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%)
TOTAL 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
GENDER
Male 2,125 1,030 52.2 49.4-54.9 562 24.2 22.0-26.5 533 23.6 21.3-26.1
Female 2,379 898 40.3 37.5-43.1 681 28.0 25.6-30.5 800 31.7 29.1-34.4
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,797 1,046 39.2 36.8-41.6 822 28.2 26.1-30.3 929 32.7 30.4-35.0
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
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 169 *** *** *** 38 17.3 10.8-26.5 *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Multiracial 74 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 103 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 458 305 69.0 62.9-74.5 98 18.3 14.6-22.8 55 12.6 8.2-18.9
AGE
18-34 1,022 682 67.3 63.5-70.8 256 25.2 21.9-28.8 84 7.5 5.8- 9.6
35-44 676 382 57.6 52.7-62.3 181 22.7 19.3-26.6 113 19.7 15.5-24.7
45-54 720 335 48.6 43.4-53.8 209 28.0 23.9-32.5 176 23.4 19.7-27.6
55-64 796 247 32.4 28.3-36.8 232 29.0 24.9-33.3 317 38.6 34.2-43.3
65-74 743 151 18.0 14.8-21.6 213 26.5 22.7-30.6 379 55.6 50.8-60.2
75+ 446 74 14.5 10.8-19.1 120 27.4 22.0-33.6 252 58.1 51.4-64.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 366 172 41.8 35.1-48.9 68 17.8 13.1-23.7 126 40.4 33.0-48.2
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,007 429 47.1 43.1-51.2 269 25.7 22.4-29.3 309 27.2 23.8-30.8
Some Post-H.S. 1,286 508 44.2 40.5-48.0 351 27.4 24.3-30.7 427 28.4 25.5-31.5
College Graduate 1,826 811 48.6 45.8-51.4 550 28.6 26.2-31.2 465 22.8 20.6-25.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,392 267 20.4 17.5-23.7 379 28.3 25.1-31.9 746 51.2 47.4-55.0
No 2,958 1,580 58.0 55.7-60.2 822 25.2 23.4-27.2 556 16.8 15.2-18.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 582 211 39.2 34.4-44.3 165 28.5 24.1-33.3 206 32.3 27.7-37.3
Non-Veteran 3,887 1,699 46.8 44.6-48.9 1,068 25.9 24.1-27.7 1,120 27.4 25.4-29.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,552 1,409 59.3 56.9-61.7 712 26.1 24.0-28.2 431 14.6 13.1-16.3
Unemployed 172 *** *** *** 52 28.3 20.6-37.4 52 25.0 17.8-33.8
Retired 1,107 213 19.0 15.5-23.1 338 29.6 26.1-33.3 556 51.4 47.2-55.6
Unable to Work 323 34 11.1 7.4-16.3 50 12.4 8.6-17.4 239 76.6 69.9-82.1
Other not in Labor Force 276 161 55.2 47.1-63.0 72 31.4 23.8-40.1 43 13.5 9.5-18.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 276 90 38.6 30.6-47.3 56 19.1 12.9-27.4 130 42.3 33.9-51.1
$15,000- 24,999 380 133 34.5 28.5-41.0 83 21.0 16.2-26.8 164 44.5 37.5-51.7
$25,000- 34,999 443 159 38.9 33.1-45.0 129 29.0 24.0-34.5 155 32.1 26.6-38.3
$35,000- 49,999 466 177 42.6 36.8-48.6 138 28.5 23.3-34.4 151 28.9 23.9-34.5
$50,000-74,999 548 231 42.5 37.3-47.9 182 34.3 29.2-39.8 135 23.2 19.2-27.9
$75,000-100,000 473 215 55.5 49.9-60.9 133 22.9 18.9-27.3 125 21.7 17.6-26.4
$100,000-150,000 451 215 48.7 43.0-54.4 138 32.0 26.8-37.7 98 19.3 15.3-24.0
$150,000+ 467 241 52.7 47.2-58.1 137 29.2 24.6-34.4 89 18.0 14.2-22.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 1,000 467 50.3 45.7-54.9 247 21.8 18.7-25.3 286 27.9 24.0-32.1
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 108 *** *** *** 26 17.2 10.4-27.1 *** *** ***
50% to 100% 375 137 35.3 29.0-42.0 70 20.2 14.4-27.6 168 44.6 37.4-52.0
101% to 150% 290 107 38.4 31.4-45.9 83 30.6 23.7-38.7 100 31.0 24.3-38.5
151% to 200% 349 119 37.4 30.9-44.4 104 28.6 23.0-35.0 126 34.0 27.8-40.9
More than 200% 2,302 1,006 47.4 44.8-49.9 696 29.4 27.2-31.8 600 23.2 21.2-25.4
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 1,000 467 50.3 45.7-54.9 247 21.8 18.7-25.3 286 27.9 24.0-32.1
HOUSING
Own 2,899 1,139 42.4 39.9-44.8 846 27.4 25.3-29.5 914 30.3 28.0-32.7
Rent 1,232 608 53.5 50.0-56.9 308 23.6 20.9-26.6 316 22.9 20.0-26.0
Other arrangement 314 149 53.7 45.7-61.6 77 25.4 18.8-33.3 88 20.9 15.8-27.1
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,525 754 52.5 49.4-55.6 410 25.5 22.9-28.2 361 22.0 19.5-24.7
Regional City or Suburban County 1,182 504 45.4 41.5-49.4 334 26.6 23.4-30.0 344 28.0 24.5-31.7
Rural 1,797 670 39.8 36.7-43.1 499 26.5 23.8-29.5 628 33.6 30.5-36.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,127 432 40.2 36.0-44.6 312 26.3 22.8-30.2 383 33.5 29.2-38.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,406 571 44.5 41.0-48.1 372 25.4 22.6-28.5 463 30.0 27.0-33.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,971 925 49.8 46.9-52.6 559 26.7 24.3-29.2 487 23.6 21.3-26.1
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,410 607 45.5 42.3-48.8 422 28.5 25.6-31.6 381 26.0 23.2-29.1
2nd Quartile 1,253 575 49.0 45.4-52.7 317 24.8 21.9-28.0 361 26.2 23.2-29.3
3rd Quartile 1,125 479 45.7 41.7-49.8 305 24.8 21.8-28.1 341 29.5 25.8-33.5
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 716 267 38.2 32.8-44.0 199 27.3 22.7-32.5 250 34.4 29.0-40.3

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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 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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