2023 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern 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 4,086 2,236 57.3 55.1-59.4 1,117 26.7 24.8-28.6 733 16.1 14.6-17.7
Eastern NC 1,509 604 43.1 39.6-46.8 440 31.3 28.0-34.9 465 25.5 22.6-28.7
GENDER
Male 643 302 47.7 42.3-53.2 186 30.3 25.4-35.7 155 21.9 17.9-26.6
Female 866 302 38.8 34.1-43.7 254 32.2 27.8-37.0 310 29.0 24.9-33.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 736 277 39.9 35.5-44.4 240 33.3 29.0-37.9 219 26.8 22.9-31.1
Non-Hispanic Black 293 102 41.7 34.0-49.8 83 27.9 21.5-35.4 108 30.4 24.1-37.5
Other 461 215 57.2 47.8-66.1 110 28.4 20.5-38.0 136 14.4 9.6-21.0
AGE
18-34 270 169 58.4 51.0-65.5 71 30.1 23.5-37.5 30 11.5 7.6-17.0
35-44 224 118 56.0 46.2-65.5 64 26.5 19.5-35.0 42 17.4 10.8-26.8
45-54 221 95 48.3 39.0-57.7 63 28.0 20.0-37.7 63 23.8 17.0-32.1
55-64 305 110 32.9 25.5-41.1 91 36.9 28.8-45.7 104 30.3 23.3-38.3
65-74 291 74 22.9 17.0-30.0 83 33.7 26.0-42.4 134 43.4 35.4-51.7
75+ 184 30 11.7 7.2-18.5 66 35.8 26.3-46.7 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 127 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 370 149 47.1 39.5-54.8 110 31.6 24.9-39.1 111 21.3 16.1-27.7
Some Post-H.S. 474 155 35.7 30.1-41.8 150 32.7 27.2-38.6 169 31.6 26.3-37.5
College Graduate 531 245 50.3 44.6-55.9 156 28.9 24.1-34.1 130 20.9 16.7-25.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 539 84 17.8 13.4-23.3 176 37.7 31.7-44.1 279 44.5 38.4-50.7
No 923 496 55.8 51.2-60.2 253 28.4 24.4-32.8 174 15.8 12.8-19.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 243 102 48.9 41.1-56.8 57 19.6 14.2-26.2 84 31.5 24.6-39.4
Non-Veteran 1,257 500 41.9 37.9-46.0 380 33.9 30.1-38.0 377 24.2 21.0-27.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 767 413 53.8 48.9-58.7 214 28.7 24.4-33.4 140 17.5 13.9-21.7
Unemployed 75 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 430 98 23.0 17.7-29.3 135 33.9 27.7-40.7 197 43.1 36.6-49.8
Unable to Work 138 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 76 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 77 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 117 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 164 55 37.7 28.1-48.4 38 26.1 17.7-36.8 71 36.2 26.7-46.9
$35,000- 49,999 206 94 48.7 38.7-58.8 48 24.4 16.1-35.1 64 26.9 19.2-36.4
$50,000- 74,999 209 87 47.3 38.1-56.8 67 27.6 20.5-35.9 55 25.1 18.3-33.4
$75,000+ 425 190 43.2 36.9-49.7 144 34.5 28.6-40.8 91 22.4 17.1-28.6
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 311 122 44.5 36.3-53.0 87 32.2 24.9-40.6 102 23.3 17.3-30.5
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 29 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 131 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 110 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 126 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 778 329 43.7 38.9-48.6 235 30.0 25.8-34.5 214 26.3 22.2-30.9
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 311 122 44.5 36.3-53.0 87 32.2 24.9-40.6 102 23.3 17.3-30.5
HOUSING
Own 1,026 394 40.8 36.3-45.4 319 32.2 28.2-36.6 313 27.0 23.2-31.2
Rent 363 166 50.4 43.7-57.1 88 27.9 22.0-34.7 109 21.7 17.1-27.0
Other arrangement 105 *** *** *** *** *** *** 36 20.4 12.2-32.2
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 93 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 391 187 52.2 46.1-58.2 110 26.5 21.4-32.4 94 21.3 16.8-26.6
Rural 1,025 374 37.6 32.9-42.5 305 34.3 29.7-39.1 346 28.1 24.1-32.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,046 429 44.9 40.3-49.6 289 30.1 25.9-34.8 328 25.0 21.3-29.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 181 66 38.4 29.9-47.8 53 29.0 21.7-37.7 62 32.5 24.3-42.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 282 109 41.1 33.8-48.8 98 36.0 29.1-43.5 75 22.9 17.6-29.2
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 228 91 38.7 31.3-46.6 77 37.4 29.6-45.8 60 24.0 17.8-31.4
2nd Quartile 181 90 56.1 47.2-64.6 51 26.4 19.4-34.8 40 17.5 12.2-24.6
3rd Quartile 450 179 42.8 37.0-48.7 134 29.8 24.5-35.7 137 27.4 22.5-32.9
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 650 244 38.4 31.7-45.6 178 32.8 26.4-39.9 228 28.8 23.1-35.4

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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 2023 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2023 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2023 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2023 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2023 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2023 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 2023 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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