2022 BRFSS Survey Results: 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
Non-Hispanic Black 797 348 48.6 44.2-53.0 218 25.9 22.3-29.8 231 25.6 22.0-29.5
GENDER
Male 310 157 54.6 47.6-61.4 76 23.3 18.2-29.3 77 22.2 16.8-28.6
Female 487 191 43.6 38.1-49.2 142 28.0 23.3-33.3 154 28.4 23.8-33.5
AGE
18-34 161 116 71.9 62.9-79.4 35 22.7 15.8-31.4 *** *** ***
35-44 127 73 62.9 52.5-72.2 32 22.7 15.5-32.0 22 14.4 8.3-23.8
45-54 134 *** *** *** 42 26.3 18.5-35.8 31 21.8 14.5-31.4
55-64 156 47 32.4 23.6-42.6 49 32.1 23.6-41.8 60 35.5 26.8-45.4
65-74 139 29 16.7 9.9-26.8 37 23.7 16.0-33.6 *** *** ***
75+ 63 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 48 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 205 90 48.8 40.2-57.5 53 27.8 20.8-36.1 62 23.4 17.4-30.7
Some Post-H.S. 254 107 50.3 42.7-57.9 65 22.8 17.3-29.4 82 27.0 20.8-34.1
College Graduate 288 139 52.3 45.3-59.1 86 28.0 22.2-34.5 63 19.8 14.8-25.9
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 *** *** *** *** *** *** 20 20.4 12.2-32.0
$75,000+ 180 99 58.1 49.2-66.6 50 25.4 18.9-33.2 31 16.5 10.6-24.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 260 58 25.4 19.0-33.2 63 25.7 19.4-33.1 139 48.9 41.2-56.6
No 511 276 58.7 53.3-63.9 148 25.7 21.4-30.5 87 15.6 11.9-20.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 118 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 671 298 50.2 45.4-54.9 175 24.7 20.9-29.0 198 25.1 21.3-29.3
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 341 171 53.5 47.2-59.7 88 24.7 19.7-30.4 82 21.8 17.3-27.2
Regional City or Suburban County 169 73 45.5 36.3-54.9 50 28.1 20.7-36.9 46 26.4 18.7-36.0
Rural 287 104 43.3 35.5-51.5 80 26.2 20.1-33.4 103 30.5 23.8-38.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 443 246 59.5 53.9-65.0 131 27.8 23.0-33.1 66 12.7 9.5-16.7
Unemployed 49 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 186 38 19.7 12.6-29.4 62 32.5 24.4-41.9 86 47.8 38.1-57.6
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% 342 168 51.5 45.0-58.0 101 27.6 22.4-33.5 73 20.9 15.9-27.0
HOUSING
Own 404 164 45.1 39.1-51.3 125 28.9 24.0-34.5 115 25.9 21.0-31.6
Rent 307 146 55.0 48.1-61.7 73 21.8 16.5-28.2 88 23.2 18.3-29.0
Other arrangement 74 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 274 101 42.5 34.4-51.0 82 29.8 22.9-37.7 91 27.7 21.0-35.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 219 87 44.8 36.8-53.0 62 26.2 19.9-33.6 70 29.0 22.3-36.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 304 160 55.6 48.9-62.1 74 22.9 17.9-28.7 70 21.5 16.6-27.3
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 149 71 48.0 38.7-57.4 41 26.3 19.1-35.1 37 25.7 18.3-34.9
2nd Quartile 223 114 56.0 48.3-63.5 52 20.4 15.0-27.1 57 23.6 17.8-30.6
3rd Quartile 248 102 46.5 38.7-54.6 72 29.5 23.0-37.0 74 23.9 17.8-31.3
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 177 *** *** *** 53 30.6 21.8-41.0 63 32.3 23.3-42.8

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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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