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 4,479 236 5.0 4.1- 6.0 4,243 95.0 94.0-95.9
MALES 2,112 126 5.4 4.3- 6.8 1,986 94.6 93.2-95.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,323 99 7.4 5.7- 9.6 1,224 92.6 90.4-94.3
Non-Hispanic Black 306 *** *** *** 296 97.2 94.0-98.8
Other 425 13 1.7 0.8- 3.6 412 98.3 96.4-99.2
AGE
18-34 543 *** *** *** 541 99.8 99.2- 100
35-44 314 *** *** *** 313 99.7 98.0- 100
45-54 339 17 4.9 2.8- 8.4 322 95.1 91.6-97.2
55-64 356 23 7.7 4.1-14.0 333 92.3 86.0-95.9
65-74 340 50 17.8 12.8-24.1 290 82.2 75.9-87.2
75+ 173 31 13.0 8.0-20.4 142 87.0 79.6-92.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 210 12 5.9 3.0-11.2 198 94.1 88.8-97.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 526 35 5.3 3.1- 8.9 491 94.7 91.1-96.9
Some Post-H.S. 567 35 5.6 3.8- 8.3 532 94.4 91.7-96.2
College Graduate 796 44 5.3 3.7- 7.5 752 94.7 92.5-96.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 121 13 10.3 5.4-18.9 108 89.7 81.1-94.6
$15,000- 24,999 153 12 10.3 4.2-23.2 141 89.7 76.8-95.8
$25,000- 34,999 176 14 6.0 3.0-11.5 162 94.0 88.5-97.0
$35,000- 49,999 214 21 7.7 4.4-12.9 193 92.3 87.1-95.6
$50,000- 74,999 266 *** *** *** 259 97.7 94.5-99.1
$75,000+ 742 31 3.7 2.4- 5.5 711 96.3 94.5-97.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 613 69 11.1 8.0-15.1 544 88.9 84.9-92.0
No 1,413 54 3.0 2.1- 4.2 1,359 97.0 95.8-97.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 489 48 6.9 4.8- 9.9 441 93.1 90.1-95.2
Non-Veteran 1,599 75 4.8 3.6- 6.5 1,524 95.2 93.5-96.4
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 744 33 4.0 2.7- 6.1 711 96.0 93.9-97.3
Regional City or Suburban County 554 27 4.5 2.9- 7.1 527 95.5 92.9-97.1
Rural 814 66 7.5 5.2-10.7 748 92.5 89.3-94.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,359 34 2.1 1.4- 3.2 1,325 97.9 96.8-98.6
Unemployed 77 *** *** *** 75 97.4 84.3-99.6
Retired 456 67 14.8 11.0-19.6 389 85.2 80.4-89.0
Unable to Work 130 20 13.5 6.4-26.4 110 86.5 73.6-93.6
Other not in Labor Force 53 *** *** *** 53 100 . - .
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 147 13 13.1 6.0-26.1 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 118 *** *** *** 113 97.9 94.2-99.2
151% to 200% 146 17 11.0 6.0-19.3 129 89.0 80.7-94.0
More than 200% 1,171 57 4.0 2.9- 5.4 1,114 96.0 94.6-97.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 510 38 7.7 4.6-12.7 472 92.3 87.3-95.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 664 47 5.6 3.9- 7.8 617 94.4 92.2-96.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 938 41 4.2 2.9- 6.1 897 95.8 93.9-97.1
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 683 40 5.0 3.4- 7.3 643 95.0 92.7-96.6
2nd Quartile 579 30 4.5 2.9- 6.9 549 95.5 93.1-97.1
3rd Quartile 537 26 6.0 3.5-10.1 511 94.0 89.9-96.5
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 313 30 8.4 5.0-14.0 283 91.6 86.0-95.0

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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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