2021 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?

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,926 213 4.3 3.6- 5.1 4,713 95.7 94.9-96.4
-Non-Hispanic Black 909 65 6.5 4.8- 8.8 844 93.5 91.2-95.2
GENDER
Male 377 22 3.4 2.1- 5.5 355 96.6 94.5-97.9
Female 532 43 9.0 6.3-12.9 489 91.0 87.1-93.7
AGE
18-34 158 *** *** *** 158 100 . - .
35-44 145 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 159 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 175 17 8.4 4.7-14.3 158 91.6 85.7-95.3
65-74 160 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 100 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 81 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 252 19 4.6 2.7- 7.7 233 95.4 92.3-97.3
Some Post-H.S. 273 22 6.7 4.0-11.0 251 93.3 89.0-96.0
College Graduate 299 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 95 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 117 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 125 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 102 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 106 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 164 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 333 46 13.5 9.4-19.0 287 86.5 81.0-90.6
No 552 19 3.3 1.9- 5.6 533 96.7 94.4-98.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 138 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 768 54 6.4 4.6- 8.9 714 93.6 91.1-95.4
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 314 19 5.4 3.2- 9.1 295 94.6 90.9-96.8
Regional City or Suburban County 250 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 345 35 8.2 5.4-12.2 310 91.8 87.8-94.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 450 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unemployed 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 236 33 12.5 8.0-18.9 203 87.5 81.1-92.0
Unable to Work 105 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 33 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 38 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 105 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 106 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 88 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 362 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 495 38 7.4 4.9-11.0 457 92.6 89.0-95.1
Rent 336 24 6.1 3.8- 9.7 312 93.9 90.3-96.2
Other arrangement 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 343 25 6.9 4.2-11.1 318 93.1 88.9-95.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 305 23 6.4 3.7-10.9 282 93.6 89.1-96.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 261 17 6.3 3.7-10.6 244 93.7 89.4-96.3
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 145 *** *** *** *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 223 14 6.2 3.4-10.9 209 93.8 89.1-96.6
3rd Quartile 335 23 6.0 3.5-10.1 312 94.0 89.9-96.5
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 206 18 7.8 4.4-13.4 188 92.2 86.6-95.6

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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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