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 4,481 312 5.7 4.9- 6.6 4,169 94.3 93.4-95.1
GENDER
Male 2,110 134 5.8 4.6- 7.1 1,976 94.2 92.9-95.4
Female 2,371 178 5.7 4.6- 7.0 2,193 94.3 93.0-95.4
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,778 285 8.6 7.3-10.0 2,493 91.4 90.0-92.7
Non-Hispanic Black 796 *** *** *** 792 99.2 97.7-99.8
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 169 *** *** *** 164 97.2 92.7-99.0
Non-Hispanic Multiracial 74 *** *** *** 73 97.1 82.2-99.6
Non-Hispanic Other 103 *** *** *** 102 98.8 91.7-99.8
Hispanic 457 *** *** *** 450 99.3 98.3-99.7
AGE
18-34 1,017 *** *** *** 1,007 98.9 97.6-99.5
35-44 675 *** *** *** 665 99.0 97.9-99.5
45-54 720 22 3.4 1.9- 5.8 698 96.6 94.2-98.1
55-64 791 70 6.3 4.8- 8.3 721 93.7 91.7-95.2
65-74 739 105 14.4 11.6-17.9 634 85.6 82.1-88.4
75+ 440 90 18.9 13.7-25.6 350 81.1 74.4-86.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 362 17 4.9 2.2-10.5 345 95.1 89.5-97.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,002 55 4.8 3.3- 6.7 947 95.2 93.3-96.7
Some Post-H.S. 1,281 79 5.2 3.9- 6.9 1,202 94.8 93.1-96.1
College Graduate 1,818 161 7.5 6.3- 9.0 1,657 92.5 91.0-93.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,381 121 7.7 5.9-10.0 1,260 92.3 90.0-94.1
No 2,948 184 4.8 4.0- 5.8 2,764 95.2 94.2-96.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 576 55 7.3 5.3-10.1 521 92.7 89.9-94.7
Non-Veteran 3,872 256 5.5 4.6- 6.5 3,616 94.5 93.5-95.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,542 91 2.6 2.0- 3.3 2,451 97.4 96.7-98.0
Unemployed 172 *** *** *** 169 97.1 87.6-99.4
Retired 1,099 183 16.1 13.2-19.5 916 83.9 80.5-86.8
Unable to Work 321 21 3.9 2.2- 7.0 300 96.1 93.0-97.8
Other not in Labor Force 274 *** *** *** 266 97.7 94.5-99.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 275 *** *** *** 267 97.6 94.6-99.0
$15,000- 24,999 377 18 3.7 2.1- 6.3 359 96.3 93.7-97.9
$25,000- 34,999 442 27 4.2 2.1- 8.1 415 95.8 91.9-97.9
$35,000- 49,999 463 33 5.1 3.4- 7.6 430 94.9 92.4-96.6
$50,000-74,999 546 46 7.3 5.1-10.3 500 92.7 89.7-94.9
$75,000-100,000 472 38 6.9 4.7- 9.9 434 93.1 90.1-95.3
$100,000-150,000 448 38 8.2 5.5-12.2 410 91.8 87.8-94.5
$150,000+ 467 34 6.5 4.4- 9.5 433 93.5 90.5-95.6
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 991 70 5.7 3.9- 8.4 921 94.3 91.6-96.1
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 108 *** *** *** 106 98.7 94.6-99.7
50% to 100% 371 *** *** *** 361 98.3 96.2-99.3
101% to 150% 289 15 2.3 1.3- 3.9 274 97.7 96.1-98.7
151% to 200% 349 19 4.4 2.5- 7.7 330 95.6 92.3-97.5
More than 200% 2,293 194 7.5 6.2- 8.9 2,099 92.5 91.1-93.8
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 991 70 5.7 3.9- 8.4 921 94.3 91.6-96.1
HOUSING
Own 2,884 258 7.2 6.1- 8.5 2,626 92.8 91.5-93.9
Rent 1,230 33 2.0 1.3- 3.1 1,197 98.0 96.9-98.7
Other arrangement 311 21 4.5 2.3- 8.6 290 95.5 91.4-97.7
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,521 81 3.8 2.9- 5.0 1,440 96.2 95.0-97.1
Regional City or Suburban County 1,176 85 6.4 4.7- 8.7 1,091 93.6 91.3-95.3
Rural 1,784 146 7.0 5.6- 8.7 1,638 93.0 91.3-94.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,120 63 4.9 3.4- 7.1 1,057 95.1 92.9-96.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,397 118 6.9 5.3- 9.0 1,279 93.1 91.0-94.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,964 131 5.2 4.2- 6.4 1,833 94.8 93.6-95.8
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,400 121 6.8 5.5- 8.4 1,279 93.2 91.6-94.5
2nd Quartile 1,253 80 5.5 4.0- 7.6 1,173 94.5 92.4-96.0
3rd Quartile 1,116 75 5.4 4.0- 7.3 1,041 94.6 92.7-96.0
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 712 36 3.8 2.3- 6.4 676 96.2 93.6-97.7

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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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