2022 BRFSS Survey Results: Western 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
Western 511 169 36.8 31.5-42.5 170 32.6 27.6-38.1 172 30.5 25.7-35.9
GENDER
Male 233 93 43.5 35.5-51.9 72 31.3 24.0-39.7 68 25.2 19.1-32.5
Female 278 76 30.6 24.0-38.1 98 33.8 27.1-41.3 104 35.6 28.5-43.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 439 139 34.6 29.2-40.4 148 32.0 26.7-37.7 152 33.5 28.0-39.4
Non-Hispanic Black 15 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 49 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 91 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 48 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 81 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 97 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 109 18 14.2 8.7-22.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 71 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 33 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 108 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 153 50 36.8 27.4-47.3 50 34.3 25.7-44.2 53 28.9 21.3-37.8
College Graduate 217 69 37.9 30.2-46.3 81 35.0 27.7-43.1 67 27.1 20.6-34.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 176 23 15.7 9.6-24.6 48 32.4 23.3-43.1 105 51.9 41.7-61.9
No 320 140 49.0 42.3-55.8 113 31.7 26.0-38.0 67 19.3 14.5-25.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 61 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 446 152 37.1 31.5-43.1 148 32.5 27.1-38.5 146 30.4 25.1-36.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 263 120 51.6 44.1-58.9 92 31.8 25.5-38.9 51 16.6 12.0-22.5
Unemployed 16 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 168 30 16.1 10.7-23.5 59 36.7 28.3-46.1 79 47.2 38.1-56.6
Unable to Work 39 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 19 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 26 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 50 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 56 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 75 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 74 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 142 58 49.3 39.3-59.4 49 33.1 24.6-42.9 35 17.6 11.9-25.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 88 *** *** *** 27 24.2 15.5-35.8 *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 7 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 41 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 40 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 46 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 282 93 37.7 30.7-45.3 104 37.3 30.4-44.8 85 25.0 19.6-31.4
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 88 *** *** *** 27 24.2 15.5-35.8 *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 383 116 35.8 29.7-42.5 135 32.7 27.0-39.1 132 31.5 25.7-37.8
Rent 102 *** *** *** *** *** *** 31 28.7 20.0-39.4
Other arrangement 22 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 186 71 41.8 33.3-50.8 68 37.0 29.1-45.8 47 21.2 15.2-28.6
Rural 325 98 34.6 28.1-41.7 102 30.6 24.4-37.6 125 34.8 28.4-41.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 137 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 174 54 36.9 28.6-46.1 55 29.4 22.3-37.7 65 33.6 26.1-42.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 200 73 40.4 31.8-49.7 73 37.9 29.6-47.0 54 21.6 15.9-28.8
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 296 103 38.4 31.5-45.7 105 35.4 28.8-42.5 88 26.3 20.7-32.7
2nd Quartile 92 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 123 *** *** *** 36 27.8 19.2-38.4 *** *** ***

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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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