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%)
TOTAL 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
GENDER
Male 2,004 966 52.9 50.3-55.4 522 25.2 23.1-27.5 516 21.9 19.9-24.0
Female 2,283 831 40.7 38.3-43.1 634 27.4 25.3-29.6 818 31.9 29.7-34.2
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,679 1,002 41.0 38.8-43.2 760 28.4 26.4-30.4 917 30.7 28.7-32.7
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
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 110 *** *** *** 28 26.7 17.9-37.9 54 44.3 34.1-54.9
Non-Hispanic Other 156 84 59.9 50.7-68.5 32 18.0 12.4-25.5 40 22.1 15.4-30.7
Hispanic 405 275 74.1 69.3-78.4 87 17.4 13.9-21.6 43 8.5 6.0-12.0
AGE
18-34 932 634 67.8 64.3-71.1 212 22.6 19.7-25.8 86 9.6 7.6-12.0
35-44 604 350 58.5 53.9-62.9 157 27.4 23.5-31.7 97 14.1 11.4-17.4
45-54 703 324 46.6 42.4-50.9 189 26.4 22.9-30.3 190 26.9 23.3-31.0
55-64 786 239 32.8 28.9-36.9 246 31.3 27.5-35.2 301 35.9 32.2-39.9
65-74 704 151 21.1 17.8-24.8 190 25.9 22.4-29.9 363 53.0 48.6-57.3
75+ 490 60 14.6 10.8-19.4 147 29.5 25.0-34.5 283 55.9 50.4-61.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 409 176 44.5 38.9-50.2 88 20.2 16.1-25.1 145 35.3 30.0-41.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,012 405 45.5 41.9-49.1 256 25.8 22.7-29.1 351 28.7 25.8-31.9
Some Post-H.S. 1,275 492 45.1 42.0-48.3 348 26.9 24.2-29.8 435 28.0 25.3-30.7
College Graduate 1,581 718 50.0 47.3-52.8 462 29.2 26.7-31.8 401 20.8 18.8-23.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,377 225 18.9 16.5-21.7 337 27.2 24.3-30.3 815 53.9 50.6-57.1
No 2,766 1,495 58.8 56.7-60.9 786 26.2 24.4-28.1 485 15.0 13.6-16.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 611 190 35.6 31.2-40.3 166 27.0 23.1-31.2 255 37.4 33.0-42.0
Non-Veteran 3,645 1,588 48.0 46.1-49.9 980 26.3 24.6-28.0 1,077 25.7 24.1-27.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,285 1,278 58.8 56.5-61.1 619 26.0 24.0-28.1 388 15.2 13.7-17.0
Unemployed 162 76 45.5 36.4-54.8 47 32.5 24.1-42.3 39 22.0 15.2-30.6
Retired 1,111 205 20.4 17.5-23.6 327 28.0 25.1-31.1 579 51.6 48.1-55.2
Unable to Work 383 30 9.0 5.9-13.4 71 22.6 17.5-28.6 282 68.5 62.2-74.2
Other not in Labor Force 278 163 62.5 56.0-68.7 73 24.6 19.4-30.6 42 12.9 9.2-17.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 364 112 34.8 29.3-40.8 90 26.3 21.4-31.9 162 38.8 33.4-44.6
$15,000- 24,999 538 202 43.9 38.9-49.0 118 19.9 16.3-24.0 218 36.2 31.5-41.2
$25,000- 34,999 358 142 46.1 40.2-52.2 98 27.6 22.5-33.5 118 26.2 21.7-31.4
$35,000- 49,999 478 194 44.2 39.1-49.5 131 26.6 22.2-31.5 153 29.2 24.7-34.1
$50,000-74,999 493 230 50.2 45.0-55.5 132 25.8 21.5-30.7 131 24.0 20.0-28.5
$75,000+ 1,141 551 52.3 49.0-55.6 338 29.3 26.4-32.4 252 18.4 16.1-21.0
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 915 366 44.8 40.9-48.8 249 26.5 23.2-30.0 300 28.7 25.3-32.4
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 123 45 35.8 26.8-45.9 33 29.7 21.2-39.9 45 34.5 25.8-44.4
50% to 100% 387 133 40.1 34.4-46.0 96 25.3 20.6-30.8 158 34.6 29.4-40.2
101% to 150% 430 175 47.7 42.0-53.4 86 18.1 14.2-22.7 169 34.3 29.2-39.7
151% to 200% 311 115 42.2 35.9-48.7 81 26.2 20.8-32.4 115 31.7 26.0-38.0
More than 200% 2,033 911 49.0 46.5-51.5 588 28.4 26.2-30.8 534 22.6 20.6-24.6
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 915 366 44.8 40.9-48.8 249 26.5 23.2-30.0 300 28.7 25.3-32.4
HOUSING
Own 2,709 1,032 42.8 40.6-45.0 777 27.5 25.6-29.5 900 29.8 27.8-31.8
Rent 1,234 601 53.9 50.7-57.1 299 24.4 21.7-27.3 334 21.7 19.3-24.3
Other arrangement 305 143 54.2 47.7-60.6 68 21.7 16.8-27.4 94 24.1 19.1-29.9
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,395 688 52.9 49.9-55.9 384 26.6 24.0-29.4 323 20.5 18.2-22.9
Regional City or Suburban County 1,173 496 47.9 44.6-51.3 310 25.5 22.7-28.5 367 26.6 23.8-29.5
Rural 1,719 613 39.6 36.8-42.4 462 26.8 24.4-29.4 644 33.6 31.1-36.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,022 381 43.0 39.4-46.8 260 25.4 22.3-28.8 381 31.5 28.4-34.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,415 525 40.4 37.3-43.5 391 26.9 24.3-29.8 499 32.7 29.8-35.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,850 891 52.7 50.1-55.3 505 26.4 24.1-28.7 454 20.9 18.9-23.0

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

2Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. 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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