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 4,486 394 8.1 7.0- 9.3 4,092 91.9 90.7-93.0
Females 2,370 235 9.1 7.5-11.0 2,135 90.9 89.0-92.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,460 173 11.7 9.3-14.5 1,287 88.3 85.5-90.7
Non-Hispanic Black 487 31 5.4 3.5- 8.3 456 94.6 91.7-96.5
Other 377 26 4.9 2.7- 8.8 351 95.1 91.2-97.3
AGE
18-34 476 *** *** *** 472 99.5 98.4-99.8
35-44 362 22 5.3 3.1- 9.0 340 94.7 91.0-96.9
45-54 380 21 5.1 2.7- 9.3 359 94.9 90.7-97.3
55-64 437 60 15.1 10.4-21.2 377 84.9 78.8-89.6
65-74 397 71 19.7 13.7-27.5 326 80.3 72.5-86.3
75+ 264 55 21.2 14.8-29.5 209 78.8 70.5-85.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 150 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 476 43 7.0 4.8-10.0 433 93.0 90.0-95.2
Some Post-H.S. 715 69 7.5 5.5-10.1 646 92.5 89.9-94.5
College Graduate 1,023 103 9.3 7.4-11.8 920 90.7 88.2-92.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 155 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 224 22 9.0 5.2-15.1 202 91.0 84.9-94.8
$25,000- 34,999 263 19 3.2 1.8- 5.4 244 96.8 94.6-98.2
$35,000- 49,999 250 34 10.6 7.0-15.7 216 89.4 84.3-93.0
$50,000- 74,999 279 25 8.5 5.2-13.4 254 91.5 86.6-94.8
$75,000+ 645 63 8.5 6.4-11.3 582 91.5 88.7-93.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 768 107 14.0 10.4-18.7 661 86.0 81.3-89.6
No 1,535 125 6.8 5.5- 8.5 1,410 93.2 91.5-94.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 85 *** *** *** 81 92.6 78.0-97.8
Non-Veteran 2,274 231 9.3 7.6-11.2 2,043 90.7 88.8-92.4
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 776 60 7.1 5.2- 9.7 716 92.9 90.3-94.8
Regional City or Suburban County 621 67 9.3 6.6-12.8 554 90.7 87.2-93.4
Rural 973 108 11.1 8.0-15.2 865 88.9 84.8-92.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,188 78 5.5 4.1- 7.2 1,110 94.5 92.8-95.9
Unemployed 95 *** *** *** 91 97.4 90.7-99.3
Retired 638 116 17.1 13.7-21.1 522 82.9 78.9-86.3
Unable to Work 191 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 221 *** *** *** 214 96.7 91.4-98.7
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 68 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 225 19 8.3 3.3-19.3 206 91.7 80.7-96.7
101% to 150% 171 15 6.7 3.2-13.3 156 93.3 86.7-96.8
151% to 200% 199 17 4.9 2.8- 8.5 182 95.1 91.5-97.2
More than 200% 1,123 123 9.7 7.8-11.9 1,000 90.3 88.1-92.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 613 65 11.7 7.3-18.3 548 88.3 81.7-92.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 736 77 8.8 6.5-11.7 659 91.2 88.3-93.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,021 93 8.2 6.3-10.6 928 91.8 89.4-93.7
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 716 72 8.3 6.1-11.1 644 91.7 88.9-93.9
2nd Quartile 667 64 8.6 6.4-11.4 603 91.4 88.6-93.6
3rd Quartile 585 60 11.6 7.4-17.5 525 88.4 82.5-92.6
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 402 39 7.5 4.8-11.6 363 92.5 88.4-95.2

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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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