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
MALES 1,802 917 52.6 49.4-55.9 493 27.5 24.7-30.5 392 19.9 17.5-22.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,075 503 47.2 43.1-51.2 322 30.5 26.9-34.3 250 22.4 19.2-25.9
Non-Hispanic Black 291 147 54.3 46.4-62.0 65 21.7 16.0-28.8 79 24.0 18.0-31.3
Other 398 243 67.2 59.5-74.0 96 23.1 17.0-30.5 59 9.7 6.2-15.0
AGE
18-34 411 283 67.4 61.0-73.2 101 27.0 21.4-33.5 27 5.6 3.7- 8.4
35-44 261 161 59.0 51.0-66.5 76 28.5 22.2-35.7 24 12.6 7.6-20.0
45-54 260 142 57.0 48.3-65.3 72 24.7 18.3-32.5 46 18.3 12.0-26.8
55-64 329 147 41.3 33.1-50.0 83 27.8 21.0-35.8 99 31.0 24.3-38.6
65-74 310 111 35.6 28.2-43.8 96 29.8 23.5-37.0 103 34.5 27.3-42.6
75+ 203 55 26.8 18.6-37.0 61 29.5 21.4-39.2 87 43.7 34.2-53.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 170 *** *** *** 24 13.1 7.9-20.9 49 27.6 18.8-38.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 411 206 51.6 45.2-57.9 115 29.8 24.2-36.0 90 18.7 14.4-23.9
Some Post-H.S. 457 199 46.7 40.6-52.9 139 30.7 25.0-37.1 119 22.6 18.3-27.7
College Graduate 753 408 56.3 51.7-60.8 214 28.9 24.9-33.2 131 14.9 11.8-18.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 76 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 88 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 148 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 227 126 54.5 45.5-63.3 50 22.6 15.7-31.3 51 22.9 16.1-31.4
$50,000- 74,999 244 116 52.9 44.4-61.3 74 26.3 19.6-34.3 54 20.8 15.0-28.0
$75,000+ 674 354 53.9 49.0-58.7 201 30.5 26.2-35.1 119 15.7 12.5-19.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 546 143 26.5 21.6-32.2 173 31.4 26.0-37.4 230 42.1 36.2-48.2
No 1,191 738 63.7 59.9-67.3 308 26.6 23.3-30.2 145 9.7 7.8-11.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 443 188 47.0 40.7-53.4 105 20.6 16.0-26.0 150 32.4 26.8-38.6
Non-Veteran 1,350 725 54.2 50.4-57.9 385 29.4 26.1-33.0 240 16.4 13.8-19.3
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 581 332 59.0 54.1-63.8 154 25.9 21.9-30.4 95 15.1 11.8-19.1
Regional City or Suburban County 475 251 54.7 48.2-61.0 119 25.3 20.1-31.4 105 20.0 15.4-25.6
Rural 746 334 44.7 39.3-50.2 220 30.8 25.9-36.1 192 24.5 20.4-29.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,094 667 59.8 55.9-63.6 296 28.3 24.8-32.0 131 11.9 9.6-14.7
Unemployed 77 *** *** *** *** *** *** 18 14.4 8.1-24.5
Retired 465 152 36.4 29.1-44.5 137 26.1 21.0-31.9 176 37.5 31.1-44.4
Unable to Work 95 18 15.6 8.3-27.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 44 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 16 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 107 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 104 *** *** *** *** *** *** 20 15.7 8.7-26.6
151% to 200% 130 *** *** *** 33 20.2 12.5-30.9 *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,064 534 52.5 48.5-56.5 301 27.6 24.3-31.2 229 19.9 16.9-23.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 551 257 47.7 41.4-54.0 154 29.4 23.8-35.6 140 23.0 18.3-28.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 518 257 51.7 45.7-57.6 137 27.2 22.3-32.6 124 21.2 17.0-26.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 733 403 56.1 51.2-60.8 202 26.7 22.6-31.2 128 17.3 13.8-21.3
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 577 299 51.2 45.8-56.6 167 28.2 23.3-33.6 111 20.6 16.6-25.4
2nd Quartile 494 273 59.1 53.4-64.7 126 25.3 20.8-30.5 95 15.5 11.8-20.2
3rd Quartile 442 220 52.8 46.6-58.9 112 25.0 20.2-30.4 110 22.3 17.5-27.8
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 289 125 34.2 24.9-44.8 *** *** *** 76 26.8 18.7-36.7

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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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