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 4,482 402 9.2 8.0-10.5 4,080 90.8 89.5-92.0
Non-Hispanic White 2,782 249 9.5 8.0-11.2 2,533 90.5 88.8-92.0
GENDER
Male 1,323 79 6.6 5.1- 8.5 1,244 93.4 91.5-94.9
Female 1,459 170 12.2 9.9-15.0 1,289 87.8 85.0-90.1
AGE
18-34 551 51 9.2 6.8-12.4 500 90.8 87.6-93.2
35-44 355 34 11.2 7.6-16.3 321 88.8 83.7-92.4
45-54 428 36 6.9 4.6-10.2 392 93.1 89.8-95.4
55-64 524 56 12.1 8.4-17.3 468 87.9 82.7-91.6
65-74 524 49 12.2 7.7-18.6 475 87.8 81.4-92.3
75+ 353 20 4.8 2.9- 7.8 333 95.2 92.2-97.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 112 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 560 50 9.3 6.7-12.8 510 90.7 87.2-93.3
Some Post-H.S. 825 83 8.6 6.7-11.0 742 91.4 89.0-93.3
College Graduate 1,277 95 7.5 6.0- 9.4 1,182 92.5 90.6-94.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 127 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 164 23 11.1 6.7-17.8 141 88.9 82.2-93.3
$25,000- 34,999 240 26 8.2 5.4-12.3 214 91.8 87.7-94.6
$35,000- 49,999 287 25 9.0 5.5-14.5 262 91.0 85.5-94.5
$50,000- 74,999 370 27 6.6 4.3-10.1 343 93.4 89.9-95.7
$75,000+ 1,033 71 6.6 5.0- 8.6 962 93.4 91.4-95.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 868 118 14.5 11.2-18.6 750 85.5 81.4-88.8
No 1,837 122 6.9 5.6- 8.5 1,715 93.1 91.5-94.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 379 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,393 234 10.2 8.5-12.1 2,159 89.8 87.9-91.5
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 849 84 9.8 7.7-12.3 765 90.2 87.7-92.3
Regional City or Suburban County 797 60 7.6 5.5-10.3 737 92.4 89.7-94.5
Rural 1,136 105 10.9 8.1-14.4 1,031 89.1 85.6-91.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,525 116 7.7 6.2- 9.6 1,409 92.3 90.4-93.8
Unemployed 82 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 825 61 7.0 5.1- 9.6 764 93.0 90.4-94.9
Unable to Work 181 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 141 16 11.0 6.2-18.7 125 89.0 81.3-93.8
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 135 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 141 17 11.4 6.2-19.9 124 88.6 80.1-93.8
151% to 200% 204 20 7.3 4.2-12.3 184 92.7 87.7-95.8
More than 200% 1,656 120 6.9 5.6- 8.4 1,536 93.1 91.6-94.4
HOUSING
Own 2,035 153 8.6 6.9-10.7 1,882 91.4 89.3-93.1
Rent 567 80 14.4 11.3-18.2 487 85.6 81.8-88.7
Other arrangement 158 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 542 38 10.7 6.3-17.6 504 89.3 82.4-93.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 970 99 9.7 7.8-12.1 871 90.3 87.9-92.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,270 112 8.8 7.0-10.9 1,158 91.2 89.1-93.0
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,031 86 8.7 6.7-11.2 945 91.3 88.8-93.3
2nd Quartile 800 83 9.7 7.6-12.3 717 90.3 87.7-92.4
3rd Quartile 660 58 11.0 7.3-16.3 602 89.0 83.7-92.7
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 291 22 7.8 4.6-12.9 269 92.2 87.1-95.4

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*Adults without asthma are included in the denominator to estimate current asthma prevalence.

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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