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 4,481 312 5.7 4.9- 6.6 4,169 94.3 93.4-95.1
Non-Hispanic White 2,778 285 8.6 7.3-10.0 2,493 91.4 90.0-92.7
GENDER
Male 1,319 124 8.7 6.9-10.8 1,195 91.3 89.2-93.1
Female 1,459 161 8.5 6.8-10.5 1,298 91.5 89.5-93.2
AGE
18-34 551 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 355 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 429 20 5.3 3.0- 9.2 409 94.7 90.8-97.0
55-64 521 63 8.3 6.3-11.0 458 91.7 89.0-93.7
65-74 524 100 18.6 14.9-23.0 424 81.4 77.0-85.1
75+ 350 86 23.7 17.3-31.5 264 76.3 68.5-82.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 111 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 561 49 6.9 4.8- 9.8 512 93.1 90.2-95.2
Some Post-H.S. 826 73 7.6 5.8-10.1 753 92.4 89.9-94.2
College Graduate 1,272 146 9.9 8.2-11.9 1,126 90.1 88.1-91.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 129 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 164 17 6.4 3.6-11.0 147 93.6 89.0-96.4
$25,000- 34,999 239 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 285 28 7.0 4.5-10.6 257 93.0 89.4-95.5
$50,000- 74,999 369 43 10.4 7.3-14.8 326 89.6 85.2-92.7
$75,000+ 1,033 102 9.2 7.3-11.5 931 90.8 88.5-92.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 865 113 11.2 8.5-14.6 752 88.8 85.4-91.5
No 1,834 166 7.2 6.0- 8.7 1,668 92.8 91.3-94.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 376 51 10.8 7.7-14.9 325 89.2 85.1-92.3
Non-Veteran 2,391 233 8.2 6.9- 9.8 2,158 91.8 90.2-93.1
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 850 74 7.2 5.4- 9.4 776 92.8 90.6-94.6
Regional City or Suburban County 795 80 8.9 6.4-12.1 715 91.1 87.9-93.6
Rural 1,133 131 9.4 7.5-11.7 1,002 90.6 88.3-92.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,520 81 4.1 3.1- 5.3 1,439 95.9 94.7-96.9
Unemployed 82 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 824 172 20.4 16.8-24.6 652 79.6 75.4-83.2
Unable to Work 181 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 142 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 134 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 141 15 4.3 2.4- 7.5 126 95.7 92.5-97.6
151% to 200% 204 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,653 178 9.8 8.2-11.8 1,475 90.2 88.2-91.8
HOUSING
Own 2,031 237 9.8 8.2-11.6 1,794 90.2 88.4-91.8
Rent 568 30 4.2 2.6- 6.6 538 95.8 93.4-97.4
Other arrangement 156 18 5.5 3.3- 9.2 138 94.5 90.8-96.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 540 57 8.3 5.6-12.1 483 91.7 87.9-94.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 967 110 9.6 7.3-12.5 857 90.4 87.5-92.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,271 118 7.8 6.3- 9.7 1,153 92.2 90.3-93.7
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,026 110 8.7 7.0-10.8 916 91.3 89.2-93.0
2nd Quartile 806 75 8.7 6.3-12.0 731 91.3 88.0-93.7
3rd Quartile 656 70 8.7 6.4-11.8 586 91.3 88.2-93.6
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 290 30 6.9 3.9-11.8 260 93.1 88.2-96.1

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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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