2022 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Chronic Health Conditions

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

Not including kidney stones, bladder infection or incontinence, were you (Ever told) you have kidney disease?

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,487 177 3.4 2.9- 4.1 4,310 96.6 95.9-97.1
Non-Hispanic Black 794 38 4.2 2.9- 6.1 756 95.8 93.9-97.1
GENDER
Male 308 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Female 486 24 4.9 3.1- 7.8 462 95.1 92.2-96.9
AGE
18-34 160 *** *** *** 160 100 . - .
35-44 127 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 134 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 154 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 139 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 63 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 48 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 203 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 253 *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 288 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 62 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 85 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 89 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 92 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 100 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 180 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 259 24 8.8 5.4-13.9 235 91.2 86.1-94.6
No 509 *** *** *** *** *** ***
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 117 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 669 32 4.3 2.9- 6.4 637 95.7 93.6-97.1
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 340 16 4.9 2.8- 8.5 324 95.1 91.5-97.2
Regional City or Suburban County 168 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 286 18 4.7 2.7- 8.0 268 95.3 92.0-97.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 442 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unemployed 48 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 186 20 11.8 7.1-19.2 166 88.2 80.8-92.9
Unable to Work 72 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 32 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 16 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 91 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 61 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 84 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 341 15 4.1 2.3- 7.3 326 95.9 92.7-97.7
HOUSING
Own 404 19 4.4 2.6- 7.4 385 95.6 92.6-97.4
Rent 304 13 3.3 1.9- 5.9 291 96.7 94.1-98.1
Other arrangement 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 273 16 4.5 2.5- 8.0 257 95.5 92.0-97.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 219 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 302 *** *** *** *** *** ***
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 148 *** *** *** *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 222 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 248 *** *** *** *** *** ***
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 176 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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