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 4,482 402 9.2 8.0-10.5 4,080 90.8 89.5-92.0
MALES 2,113 124 6.6 5.3- 8.1 1,989 93.4 91.9-94.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,323 79 6.6 5.1- 8.5 1,244 93.4 91.5-94.9
Non-Hispanic Black 310 24 9.3 5.7-14.8 286 90.7 85.2-94.3
Other 423 17 3.9 2.2- 6.8 406 96.1 93.2-97.8
AGE
18-34 539 27 5.1 3.3- 7.6 512 94.9 92.4-96.7
35-44 314 19 7.6 4.4-12.8 295 92.4 87.2-95.6
45-54 338 18 4.6 2.6- 7.9 320 95.4 92.1-97.4
55-64 357 27 9.4 5.8-14.8 330 90.6 85.2-94.2
65-74 343 23 9.0 5.4-14.6 320 91.0 85.4-94.6
75+ 177 *** *** *** 169 95.1 89.7-97.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 212 15 7.6 4.1-13.6 197 92.4 86.4-95.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 524 29 6.0 3.9- 9.2 495 94.0 90.8-96.1
Some Post-H.S. 567 38 8.0 5.5-11.5 529 92.0 88.5-94.5
College Graduate 798 41 5.0 3.6- 7.0 757 95.0 93.0-96.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 118 11 10.8 5.4-20.3 107 89.2 79.7-94.6
$15,000- 24,999 152 11 7.6 3.6-15.3 141 92.4 84.7-96.4
$25,000- 34,999 179 *** *** *** 174 97.1 91.6-99.1
$35,000- 49,999 216 14 7.3 4.1-12.9 202 92.7 87.1-95.9
$50,000- 74,999 268 19 7.3 4.5-11.6 249 92.7 88.4-95.5
$75,000+ 741 38 5.5 3.6- 8.3 703 94.5 91.7-96.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 616 57 10.5 7.7-14.3 559 89.5 85.7-92.3
No 1,414 63 5.1 3.8- 6.8 1,351 94.9 93.2-96.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 496 26 6.1 3.8- 9.7 470 93.9 90.3-96.2
Non-Veteran 1,596 98 6.8 5.4- 8.6 1,498 93.2 91.4-94.6
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 744 50 6.9 5.0- 9.3 694 93.1 90.7-95.0
Regional City or Suburban County 556 29 7.0 4.4-10.8 527 93.0 89.2-95.6
Rural 813 45 6.0 4.2- 8.5 768 94.0 91.5-95.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,358 63 5.2 3.8- 6.9 1,295 94.8 93.1-96.2
Unemployed 77 12 13.5 6.8-25.1 65 86.5 74.9-93.2
Retired 461 26 7.7 4.7-12.3 435 92.3 87.7-95.3
Unable to Work 130 18 12.9 7.2-22.1 112 87.1 77.9-92.8
Other not in Labor Force 53 *** *** *** 49 94.9 85.2-98.4
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 147 13 11.1 5.7-20.6 134 88.9 79.4-94.3
101% to 150% 117 *** *** *** 111 95.0 86.8-98.2
151% to 200% 149 *** *** *** 143 95.8 89.7-98.3
More than 200% 1,173 69 6.3 4.7- 8.3 1,104 93.7 91.7-95.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 510 28 6.6 4.1-10.4 482 93.4 89.6-95.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 660 42 8.1 5.7-11.5 618 91.9 88.5-94.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 943 54 5.5 4.0- 7.5 889 94.5 92.5-96.0
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 690 34 4.7 3.2- 6.9 656 95.3 93.1-96.8
2nd Quartile 575 40 7.5 5.2-10.7 535 92.5 89.3-94.8
3rd Quartile 536 33 7.7 5.0-11.5 503 92.3 88.5-95.0
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 312 17 6.6 3.6-11.8 295 93.4 88.2-96.4

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*Adults without asthma are included in the denominator to estimate current asthma prevalence.

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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