2022 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Chronic Health Conditions

Summary Index of Chronic Health Conditions*

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  Total
Respond.^		 No chronic disease 1 chronic disease 2+ chronic diseases
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,504 1,928 46.0 44.0-48.0 1,243 26.2 24.5-27.9 1,333 27.8 26.1-29.7
Non-Hispanic White 2,797 1,046 39.2 36.8-41.6 822 28.2 26.1-30.3 929 32.7 30.4-35.0
GENDER
Male 1,331 559 44.1 40.8-47.5 395 27.8 25.0-30.9 377 28.0 25.1-31.2
Female 1,466 487 34.6 31.3-38.2 427 28.4 25.5-31.6 552 36.9 33.5-40.5
AGE
18-34 554 328 59.3 54.3-64.2 169 31.1 26.5-36.1 57 9.6 7.1-12.8
35-44 356 185 54.9 48.8-60.9 104 24.7 20.1-30.0 67 20.4 15.6-26.1
45-54 429 188 43.9 36.9-51.1 126 29.2 23.8-35.2 115 26.9 21.8-32.8
55-64 526 161 31.1 26.2-36.5 152 27.9 23.1-33.2 213 41.0 35.4-46.8
65-74 527 106 17.4 13.9-21.6 158 27.1 22.7-32.1 263 55.4 49.9-60.9
75+ 356 53 13.5 9.6-18.6 95 26.9 21.0-33.7 208 59.7 52.3-66.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 114 21 20.6 12.6-31.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 565 192 36.9 32.1-41.9 166 28.4 24.0-33.3 207 34.7 29.9-39.8
Some Post-H.S. 830 289 38.8 34.4-43.4 232 28.0 24.4-31.9 309 33.2 29.4-37.2
College Graduate 1,280 541 45.6 42.4-48.9 396 29.4 26.6-32.5 343 24.9 22.3-27.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 130 *** *** *** 25 15.2 9.6-23.4 *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 166 35 19.7 13.6-27.6 38 21.6 14.9-30.1 93 58.8 49.3-67.6
$25,000- 34,999 240 63 28.3 21.5-36.3 73 31.5 24.7-39.2 104 40.2 32.3-48.6
$35,000- 49,999 288 91 37.7 30.7-45.3 89 30.6 23.7-38.4 108 31.7 25.4-38.8
$50,000- 74,999 370 145 40.0 33.9-46.4 126 33.9 27.8-40.7 99 26.1 21.0-32.0
$75,000+ 1,037 472 48.3 44.6-52.0 314 29.7 26.4-33.1 251 22.0 19.2-25.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 875 127 14.9 12.2-18.1 249 29.3 25.3-33.6 499 55.8 51.3-60.3
No 1,843 888 51.5 48.7-54.3 548 27.9 25.5-30.4 407 20.6 18.4-22.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 380 129 37.6 31.8-43.8 98 26.1 20.9-32.1 153 36.3 30.5-42.4
Non-Veteran 2,405 913 39.4 36.8-42.1 720 28.5 26.2-30.8 772 32.1 29.6-34.7
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 854 360 42.4 38.5-46.4 252 29.6 26.0-33.3 242 28.0 24.4-31.9
Regional City or Suburban County 800 308 41.0 36.3-45.8 235 28.1 24.2-32.4 257 31.0 26.8-35.4
Rural 1,143 378 35.3 31.7-39.2 335 27.2 23.9-30.6 430 37.5 33.7-41.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,530 773 54.1 50.9-57.2 457 27.9 25.2-30.7 300 18.1 15.8-20.5
Unemployed 82 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 831 155 16.9 14.0-20.3 245 28.9 25.0-33.2 431 54.2 49.6-58.6
Unable to Work 183 16 9.7 5.4-17.0 29 13.2 8.5-19.8 138 77.1 68.5-83.9
Other not in Labor Force 142 *** *** *** *** *** *** 29 16.4 10.7-24.4
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 50 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 137 22 15.9 9.5-25.3 20 15.2 9.0-24.6 95 68.9 58.0-78.1
101% to 150% 142 36 25.9 18.0-35.8 *** *** *** 62 38.8 29.1-49.4
151% to 200% 204 62 33.8 26.1-42.5 66 28.1 21.4-35.9 76 38.1 29.8-47.1
More than 200% 1,661 683 43.9 41.0-46.9 510 30.4 27.7-33.2 468 25.7 23.3-28.3
HOUSING
Own 2,044 747 38.5 35.7-41.3 605 27.8 25.4-30.4 692 33.7 31.0-36.6
Rent 570 226 41.3 36.6-46.2 164 29.1 24.9-33.7 180 29.6 25.4-34.2
Other arrangement 159 62 42.9 33.7-52.6 47 31.3 22.9-41.2 50 25.8 18.8-34.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 544 177 34.2 28.8-40.0 160 25.9 21.2-31.4 207 39.9 33.8-46.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 975 352 38.7 34.6-43.1 265 27.5 24.0-31.3 358 33.8 30.0-37.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,278 517 41.7 38.4-45.1 397 29.7 26.7-32.8 364 28.6 25.6-31.8
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,036 400 40.5 36.9-44.3 331 30.4 27.1-34.0 305 29.1 25.7-32.6
2nd Quartile 806 312 39.3 35.2-43.5 217 28.5 24.6-32.7 277 32.2 28.3-36.3
3rd Quartile 663 254 40.0 34.6-45.7 183 24.1 20.3-28.3 226 35.9 30.5-41.6
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 292 80 30.2 22.9-38.6 91 29.4 22.8-37.1 121 40.4 32.7-48.5

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*The index consists of 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.

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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