2022 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Chronic Health Conditions

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,493 612 13.7 12.4-15.2 3,881 86.3 84.8-87.6
Non-Hispanic Black 797 121 14.1 11.3-17.4 676 85.9 82.6-88.7
GENDER
Male 310 38 13.1 8.9-18.8 272 86.9 81.2-91.1
Female 487 83 14.9 11.6-19.1 404 85.1 80.9-88.4
AGE
18-34 161 27 14.1 9.2-21.1 134 85.9 78.9-90.8
35-44 127 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 134 23 17.2 10.7-26.6 111 82.8 73.4-89.3
55-64 156 24 15.0 8.9-24.2 132 85.0 75.8-91.1
65-74 139 19 14.9 8.8-24.2 120 85.1 75.8-91.2
75+ 63 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 48 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 205 31 10.0 6.6-15.0 174 90.0 85.0-93.4
Some Post-H.S. 254 43 18.0 12.6-24.9 211 82.0 75.1-87.4
College Graduate 288 36 11.7 8.0-16.9 252 88.3 83.1-92.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 62 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 86 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 89 19 14.6 8.2-24.7 70 85.4 75.3-91.8
$35,000- 49,999 93 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 100 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 180 21 12.5 7.2-20.8 159 87.5 79.2-92.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 260 53 19.9 14.4-27.0 207 80.1 73.0-85.6
No 511 66 11.7 8.7-15.6 445 88.3 84.4-91.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 118 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 671 108 14.8 11.7-18.5 563 85.2 81.5-88.3
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 341 52 13.2 9.7-17.6 289 86.8 82.4-90.3
Regional City or Suburban County 169 29 18.7 11.8-28.4 140 81.3 71.6-88.2
Rural 287 40 12.6 8.4-18.5 247 87.4 81.5-91.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 443 51 10.9 7.9-15.0 392 89.1 85.0-92.1
Unemployed 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 186 26 16.1 9.8-25.3 160 83.9 74.7-90.2
Unable to Work 72 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 33 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 16 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 92 24 20.6 12.4-32.2 68 79.4 67.8-87.6
101% to 150% 61 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 84 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 342 40 12.5 8.4-18.1 302 87.5 81.9-91.6
HOUSING
Own 404 38 11.0 7.6-15.6 366 89.0 84.4-92.4
Rent 307 65 16.4 12.5-21.3 242 83.6 78.7-87.5
Other arrangement 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 274 36 12.8 8.3-19.3 238 87.2 80.7-91.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 219 40 17.9 12.4-25.2 179 82.1 74.8-87.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 304 45 12.2 8.7-16.8 259 87.8 83.2-91.3
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 149 17 9.4 5.3-16.2 132 90.6 83.8-94.7
2nd Quartile 223 42 17.0 12.1-23.3 181 83.0 76.7-87.9
3rd Quartile 248 40 14.1 9.4-20.6 208 85.9 79.4-90.6
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 177 22 13.4 7.5-22.8 155 86.6 77.2-92.5

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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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