2021 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern 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 4,936 2,064 44.7 42.9-46.5 1,358 27.7 26.1-29.3 1,514 27.6 26.1-29.2
-Eastern NC 1,854 730 46.3 43.3-49.3 499 24.7 22.3-27.2 625 29.0 26.6-31.6
GENDER
Male 818 387 53.6 49.3-57.9 206 23.9 20.5-27.7 225 22.5 19.3-26.1
Female 1,036 343 39.3 35.2-43.6 293 25.4 22.3-28.9 400 35.3 31.6-39.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,042 399 44.4 40.5-48.4 289 26.2 23.1-29.6 354 29.4 26.2-32.8
Non-Hispanic Black 445 153 41.8 35.7-48.1 109 22.8 18.3-28.0 183 35.4 30.0-41.3
Other 337 161 59.0 51.8-65.8 91 22.3 17.2-28.5 85 18.7 13.7-24.9
AGE
18-34 347 233 69.9 64.0-75.3 91 23.4 18.7-28.9 23 6.6 4.2-10.3
35-44 247 140 56.8 49.5-63.9 56 20.7 15.4-27.3 51 22.4 16.9-29.2
45-54 264 125 48.2 41.1-55.4 64 21.3 16.1-27.5 75 30.5 24.2-37.6
55-64 334 108 30.4 24.7-36.7 94 28.8 23.1-35.2 132 40.8 34.3-47.7
65-74 395 69 19.3 14.9-24.8 119 28.5 23.3-34.4 207 52.2 46.0-58.2
75+ 221 33 16.4 10.2-25.4 64 28.3 21.3-36.4 124 55.3 46.4-63.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 175 71 44.3 34.9-54.1 37 19.7 12.8-28.9 67 36.1 27.4-45.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 500 210 50.5 45.1-56.0 125 23.9 19.7-28.6 165 25.6 21.5-30.2
Some Post-H.S. 522 169 42.2 36.5-48.1 150 26.0 21.8-30.7 203 31.8 27.2-36.7
College Graduate 645 274 47.5 42.7-52.3 182 26.1 22.2-30.3 189 26.5 22.6-30.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 644 87 19.0 14.8-24.2 176 26.1 21.9-30.7 381 54.9 49.7-60.0
No 1,169 623 59.5 55.9-63.0 311 23.7 20.9-26.8 235 16.7 14.4-19.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 314 122 46.6 39.9-53.4 84 23.0 18.1-28.8 108 30.4 24.9-36.6
Non-Veteran 1,532 605 46.3 43.0-49.7 410 24.8 22.2-27.6 517 28.9 26.2-31.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 917 514 60.2 56.2-64.1 235 22.9 19.8-26.3 168 16.9 14.2-20.0
Unemployed 100 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 553 99 18.6 14.7-23.4 168 29.4 24.9-34.4 286 52.0 46.6-57.3
Unable to Work 156 *** *** *** 33 23.6 16.1-33.2 110 67.5 57.6-76.0
Other not in Labor Force 103 *** *** *** 23 20.4 12.7-31.0 15 11.4 6.3-19.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 114 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 194 *** *** *** 58 27.5 19.9-36.6 83 34.9 26.3-44.5
$25,000- 34,999 198 70 40.2 31.8-49.3 59 24.8 18.2-32.8 69 35.0 27.3-43.5
$35,000- 49,999 218 87 45.9 38.0-54.1 59 25.0 18.9-32.4 72 29.0 22.6-36.4
$50,000- 74,999 236 102 54.2 44.9-63.1 71 26.8 20.3-34.5 63 19.0 13.7-25.9
$75,000+ 467 223 52.9 47.5-58.3 127 24.4 20.1-29.2 117 22.7 18.5-27.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 427 165 44.3 38.2-50.5 103 22.9 18.2-28.4 159 32.8 27.4-38.7
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 50 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 140 38 33.0 23.7-43.9 36 24.9 17.0-34.9 66 42.1 32.3-52.6
101% to 150% 161 *** *** *** 49 28.0 19.7-38.1 56 28.5 20.3-38.5
151% to 200% 182 66 45.1 36.3-54.3 51 24.7 18.0-32.8 65 30.2 23.0-38.5
More than 200% 883 379 49.6 45.3-53.9 248 25.3 22.0-28.9 256 25.1 21.8-28.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 427 165 44.3 38.2-50.5 103 22.9 18.2-28.4 159 32.8 27.4-38.7
HOUSING
Own 1,238 445 43.0 39.3-46.8 338 24.3 21.5-27.4 455 32.7 29.5-36.0
Rent 455 211 51.6 45.5-57.6 121 25.9 21.1-31.4 123 22.5 18.3-27.4
Other arrangement 140 66 57.5 47.1-67.2 33 24.3 16.9-33.6 41 18.3 12.0-26.7
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 148 54 39.0 30.3-48.6 42 27.3 19.7-36.4 52 33.7 25.6-42.9
Regional City or Suburban County 512 222 49.5 44.2-54.8 135 23.0 19.2-27.4 155 27.5 23.2-32.2
Rural 1,194 454 45.4 41.5-49.4 322 25.2 22.2-28.5 418 29.3 26.2-32.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 943 342 44.3 39.7-48.9 270 26.7 23.1-30.6 331 29.0 25.4-33.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 731 309 48.4 43.9-52.9 188 23.8 20.3-27.7 234 27.8 24.3-31.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 180 79 47.0 38.4-55.8 41 19.8 14.3-26.8 60 33.2 25.6-41.8
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 370 155 48.8 42.6-55.1 90 22.0 17.5-27.2 125 29.2 24.3-34.7
2nd Quartile 220 100 47.6 40.0-55.3 52 21.5 16.1-28.2 68 30.9 24.2-38.4
3rd Quartile 606 243 45.6 40.7-50.6 172 26.6 22.6-31.0 191 27.8 23.8-32.1
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 658 232 44.8 38.9-50.9 185 25.7 21.4-30.7 241 29.5 24.8-34.5

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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 2021 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2021 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2021 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2021 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2021 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2021 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 2021 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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