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
FEMALES 2,284 865 42.3 39.4-45.2 666 30.3 27.7-33.1 753 27.4 24.9-30.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,361 483 38.9 35.5-42.5 430 30.7 27.6-34.0 448 30.4 27.3-33.7
Non-Hispanic Black 408 145 39.4 33.1-46.1 118 32.8 26.6-39.6 145 27.8 22.7-33.6
Other 491 223 56.7 48.4-64.6 114 26.9 20.0-35.1 154 16.4 11.1-23.5
AGE
18-34 403 231 55.6 48.9-62.1 122 32.3 26.3-38.9 50 12.1 8.3-17.3
35-44 323 171 58.3 51.1-65.2 84 25.2 19.4-32.0 68 16.4 11.9-22.3
45-54 366 158 44.6 37.7-51.7 103 29.7 23.8-36.4 105 25.7 20.4-31.8
55-64 420 124 32.0 26.1-38.5 115 29.1 23.3-35.7 181 38.8 32.5-45.6
65-74 416 106 26.1 20.3-32.8 121 33.7 27.3-40.8 189 40.2 33.6-47.1
75+ 323 56 18.7 12.6-26.8 116 32.6 25.8-40.4 151 48.7 40.5-56.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 156 51 34.5 25.3-45.1 42 32.2 23.2-42.7 63 33.3 24.1-44.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 476 162 41.1 34.8-47.7 137 29.2 23.6-35.4 177 29.7 24.2-36.0
Some Post-H.S. 670 221 40.6 35.4-46.1 191 30.7 25.9-35.9 258 28.7 24.5-33.1
College Graduate 970 427 47.7 43.7-51.7 294 30.3 26.7-34.3 249 22.0 18.9-25.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 130 *** *** *** 30 22.8 14.7-33.5 *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 192 53 29.6 21.7-38.9 45 26.0 18.1-36.0 94 44.4 34.8-54.4
$25,000- 34,999 229 *** *** *** 53 24.0 17.1-32.5 109 36.6 28.5-45.5
$35,000- 49,999 264 91 38.9 31.3-47.2 86 32.9 25.9-40.7 87 28.2 21.8-35.6
$50,000- 74,999 302 129 42.0 34.3-50.2 93 37.5 29.3-46.5 80 20.4 15.5-26.4
$75,000+ 633 290 49.0 43.5-54.5 204 30.1 25.4-35.3 139 20.9 16.5-26.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 769 109 16.4 12.9-20.7 229 32.2 27.7-37.1 431 51.3 46.3-56.4
No 1,443 729 54.9 51.2-58.5 418 29.5 26.2-33.1 296 15.6 13.3-18.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 75 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,199 836 42.6 39.7-45.6 645 30.7 28.0-33.5 718 26.7 24.3-29.3
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 675 307 47.8 42.8-52.8 184 28.5 23.9-33.6 184 23.7 19.9-28.0
Regional City or Suburban County 540 217 42.0 36.4-47.8 165 29.7 24.6-35.3 158 28.3 23.3-34.0
Rural 1,069 341 37.4 32.9-42.1 317 32.6 28.6-36.9 411 30.0 26.3-34.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,078 543 51.4 47.1-55.6 306 30.5 26.5-34.7 229 18.2 15.2-21.5
Unemployed 110 *** *** *** *** *** *** 28 18.4 11.4-28.2
Retired 679 153 24.6 19.9-30.0 217 31.7 27.0-36.9 309 43.7 38.3-49.2
Unable to Work 195 17 8.6 4.7-15.3 36 25.8 17.3-36.6 142 65.6 54.9-74.9
Other not in Labor Force 190 101 57.6 48.4-66.2 55 29.2 21.9-37.7 34 13.3 8.3-20.6
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 52 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 202 60 37.8 28.0-48.7 55 26.1 18.7-35.2 87 36.1 27.3-46.0
101% to 150% 156 *** *** *** 30 24.5 16.1-35.5 72 29.4 21.2-39.2
151% to 200% 171 48 29.1 21.0-38.7 50 32.7 23.9-43.0 73 38.2 29.3-48.0
More than 200% 1,135 473 45.0 40.9-49.2 356 31.5 27.7-35.6 306 23.5 20.2-27.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 761 273 39.4 34.1-45.0 211 31.3 26.4-36.6 277 29.3 24.6-34.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 632 208 38.3 33.0-43.9 199 33.1 27.9-38.7 225 28.6 24.3-33.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 891 384 46.3 42.0-50.7 256 28.1 24.4-32.2 251 25.6 21.9-29.6
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 678 280 47.3 42.2-52.5 196 27.2 23.0-31.9 202 25.5 21.5-29.9
2nd Quartile 591 221 40.1 34.8-45.5 182 32.7 27.6-38.3 188 27.2 22.6-32.3
3rd Quartile 587 221 41.1 35.9-46.5 175 29.4 24.9-34.4 191 29.4 24.9-34.4
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 428 143 36.3 28.9-44.4 113 34.8 27.0-43.4 172 28.9 22.6-36.3

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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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