2021 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Chronic Health Conditions

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,929 648 13.7 12.5-15.0 4,281 86.3 85.0-87.5
-Non-Hispanic Black 908 156 17.4 14.6-20.7 752 82.6 79.3-85.4
GENDER
Male 375 59 14.1 10.6-18.6 316 85.9 81.4-89.4
Female 533 97 20.1 16.1-24.9 436 79.9 75.1-83.9
AGE
18-34 157 39 23.9 17.1-32.3 118 76.1 67.7-82.9
35-44 145 23 13.8 8.7-21.3 122 86.2 78.7-91.3
45-54 158 29 21.2 14.3-30.2 129 78.8 69.8-85.7
55-64 175 28 12.3 8.1-18.1 147 87.7 81.9-91.9
65-74 160 23 13.1 8.0-20.9 137 86.9 79.1-92.0
75+ 101 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 81 15 17.3 9.7-28.9 66 82.7 71.1-90.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 252 50 19.6 14.2-26.6 202 80.4 73.4-85.8
Some Post-H.S. 273 49 17.6 12.8-23.6 224 82.4 76.4-87.2
College Graduate 298 41 14.2 10.2-19.4 257 85.8 80.6-89.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 95 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 118 17 14.8 8.2-25.5 101 85.2 74.5-91.8
$25,000- 34,999 125 15 13.5 7.8-22.2 110 86.5 77.8-92.2
$35,000- 49,999 102 23 23.1 14.6-34.6 79 76.9 65.4-85.4
$50,000- 74,999 106 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 164 25 16.9 11.0-25.1 139 83.1 74.9-89.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 333 78 23.6 18.4-29.7 255 76.4 70.3-81.6
No 551 74 14.4 11.1-18.5 477 85.6 81.5-88.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 137 15 9.7 5.6-16.3 122 90.3 83.7-94.4
Non-Veteran 768 141 18.7 15.5-22.4 627 81.3 77.6-84.5
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 314 57 17.6 13.3-23.1 257 82.4 76.9-86.7
Regional City or Suburban County 249 36 15.0 10.4-21.3 213 85.0 78.7-89.6
Rural 345 63 19.3 14.4-25.5 282 80.7 74.5-85.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 450 73 17.5 13.6-22.3 377 82.5 77.7-86.4
Unemployed 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 237 31 12.0 8.0-17.5 206 88.0 82.5-92.0
Unable to Work 104 28 21.6 13.6-32.4 76 78.4 67.6-86.4
Other not in Labor Force 32 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 38 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 106 29 24.1 15.4-35.7 77 75.9 64.3-84.6
101% to 150% 106 21 20.9 12.9-32.0 85 79.1 68.0-87.1
151% to 200% 88 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 362 50 14.7 10.8-19.7 312 85.3 80.3-89.2
HOUSING
Own 496 62 12.4 9.3-16.3 434 87.6 83.7-90.7
Rent 334 76 23.8 18.5-30.1 258 76.2 69.9-81.5
Other arrangement 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 341 58 16.6 12.3-22.1 283 83.4 77.9-87.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 306 49 18.7 13.6-25.1 257 81.3 74.9-86.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 261 49 16.8 12.4-22.5 212 83.2 77.5-87.6
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 145 26 14.9 9.6-22.3 119 85.1 77.7-90.4
2nd Quartile 223 43 20.9 15.3-27.8 180 79.1 72.2-84.7
3rd Quartile 335 54 15.6 11.8-20.5 281 84.4 79.5-88.2
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 205 33 15.3 9.9-23.0 172 84.7 77.0-90.1

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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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