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 4,481 312 5.7 4.9- 6.6 4,169 94.3 93.4-95.1
Females 2,371 178 5.7 4.6- 7.0 2,193 94.3 93.0-95.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,459 161 8.5 6.8-10.5 1,298 91.5 89.5-93.2
Non-Hispanic Black 487 *** *** *** 485 99.5 97.5-99.9
Other 378 *** *** *** 368 98.1 93.9-99.4
AGE
18-34 477 *** *** *** 472 98.8 96.1-99.6
35-44 361 *** *** *** 352 98.5 97.0-99.3
45-54 380 13 2.1 1.2- 3.8 367 97.9 96.2-98.8
55-64 437 45 7.6 5.4-10.6 392 92.4 89.4-94.6
65-74 397 52 12.1 8.9-16.3 345 87.9 83.7-91.1
75+ 265 51 17.3 10.7-26.8 214 82.7 73.2-89.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 150 *** *** *** 141 93.1 79.8-97.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 479 31 5.8 3.7- 9.0 448 94.2 91.0-96.3
Some Post-H.S. 715 42 3.4 2.4- 4.8 673 96.6 95.2-97.6
College Graduate 1,021 96 7.6 6.1- 9.6 925 92.4 90.4-93.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 155 *** *** *** 149 97.6 93.3-99.2
$15,000- 24,999 225 13 4.2 2.1- 7.9 212 95.8 92.1-97.9
$25,000- 34,999 263 18 2.7 1.6- 4.4 245 97.3 95.6-98.4
$35,000- 49,999 250 23 6.4 4.0-10.1 227 93.6 89.9-96.0
$50,000- 74,999 279 25 5.6 3.5- 8.8 254 94.4 91.2-96.5
$75,000+ 644 51 6.4 4.7- 8.6 593 93.6 91.4-95.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 768 70 7.8 5.4-11.3 698 92.2 88.7-94.6
No 1,536 107 4.8 3.8- 6.0 1,429 95.2 94.0-96.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 85 *** *** *** 82 98.3 94.4-99.5
Non-Veteran 2,275 175 5.8 4.7- 7.3 2,100 94.2 92.7-95.3
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 775 41 3.1 2.2- 4.3 734 96.9 95.7-97.8
Regional City or Suburban County 622 53 7.2 4.6-11.1 569 92.8 88.9-95.4
Rural 974 84 7.0 5.3- 9.1 890 93.0 90.9-94.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,184 54 2.9 2.1- 3.9 1,130 97.1 96.1-97.9
Unemployed 95 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 642 101 14.6 10.9-19.3 541 85.4 80.7-89.1
Unable to Work 191 11 3.0 1.5- 5.9 180 97.0 94.1-98.5
Other not in Labor Force 222 *** *** *** 216 98.5 96.4-99.4
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 68 *** *** *** 66 98.0 92.0-99.5
50% to 100% 225 *** *** *** 216 97.7 94.5-99.1
101% to 150% 171 *** *** *** 163 97.9 95.6-99.0
151% to 200% 200 14 4.8 2.5- 8.9 186 95.2 91.1-97.5
More than 200% 1,122 103 6.7 5.4- 8.4 1,019 93.3 91.6-94.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 613 36 4.7 3.0- 7.4 577 95.3 92.6-97.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 738 68 7.9 5.4-11.4 670 92.1 88.6-94.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,020 74 4.4 3.4- 5.7 946 95.6 94.3-96.6
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 715 65 5.5 4.2- 7.3 650 94.5 92.7-95.8
2nd Quartile 671 51 6.7 4.3-10.3 620 93.3 89.7-95.7
3rd Quartile 583 39 4.7 3.2- 6.8 544 95.3 93.2-96.8
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 402 23 5.1 2.7- 9.4 379 94.9 90.6-97.3

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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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