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 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
GENDER
Male 1,277 544 46.7 43.5-49.9 357 28.0 25.2-31.0 376 25.3 22.7-28.0
Female 1,402 458 35.7 32.7-38.7 403 28.7 26.0-31.5 541 35.6 32.8-38.6
AGE
18-34 491 315 62.6 57.6-67.3 133 27.9 23.7-32.7 43 9.5 6.9-12.9
35-44 320 165 51.0 44.9-57.0 94 32.2 26.7-38.4 61 16.8 12.9-21.6
45-54 417 194 47.2 41.8-52.7 115 26.6 22.0-31.7 108 26.2 21.7-31.3
55-64 525 166 33.0 28.3-38.0 170 32.2 27.7-37.0 189 34.8 30.3-39.6
65-74 522 108 20.1 16.5-24.4 133 23.3 19.4-27.7 281 56.6 51.5-61.4
75+ 376 40 10.9 7.6-15.4 107 27.9 23.0-33.5 229 61.2 55.0-67.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 131 36 29.7 21.6-39.2 25 18.8 12.3-27.7 70 51.5 41.9-61.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 576 183 36.6 32.1-41.4 155 27.9 23.8-32.3 238 35.5 31.4-39.9
Some Post-H.S. 829 290 40.4 36.6-44.2 237 30.0 26.6-33.7 302 29.6 26.4-33.1
College Graduate 1,137 491 48.3 45.1-51.5 341 29.6 26.7-32.6 305 22.2 19.8-24.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 158 33 23.2 16.4-31.8 41 26.5 19.4-35.1 84 50.3 41.5-59.1
$15,000- 24,999 254 66 31.3 24.7-38.6 51 19.4 14.4-25.6 137 49.4 42.2-56.6
$25,000- 34,999 211 66 35.3 28.2-43.2 62 32.3 25.2-40.3 83 32.4 26.0-39.5
$35,000- 49,999 309 114 39.6 33.5-46.1 87 27.7 22.3-33.9 108 32.6 26.8-39.0
$50,000- 74,999 355 143 44.3 38.2-50.6 104 29.0 23.6-35.0 108 26.7 21.9-32.1
$75,000+ 863 409 51.1 47.3-54.9 266 30.9 27.5-34.6 188 18.0 15.4-20.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 854 128 16.4 13.6-19.7 189 25.6 22.1-29.5 537 58.0 53.9-62.0
No 1,754 845 52.4 49.7-55.0 552 29.8 27.4-32.3 357 17.8 15.9-19.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 431 124 33.6 28.4-39.2 114 26.0 21.4-31.1 193 40.4 35.1-46.0
Non-Veteran 2,236 872 42.1 39.7-44.5 641 28.7 26.6-31.0 723 29.1 27.1-31.3
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 763 326 46.5 42.5-50.6 227 29.3 25.7-33.2 210 24.2 21.0-27.7
Regional City or Suburban County 782 307 43.3 39.3-47.4 217 27.2 23.8-30.9 258 29.5 26.0-33.2
Rural 1,134 369 35.3 32.0-38.7 316 28.6 25.6-31.9 449 36.1 32.9-39.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,393 721 53.9 50.9-56.8 418 29.5 26.9-32.3 254 16.6 14.5-18.9
Unemployed 86 *** *** *** *** *** *** 23 23.1 14.7-34.4
Retired 823 141 17.7 14.7-21.2 231 26.5 23.2-30.0 451 55.8 51.7-59.8
Unable to Work 203 *** *** *** 30 18.4 12.4-26.6 159 74.2 65.7-81.1
Other not in Labor Force 155 82 56.3 47.5-64.8 44 27.9 20.7-36.5 29 15.7 10.7-22.5
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 39 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 161 41 30.0 22.1-39.3 42 27.8 20.4-36.6 78 42.2 33.7-51.1
101% to 150% 216 64 33.2 26.3-41.0 42 19.3 13.7-26.5 110 47.5 39.9-55.2
151% to 200% 191 60 35.1 27.5-43.4 51 27.9 20.9-36.2 80 37.0 29.3-45.4
More than 200% 1,505 643 46.8 43.9-49.7 453 30.1 27.5-32.9 409 23.1 20.9-25.4
HOUSING
Own 1,947 685 38.6 36.1-41.2 563 28.6 26.3-31.0 699 32.8 30.5-35.2
Rent 554 248 49.0 44.2-53.8 150 28.5 24.2-33.1 156 22.6 19.0-26.6
Other arrangement 162 63 45.8 37.1-54.8 40 24.0 17.3-32.2 59 30.2 22.8-38.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 523 183 38.5 33.6-43.6 139 27.9 23.5-32.8 201 33.6 29.1-38.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 978 311 33.9 30.4-37.5 278 28.6 25.3-32.1 389 37.5 34.0-41.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,178 508 47.9 44.7-51.2 343 28.3 25.5-31.3 327 23.7 21.2-26.5

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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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