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
-FEMALES 2,283 831 40.7 38.3-43.1 634 27.4 25.3-29.6 818 31.9 29.7-34.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,402 458 35.7 32.7-38.7 403 28.7 26.0-31.5 541 35.6 32.8-38.6
Non-Hispanic Black 500 192 44.6 39.4-49.9 132 26.8 22.5-31.6 176 28.7 24.4-33.3
Other 346 167 59.2 52.9-65.2 89 21.9 17.3-27.2 90 19.0 14.6-24.2
AGE
18-34 452 270 60.5 55.3-65.4 124 27.1 22.8-32.0 58 12.4 9.3-16.2
35-44 331 165 49.9 43.6-56.1 97 30.5 25.0-36.6 69 19.6 15.2-25.0
45-54 375 157 44.0 38.4-49.8 95 24.9 20.3-30.0 123 31.1 26.0-36.7
55-64 444 124 29.9 24.7-35.6 127 27.7 22.9-33.1 193 42.4 37.0-48.0
65-74 373 73 19.7 15.4-24.8 93 23.5 19.0-28.7 207 56.8 50.9-62.6
75+ 274 28 11.6 7.7-17.1 87 31.9 25.7-38.8 159 56.5 49.1-63.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 197 69 36.1 28.6-44.3 43 19.2 13.9-25.9 85 44.8 36.7-53.2
H.S. or G.E.D. 496 155 36.6 31.6-42.0 138 28.3 23.8-33.3 203 35.0 30.4-40.0
Some Post-H.S. 720 235 39.1 34.9-43.5 205 28.2 24.6-32.2 280 32.7 28.9-36.6
College Graduate 867 371 47.4 43.6-51.2 247 29.0 25.7-32.5 249 23.6 20.8-26.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 209 51 28.4 21.7-36.3 54 28.6 22.1-36.3 104 42.9 35.6-50.6
$15,000- 24,999 302 93 36.4 30.0-43.4 71 22.5 17.5-28.4 138 41.1 34.7-47.9
$25,000- 34,999 185 65 44.0 35.6-52.8 49 25.5 18.6-34.0 71 30.5 23.7-38.2
$35,000- 49,999 239 76 33.0 26.4-40.3 74 30.8 24.4-38.2 89 36.2 29.2-43.8
$50,000- 74,999 267 114 46.8 39.7-54.0 68 23.5 18.1-30.0 85 29.7 23.7-36.4
$75,000+ 540 240 47.5 42.7-52.3 167 31.1 26.8-35.7 133 21.5 17.9-25.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 772 82 11.7 9.1-14.9 196 29.1 25.2-33.4 494 59.2 54.7-63.4
No 1,451 722 54.6 51.6-57.6 421 26.5 24.0-29.1 308 18.9 16.7-21.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 75 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,196 804 40.8 38.4-43.3 613 27.6 25.4-29.8 779 31.6 29.4-33.9
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 718 313 46.5 42.4-50.7 198 27.0 23.5-30.9 207 26.4 23.0-30.2
Regional City or Suburban County 610 221 41.7 37.0-46.5 171 27.6 23.6-31.9 218 30.7 26.6-35.1
Rural 955 297 34.7 31.0-38.5 265 27.7 24.3-31.2 393 37.7 34.0-41.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,094 546 52.5 49.1-55.9 319 28.2 25.3-31.4 229 19.3 16.7-22.1
Unemployed 87 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 608 97 17.2 13.7-21.2 171 27.1 23.2-31.3 340 55.8 51.0-60.5
Unable to Work 238 12 5.9 2.9-11.4 43 22.8 16.4-30.9 183 71.3 63.0-78.3
Other not in Labor Force 224 121 58.9 51.4-65.9 63 25.6 19.8-32.4 40 15.5 11.1-21.3
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 72 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 223 66 37.4 29.9-45.6 55 25.7 19.5-33.0 102 36.9 30.0-44.4
101% to 150% 231 76 37.6 30.3-45.4 48 20.2 14.6-27.3 107 42.2 34.9-49.9
151% to 200% 150 46 33.5 25.1-43.0 37 23.6 16.7-32.4 67 42.9 33.5-52.8
More than 200% 1,028 412 44.1 40.6-47.7 307 29.3 26.2-32.6 309 26.6 23.7-29.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 576 174 35.7 30.9-40.7 159 27.9 23.6-32.6 243 36.4 31.9-41.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 738 239 34.6 30.5-38.9 207 27.2 23.5-31.2 292 38.2 34.0-42.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 969 418 47.3 43.7-50.9 268 27.4 24.3-30.7 283 25.3 22.5-28.4

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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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