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 4,482 402 9.2 8.0-10.5 4,080 90.8 89.5-92.0
Females 2,369 278 11.6 9.8-13.7 2,091 88.4 86.3-90.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,459 170 12.2 9.9-15.0 1,289 87.8 85.0-90.1
Non-Hispanic Black 487 56 9.9 7.2-13.4 431 90.1 86.6-92.8
Other 375 43 10.9 6.6-17.6 332 89.1 82.4-93.4
AGE
18-34 477 52 10.6 7.7-14.5 425 89.4 85.5-92.3
35-44 360 43 13.9 9.2-20.5 317 86.1 79.5-90.8
45-54 379 41 9.3 6.2-13.8 338 90.7 86.2-93.8
55-64 437 64 14.6 10.0-20.7 373 85.4 79.3-90.0
65-74 397 54 15.9 10.2-24.0 343 84.1 76.0-89.8
75+ 266 19 5.0 2.9- 8.5 247 95.0 91.5-97.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 151 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 475 52 9.0 6.4-12.4 423 91.0 87.6-93.6
Some Post-H.S. 713 98 12.5 9.7-15.9 615 87.5 84.1-90.3
College Graduate 1,024 100 8.9 7.1-11.2 924 91.1 88.8-92.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 153 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 225 35 16.8 10.2-26.4 190 83.2 73.6-89.8
$25,000- 34,999 263 45 13.4 9.6-18.4 218 86.6 81.6-90.4
$35,000- 49,999 248 26 11.7 7.1-18.8 222 88.3 81.2-92.9
$50,000- 74,999 280 21 8.2 4.4-14.8 259 91.8 85.2-95.6
$75,000+ 645 60 8.7 6.4-11.6 585 91.3 88.4-93.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 765 138 17.9 14.0-22.6 627 82.1 77.4-86.0
No 1,537 133 8.2 6.6-10.3 1,404 91.8 89.7-93.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 85 *** *** *** 82 93.7 78.3-98.4
Non-Veteran 2,273 273 11.8 10.0-14.0 2,000 88.2 86.0-90.0
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 774 88 10.5 8.1-13.5 686 89.5 86.5-91.9
Regional City or Suburban County 621 62 9.6 6.8-13.4 559 90.4 86.6-93.2
Rural 974 128 14.5 11.0-18.9 846 85.5 81.1-89.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,186 111 8.7 6.9-10.9 1,075 91.3 89.1-93.1
Unemployed 95 12 9.0 4.4-17.3 83 91.0 82.7-95.6
Retired 640 71 9.3 7.0-12.3 569 90.7 87.7-93.0
Unable to Work 189 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 222 22 10.7 6.2-17.8 200 89.3 82.2-93.8
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 65 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 226 49 19.0 12.0-28.7 177 81.0 71.3-88.0
101% to 150% 171 24 17.4 10.0-28.4 147 82.6 71.6-90.0
151% to 200% 200 33 15.2 9.6-23.3 167 84.8 76.7-90.4
More than 200% 1,122 104 8.7 6.9-10.9 1,018 91.3 89.1-93.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 612 63 12.8 8.0-19.8 549 87.2 80.2-92.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 737 106 13.0 10.2-16.3 631 87.0 83.7-89.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,020 109 10.1 7.9-12.7 911 89.9 87.3-92.1
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 715 81 10.8 8.2-14.1 634 89.2 85.9-91.8
2nd Quartile 669 82 11.1 8.4-14.6 587 88.9 85.4-91.6
3rd Quartile 585 74 14.0 9.7-19.7 511 86.0 80.3-90.3
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 400 41 9.9 6.2-15.4 359 90.1 84.6-93.8

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*Adults without asthma are included in the denominator to estimate current asthma prevalence.

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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