2022 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Derived Variables and Risk Factors

Health Insurance Coverage for Those Employed for Wages (Age under 65)*

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 1,981 1,790 90.5 88.7-92.0 191 9.5 8.0-11.3
GENDER
Male 1,027 897 88.2 85.6-90.4 130 11.8 9.6-14.4
Female 954 893 93.0 90.4-94.9 61 7.0 5.1- 9.6
Have Health Insurance
Yes 1,790 1,790 100 . - . *** *** ***
No 191 *** *** *** 191 100 . - .
Body Mass Index
Underweight 21 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Recommended Range 474 423 88.3 84.0-91.6 51 11.7 8.4-16.0
Overweight 684 616 89.4 85.8-92.1 68 10.6 7.9-14.2
Obese 647 603 94.8 92.5-96.4 44 5.2 3.6- 7.5
Current Smoker
Yes 229 191 81.5 74.1-87.1 38 18.5 12.9-25.9
No 1,681 1,534 91.5 89.6-93.0 147 8.5 7.0-10.4
History of CVD**
Yes 78 *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 1,896 1,711 90.6 88.8-92.1 185 9.4 7.9-11.2
Binge Drinker
Yes 411 373 89.2 84.4-92.7 38 10.8 7.3-15.6
No 1,412 1,283 91.9 90.1-93.4 129 8.1 6.6- 9.9
Heavy Drinker
Yes 149 *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 1,684 1,532 91.8 90.2-93.2 152 8.2 6.8- 9.8
COPD
Yes 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 1,932 1,751 90.6 88.8-92.2 181 9.4 7.8-11.2
Current Asthma
Yes 138 *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 1,837 1,657 90.4 88.5-92.0 180 9.6 8.0-11.5
Diabetes
Yes 141 *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 1,837 1,662 90.3 88.4-91.9 175 9.7 8.1-11.6
Functional Disability
Yes 371 319 85.1 79.4-89.4 52 14.9 10.6-20.6
No 1,560 1,424 91.4 89.5-93.0 136 8.6 7.0-10.5
Has two or more chronic diseases†
Yes 303 282 92.9 88.2-95.9 21 7.1 4.1-11.8
No 1,678 1,508 90.1 88.1-91.8 170 9.9 8.2-11.9

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* Data in this table were derived from health insurance question and only those under age 65 and employed for wages included

**History of cardiovascular disease includes history of heart attack or coronary heart disease or stroke.

†Chronic diseases include 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.

^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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