2022 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern 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 4,504 1,928 46.0 44.0-48.0 1,243 26.2 24.5-27.9 1,333 27.8 26.1-29.7
Eastern NC 1,623 634 43.5 40.2-46.8 456 27.3 24.5-30.3 533 29.2 26.3-32.2
GENDER
Male 750 322 48.2 43.3-53.1 216 25.2 21.4-29.4 212 26.6 22.5-31.2
Female 873 312 39.0 34.7-43.5 240 29.3 25.3-33.7 321 31.7 27.8-35.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 900 304 37.9 33.9-42.1 268 28.1 24.6-32.0 328 34.0 30.1-38.0
Non-Hispanic Black 337 133 47.1 39.8-54.4 95 26.4 20.8-33.0 109 26.5 20.7-33.2
Other 346 176 57.7 49.6-65.4 84 26.9 19.8-35.4 86 15.4 11.2-20.7
AGE
18-34 333 223 67.8 61.5-73.6 87 26.0 20.7-32.3 23 6.1 3.9- 9.5
35-44 243 128 51.9 43.7-59.9 71 27.0 20.6-34.7 44 21.1 14.5-29.7
45-54 236 106 46.1 37.5-54.9 63 25.5 18.7-33.8 67 28.4 21.2-36.9
55-64 306 79 27.1 20.5-35.0 96 33.0 26.0-40.9 131 39.8 32.4-47.8
65-74 303 55 17.3 12.0-24.2 94 29.9 23.7-36.9 154 52.8 45.2-60.3
75+ 175 28 13.4 8.1-21.4 40 23.3 15.4-33.6 107 63.3 52.7-72.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 170 *** *** *** 34 18.7 12.1-27.6 59 33.6 24.3-44.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 418 152 40.2 34.0-46.8 128 30.9 25.3-37.1 138 28.9 23.5-34.9
Some Post-H.S. 508 188 42.4 36.8-48.1 140 27.9 23.2-33.2 180 29.7 25.0-34.9
College Graduate 524 216 46.9 41.5-52.3 153 26.8 22.3-31.8 155 26.3 22.0-31.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 563 87 18.0 13.7-23.3 164 31.6 26.6-37.1 312 50.4 44.6-56.1
No 1,010 522 57.9 53.9-61.9 280 25.0 21.7-28.7 208 17.1 14.3-20.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 298 119 47.0 39.8-54.3 85 28.1 22.1-35.1 94 24.9 19.0-31.8
Non-Veteran 1,318 511 42.5 38.9-46.3 369 27.2 24.0-30.6 438 30.3 27.1-33.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 854 445 55.6 51.2-59.9 245 27.6 23.8-31.7 164 16.9 13.8-20.4
Unemployed 64 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 441 81 17.4 12.7-23.5 135 29.8 24.3-36.0 225 52.7 46.2-59.2
Unable to Work 148 *** *** *** 29 18.6 11.5-28.7 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 96 *** *** *** 16 17.0 9.8-27.9 16 14.9 8.2-25.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 117 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 154 45 26.9 18.7-37.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 186 61 36.5 27.6-46.3 59 34.0 25.3-43.9 66 29.5 21.4-39.1
$35,000- 49,999 178 59 39.9 31.0-49.4 53 27.2 19.9-35.9 66 33.0 24.7-42.4
$50,000- 74,999 193 91 51.9 42.7-61.1 53 24.8 18.0-33.2 49 23.3 16.2-32.2
$75,000+ 435 189 47.5 41.5-53.6 129 28.3 23.3-33.9 117 24.2 19.4-29.8
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 360 152 44.5 37.5-51.8 99 28.0 21.9-35.0 109 27.5 21.7-34.3
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 46 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 166 *** *** *** 39 24.2 15.6-35.5 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 112 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 151 46 31.0 22.5-41.1 50 36.4 27.2-46.7 55 32.6 23.3-43.4
More than 200% 767 314 46.6 42.0-51.3 223 26.4 22.7-30.5 230 27.0 23.0-31.3
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 360 152 44.5 37.5-51.8 99 28.0 21.9-35.0 109 27.5 21.7-34.3
HOUSING
Own 1,096 400 39.7 35.8-43.7 311 28.0 24.5-31.7 385 32.3 28.7-36.2
Rent 398 176 51.4 45.3-57.6 114 27.7 22.5-33.6 108 20.9 16.7-25.7
Other arrangement 109 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 114 *** *** *** 40 30.3 21.7-40.5 34 23.6 15.5-34.1
Regional City or Suburban County 429 185 45.6 40.0-51.4 112 27.5 22.5-33.3 132 26.8 22.0-32.2
Rural 1,080 409 42.0 37.7-46.4 304 26.9 23.4-30.7 367 31.1 27.3-35.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 883 351 44.2 39.4-49.2 241 26.9 22.8-31.3 291 28.9 24.8-33.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 369 148 45.3 39.2-51.7 99 26.8 21.6-32.7 122 27.9 22.6-33.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 371 135 39.8 33.9-45.9 116 28.9 23.7-34.8 120 31.3 25.9-37.4
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 297 100 39.3 32.7-46.4 99 30.4 24.5-37.1 98 30.2 24.3-36.8
2nd Quartile 212 89 41.5 34.0-49.5 58 27.5 20.8-35.3 65 31.0 23.7-39.4
3rd Quartile 462 206 51.6 45.9-57.3 113 24.6 19.9-29.9 143 23.8 19.7-28.5
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 652 239 38.0 32.2-44.2 186 28.6 23.6-34.1 227 33.4 28.0-39.4

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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 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.

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