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 4,494 205 4.9 3.9- 6.1 4,289 95.1 93.9-96.1
Non-Hispanic White 2,789 128 5.5 4.1- 7.2 2,661 94.5 92.8-95.9
GENDER
Male 1,328 74 6.0 4.2- 8.3 1,254 94.0 91.7-95.8
Female 1,461 54 5.0 3.2- 7.9 1,407 95.0 92.1-96.8
AGE
18-34 553 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 356 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 429 17 4.2 2.4- 7.4 412 95.8 92.6-97.6
55-64 526 26 7.5 4.2-13.0 500 92.5 87.0-95.8
65-74 523 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 355 45 15.2 9.4-23.7 310 84.8 76.3-90.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 112 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 563 29 6.2 3.6-10.6 534 93.8 89.4-96.4
Some Post-H.S. 828 45 5.4 3.7- 7.8 783 94.6 92.2-96.3
College Graduate 1,278 42 2.5 1.7- 3.6 1,236 97.5 96.4-98.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 130 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 164 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 239 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 287 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 370 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 1,037 20 1.6 1.0- 2.6 1,017 98.4 97.4-99.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 871 91 13.0 9.4-17.6 780 87.0 82.4-90.6
No 1,841 34 1.6 1.1- 2.5 1,807 98.4 97.5-98.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 379 38 8.3 5.5-12.5 341 91.7 87.5-94.5
Non-Veteran 2,399 90 5.1 3.6- 7.1 2,309 94.9 92.9-96.4
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 853 28 3.4 2.0- 5.7 825 96.6 94.3-98.0
Regional City or Suburban County 797 35 6.3 3.9- 9.8 762 93.7 90.2-96.1
Rural 1,139 65 6.4 4.1- 9.9 1,074 93.6 90.1-95.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,528 33 1.8 1.2- 2.6 1,495 98.2 97.4-98.8
Unemployed 81 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 826 65 10.3 7.1-14.7 761 89.7 85.3-92.9
Unable to Work 183 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 142 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 137 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 141 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 201 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,661 54 3.5 2.3- 5.1 1,607 96.5 94.9-97.7
HOUSING
Own 2,039 95 6.0 4.4- 8.2 1,944 94.0 91.8-95.6
Rent 568 22 3.1 1.8- 5.5 546 96.9 94.5-98.2
Other arrangement 159 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 542 34 9.4 5.2-16.3 508 90.6 83.7-94.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 972 56 6.1 4.0- 9.2 916 93.9 90.8-96.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,275 38 3.3 2.1- 4.9 1,237 96.7 95.1-97.9
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,035 40 3.7 2.4- 5.6 995 96.3 94.4-97.6
2nd Quartile 804 34 5.8 3.5- 9.5 770 94.2 90.5-96.5
3rd Quartile 659 34 7.9 4.5-13.2 625 92.1 86.8-95.5
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 291 20 4.3 2.5- 7.4 271 95.7 92.6-97.5

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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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