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?

(Ever told) you have (COPD) chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, emphysema or chronic bronchitis?

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,916 371 7.6 6.7- 8.6 4,545 92.4 91.4-93.3
-Non-Hispanic Black 908 84 8.7 6.6-11.3 824 91.3 88.7-93.4
GENDER
Male 376 29 6.7 4.1-10.8 347 93.3 89.2-95.9
Female 532 55 10.4 7.5-14.2 477 89.6 85.8-92.5
AGE
18-34 158 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 145 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 158 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 175 23 14.7 9.2-22.6 152 85.3 77.4-90.8
65-74 160 24 14.0 8.5-22.1 136 86.0 77.9-91.5
75+ 100 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 81 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 252 33 8.3 5.4-12.5 219 91.7 87.5-94.6
Some Post-H.S. 273 29 10.3 6.6-15.7 244 89.7 84.3-93.4
College Graduate 298 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 95 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 118 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 125 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 102 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 106 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 164 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 332 60 17.6 13.0-23.3 272 82.4 76.7-87.0
No 552 22 4.2 2.3- 7.3 530 95.8 92.7-97.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 137 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 768 75 9.3 6.9-12.2 693 90.7 87.8-93.1
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 314 21 7.6 4.4-12.6 293 92.4 87.4-95.6
Regional City or Suburban County 249 23 10.1 6.3-15.8 226 89.9 84.2-93.7
Rural 345 40 8.9 6.0-13.0 305 91.1 87.0-94.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 450 20 5.1 3.0- 8.5 430 94.9 91.5-97.0
Unemployed 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 236 36 13.5 9.0-19.6 200 86.5 80.4-91.0
Unable to Work 104 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 33 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 38 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 106 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 106 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 88 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 362 19 5.9 3.2-10.4 343 94.1 89.6-96.8
HOUSING
Own 495 43 8.6 5.8-12.6 452 91.4 87.4-94.2
Rent 335 37 10.5 7.2-14.9 298 89.5 85.1-92.8
Other arrangement 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 342 36 9.0 5.9-13.5 306 91.0 86.5-94.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 305 24 7.4 4.4-12.0 281 92.6 88.0-95.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 261 24 9.7 6.1-15.2 237 90.3 84.8-93.9
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 145 15 8.9 5.0-15.3 130 91.1 84.7-95.0
2nd Quartile 223 21 10.3 6.3-16.4 202 89.7 83.6-93.7
3rd Quartile 335 24 6.5 4.2-10.1 311 93.5 89.9-95.8
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 205 24 9.0 5.2-15.0 181 91.0 85.0-94.8

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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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