2021 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Healthy Days

Now thinking about your physical health, which includes physical illness and injury,
for how many days during the past 30 days was your physical health not good?

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  Total
Respond.^
None 1-2 days 3-7 days 8-29 days 30 days
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,845 3,386 70.8 69.1-72.4 380 7.6 6.7- 8.6 416 8.1 7.2- 9.1 356 7.5 6.6- 8.6 307 6.0 5.2- 7.0
-Non-Hispanic Black 890 612 71.0 67.1-74.6 54 5.5 4.1- 7.5 85 8.2 6.3-10.6 68 8.6 6.3-11.5 71 6.7 5.0- 8.9
GENDER
Male 371 277 74.6 68.5-79.8 20 4.1 2.5- 6.7 23 5.8 3.7- 9.1 24 9.3 5.8-14.8 27 6.1 3.8- 9.7
Female 519 335 68.0 62.8-72.7 34 6.7 4.6- 9.7 62 10.2 7.4-13.9 44 8.0 5.5-11.4 44 7.2 5.0-10.1
AGE
18-34 154 120 77.5 68.5-84.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 144 104 71.7 62.1-79.6 *** *** *** 14 10.9 6.2-18.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 158 106 69.0 59.8-76.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** 15 12.9 7.5-21.2 *** *** ***
55-64 170 113 70.0 61.6-77.3 *** *** *** 18 8.3 4.8-14.0 *** *** *** 17 11.7 7.0-18.9
65-74 158 101 63.9 53.6-73.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 17 9.7 5.6-16.2
75+ 95 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 76 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 245 164 69.7 62.0-76.5 15 5.6 3.2- 9.6 28 11.9 7.6-18.0 *** *** *** 22 6.8 4.0-11.3
Some Post-H.S. 266 185 74.2 67.7-79.8 19 5.9 3.5- 9.7 23 6.4 3.8-10.6 17 7.2 4.3-11.7 22 6.3 3.8-10.2
College Graduate 299 218 76.4 70.7-81.3 16 5.6 3.1- 9.8 28 7.4 4.9-11.1 23 6.8 4.3-10.6 14 3.8 2.2- 6.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 91 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 20 14.5 8.5-23.7
$15,000- 24,999 116 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 124 84 70.1 59.8-78.7 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 100 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 106 82 81.8 72.5-88.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 164 132 81.2 72.4-87.7 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 320 156 50.7 43.5-57.8 20 5.7 3.4- 9.4 42 11.6 7.9-16.8 46 16.9 11.7-23.7 56 15.1 11.0-20.4
No 546 441 81.1 76.8-84.8 33 5.5 3.8- 8.1 39 6.1 4.2- 8.8 21 4.7 2.7- 7.9 *** *** ***
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 134 91 69.5 58.7-78.6 14 8.0 4.4-14.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 753 518 71.1 66.9-74.9 40 5.2 3.6- 7.3 73 8.2 6.2-10.9 59 8.7 6.3-11.8 63 6.8 5.0- 9.2
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 308 229 75.0 68.8-80.3 17 4.9 2.9- 8.3 25 7.0 4.5-10.7 20 7.9 4.7-13.1 17 5.2 3.0- 8.8
Regional City or Suburban County 246 160 68.2 60.4-75.1 21 7.1 4.3-11.2 19 5.8 3.4- 9.8 22 11.0 6.4-18.1 24 8.0 4.7-13.2
Rural 336 223 68.3 61.6-74.3 16 4.9 2.8- 8.5 41 12.1 8.1-17.8 26 7.2 4.4-11.5 30 7.5 4.9-11.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 449 345 78.0 73.1-82.2 28 5.6 3.6- 8.5 39 8.4 5.8-11.9 24 5.7 3.5- 9.4 *** *** ***
Unemployed 72 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 229 150 68.5 60.3-75.7 *** *** *** 28 9.3 5.6-15.0 *** *** *** 22 10.2 6.0-16.8
Unable to Work 99 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 31 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 35 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 105 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 104 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 88 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 359 270 79.1 73.7-83.7 25 6.2 3.9- 9.7 32 7.3 4.8-10.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 487 345 73.0 67.9-77.6 24 4.5 2.8- 7.0 42 6.9 4.8-10.0 37 7.8 5.1-11.8 39 7.7 5.3-11.2
Rent 328 218 67.0 60.2-73.2 24 6.6 4.2-10.3 37 11.2 7.6-16.3 24 9.6 5.7-15.7 25 5.5 3.5- 8.6
Other arrangement 70 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 334 222 68.8 62.0-75.0 19 5.6 3.3- 9.2 36 9.7 6.5-14.5 27 9.1 5.2-15.2 30 6.8 4.3-10.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 299 199 69.5 62.8-75.5 21 5.2 3.3- 8.0 26 7.9 4.8-12.7 26 10.1 6.4-15.6 27 7.3 4.7-11.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 257 191 74.0 67.2-79.8 14 5.9 3.3-10.1 23 7.3 4.6-11.4 *** *** *** 14 6.0 3.3-10.6
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 142 112 77.4 67.8-84.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 217 152 71.9 64.5-78.3 13 5.2 2.9- 9.2 22 8.6 5.2-13.8 15 9.3 5.3-15.6 15 5.1 2.8- 9.0
3rd Quartile 332 215 67.0 60.5-72.9 26 6.6 4.4- 9.8 28 7.5 5.0-11.2 34 11.8 7.7-17.8 29 7.1 4.7-10.5
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 199 133 69.9 61.1-77.5 *** *** *** 27 12.3 7.6-19.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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