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 4,493 612 13.7 12.4-15.2 3,881 86.3 84.8-87.6
Non-Hispanic White 2,789 378 14.0 12.3-15.9 2,411 86.0 84.1-87.7
GENDER
Male 1,326 154 12.1 10.1-14.4 1,172 87.9 85.6-89.9
Female 1,463 224 15.8 13.2-18.7 1,239 84.2 81.3-86.8
AGE
18-34 553 99 17.0 13.7-20.9 454 83.0 79.1-86.3
35-44 356 55 17.7 13.2-23.3 301 82.3 76.7-86.8
45-54 429 50 10.1 7.1-14.1 379 89.9 85.9-92.9
55-64 525 71 15.3 11.1-20.7 454 84.7 79.3-88.9
65-74 524 65 14.4 9.8-20.7 459 85.6 79.3-90.2
75+ 354 33 7.3 4.8-10.8 321 92.7 89.2-95.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 113 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 562 82 15.0 11.7-19.0 480 85.0 81.0-88.3
Some Post-H.S. 827 122 13.4 10.9-16.3 705 86.6 83.7-89.1
College Graduate 1,279 150 11.4 9.5-13.6 1,129 88.6 86.4-90.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 128 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 164 30 17.0 11.0-25.4 134 83.0 74.6-89.0
$25,000- 34,999 240 39 13.8 9.6-19.3 201 86.2 80.7-90.4
$35,000- 49,999 287 42 14.9 10.4-21.0 245 85.1 79.0-89.6
$50,000- 74,999 370 43 11.9 8.5-16.3 327 88.1 83.7-91.5
$75,000+ 1,036 120 11.0 9.0-13.4 916 89.0 86.6-91.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 870 152 18.7 15.1-22.9 718 81.3 77.1-84.9
No 1,841 210 11.4 9.7-13.3 1,631 88.6 86.7-90.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 379 32 9.2 5.9-14.0 347 90.8 86.0-94.1
Non-Veteran 2,399 344 14.7 12.8-16.7 2,055 85.3 83.3-87.2
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 851 128 15.2 12.6-18.3 723 84.8 81.7-87.4
Regional City or Suburban County 800 104 12.9 10.2-16.2 696 87.1 83.8-89.8
Rural 1,138 146 14.0 11.1-17.5 992 86.0 82.5-88.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,529 200 13.4 11.4-15.6 1,329 86.6 84.4-88.6
Unemployed 82 14 15.2 8.6-25.5 68 84.8 74.5-91.4
Retired 826 86 9.3 7.1-12.2 740 90.7 87.8-92.9
Unable to Work 181 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 142 29 19.0 12.6-27.6 113 81.0 72.4-87.4
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 135 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 141 25 18.9 11.9-28.5 116 81.1 71.5-88.1
151% to 200% 204 30 12.1 7.8-18.3 174 87.9 81.7-92.2
More than 200% 1,659 198 11.4 9.8-13.3 1,461 88.6 86.7-90.2
HOUSING
Own 2,039 226 12.2 10.3-14.4 1,813 87.8 85.6-89.7
Rent 569 124 22.3 18.5-26.6 445 77.7 73.4-81.5
Other arrangement 158 20 12.1 7.1-19.9 138 87.9 80.1-92.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 543 55 12.9 8.3-19.6 488 87.1 80.4-91.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 971 142 13.6 11.3-16.3 829 86.4 83.7-88.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,275 181 14.8 12.5-17.4 1,094 85.2 82.6-87.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,035 137 14.4 11.8-17.4 898 85.6 82.6-88.2
2nd Quartile 803 128 14.7 12.2-17.7 675 85.3 82.3-87.8
3rd Quartile 660 82 13.8 9.8-19.0 578 86.2 81.0-90.2
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 291 31 10.0 6.3-15.6 260 90.0 84.4-93.7

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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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