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%)
North Carolina 4,493 612 13.7 12.4-15.2 3,881 86.3 84.8-87.6
Females 2,375 376 15.8 13.7-18.1 1,999 84.2 81.9-86.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,463 224 15.8 13.2-18.7 1,239 84.2 81.3-86.8
Non-Hispanic Black 487 83 14.9 11.6-19.1 404 85.1 80.9-88.4
Other 377 58 16.3 10.7-24.2 319 83.7 75.8-89.3
AGE
18-34 479 76 14.4 11.1-18.5 403 85.6 81.5-88.9
35-44 362 58 19.8 13.8-27.6 304 80.2 72.4-86.2
45-54 379 59 14.2 10.2-19.3 320 85.8 80.7-89.8
55-64 438 83 19.4 14.3-25.8 355 80.6 74.2-85.7
65-74 397 63 17.5 11.7-25.4 334 82.5 74.6-88.3
75+ 266 27 7.3 4.6-11.3 239 92.7 88.7-95.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 152 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 476 73 12.9 9.9-16.8 403 87.1 83.2-90.1
Some Post-H.S. 715 129 16.6 13.4-20.4 586 83.4 79.6-86.6
College Graduate 1,026 140 12.4 10.3-15.0 886 87.6 85.0-89.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 153 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 226 44 24.3 15.5-35.9 182 75.7 64.1-84.5
$25,000- 34,999 263 59 18.6 13.9-24.6 204 81.4 75.4-86.1
$35,000- 49,999 249 42 18.6 13.0-25.8 207 81.4 74.2-87.0
$50,000- 74,999 280 28 10.8 6.4-17.5 252 89.2 82.5-93.6
$75,000+ 646 86 11.7 9.1-14.9 560 88.3 85.1-90.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 768 167 22.6 18.2-27.7 601 77.4 72.3-81.8
No 1,540 197 12.1 10.1-14.4 1,343 87.9 85.6-89.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 85 *** *** *** 77 89.4 76.4-95.7
Non-Veteran 2,279 366 16.0 13.9-18.4 1,913 84.0 81.6-86.1
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 774 122 14.3 11.6-17.6 652 85.7 82.4-88.4
Regional City or Suburban County 625 94 14.5 11.1-18.6 531 85.5 81.4-88.9
Rural 976 160 18.4 14.5-23.2 816 81.6 76.8-85.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,189 164 12.8 10.6-15.2 1,025 87.2 84.8-89.4
Unemployed 95 17 14.9 8.6-24.7 78 85.1 75.3-91.4
Retired 641 92 12.5 9.5-16.2 549 87.5 83.8-90.5
Unable to Work 190 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 223 33 15.2 10.0-22.5 190 84.8 77.5-90.0
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 226 56 22.8 15.3-32.4 170 77.2 67.6-84.7
101% to 150% 171 34 24.6 16.2-35.6 137 75.4 64.4-83.8
151% to 200% 200 40 18.3 12.2-26.4 160 81.7 73.6-87.8
More than 200% 1,124 151 12.2 10.1-14.7 973 87.8 85.3-89.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 614 86 18.2 12.5-25.6 528 81.8 74.4-87.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 738 132 15.6 12.6-19.1 606 84.4 80.9-87.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,023 158 14.8 12.3-17.8 865 85.2 82.2-87.7
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 718 111 15.4 12.3-19.1 607 84.6 80.9-87.7
2nd Quartile 670 115 15.1 12.0-18.8 555 84.9 81.2-88.0
3rd Quartile 586 94 16.8 12.3-22.5 492 83.2 77.5-87.7
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 401 56 16.8 10.4-26.0 345 83.2 74.0-89.6

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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 U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2022 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2022 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. 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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