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
-MALES 2,004 966 52.9 50.3-55.4 522 25.2 23.1-27.5 516 21.9 19.9-24.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,277 544 46.7 43.5-49.9 357 28.0 25.2-31.0 376 25.3 22.7-28.0
Non-Hispanic Black 358 178 58.2 52.3-63.8 98 24.8 20.2-30.0 82 17.1 13.5-21.4
Other 325 220 72.5 66.6-77.7 58 14.9 11.2-19.6 47 12.5 8.8-17.5
AGE
18-34 480 364 74.9 70.2-79.1 88 18.2 14.5-22.5 28 6.9 4.7-10.1
35-44 273 185 67.5 61.0-73.4 60 24.1 18.8-30.4 28 8.4 5.7-12.1
45-54 328 167 49.4 43.1-55.6 94 28.1 22.8-34.1 67 22.6 17.5-28.6
55-64 342 115 36.1 30.4-42.3 119 35.2 29.6-41.2 108 28.7 23.6-34.3
65-74 331 78 22.7 17.9-28.4 97 28.7 23.3-34.8 156 48.6 42.2-55.0
75+ 216 32 18.9 12.3-28.0 60 26.0 19.8-33.3 124 55.1 46.7-63.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 212 107 51.5 43.6-59.4 45 21.1 15.3-28.4 60 27.4 20.8-35.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 516 250 53.6 48.7-58.5 118 23.4 19.4-28.0 148 22.9 19.4-26.9
Some Post-H.S. 555 257 52.4 47.7-57.0 143 25.3 21.5-29.6 155 22.3 18.8-26.2
College Graduate 714 347 53.4 49.3-57.3 215 29.4 25.9-33.2 152 17.2 14.6-20.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 155 61 42.7 34.0-52.0 36 23.5 16.5-32.2 58 33.8 25.9-42.8
$15,000- 24,999 236 109 52.5 44.9-60.0 47 16.9 12.3-22.9 80 30.6 24.1-37.9
$25,000- 34,999 173 77 48.2 39.8-56.6 49 29.7 22.5-38.1 47 22.1 16.3-29.2
$35,000- 49,999 239 118 54.2 47.0-61.3 57 22.8 17.3-29.6 64 22.9 17.7-29.3
$50,000- 74,999 226 116 54.0 46.2-61.5 64 28.3 21.7-35.8 46 17.8 12.9-24.1
$75,000+ 601 311 56.3 51.8-60.8 171 27.9 24.0-32.2 119 15.8 13.0-19.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 605 143 27.6 23.3-32.2 141 24.9 20.9-29.4 321 47.5 42.8-52.3
No 1,315 773 63.2 60.2-66.1 365 25.9 23.3-28.7 177 10.9 9.3-12.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 536 170 36.4 31.7-41.4 148 27.2 23.1-31.8 218 36.4 31.8-41.3
Non-Veteran 1,449 784 57.8 54.9-60.7 367 24.5 22.0-27.2 298 17.6 15.6-19.9
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 677 375 59.8 55.5-64.0 186 26.2 22.5-30.2 116 14.0 11.3-17.3
Regional City or Suburban County 563 275 54.3 49.5-59.0 139 23.4 19.7-27.6 149 22.3 18.8-26.3
Rural 764 316 45.1 41.0-49.4 197 25.8 22.3-29.7 251 29.0 25.5-32.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,191 732 64.1 61.0-67.1 300 24.0 21.4-26.9 159 11.8 10.0-14.0
Unemployed 75 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 503 108 24.3 19.8-29.4 156 29.1 24.8-33.8 239 46.6 41.4-51.9
Unable to Work 145 18 13.9 8.2-22.6 28 22.1 14.8-31.6 99 64.0 54.0-72.9
Other not in Labor Force 54 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 51 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 164 67 43.9 35.4-52.8 41 24.8 17.9-33.3 56 31.3 23.7-39.9
101% to 150% 199 99 57.4 49.2-65.2 38 16.0 11.1-22.5 62 26.6 20.1-34.3
151% to 200% 161 69 49.4 40.7-58.2 44 28.3 20.8-37.2 48 22.3 16.4-29.5
More than 200% 1,005 499 53.6 50.0-57.1 281 27.6 24.5-31.0 225 18.8 16.3-21.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 446 207 50.9 45.4-56.3 101 22.8 18.5-27.8 138 26.3 22.1-31.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 677 286 46.4 42.0-50.9 184 26.7 22.9-30.8 207 26.9 23.2-30.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 881 473 58.8 55.1-62.5 237 25.2 22.1-28.6 171 16.0 13.5-18.8

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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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