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%)
TOTAL 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
GENDER
Male 1,802 917 52.6 49.4-55.9 493 27.5 24.7-30.5 392 19.9 17.5-22.5
Female 2,284 865 42.3 39.4-45.2 666 30.3 27.7-33.1 753 27.4 24.9-30.0
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,436 986 42.8 40.2-45.6 752 30.6 28.2-33.1 698 26.6 24.3-28.9
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
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 347 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 165 *** *** *** 42 28.3 19.1-39.6 28 13.2 7.9-21.3
Hispanic 377 241 67.3 60.8-73.1 88 21.9 17.2-27.3 48 10.9 6.8-16.9
AGE
18-34 814 514 61.5 56.9-65.9 223 29.7 25.5-34.2 77 8.8 6.6-11.7
35-44 584 332 58.7 53.3-63.8 160 26.8 22.5-31.7 92 14.5 11.0-19.0
45-54 626 300 50.6 45.1-56.1 175 27.3 22.8-32.3 151 22.1 17.8-27.0
55-64 749 271 36.4 31.3-41.8 198 28.5 23.9-33.5 280 35.1 30.4-40.2
65-74 726 217 30.5 25.7-35.7 217 31.9 27.3-37.0 292 37.6 32.6-42.8
75+ 526 111 22.1 16.9-28.2 177 31.3 26.0-37.3 238 46.6 40.3-52.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 326 148 48.1 40.4-55.9 66 21.7 16.3-28.2 112 30.2 23.6-37.7
H.S. or G.E.D. 887 368 46.4 41.9-51.0 252 29.5 25.4-33.8 267 24.1 20.5-28.1
Some Post-H.S. 1,127 420 43.3 39.3-47.4 330 30.7 27.0-34.7 377 26.0 22.9-29.3
College Graduate 1,723 835 51.7 48.7-54.7 508 29.6 26.9-32.5 380 18.6 16.4-21.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,315 252 21.0 18.0-24.5 402 31.8 28.3-35.6 661 47.1 43.3-51.0
No 2,634 1,467 59.2 56.5-61.8 726 28.1 25.7-30.6 441 12.7 11.2-14.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 518 213 44.2 38.5-50.1 124 21.1 16.8-26.1 181 34.7 29.3-40.5
Non-Veteran 3,549 1,561 47.5 45.2-49.9 1,030 30.1 28.0-32.4 958 22.3 20.5-24.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,172 1,210 55.9 53.0-58.8 602 29.3 26.6-32.1 360 14.8 12.9-16.9
Unemployed 187 70 49.2 39.3-59.2 71 34.2 26.0-43.4 46 16.6 11.5-23.3
Retired 1,144 305 29.8 25.4-34.6 354 29.2 25.7-33.1 485 41.0 36.8-45.3
Unable to Work 290 35 11.6 7.5-17.5 54 23.5 16.8-31.8 201 64.9 56.3-72.7
Other not in Labor Force 234 131 59.3 50.8-67.3 67 29.5 22.3-37.9 36 11.2 7.0-17.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 206 65 41.0 32.0-50.6 50 25.2 18.2-33.7 91 33.9 26.2-42.4
$15,000- 24,999 280 89 37.2 28.0-47.4 67 23.8 17.0-32.2 124 39.0 30.6-48.2
$25,000- 34,999 377 135 41.5 34.1-49.4 87 23.5 17.3-31.0 155 35.0 28.3-42.4
$35,000- 49,999 491 217 47.4 41.4-53.5 136 27.3 22.2-33.0 138 25.3 20.5-30.8
$50,000-74,999 546 245 47.4 41.5-53.4 167 32.0 26.4-38.1 134 20.6 16.7-25.1
$75,000-100,000 426 177 45.9 39.2-52.9 140 29.8 24.3-35.9 109 24.3 18.5-31.2
$100,000-150,000 463 226 53.1 47.0-59.1 147 30.4 25.2-36.0 90 16.5 12.8-21.1
$150,000+ 418 241 55.2 48.9-61.3 118 30.7 25.1-37.0 59 14.1 10.2-19.1
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 879 387 47.6 43.0-52.3 247 30.8 26.5-35.4 245 21.6 18.1-25.5
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 68 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 309 108 37.9 30.3-46.1 79 26.1 19.7-33.6 122 36.0 28.4-44.5
101% to 150% 260 112 52.5 42.5-62.4 56 25.4 17.1-36.0 92 22.1 16.2-29.3
151% to 200% 301 112 40.7 33.2-48.8 83 26.6 20.3-34.0 106 32.6 26.0-40.1
More than 200% 2,199 1,007 48.8 46.0-51.7 657 29.5 27.0-32.2 535 21.6 19.4-24.1
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 879 387 47.6 43.0-52.3 247 30.8 26.5-35.4 245 21.6 18.1-25.5
HOUSING
Own 2,679 1,120 45.1 42.3-47.8 814 30.8 28.3-33.5 745 24.1 21.9-26.4
Rent 1,085 531 53.8 49.9-57.7 256 23.7 20.6-27.0 298 22.5 19.4-25.9
Other arrangement 275 109 46.3 38.6-54.2 78 30.8 24.0-38.5 88 22.9 17.1-30.0
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,256 639 53.2 49.6-56.7 338 27.3 24.1-30.6 279 19.6 17.0-22.5
Regional City or Suburban County 1,015 468 48.2 43.9-52.6 284 27.5 23.8-31.6 263 24.2 20.7-28.1
Rural 1,815 675 40.8 37.3-44.4 537 31.7 28.6-35.1 603 27.4 24.6-30.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,312 530 43.3 39.2-47.5 365 30.4 26.6-34.4 417 26.3 22.9-30.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,150 465 45.0 40.9-49.2 336 30.1 26.4-34.0 349 24.9 21.8-28.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,624 787 50.8 47.6-54.1 458 27.4 24.6-30.4 379 21.7 19.1-24.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,255 579 49.2 45.5-52.9 363 27.7 24.4-31.2 313 23.2 20.3-26.3
2nd Quartile 1,085 494 49.2 45.2-53.3 308 29.2 25.6-33.0 283 21.6 18.5-25.0
3rd Quartile 1,029 441 46.7 42.6-50.8 287 27.3 24.0-30.9 301 26.0 22.7-29.6
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 717 268 35.3 29.2-41.9 201 36.9 30.1-44.1 248 27.9 22.6-33.9

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

2Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. 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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