2022 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Chronic Health Conditions

Summary Index of Chronic Health Conditions*

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  Total
Respond.^		 No chronic disease 1 chronic disease 2+ chronic diseases
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,504 1,928 46.0 44.0-48.0 1,243 26.2 24.5-27.9 1,333 27.8 26.1-29.7
Females 2,379 898 40.3 37.5-43.1 681 28.0 25.6-30.5 800 31.7 29.1-34.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,466 487 34.6 31.3-38.2 427 28.4 25.5-31.6 552 36.9 33.5-40.5
Non-Hispanic Black 487 191 43.6 38.1-49.2 142 28.0 23.3-33.3 154 28.4 23.8-33.5
Other 378 201 54.5 46.6-62.1 97 27.4 20.8-35.3 80 18.1 12.2-26.0
AGE
18-34 479 281 56.9 51.2-62.5 136 31.1 25.8-37.0 62 11.9 8.9-15.7
35-44 362 183 50.1 43.3-57.0 101 22.8 18.2-28.1 78 27.1 20.4-35.0
45-54 380 168 48.0 40.4-55.7 112 27.9 22.3-34.3 100 24.1 19.0-30.0
55-64 439 112 28.3 23.1-34.1 122 27.1 21.9-32.9 205 44.7 38.5-51.0
65-74 398 75 16.2 12.1-21.3 119 28.1 22.8-34.0 204 55.8 49.1-62.2
75+ 267 51 15.6 11.0-21.8 70 29.1 22.0-37.4 146 55.3 46.5-63.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 152 62 32.6 23.5-43.2 27 16.5 9.4-27.3 *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 479 165 36.8 31.5-42.3 137 28.9 24.1-34.3 177 34.3 29.2-39.8
Some Post-H.S. 716 243 40.6 35.3-46.2 203 29.3 24.9-34.1 270 30.1 26.0-34.4
College Graduate 1,026 428 45.5 41.7-49.3 312 29.4 26.1-32.9 286 25.1 22.1-28.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 155 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 227 63 27.2 20.5-35.3 53 20.4 14.7-27.7 111 52.3 43.1-61.4
$25,000- 34,999 263 80 33.3 26.3-41.2 77 30.8 24.1-38.4 106 35.9 28.5-44.0
$35,000- 49,999 250 73 30.1 23.5-37.7 84 33.9 26.6-42.1 93 35.9 28.6-43.9
$50,000- 74,999 280 109 39.7 32.6-47.3 97 36.7 29.2-45.0 74 23.5 18.1-30.0
$75,000+ 646 299 49.2 44.4-54.0 187 30.2 26.0-34.8 160 20.6 17.2-24.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 771 125 16.9 13.0-21.6 197 28.2 23.7-33.3 449 54.9 49.5-60.2
No 1,540 739 52.3 49.2-55.5 466 28.1 25.4-30.9 335 19.6 17.2-22.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 85 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,283 861 40.3 37.5-43.2 648 27.7 25.2-30.2 774 32.0 29.4-34.8
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 777 338 46.6 42.0-51.3 220 26.9 23.2-31.0 219 26.4 22.6-30.6
Regional City or Suburban County 625 234 41.1 35.7-46.8 187 28.1 23.6-33.2 204 30.8 25.9-36.1
Rural 977 326 33.1 29.1-37.4 274 29.0 25.0-33.3 377 37.9 33.4-42.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,189 581 52.9 49.2-56.6 356 28.3 25.1-31.7 252 18.8 16.3-21.6
Unemployed 95 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 643 122 19.7 14.6-25.9 199 31.2 26.4-36.4 322 49.2 43.4-54.9
Unable to Work 192 16 8.3 4.8-14.0 27 9.2 5.3-15.3 149 82.5 74.9-88.2
Other not in Labor Force 223 127 53.4 44.4-62.2 57 32.1 23.5-42.1 39 14.5 10.0-20.6
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 68 *** *** *** 16 14.8 7.7-26.7 *** *** ***
50% to 100% 226 70 32.4 24.5-41.4 45 21.2 13.4-31.9 111 46.4 36.9-56.2
101% to 150% 172 57 30.6 22.6-39.9 *** *** *** 62 33.7 24.5-44.2
151% to 200% 200 53 25.8 18.9-34.1 65 33.9 25.8-43.0 82 40.4 31.7-49.6
More than 200% 1,125 444 43.1 39.5-46.7 346 31.2 28.0-34.7 335 25.7 22.8-28.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 615 210 33.2 28.0-38.9 173 28.6 23.6-34.2 232 38.1 32.0-44.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 740 262 38.7 33.8-43.9 196 26.1 22.1-30.5 282 35.2 30.6-40.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,024 426 44.8 40.7-48.9 312 29.1 25.6-32.9 286 26.1 22.8-29.7
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 719 272 41.1 36.5-45.8 233 30.6 26.4-35.3 214 28.3 24.3-32.6
2nd Quartile 671 272 42.8 37.8-48.0 178 27.2 22.9-31.9 221 30.0 25.6-34.8
3rd Quartile 587 216 39.8 33.9-46.0 157 24.9 20.5-29.8 214 35.3 29.7-41.4
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 402 138 31.8 25.4-39.1 113 30.4 24.0-37.7 151 37.8 30.2-45.9

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*The index consists of heart disease (heart attack/stoke/angina), current asthma, skin cancer,
other cancer, COPD, arthritis, depression, kidney disease and diabetes.

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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