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 4,491 352 7.6 6.5- 8.9 4,139 92.4 91.1-93.5
MALES 2,115 141 6.4 5.1- 7.9 1,974 93.6 92.1-94.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,325 109 8.3 6.5-10.5 1,216 91.7 89.5-93.5
Non-Hispanic Black 309 18 5.6 3.0-10.2 291 94.4 89.8-97.0
Other 424 *** *** *** 414 98.7 97.2-99.4
AGE
18-34 541 *** *** *** 536 99.4 98.4-99.8
35-44 314 *** *** *** 305 97.2 94.0-98.7
45-54 339 17 6.2 3.7-10.3 322 93.8 89.7-96.3
55-64 354 29 8.4 5.0-13.8 325 91.6 86.2-95.0
65-74 343 47 14.5 10.0-20.6 296 85.5 79.4-90.0
75+ 179 31 19.3 12.0-29.5 148 80.7 70.5-88.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 211 23 8.1 4.9-13.3 188 91.9 86.7-95.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 525 43 7.6 5.1-11.3 482 92.4 88.7-94.9
Some Post-H.S. 569 44 7.4 5.1-10.8 525 92.6 89.2-94.9
College Graduate 798 31 3.3 2.1- 5.2 767 96.7 94.8-97.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 119 18 12.1 6.9-20.4 101 87.9 79.6-93.1
$15,000- 24,999 153 15 7.7 3.9-14.8 138 92.3 85.2-96.1
$25,000- 34,999 177 18 13.6 7.6-23.1 159 86.4 76.9-92.4
$35,000- 49,999 216 16 5.3 2.9- 9.5 200 94.7 90.5-97.1
$50,000- 74,999 268 12 4.2 2.2- 7.9 256 95.8 92.1-97.8
$75,000+ 745 25 3.3 1.9- 5.6 720 96.7 94.4-98.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 616 90 14.1 10.8-18.2 526 85.9 81.8-89.2
No 1,415 47 3.2 2.2- 4.7 1,368 96.8 95.3-97.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 495 45 7.2 4.9-10.4 450 92.8 89.6-95.1
Non-Veteran 1,598 94 6.2 4.7- 8.0 1,504 93.8 92.0-95.3
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 743 27 3.3 2.1- 5.0 716 96.7 95.0-97.9
Regional City or Suburban County 556 36 7.4 4.9-10.9 520 92.6 89.1-95.1
Rural 816 78 8.7 6.4-11.8 738 91.3 88.2-93.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,360 36 2.2 1.5- 3.2 1,324 97.8 96.8-98.5
Unemployed 77 *** *** *** 73 96.4 90.0-98.8
Retired 463 65 16.7 12.2-22.5 398 83.3 77.5-87.8
Unable to Work 126 33 21.7 13.7-32.4 93 78.3 67.6-86.3
Other not in Labor Force 53 *** *** *** 53 100 . - .
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 147 22 11.0 6.5-18.0 125 89.0 82.0-93.5
101% to 150% 117 13 12.0 6.1-22.5 104 88.0 77.5-93.9
151% to 200% 149 11 7.5 3.7-14.8 138 92.5 85.2-96.3
More than 200% 1,176 56 4.7 3.3- 6.7 1,120 95.3 93.3-96.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 510 43 8.0 5.1-12.5 467 92.0 87.5-94.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 662 57 8.1 5.9-11.1 605 91.9 88.9-94.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 943 41 4.4 3.0- 6.4 902 95.6 93.6-97.0
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 689 39 5.5 3.7- 8.1 650 94.5 91.9-96.3
2nd Quartile 579 35 5.7 3.8- 8.4 544 94.3 91.6-96.2
3rd Quartile 534 39 8.2 5.3-12.3 495 91.8 87.7-94.7
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 313 28 7.1 4.1-12.2 285 92.9 87.8-95.9

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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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