2022 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina

Chronic Health Conditions

Has a doctor, nurse, or other health professional EVER told you that you had any of the following?

(Ever told) you have (COPD) chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, emphysema or chronic bronchitis?

View results for a demographic group:
 Select a different topic:
View results for a different geographical area:
  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,491 352 7.6 6.5- 8.9 4,139 92.4 91.1-93.5
Eastern NC 1,620 152 7.7 6.2- 9.6 1,468 92.3 90.4-93.8
GENDER
Male 747 52 5.9 4.0- 8.6 695 94.1 91.4-96.0
Female 873 100 9.5 7.3-12.3 773 90.5 87.7-92.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 899 103 9.8 7.6-12.4 796 90.2 87.6-92.4
Non-Hispanic Black 337 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 345 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 333 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 243 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 236 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 305 44 13.1 8.6-19.5 261 86.9 80.5-91.4
65-74 303 43 13.6 9.2-19.5 260 86.4 80.5-90.8
75+ 175 35 17.7 11.4-26.4 140 82.3 73.6-88.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 169 30 10.9 6.7-17.1 139 89.1 82.9-93.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 418 43 8.6 5.8-12.6 375 91.4 87.4-94.2
Some Post-H.S. 507 52 8.1 5.5-11.9 455 91.9 88.1-94.5
College Graduate 524 27 4.1 2.6- 6.5 497 95.9 93.5-97.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 562 99 14.8 11.4-19.0 463 85.2 81.0-88.6
No 1,009 48 3.5 2.4- 5.3 961 96.5 94.7-97.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 298 24 4.1 2.5- 6.7 274 95.9 93.3-97.5
Non-Veteran 1,317 128 8.6 6.8-10.9 1,189 91.4 89.1-93.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 854 29 2.6 1.6- 4.2 825 97.4 95.8-98.4
Unemployed 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 440 66 13.8 10.1-18.5 374 86.2 81.5-89.9
Unable to Work 147 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 96 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 117 26 17.0 10.5-26.2 91 83.0 73.8-89.5
$15,000- 24,999 154 26 14.2 8.0-24.0 128 85.8 76.0-92.0
$25,000- 34,999 185 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 178 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 193 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 435 20 3.5 2.0- 5.9 415 96.5 94.1-98.0
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 358 38 8.8 5.6-13.6 320 91.2 86.4-94.4
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 46 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 166 34 15.4 10.0-22.9 132 84.6 77.1-90.0
101% to 150% 111 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 151 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 767 44 4.8 3.1- 7.2 723 95.2 92.8-96.9
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 358 38 8.8 5.6-13.6 320 91.2 86.4-94.4
HOUSING
Own 1,095 103 8.4 6.5-10.9 992 91.6 89.1-93.5
Rent 398 36 6.2 4.2- 9.0 362 93.8 91.0-95.8
Other arrangement 109 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 114 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 428 29 5.5 3.5- 8.5 399 94.5 91.5-96.5
Rural 1,078 115 9.1 7.0-11.8 963 90.9 88.2-93.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 881 85 8.0 5.7-11.0 796 92.0 89.0-94.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 368 34 6.9 4.7-10.1 334 93.1 89.9-95.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 371 33 8.2 5.4-12.2 338 91.8 87.8-94.6
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 297 25 6.9 4.5-10.5 272 93.1 89.5-95.5
2nd Quartile 212 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 460 36 7.0 4.7-10.3 424 93.0 89.7-95.3
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 651 74 9.9 6.9-14.1 577 90.1 85.9-93.1

Back to Chronic Health Conditions.

PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2022 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2022 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2022 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2022 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2022 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2022 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

4Quartile of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Social Vulnerability Index
(https://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/placeandhealth/svi/index.html) for respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2022 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.

BRFSS Home | Annual Questionnaires | Technical Notes

This page was generated on 02MAY24.

SCHS Home | FAQs | Contacts