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 4,486 394 8.1 7.0- 9.3 4,092 91.9 90.7-93.0
GENDER
Male 2,116 159 6.9 5.7- 8.4 1,957 93.1 91.6-94.3
Female 2,370 235 9.1 7.5-11.0 2,135 90.9 89.0-92.5
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,784 300 10.6 9.0-12.4 2,484 89.4 87.6-91.0
Non-Hispanic Black 797 45 4.8 3.4- 6.9 752 95.2 93.1-96.6
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 169 17 11.2 5.4-21.6 152 88.8 78.4-94.6
Non-Hispanic Multiracial 74 *** *** *** 69 96.6 90.2-98.9
Non-Hispanic Other 102 *** *** *** 99 95.7 84.8-98.9
Hispanic 457 13 1.8 1.0- 3.4 444 98.2 96.6-99.0
AGE
18-34 1,018 *** *** *** 1,010 99.5 99.0-99.8
35-44 675 25 3.3 2.0- 5.4 650 96.7 94.6-98.0
45-54 720 37 6.0 3.8- 9.3 683 94.0 90.7-96.2
55-64 791 90 12.0 9.0-15.9 701 88.0 84.1-91.0
65-74 740 132 18.5 14.6-23.2 608 81.5 76.8-85.4
75+ 443 99 22.7 17.6-28.7 344 77.3 71.3-82.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 363 26 10.5 5.9-18.1 337 89.5 81.9-94.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,004 86 6.9 5.3- 9.1 918 93.1 90.9-94.7
Some Post-H.S. 1,282 105 7.3 5.7- 9.2 1,177 92.7 90.8-94.3
College Graduate 1,819 174 8.8 7.4-10.5 1,645 91.2 89.5-92.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,386 181 13.2 10.7-16.2 1,205 86.8 83.8-89.3
No 2,948 204 5.8 4.8- 6.8 2,744 94.2 93.2-95.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 581 61 9.8 7.2-13.2 520 90.2 86.8-92.8
Non-Veteran 3,872 331 7.9 6.7- 9.2 3,541 92.1 90.8-93.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,548 132 4.4 3.5- 5.6 2,416 95.6 94.4-96.5
Unemployed 172 *** *** *** 165 97.7 94.4-99.1
Retired 1,099 202 18.0 15.2-21.1 897 82.0 78.9-84.8
Unable to Work 320 42 17.1 10.4-26.8 278 82.9 73.2-89.6
Other not in Labor Force 274 *** *** *** 266 97.1 93.0-98.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 274 26 12.0 6.0-22.8 248 88.0 77.2-94.0
$15,000- 24,999 377 33 7.3 4.8-11.1 344 92.7 88.9-95.2
$25,000- 34,999 443 33 4.7 2.7- 7.9 410 95.3 92.1-97.3
$35,000- 49,999 465 55 10.7 7.6-14.8 410 89.3 85.2-92.4
$50,000-74,999 546 44 8.2 5.8-11.6 502 91.8 88.4-94.2
$75,000-100,000 472 50 8.6 6.2-11.9 422 91.4 88.1-93.8
$100,000-150,000 449 37 6.9 4.7- 9.8 412 93.1 90.2-95.3
$150,000+ 466 38 8.2 5.6-11.9 428 91.8 88.1-94.4
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 994 78 7.6 5.6-10.2 916 92.4 89.8-94.4
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 108 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 372 28 7.3 3.7-13.7 344 92.7 86.3-96.3
101% to 150% 289 22 5.5 3.1- 9.6 267 94.5 90.4-96.9
151% to 200% 348 31 6.4 3.8-10.5 317 93.6 89.5-96.2
More than 200% 2,295 224 9.0 7.7-10.6 2,071 91.0 89.4-92.3
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 994 78 7.6 5.6-10.2 916 92.4 89.8-94.4
HOUSING
Own 2,891 315 10.2 8.8-11.9 2,576 89.8 88.1-91.2
Rent 1,227 59 3.5 2.6- 4.7 1,168 96.5 95.3-97.4
Other arrangement 312 16 2.8 1.6- 4.8 296 97.2 95.2-98.4
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,519 107 6.6 5.3- 8.3 1,412 93.4 91.7-94.7
Regional City or Suburban County 1,178 110 8.1 6.3-10.4 1,068 91.9 89.6-93.7
Rural 1,789 177 9.5 7.5-12.0 1,612 90.5 88.0-92.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,123 98 8.6 5.9-12.4 1,025 91.4 87.6-94.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,399 134 8.6 6.9-10.6 1,265 91.4 89.4-93.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,964 162 7.4 6.2- 9.0 1,802 92.6 91.0-93.8
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,403 128 8.1 6.5-10.1 1,275 91.9 89.9-93.5
2nd Quartile 1,248 112 8.1 6.5-10.1 1,136 91.9 89.9-93.5
3rd Quartile 1,121 95 8.6 6.2-11.9 1,026 91.4 88.1-93.8
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 714 59 6.7 4.4-10.1 655 93.3 89.9-95.6

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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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