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 4,491 352 7.6 6.5- 8.9 4,139 92.4 91.1-93.5
Females 2,376 211 8.8 7.1-10.8 2,165 91.2 89.2-92.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,463 141 10.4 8.1-13.3 1,322 89.6 86.7-91.9
Non-Hispanic Black 487 33 6.4 4.2- 9.7 454 93.6 90.3-95.8
Other 378 32 6.4 3.3-12.0 346 93.6 88.0-96.7
AGE
18-34 479 *** *** *** 469 98.1 96.2-99.0
35-44 362 14 6.5 3.1-13.3 348 93.5 86.7-96.9
45-54 379 20 4.8 2.7- 8.6 359 95.2 91.4-97.3
55-64 437 56 12.8 8.5-18.8 381 87.2 81.2-91.5
65-74 398 59 17.6 11.7-25.5 339 82.4 74.5-88.3
75+ 267 51 19.4 12.8-28.5 216 80.6 71.5-87.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 152 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 478 53 8.5 6.2-11.7 425 91.5 88.3-93.8
Some Post-H.S. 714 84 8.7 6.6-11.3 630 91.3 88.7-93.4
College Graduate 1,026 40 2.9 2.0- 4.3 986 97.1 95.7-98.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 155 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 227 46 20.1 13.2-29.5 181 79.9 70.5-86.8
$25,000- 34,999 263 25 8.1 4.8-13.1 238 91.9 86.9-95.2
$35,000- 49,999 250 21 8.6 4.9-14.7 229 91.4 85.3-95.1
$50,000- 74,999 280 16 4.0 2.2- 7.2 264 96.0 92.8-97.8
$75,000+ 645 15 1.8 1.0- 3.2 630 98.2 96.8-99.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 768 142 17.8 13.8-22.6 626 82.2 77.4-86.2
No 1,540 65 3.9 2.7- 5.6 1,475 96.1 94.4-97.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 85 *** *** *** 77 89.3 76.2-95.6
Non-Veteran 2,280 203 8.7 7.0-10.8 2,077 91.3 89.2-93.0
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 777 39 4.5 3.2- 6.5 738 95.5 93.5-96.8
Regional City or Suburban County 624 54 9.7 6.5-14.4 570 90.3 85.6-93.5
Rural 975 118 12.2 9.0-16.4 857 87.8 83.6-91.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,188 34 2.9 1.9- 4.5 1,154 97.1 95.5-98.1
Unemployed 95 *** *** *** 86 93.2 86.0-96.9
Retired 642 96 13.8 10.2-18.3 546 86.2 81.7-89.8
Unable to Work 191 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 223 14 5.9 3.2-10.6 209 94.1 89.4-96.8
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 68 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 226 46 20.0 12.9-29.8 180 80.0 70.2-87.1
101% to 150% 172 24 13.8 7.4-24.4 148 86.2 75.6-92.6
151% to 200% 200 24 8.6 5.2-13.8 176 91.4 86.2-94.8
More than 200% 1,124 56 4.6 3.3- 6.4 1,068 95.4 93.6-96.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 614 76 13.7 9.0-20.3 538 86.3 79.7-91.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 740 70 9.4 6.5-13.3 670 90.6 86.7-93.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,022 65 6.0 4.5- 8.0 957 94.0 92.0-95.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 717 49 6.0 4.3- 8.4 668 94.0 91.6-95.7
2nd Quartile 671 53 8.8 5.9-12.9 618 91.2 87.1-94.1
3rd Quartile 586 58 11.1 7.2-16.8 528 88.9 83.2-92.8
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 402 51 10.7 7.1-16.0 351 89.3 84.0-92.9

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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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