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?

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,486 394 8.1 7.0- 9.3 4,092 91.9 90.7-93.0
Non-Hispanic Black 797 45 4.8 3.4- 6.9 752 95.2 93.1-96.6
GENDER
Male 310 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Female 487 31 5.4 3.5- 8.3 456 94.6 91.7-96.5
AGE
18-34 161 *** *** *** 161 100 . - .
35-44 127 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 134 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 156 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 139 18 12.7 6.9-22.2 121 87.3 77.8-93.1
75+ 63 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 48 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 205 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 254 *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 288 16 6.5 3.7-11.0 272 93.5 89.0-96.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 62 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 86 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 89 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 93 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 100 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 180 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 260 20 8.4 5.0-13.8 240 91.6 86.2-95.0
No 511 23 3.3 2.0- 5.3 488 96.7 94.7-98.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 118 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 671 39 4.8 3.3- 7.0 632 95.2 93.0-96.7
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 341 22 6.8 4.3-10.7 319 93.2 89.3-95.7
Regional City or Suburban County 169 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 287 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 443 18 4.0 2.3- 6.8 425 96.0 93.2-97.7
Unemployed 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 186 21 9.7 5.7-16.0 165 90.3 84.0-94.3
Unable to Work 72 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 33 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 16 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 92 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 61 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 84 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 342 20 6.0 3.7- 9.6 322 94.0 90.4-96.3
HOUSING
Own 404 32 6.3 4.1- 9.4 372 93.7 90.6-95.9
Rent 307 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other arrangement 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 274 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 219 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 304 17 5.6 3.3- 9.4 287 94.4 90.6-96.7
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 149 *** *** *** *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 223 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 248 16 5.3 3.0- 9.1 232 94.7 90.9-97.0
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 177 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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