2023 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 4,086 1,782 47.2 45.1-49.4 1,159 29.0 27.0-31.0 1,145 23.8 22.1-25.6
Non-Hispanic Black 699 292 46.2 41.1-51.3 183 27.7 23.3-32.6 224 26.1 22.1-30.5
GENDER
Male 291 147 54.3 46.4-62.0 65 21.7 16.0-28.8 79 24.0 18.0-31.3
Female 408 145 39.4 33.1-46.1 118 32.8 26.6-39.6 145 27.8 22.7-33.6
AGE
18-34 115 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 105 *** *** *** 26 22.6 14.2-34.1 24 15.0 8.9-24.1
45-54 114 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 152 49 29.6 21.7-38.8 49 34.9 25.9-45.1 54 35.5 26.5-45.7
65-74 134 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 70 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 55 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 175 73 47.0 37.3-56.8 51 28.6 20.8-37.9 51 24.5 17.0-33.9
Some Post-H.S. 222 79 40.9 32.5-49.9 60 31.6 23.4-41.1 83 27.5 21.1-35.0
College Graduate 244 123 53.8 45.8-61.6 62 25.3 18.7-33.3 59 20.9 15.4-27.7
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 *** *** *** *** *** *** 25 19.8 11.9-31.0
$75,000+ 167 89 55.6 45.7-65.1 40 21.0 14.6-29.2 38 23.4 15.6-33.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 245 43 22.1 14.8-31.8 66 27.2 20.1-35.5 136 50.7 41.7-59.6
No 434 237 57.0 50.7-63.1 113 28.8 23.2-35.2 84 14.1 10.8-18.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 91 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 608 259 46.4 41.0-51.8 168 29.9 25.1-35.3 181 23.7 19.6-28.3
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 257 129 50.9 43.3-58.4 60 23.9 18.0-31.1 68 25.2 19.0-32.6
Regional City or Suburban County 170 *** *** *** *** *** *** 54 25.2 17.4-35.1
Rural 272 88 40.3 32.0-49.2 82 32.0 24.6-40.4 102 27.7 21.4-35.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 368 198 53.9 47.1-60.6 96 28.6 22.5-35.6 74 17.5 13.3-22.7
Unemployed 52 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 169 41 30.3 21.2-41.2 45 27.4 18.9-37.8 83 42.4 32.7-52.7
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% 330 151 45.9 39.0-53.0 83 25.9 20.1-32.6 96 28.2 22.1-35.3
HOUSING
Own 373 154 45.4 38.8-52.3 112 31.7 25.5-38.6 107 22.9 18.1-28.5
Rent 247 103 47.5 38.6-56.6 51 21.5 15.4-29.4 93 30.9 23.7-39.3
Other arrangement 75 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 270 101 39.7 31.8-48.1 75 33.7 26.0-42.5 94 26.6 20.5-33.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 172 73 47.3 37.3-57.4 42 25.7 17.4-36.3 57 27.0 19.3-36.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 257 118 50.3 42.3-58.3 66 24.6 18.5-32.0 73 25.1 19.0-32.4
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 128 *** *** *** 34 22.4 15.2-31.7 *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 190 87 50.6 41.1-60.0 44 25.7 17.8-35.6 59 23.8 17.3-31.7
3rd Quartile 235 99 45.9 37.5-54.5 61 28.5 21.5-36.7 75 25.6 19.0-33.6
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 146 *** *** *** *** *** *** 54 29.6 20.6-40.5

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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 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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