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 4,486 394 8.1 7.0- 9.3 4,092 91.9 90.7-93.0
MALES 2,116 159 6.9 5.7- 8.4 1,957 93.1 91.6-94.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,324 127 9.5 7.6-11.7 1,197 90.5 88.3-92.4
Non-Hispanic Black 310 14 4.1 2.3- 7.4 296 95.9 92.6-97.7
Other 425 12 1.4 0.6- 3.3 413 98.6 96.7-99.4
AGE
18-34 542 *** *** *** 538 99.6 98.7-99.9
35-44 313 *** *** *** 310 98.8 96.0-99.7
45-54 340 16 7.0 3.7-12.9 324 93.0 87.1-96.3
55-64 354 30 8.6 5.4-13.3 324 91.4 86.7-94.6
65-74 343 61 17.2 12.9-22.6 282 82.8 77.4-87.1
75+ 179 44 24.7 17.1-34.4 135 75.3 65.6-82.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 213 *** *** *** 204 95.3 89.5-98.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 528 43 6.9 4.7-10.1 485 93.1 89.9-95.3
Some Post-H.S. 567 36 7.0 4.7-10.2 531 93.0 89.8-95.3
College Graduate 796 71 8.2 6.3-10.6 725 91.8 89.4-93.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 119 *** *** *** 112 94.7 88.2-97.7
$15,000- 24,999 153 11 5.1 2.7- 9.4 142 94.9 90.6-97.3
$25,000- 34,999 180 14 6.6 3.0-14.3 166 93.4 85.7-97.0
$35,000- 49,999 215 21 10.8 6.3-17.9 194 89.2 82.1-93.7
$50,000- 74,999 267 19 8.0 4.7-13.3 248 92.0 86.7-95.3
$75,000+ 742 62 7.4 5.5-10.0 680 92.6 90.0-94.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 618 74 12.2 9.1-16.1 544 87.8 83.9-90.9
No 1,413 79 4.7 3.6- 6.2 1,334 95.3 93.8-96.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 496 57 10.2 7.4-13.8 439 89.8 86.2-92.6
Non-Veteran 1,598 100 6.0 4.7- 7.7 1,498 94.0 92.3-95.3
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 743 47 6.1 4.4- 8.5 696 93.9 91.5-95.6
Regional City or Suburban County 557 43 6.8 4.7- 9.8 514 93.2 90.2-95.3
Rural 816 69 7.9 5.7-10.8 747 92.1 89.2-94.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,360 54 3.6 2.5- 5.1 1,306 96.4 94.9-97.5
Unemployed 77 *** *** *** 74 98.0 93.7-99.4
Retired 461 86 19.1 14.9-24.2 375 80.9 75.8-85.1
Unable to Work 129 14 12.1 6.0-22.7 115 87.9 77.3-94.0
Other not in Labor Force 53 *** *** *** 52 98.6 90.4-99.8
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 147 *** *** *** 138 94.3 88.6-97.3
101% to 150% 118 *** *** *** 111 96.5 92.0-98.5
151% to 200% 149 14 8.2 3.7-17.2 135 91.8 82.8-96.3
More than 200% 1,172 101 8.5 6.7-10.7 1,071 91.5 89.3-93.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 510 33 5.3 3.1- 9.0 477 94.7 91.0-96.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 663 57 8.4 6.0-11.5 606 91.6 88.5-94.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 943 69 6.6 5.0- 8.7 874 93.4 91.3-95.0
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 687 56 7.9 5.8-10.8 631 92.1 89.2-94.2
2nd Quartile 581 48 7.6 5.4-10.6 533 92.4 89.4-94.6
3rd Quartile 536 35 5.4 3.6- 7.8 501 94.6 92.2-96.4
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 312 20 5.6 2.4-12.6 292 94.4 87.4-97.6

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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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