2022 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Chronic Health Conditions

Summary Index of Chronic Health Conditions*

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  Total
Respond.^		 No chronic disease 1 chronic disease 2+ chronic diseases
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,504 1,928 46.0 44.0-48.0 1,243 26.2 24.5-27.9 1,333 27.8 26.1-29.7
MALES 2,125 1,030 52.2 49.4-54.9 562 24.2 22.0-26.5 533 23.6 21.3-26.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,331 559 44.1 40.8-47.5 395 27.8 25.0-30.9 377 28.0 25.1-31.2
Non-Hispanic Black 310 157 54.6 47.6-61.4 76 23.3 18.2-29.3 77 22.2 16.8-28.6
Other 426 276 73.0 66.6-78.6 81 14.6 11.2-18.9 69 12.3 8.0-18.6
AGE
18-34 543 401 77.3 73.0-81.0 120 19.5 16.0-23.5 22 3.3 2.0- 5.3
35-44 314 199 65.6 59.0-71.5 80 22.7 17.8-28.4 35 11.7 7.9-17.2
45-54 340 167 49.3 42.4-56.2 97 28.1 22.4-34.6 76 22.7 17.5-28.8
55-64 357 135 37.1 30.7-43.9 110 31.1 25.0-37.9 112 31.9 25.6-38.9
65-74 345 76 19.9 15.4-25.5 94 24.7 19.5-30.7 175 55.4 48.6-61.9
75+ 179 23 12.8 7.6-20.7 50 25.0 17.5-34.4 106 62.2 51.7-71.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 214 110 49.4 40.7-58.2 41 18.8 13.2-26.1 63 31.8 23.7-41.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 528 264 56.5 50.8-62.0 132 22.8 18.5-27.6 132 20.8 16.6-25.6
Some Post-H.S. 570 265 48.8 43.8-53.8 148 24.9 21.0-29.3 157 26.3 22.1-31.0
College Graduate 800 383 52.4 48.2-56.5 238 27.6 24.1-31.4 179 20.0 17.0-23.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 121 *** *** *** 23 16.1 9.9-25.1 *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 153 *** *** *** 30 21.8 14.2-32.0 53 33.7 24.2-44.7
$25,000- 34,999 180 79 46.3 37.0-55.9 52 26.5 19.6-34.9 49 27.1 19.1-36.9
$35,000- 49,999 216 104 54.8 45.9-63.4 54 23.1 16.3-31.7 58 22.1 15.9-29.8
$50,000- 74,999 268 122 45.1 37.7-52.7 85 31.9 25.4-39.2 61 22.9 17.2-29.9
$75,000+ 745 372 55.0 50.6-59.3 221 26.1 22.6-29.9 152 18.9 15.7-22.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 621 142 25.1 20.9-29.8 182 28.5 24.1-33.4 297 46.4 41.2-51.7
No 1,418 841 63.5 60.3-66.6 356 22.4 19.9-25.2 221 14.1 11.9-16.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 497 180 40.0 34.7-45.6 136 26.9 22.2-32.1 181 33.1 28.0-38.6
Non-Veteran 1,604 838 55.4 52.3-58.6 420 23.5 21.1-26.1 346 21.0 18.5-23.9
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 748 416 58.9 54.7-62.9 190 23.9 20.6-27.6 142 17.2 14.3-20.6
Regional City or Suburban County 557 270 50.3 44.7-55.9 147 24.9 20.7-29.6 140 24.8 20.2-30.1
Rural 820 344 46.9 42.2-51.7 225 23.9 20.3-28.0 251 29.1 25.0-33.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,363 828 64.7 61.6-67.7 356 24.2 21.6-27.0 179 11.1 9.3-13.2
Unemployed 77 *** *** *** 20 19.4 11.0-31.8 19 18.0 10.2-29.8
Retired 464 91 18.1 13.9-23.2 139 27.5 22.5-33.0 234 54.5 48.4-60.4
Unable to Work 131 18 15.4 8.7-25.9 23 17.4 10.7-26.9 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 53 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 40 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 149 *** *** *** 25 18.6 11.4-28.9 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 118 *** *** *** 30 22.5 15.0-32.4 38 26.7 18.3-37.2
151% to 200% 149 *** *** *** 39 22.0 15.4-30.5 44 26.1 18.0-36.2
More than 200% 1,177 562 51.0 47.4-54.6 350 27.9 24.8-31.2 265 21.1 18.3-24.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 512 222 47.7 41.3-54.1 139 23.8 19.0-29.4 151 28.5 23.0-34.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 666 309 50.9 46.1-55.7 176 24.7 21.0-28.9 181 24.3 20.6-28.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 947 499 55.2 51.2-59.1 247 24.0 20.9-27.3 201 20.8 17.6-24.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 691 335 50.3 45.6-54.9 189 26.1 22.4-30.3 167 23.6 19.6-28.1
2nd Quartile 582 303 55.6 50.5-60.5 139 22.3 18.5-26.7 140 22.2 18.4-26.4
3rd Quartile 538 263 52.3 46.9-57.6 148 24.7 20.7-29.2 127 23.0 18.5-28.2
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 314 129 45.9 37.4-54.6 86 23.7 17.6-31.0 99 30.5 23.2-38.8

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*The index consists of heart disease (heart attack/stoke/angina), current asthma, skin cancer,
other cancer, COPD, arthritis, depression, kidney disease and diabetes.

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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