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 4,481 312 5.7 4.9- 6.6 4,169 94.3 93.4-95.1
MALES 2,110 134 5.8 4.6- 7.1 1,976 94.2 92.9-95.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,319 124 8.7 6.9-10.8 1,195 91.3 89.2-93.1
Non-Hispanic Black 309 *** *** *** 307 98.9 95.4-99.8
Other 425 *** *** *** 421 99.1 97.1-99.7
AGE
18-34 540 *** *** *** 535 99.1 97.2-99.7
35-44 314 *** *** *** 313 99.4 96.2-99.9
45-54 340 *** *** *** 331 95.3 90.2-97.8
55-64 354 25 4.9 3.2- 7.5 329 95.1 92.5-96.8
65-74 342 53 17.0 12.5-22.8 289 83.0 77.2-87.5
75+ 175 39 21.3 13.8-31.4 136 78.7 68.6-86.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 212 *** *** *** 204 96.7 92.5-98.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 523 24 3.8 2.1- 6.7 499 96.2 93.3-97.9
Some Post-H.S. 566 37 7.5 5.1-10.8 529 92.5 89.2-94.9
College Graduate 797 65 7.3 5.5- 9.7 732 92.7 90.3-94.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 120 *** *** *** 118 97.6 90.8-99.4
$15,000- 24,999 152 *** *** *** 147 97.1 91.9-99.0
$25,000- 34,999 179 *** *** *** 170 93.7 83.7-97.8
$35,000- 49,999 213 *** *** *** 203 96.1 92.1-98.2
$50,000- 74,999 267 21 8.8 5.3-14.3 246 91.2 85.7-94.7
$75,000+ 743 59 7.8 5.7-10.6 684 92.2 89.4-94.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 613 51 7.5 5.1-10.8 562 92.5 89.2-94.9
No 1,412 77 4.9 3.7- 6.4 1,335 95.1 93.6-96.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 491 52 8.4 6.0-11.6 439 91.6 88.4-94.0
Non-Veteran 1,597 81 5.0 3.8- 6.7 1,516 95.0 93.3-96.2
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 746 40 4.7 3.2- 6.9 706 95.3 93.1-96.8
Regional City or Suburban County 554 32 5.6 3.7- 8.2 522 94.4 91.8-96.3
Rural 810 62 7.0 4.9- 9.9 748 93.0 90.1-95.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,358 37 2.4 1.6- 3.5 1,321 97.6 96.5-98.4
Unemployed 77 *** *** *** 77 100 . - .
Retired 457 82 18.2 13.9-23.4 375 81.8 76.6-86.1
Unable to Work 130 *** *** *** 120 94.7 87.3-97.9
Other not in Labor Force 52 *** *** *** 50 94.7 78.7-98.8
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 146 *** *** *** 145 99.2 94.3-99.9
101% to 150% 118 *** *** *** 111 97.5 94.2-98.9
151% to 200% 149 *** *** *** 144 96.0 88.9-98.6
More than 200% 1,171 91 8.1 6.2-10.4 1,080 91.9 89.6-93.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 507 27 5.1 2.8- 9.1 480 94.9 90.9-97.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 659 50 5.8 4.1- 8.1 609 94.2 91.9-95.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 944 57 6.0 4.4- 8.2 887 94.0 91.8-95.6
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 685 56 8.1 5.9-11.0 629 91.9 89.0-94.1
2nd Quartile 582 29 4.3 2.7- 6.7 553 95.7 93.3-97.3
3rd Quartile 533 36 6.3 4.0- 9.7 497 93.7 90.3-96.0
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 310 13 2.3 1.0- 5.3 297 97.7 94.7-99.0

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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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