38 17.7 12.6-24.3 91 34.7 28.4-41.6 167 47.6 41.0-54.3
No 528 312 65.0 60.3-69.5 133 22.5 18.8-26.6 83 12.5 9.7-15.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 113 *** *** *** 37 32.1 23.3-42.4 39 28.8 20.6-38.7
Non-Veteran 737 328 52.1 47.8-56.3 190 25.0 21.5-28.7 219 22.9 19.8-26.4
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 338 169 53.7 47.6-59.7 92 26.8 21.9-32.4 77 19.4 15.3-24.4
Regional City or Suburban County 210 99 58.5 50.5-66.1 47 21.4 15.7-28.6 64 20.1 15.1-26.2
Rural 310 102 40.6 34.2-47.3 91 27.8 22.4-34.0 117 31.6 26.1-37.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 423 251 64.3 59.1-69.2 101 22.1 18.1-26.7 71 13.6 10.5-17.4
Unemployed 40 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 213 50 30.5 23.0-39.3 71 32.9 26.0-40.6 92 36.6 29.4-44.4
Unable to Work 130 *** *** *** 33 31.3 22.0-42.5 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 41 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 39 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 99 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 120 51 56.9 46.7-66.6 29 20.8 14.0-29.8 40 22.3 15.7-30.5
151% to 200% 74 *** *** *** *** *** *** 21 21.8 13.4-33.5
More than 200% 313 156 55.7 49.2-61.9 79 24.5 19.5-30.3 78 19.8 15.4-25.2
HOUSING
Own 414 171 49.1 43.4-54.7 130 28.4 23.8-33.6 113 22.5 18.4-27.2
Rent 349 149 49.0 43.0-55.0 81 24.7 19.8-30.3 119 26.3 21.8-31.5
Other arrangement 88 *** *** *** 17 18.1 10.7-29.1 25 20.6 13.0-31.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 289 98 42.5 35.6-49.6 77 25.4 19.9-31.8 114 32.1 26.4-38.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 254 107 50.6 43.4-57.7 75 28.2 22.4-34.9 72 21.2 16.4-27.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 315 165 56.4 50.1-62.5 78 24.4 19.5-30.1 72 19.3 15.0-24.3

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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 2019 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2019 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2019 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2019 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2019 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2019 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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