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 4,494 205 4.9 3.9- 6.1 4,289 95.1 93.9-96.1
GENDER
Male 2,121 104 4.9 3.7- 6.5 2,017 95.1 93.5-96.3
Female 2,373 101 4.8 3.5- 6.7 2,272 95.2 93.3-96.5
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,789 128 5.5 4.1- 7.2 2,661 94.5 92.8-95.9
Non-Hispanic Black 797 48 5.1 3.5- 7.4 749 94.9 92.6-96.5
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 169 *** *** *** 159 92.9 84.5-96.9
Non-Hispanic Multiracial 73 *** *** *** 70 97.2 90.8-99.2
Non-Hispanic Other 103 *** *** *** 100 97.6 92.3-99.3
Hispanic 458 *** *** *** 449 96.8 92.0-98.8
AGE
18-34 1,021 *** *** *** 1,012 99.3 98.4-99.7
35-44 675 *** *** *** 665 98.2 95.4-99.3
45-54 720 24 3.7 2.3- 5.9 696 96.3 94.1-97.7
55-64 796 44 7.0 4.4-10.8 752 93.0 89.2-95.6
65-74 739 54 10.1 6.5-15.2 685 89.9 84.8-93.5
75+ 445 62 14.9 9.9-21.8 383 85.1 78.2-90.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 363 30 11.2 6.5-18.8 333 88.8 81.2-93.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,005 50 4.9 3.2- 7.4 955 95.1 92.6-96.8
Some Post-H.S. 1,284 67 4.9 3.6- 6.6 1,217 95.1 93.4-96.4
College Graduate 1,824 56 2.3 1.7- 3.3 1,768 97.7 96.7-98.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,387 145 11.8 9.2-15.1 1,242 88.2 84.9-90.8
No 2,956 56 1.7 1.2- 2.4 2,900 98.3 97.6-98.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 581 48 7.8 5.2-11.7 533 92.2 88.3-94.8
Non-Veteran 3,880 157 4.5 3.5- 5.8 3,723 95.5 94.2-96.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,550 49 1.5 1.1- 2.1 2,501 98.5 97.9-98.9
Unemployed 171 *** *** *** 166 98.3 95.7-99.3
Retired 1,102 99 10.9 8.1-14.5 1,003 89.1 85.5-91.9
Unable to Work 322 50 18.7 12.1-27.6 272 81.3 72.4-87.9
Other not in Labor Force 276 *** *** *** 274 98.1 88.6-99.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 276 18 7.6 3.1-17.3 258 92.4 82.7-96.9
$15,000- 24,999 377 40 10.6 6.7-16.4 337 89.4 83.6-93.3
$25,000- 34,999 442 26 7.7 4.4-13.1 416 92.3 86.9-95.6
$35,000- 49,999 465 26 7.1 4.0-12.3 439 92.9 87.7-96.0
$50,000-74,999 548 17 2.7 1.5- 5.1 531 97.3 94.9-98.5
$75,000-100,000 473 *** *** *** 468 99.0 97.5-99.6
$100,000-150,000 451 *** *** *** 441 98.4 96.7-99.2
$150,000+ 467 *** *** *** 457 98.6 97.2-99.3
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 995 53 5.4 3.5- 8.2 942 94.6 91.8-96.5
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 107 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 375 33 10.6 6.2-17.4 342 89.4 82.6-93.8
101% to 150% 289 21 5.9 3.4-10.1 268 94.1 89.9-96.6
151% to 200% 346 22 8.4 4.9-13.9 324 91.6 86.1-95.1
More than 200% 2,302 69 2.7 1.9- 3.8 2,233 97.3 96.2-98.1
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 995 53 5.4 3.5- 8.2 942 94.6 91.8-96.5
HOUSING
Own 2,893 136 5.6 4.3- 7.2 2,757 94.4 92.8-95.7
Rent 1,230 49 3.4 2.3- 4.9 1,181 96.6 95.1-97.7
Other arrangement 314 20 4.3 2.5- 7.3 294 95.7 92.7-97.5
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,524 47 3.6 2.4- 5.2 1,477 96.4 94.8-97.6
Regional City or Suburban County 1,179 50 4.9 3.2- 7.2 1,129 95.1 92.8-96.8
Rural 1,791 108 6.2 4.4- 8.7 1,683 93.8 91.3-95.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,123 68 7.6 4.9-11.6 1,055 92.4 88.4-95.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,403 81 5.5 4.0- 7.7 1,322 94.5 92.3-96.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,968 56 3.1 2.2- 4.4 1,912 96.9 95.6-97.8
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,409 54 3.6 2.6- 5.1 1,355 96.4 94.9-97.4
2nd Quartile 1,251 49 4.9 3.3- 7.3 1,202 95.1 92.7-96.7
3rd Quartile 1,121 60 6.6 4.3- 9.9 1,061 93.4 90.1-95.7
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 713 42 4.5 3.0- 6.8 671 95.5 93.2-97.0

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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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