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 White 2,429 107 4.1 3.1- 5.3 2,322 95.9 94.7-96.9
GENDER
Male 1,073 37 3.7 2.4- 5.7 1,036 96.3 94.3-97.6
Female 1,356 70 4.4 3.1- 6.2 1,286 95.6 93.8-96.9
AGE
18-34 434 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 284 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 342 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 439 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 484 33 7.1 4.5-11.1 451 92.9 88.9-95.5
75+ 416 35 9.6 5.7-15.6 381 90.4 84.4-94.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 88 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 465 21 3.6 2.1- 6.0 444 96.4 94.0-97.9
Some Post-H.S. 672 31 3.9 2.5- 5.9 641 96.1 94.1-97.5
College Graduate 1,195 47 3.0 2.1- 4.4 1,148 97.0 95.6-97.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 94 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 140 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 182 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 253 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 338 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 939 25 2.1 1.3- 3.4 914 97.9 96.6-98.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 776 66 8.1 5.7-11.4 710 91.9 88.6-94.3
No 1,580 36 1.9 1.3- 2.9 1,544 98.1 97.1-98.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 338 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,084 89 3.8 2.8- 5.1 1,995 96.2 94.9-97.2
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 703 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 676 25 4.1 2.4- 7.0 651 95.9 93.0-97.6
Rural 1,050 63 5.3 3.8- 7.4 987 94.7 92.6-96.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,227 20 1.5 0.9- 2.6 1,207 98.5 97.4-99.1
Unemployed 78 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 842 68 9.5 6.7-13.2 774 90.5 86.8-93.3
Unable to Work 130 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 126 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 26 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 117 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 98 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 169 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,500 54 3.0 2.1- 4.4 1,446 97.0 95.6-97.9
HOUSING
Own 1,773 84 4.7 3.5- 6.3 1,689 95.3 93.7-96.5
Rent 499 19 2.2 1.3- 3.7 480 97.8 96.3-98.7
Other arrangement 136 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 595 31 4.1 2.6- 6.3 564 95.9 93.7-97.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 797 47 5.6 3.8- 8.3 750 94.4 91.7-96.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,037 29 2.9 1.7- 4.9 1,008 97.1 95.1-98.3
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 912 36 3.3 2.1- 5.3 876 96.7 94.7-97.9
2nd Quartile 678 28 4.5 2.8- 7.3 650 95.5 92.7-97.2
3rd Quartile 622 27 3.7 2.1- 6.3 595 96.3 93.7-97.9
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 217 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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