2023 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Chronic Health Conditions

Has a doctor, nurse, or other health professional EVER told you that you had any of the following?

Not including kidney stones, bladder infection or incontinence, were you (Ever told) you have kidney disease?

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,073 184 3.8 3.1- 4.7 3,889 96.2 95.3-96.9
Non-Hispanic Black 698 41 4.4 3.0- 6.5 657 95.6 93.5-97.0
GENDER
Male 291 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Female 407 28 4.6 2.8- 7.3 379 95.4 92.7-97.2
AGE
18-34 115 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 105 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 113 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 152 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 134 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 70 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 175 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 222 *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 243 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 54 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 82 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 98 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 93 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 166 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 244 27 9.2 5.7-14.6 217 90.8 85.4-94.3
No 434 *** *** *** *** *** ***
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 91 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 607 38 4.7 3.1- 7.0 569 95.3 93.0-96.9
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 256 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 170 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 272 22 6.2 3.6-10.4 250 93.8 89.6-96.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 367 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unemployed 52 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 169 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 76 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 26 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 18 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 78 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 53 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 53 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 329 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 372 17 3.3 1.8- 5.7 355 96.7 94.3-98.2
Rent 247 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other arrangement 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 270 19 6.3 3.5-10.9 251 93.7 89.1-96.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 172 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 256 *** *** *** *** *** ***
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 128 *** *** *** *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 189 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 235 *** *** *** *** *** ***
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 146 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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