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 4,494 205 4.9 3.9- 6.1 4,289 95.1 93.9-96.1
Females 2,373 101 4.8 3.5- 6.7 2,272 95.2 93.3-96.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,461 54 5.0 3.2- 7.9 1,407 95.0 92.1-96.8
Non-Hispanic Black 487 32 5.1 3.4- 7.6 455 94.9 92.4-96.6
Other 377 12 4.3 1.9- 9.7 365 95.7 90.3-98.1
AGE
18-34 478 *** *** *** 473 99.0 97.0-99.7
35-44 361 *** *** *** 354 97.1 91.4-99.0
45-54 380 12 3.0 1.6- 5.8 368 97.0 94.2-98.4
55-64 439 23 6.3 3.8-10.4 416 93.7 89.6-96.2
65-74 395 24 8.8 4.1-18.0 371 91.2 82.0-95.9
75+ 266 29 13.6 7.0-24.8 237 86.4 75.2-93.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 150 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 477 25 4.8 2.8- 8.2 452 95.2 91.8-97.2
Some Post-H.S. 715 36 4.4 2.8- 6.7 679 95.6 93.3-97.2
College Graduate 1,025 25 1.8 1.1- 2.9 1,000 98.2 97.1-98.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 155 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 225 25 9.2 5.7-14.4 200 90.8 85.6-94.3
$25,000- 34,999 262 13 7.2 3.0-16.4 249 92.8 83.6-97.0
$35,000- 49,999 249 *** *** *** 241 96.6 92.2-98.5
$50,000- 74,999 280 11 2.6 1.3- 5.2 269 97.4 94.8-98.7
$75,000+ 646 11 1.3 0.6- 2.6 635 98.7 97.4-99.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 767 71 11.5 7.9-16.4 696 88.5 83.6-92.1
No 1,539 28 1.3 0.8- 2.0 1,511 98.7 98.0-99.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 85 *** *** *** 82 97.1 91.3-99.1
Non-Veteran 2,277 98 4.9 3.5- 6.9 2,179 95.1 93.1-96.5
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 777 25 4.4 2.6- 7.4 752 95.6 92.6-97.4
Regional City or Suburban County 622 20 4.7 2.4- 9.0 602 95.3 91.0-97.6
Rural 974 56 5.4 3.2- 9.0 918 94.6 91.0-96.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,188 27 1.8 1.2- 2.8 1,161 98.2 97.2-98.8
Unemployed 95 *** *** *** 92 98.1 93.4-99.5
Retired 639 44 8.7 5.2-14.1 595 91.3 85.9-94.8
Unable to Work 191 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 223 *** *** *** 222 99.9 99.2- 100
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 226 17 8.3 4.2-15.9 209 91.7 84.1-95.8
101% to 150% 171 *** *** *** 161 95.9 91.5-98.1
151% to 200% 198 12 7.9 3.6-16.8 186 92.1 83.2-96.4
More than 200% 1,125 32 2.1 1.3- 3.2 1,093 97.9 96.8-98.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 613 35 6.6 3.3-12.6 578 93.4 87.4-96.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 739 41 6.4 4.0-10.3 698 93.6 89.7-96.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,021 25 2.8 1.6- 4.9 996 97.2 95.1-98.4
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 718 24 3.1 1.8- 5.2 694 96.9 94.8-98.2
2nd Quartile 669 27 5.2 2.9- 9.2 642 94.8 90.8-97.1
3rd Quartile 585 28 6.6 3.5-12.1 557 93.4 87.9-96.5
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 401 22 4.4 2.4- 7.9 379 95.6 92.1-97.6

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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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