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 4,493 612 13.7 12.4-15.2 3,881 86.3 84.8-87.6
MALES 2,118 236 11.5 9.9-13.3 1,882 88.5 86.7-90.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,326 154 12.1 10.1-14.4 1,172 87.9 85.6-89.9
Non-Hispanic Black 310 38 13.1 8.9-18.8 272 86.9 81.2-91.1
Other 425 39 8.6 5.8-12.6 386 91.4 87.4-94.2
AGE
18-34 542 84 14.4 11.3-18.1 458 85.6 81.9-88.7
35-44 314 33 12.2 8.2-17.9 281 87.8 82.1-91.8
45-54 339 31 8.7 5.7-13.1 308 91.3 86.9-94.3
55-64 357 35 10.5 6.8-15.8 322 89.5 84.2-93.2
65-74 343 34 11.7 7.8-17.3 309 88.3 82.7-92.2
75+ 178 16 7.4 4.1-13.2 162 92.6 86.8-95.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 213 20 10.2 6.1-16.7 193 89.8 83.3-93.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 527 63 11.9 8.9-15.7 464 88.1 84.3-91.1
Some Post-H.S. 568 67 12.5 9.5-16.3 501 87.5 83.7-90.5
College Graduate 798 85 10.6 8.4-13.5 713 89.4 86.5-91.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 120 20 17.8 10.7-28.2 100 82.2 71.8-89.3
$15,000- 24,999 152 18 13.7 7.7-23.2 134 86.3 76.8-92.3
$25,000- 34,999 180 16 7.3 4.0-13.0 164 92.7 87.0-96.0
$35,000- 49,999 216 24 12.4 7.9-18.8 192 87.6 81.2-92.1
$50,000- 74,999 268 35 13.5 9.4-18.9 233 86.5 81.1-90.6
$75,000+ 743 80 11.0 8.4-14.2 663 89.0 85.8-91.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 617 90 15.0 11.6-19.1 527 85.0 80.9-88.4
No 1,416 136 9.8 8.1-11.9 1,280 90.2 88.1-91.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 496 47 9.9 6.9-13.9 449 90.1 86.1-93.1
Non-Veteran 1,600 188 12.0 10.2-14.2 1,412 88.0 85.8-89.8
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 747 96 13.3 10.6-16.4 651 86.7 83.6-89.4
Regional City or Suburban County 557 61 12.0 8.8-16.1 496 88.0 83.9-91.2
Rural 814 79 9.4 7.1-12.2 735 90.6 87.8-92.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,361 143 10.9 9.0-13.1 1,218 89.1 86.9-91.0
Unemployed 77 17 18.0 10.0-30.2 *** *** ***
Retired 461 38 9.2 6.0-13.7 423 90.8 86.3-94.0
Unable to Work 130 23 14.7 8.6-23.9 107 85.3 76.1-91.4
Other not in Labor Force 53 11 15.6 8.0-28.4 *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 147 26 18.0 10.9-28.1 121 82.0 71.9-89.1
101% to 150% 118 *** *** *** 108 89.9 80.5-95.1
151% to 200% 149 15 11.6 6.6-19.8 134 88.4 80.2-93.4
More than 200% 1,175 134 11.6 9.5-14.0 1,041 88.4 86.0-90.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 510 49 8.8 6.0-12.8 461 91.2 87.2-94.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 663 76 13.4 10.4-17.2 587 86.6 82.8-89.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 945 111 11.3 9.1-14.0 834 88.7 86.0-90.9
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 691 70 9.9 7.5-13.0 621 90.1 87.0-92.5
2nd Quartile 579 80 14.0 11.0-17.7 499 86.0 82.3-89.0
3rd Quartile 536 57 11.4 8.4-15.5 479 88.6 84.5-91.6
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 312 29 8.0 4.8-13.2 283 92.0 86.8-95.2

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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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