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?

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

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  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
Non-Hispanic Black 796 51 6.0 4.2- 8.6 745 94.0 91.4-95.8
GENDER
Male 309 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Female 487 33 6.4 4.2- 9.7 454 93.6 90.3-95.8
AGE
18-34 161 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 127 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 134 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 155 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 139 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 63 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 47 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 205 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 254 24 11.0 6.7-17.7 230 89.0 82.3-93.3
College Graduate 288 *** *** *** *** *** ***
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 259 33 11.7 7.5-17.8 226 88.3 82.2-92.5
No 511 *** *** *** *** *** ***
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 118 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 670 45 6.1 4.2- 8.8 625 93.9 91.2-95.8
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 340 17 4.7 2.7- 8.1 323 95.3 91.9-97.3
Regional City or Suburban County 169 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 287 24 6.8 3.8-11.8 263 93.2 88.2-96.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 442 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unemployed 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 186 *** *** *** *** *** ***
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 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 404 22 6.1 3.5-10.1 382 93.9 89.9-96.5
Rent 307 25 7.1 4.4-11.4 282 92.9 88.6-95.6
Other arrangement 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 274 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 219 19 9.0 5.2-15.3 200 91.0 84.7-94.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 303 *** *** *** *** *** ***
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 149 *** *** *** *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 222 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 248 *** *** *** *** *** ***
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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