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 4,478 1,308 28.0 26.2-29.8 3,170 72.0 70.2-73.8
Non-Hispanic White 2,779 910 32.2 29.9-34.6 1,869 67.8 65.4-70.1
GENDER
Male 1,321 372 27.5 24.5-30.7 949 72.5 69.3-75.5
Female 1,458 538 36.6 33.2-40.1 920 63.4 59.9-66.8
AGE
18-34 552 39 6.6 4.5- 9.7 513 93.4 90.3-95.5
35-44 355 61 18.1 13.7-23.5 294 81.9 76.5-86.3
45-54 428 120 28.8 23.5-34.8 308 71.2 65.2-76.5
55-64 519 217 43.8 38.0-49.7 302 56.2 50.3-62.0
65-74 523 258 53.5 47.8-59.0 265 46.5 41.0-52.2
75+ 353 202 61.0 53.6-67.9 151 39.0 32.1-46.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 112 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 559 213 35.4 30.6-40.5 346 64.6 59.5-69.4
Some Post-H.S. 824 288 31.9 28.1-35.9 536 68.1 64.1-71.9
College Graduate 1,276 354 26.1 23.3-29.1 922 73.9 70.9-76.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 128 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 166 85 51.2 41.6-60.7 81 48.8 39.3-58.4
$25,000- 34,999 237 93 33.8 26.4-42.0 144 66.2 58.0-73.6
$35,000- 49,999 287 100 29.8 23.5-36.9 187 70.2 63.1-76.5
$50,000- 74,999 368 104 30.0 24.4-36.2 264 70.0 63.8-75.6
$75,000+ 1,033 269 25.1 22.0-28.5 764 74.9 71.5-78.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 866 468 53.0 48.4-57.5 398 47.0 42.5-51.6
No 1,835 418 21.5 19.3-23.9 1,417 78.5 76.1-80.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 377 147 37.9 31.9-44.2 230 62.1 55.8-68.1
Non-Veteran 2,390 760 31.5 29.1-34.1 1,630 68.5 65.9-70.9
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 848 219 26.4 22.8-30.3 629 73.6 69.7-77.2
Regional City or Suburban County 796 268 32.1 27.9-36.6 528 67.9 63.4-72.1
Rural 1,135 423 36.7 32.9-40.7 712 63.3 59.3-67.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,522 303 18.5 16.3-21.0 1,219 81.5 79.0-83.7
Unemployed 82 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 825 429 55.8 51.2-60.2 396 44.2 39.8-48.8
Unable to Work 179 118 66.5 56.6-75.2 61 33.5 24.8-43.4
Other not in Labor Force 142 29 15.9 10.3-23.8 113 84.1 76.2-89.7
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 135 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 141 56 34.7 25.5-45.1 85 65.3 54.9-74.5
151% to 200% 203 75 34.2 26.5-42.9 128 65.8 57.1-73.5
More than 200% 1,653 481 28.0 25.4-30.8 1,172 72.0 69.2-74.6
HOUSING
Own 2,031 703 34.7 32.0-37.6 1,328 65.3 62.4-68.0
Rent 567 152 22.7 19.0-26.9 415 77.3 73.1-81.0
Other arrangement 158 49 25.3 18.1-34.0 109 74.7 66.0-81.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 541 208 41.0 34.9-47.4 333 59.0 52.6-65.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 969 333 31.1 27.5-35.1 636 68.9 64.9-72.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,269 369 29.3 26.3-32.6 900 70.7 67.4-73.7
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,030 325 31.8 28.2-35.5 705 68.2 64.5-71.8
2nd Quartile 798 241 28.1 24.4-32.2 557 71.9 67.8-75.6
3rd Quartile 659 229 36.0 30.7-41.7 430 64.0 58.3-69.3
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 292 115 39.3 31.7-47.4 177 60.7 52.6-68.3

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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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