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%)
TOTAL 4,467 972 21.7 20.1-23.4 3,495 78.3 76.6-79.9
GENDER
Male 2,106 325 14.1 12.4-16.0 1,781 85.9 84.0-87.6
Female 2,361 647 28.7 26.2-31.4 1,714 71.3 68.6-73.8
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,774 679 24.4 22.4-26.5 2,095 75.6 73.5-77.6
Non-Hispanic Black 793 142 17.4 14.4-20.9 651 82.6 79.1-85.6
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 168 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Multiracial 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 103 *** *** *** 94 89.9 79.6-95.3
Hispanic 452 67 14.3 10.5-19.0 385 85.7 81.0-89.5
AGE
18-34 1,015 239 23.9 20.7-27.5 776 76.1 72.5-79.3
35-44 670 173 28.0 23.5-33.0 497 72.0 67.0-76.5
45-54 713 153 19.0 15.7-22.7 560 81.0 77.3-84.3
55-64 792 191 21.8 18.1-25.9 601 78.2 74.1-81.9
65-74 737 146 20.8 17.2-25.0 591 79.2 75.0-82.8
75+ 444 61 13.3 9.5-18.2 383 86.7 81.8-90.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 360 78 25.0 18.7-32.7 282 75.0 67.3-81.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 997 190 18.7 15.8-21.9 807 81.3 78.1-84.2
Some Post-H.S. 1,277 332 25.2 22.3-28.4 945 74.8 71.6-77.7
College Graduate 1,815 366 19.3 17.3-21.6 1,449 80.7 78.4-82.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,369 526 38.4 34.8-42.1 843 61.6 57.9-65.2
No 2,947 425 14.1 12.6-15.8 2,522 85.9 84.2-87.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 577 123 21.1 17.2-25.7 454 78.9 74.3-82.8
Non-Veteran 3,857 844 21.9 20.2-23.8 3,013 78.1 76.2-79.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,537 482 17.9 16.2-19.8 2,055 82.1 80.2-83.8
Unemployed 170 58 33.5 24.9-43.4 112 66.5 56.6-75.1
Retired 1,099 195 17.4 14.6-20.5 904 82.6 79.5-85.4
Unable to Work 316 150 47.0 38.4-55.7 166 53.0 44.3-61.6
Other not in Labor Force 273 77 31.3 23.9-39.7 196 68.7 60.3-76.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 274 99 35.1 27.1-44.1 175 64.9 55.9-72.9
$15,000- 24,999 377 100 29.5 22.9-37.0 277 70.5 63.0-77.1
$25,000- 34,999 441 115 25.9 21.0-31.5 326 74.1 68.5-79.0
$35,000- 49,999 461 111 23.5 18.9-28.9 350 76.5 71.1-81.1
$50,000-74,999 546 118 22.5 18.1-27.7 428 77.5 72.3-81.9
$75,000-100,000 472 97 17.0 13.5-21.0 375 83.0 79.0-86.5
$100,000-150,000 450 76 15.8 12.1-20.3 374 84.2 79.7-87.9
$150,000+ 465 90 19.9 15.8-24.7 375 80.1 75.3-84.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 981 166 17.4 14.5-20.8 815 82.6 79.2-85.5
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 108 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 372 128 38.1 30.9-45.9 244 61.9 54.1-69.1
101% to 150% 286 76 30.2 22.8-38.7 210 69.8 61.3-77.2
151% to 200% 349 86 24.6 19.4-30.7 263 75.4 69.3-80.6
More than 200% 2,291 468 19.3 17.4-21.3 1,823 80.7 78.7-82.6
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 981 166 17.4 14.5-20.8 815 82.6 79.2-85.5
HOUSING
Own 2,882 541 19.0 17.1-21.1 2,341 81.0 78.9-82.9
Rent 1,220 330 26.7 23.8-29.8 890 73.3 70.2-76.2
Other arrangement 309 92 30.4 23.5-38.4 217 69.6 61.6-76.5
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,518 327 19.9 17.6-22.4 1,191 80.1 77.6-82.4
Regional City or Suburban County 1,170 280 23.6 20.5-27.0 890 76.4 73.0-79.5
Rural 1,779 365 22.0 19.2-25.1 1,414 78.0 74.9-80.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,115 229 21.7 18.1-25.9 886 78.3 74.1-81.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,394 322 22.9 20.2-26.0 1,072 77.1 74.0-79.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,958 421 20.9 18.7-23.2 1,537 79.1 76.8-81.3
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,399 298 22.2 19.5-25.2 1,101 77.8 74.8-80.5
2nd Quartile 1,244 271 21.4 18.7-24.5 973 78.6 75.5-81.3
3rd Quartile 1,115 275 21.9 18.9-25.3 840 78.1 74.7-81.1
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 709 128 20.7 15.9-26.5 581 79.3 73.5-84.1

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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 2022 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2022 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. 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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