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 White 2,436 986 42.8 40.2-45.6 752 30.6 28.2-33.1 698 26.6 24.3-28.9
GENDER
Male 1,075 503 47.2 43.1-51.2 322 30.5 26.9-34.3 250 22.4 19.2-25.9
Female 1,361 483 38.9 35.5-42.5 430 30.7 27.6-34.0 448 30.4 27.3-33.7
AGE
18-34 435 251 55.9 50.1-61.6 134 33.7 28.2-39.7 50 10.4 7.7-13.8
35-44 284 148 51.5 44.6-58.4 90 31.6 25.7-38.2 46 16.8 11.9-23.3
45-54 342 164 49.1 42.0-56.3 102 28.0 22.3-34.5 76 22.9 17.2-29.7
55-64 441 163 39.3 32.7-46.5 116 25.8 20.5-31.9 162 34.9 29.0-41.3
65-74 485 151 30.7 25.3-36.8 160 32.9 27.6-38.8 174 36.3 30.7-42.4
75+ 419 93 23.4 17.5-30.4 143 30.8 25.1-37.1 183 45.9 39.0-52.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 88 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 466 173 40.6 35.2-46.3 141 31.2 26.3-36.7 152 28.1 23.5-33.3
Some Post-H.S. 675 242 42.1 37.3-47.1 207 30.3 25.9-35.0 226 27.7 23.9-31.8
College Graduate 1,198 550 49.1 45.7-52.6 377 31.4 28.3-34.7 271 19.4 16.9-22.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 94 *** *** *** 22 19.5 11.9-30.3 *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 141 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 183 49 28.2 20.0-38.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 254 93 42.0 34.0-50.5 78 28.8 22.2-36.5 83 29.2 22.6-36.7
$50,000- 74,999 340 143 43.0 36.5-49.8 111 33.2 27.2-39.9 86 23.8 18.8-29.6
$75,000+ 941 443 49.4 45.3-53.5 309 32.7 29.0-36.6 189 17.9 15.1-21.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 782 134 17.4 14.1-21.3 251 33.0 28.5-37.8 397 49.6 44.8-54.5
No 1,581 829 56.1 52.9-59.3 478 29.3 26.5-32.3 274 14.5 12.6-16.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 338 141 44.6 37.9-51.5 83 21.9 17.1-27.7 114 33.4 27.4-40.1
Non-Veteran 2,091 843 42.6 39.7-45.6 667 31.9 29.3-34.7 581 25.5 23.1-28.0
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 706 324 47.1 42.5-51.7 212 30.8 26.6-35.3 170 22.1 18.6-26.1
Regional City or Suburban County 677 290 44.5 39.3-49.8 202 29.8 25.1-34.8 185 25.7 21.5-30.5
Rural 1,053 372 38.5 34.5-42.7 338 31.2 27.6-34.9 343 30.3 26.8-34.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,228 647 52.9 49.3-56.5 373 31.6 28.3-35.2 208 15.4 13.1-18.1
Unemployed 78 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 847 234 30.5 25.4-36.1 274 29.2 25.2-33.5 339 40.3 35.6-45.3
Unable to Work 131 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 126 60 50.6 40.4-60.7 45 34.5 25.5-44.8 21 14.9 9.5-22.7
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 26 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 117 26 21.1 13.0-32.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 100 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 169 48 29.1 21.3-38.3 52 32.5 24.2-42.1 69 38.4 30.0-47.5
More than 200% 1,505 660 47.4 44.2-50.8 482 31.0 28.1-34.1 363 21.5 19.1-24.2
HOUSING
Own 1,778 708 42.1 38.9-45.4 574 31.3 28.5-34.4 496 26.5 23.9-29.4
Rent 499 214 44.5 39.2-49.9 133 27.5 23.0-32.6 152 28.0 23.1-33.4
Other arrangement 138 *** *** *** 38 30.2 21.6-40.5 43 21.0 14.4-29.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 596 229 42.1 36.8-47.5 182 29.2 24.6-34.2 185 28.7 24.1-33.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 798 298 40.3 35.5-45.4 251 31.7 27.5-36.1 249 28.0 24.2-32.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,042 459 45.2 41.2-49.2 319 30.5 26.8-34.5 264 24.3 21.0-27.9
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 915 389 45.0 40.7-49.3 280 29.9 26.0-34.1 246 25.1 21.7-28.9
2nd Quartile 681 279 42.7 37.7-47.9 215 32.4 28.0-37.2 187 24.9 20.8-29.5
3rd Quartile 622 250 43.5 38.4-48.7 184 28.4 24.1-33.0 188 28.1 23.8-32.9
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 218 68 30.5 23.1-39.1 73 33.7 25.3-43.2 77 35.8 27.5-45.0

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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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