2021 BRFSS Survey Results: 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
-Non-Hispanic Black 910 342 41.0 37.0-45.1 252 29.5 25.8-33.6 316 29.5 26.0-33.2
GENDER
Male 377 165 45.2 39.0-51.7 97 31.1 25.1-37.6 115 23.7 19.0-29.1
Female 533 177 37.5 32.4-42.8 155 28.3 23.7-33.4 201 34.3 29.5-39.4
AGE
18-34 158 100 58.0 48.5-67.0 42 30.9 22.6-40.6 16 11.1 6.5-18.2
35-44 145 79 53.9 43.9-63.6 42 31.4 22.6-41.7 24 14.7 9.5-22.2
45-54 159 75 42.9 34.3-52.0 42 31.9 23.5-41.7 42 25.2 17.9-34.2
55-64 175 48 27.9 20.4-36.8 43 24.4 17.6-32.6 84 47.8 39.0-56.7
65-74 160 24 17.8 11.3-27.0 61 36.2 27.2-46.3 75 45.9 36.2-56.0
75+ 101 *** *** *** 18 17.0 9.8-28.0 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 81 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 253 84 37.8 30.4-45.8 70 31.7 24.5-39.9 99 30.5 24.2-37.7
Some Post-H.S. 273 92 38.8 31.7-46.4 73 29.3 22.9-36.6 108 31.9 25.8-38.8
College Graduate 299 149 57.9 51.4-64.2 84 24.9 19.9-30.7 66 17.2 13.0-22.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 95 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 118 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 125 *** *** *** 36 26.1 17.8-36.6 41 32.5 23.3-43.2
$35,000- 49,999 102 *** *** *** *** *** *** 32 23.6 15.5-34.2
$50,000- 74,999 106 *** *** *** *** *** *** 22 12.9 7.9-20.5
$75,000+ 164 84 50.8 41.8-59.7 46 30.8 22.7-40.4 34 18.4 12.5-26.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 334 37 14.4 10.0-20.2 89 28.5 22.3-35.7 208 57.1 50.0-63.9
No 552 294 54.0 48.8-59.2 157 29.9 25.2-35.0 101 16.1 12.7-20.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 138 44 36.5 27.0-47.1 33 28.5 19.3-39.9 61 35.0 26.4-44.8
Non-Veteran 769 297 41.7 37.4-46.2 217 29.5 25.5-33.9 255 28.8 25.0-32.8
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 314 135 41.8 35.4-48.4 96 35.0 28.6-41.9 83 23.2 18.3-29.0
Regional City or Suburban County 250 100 44.6 36.8-52.7 63 24.9 18.5-32.5 87 30.5 24.0-37.9
Rural 346 107 36.5 30.1-43.4 93 26.7 21.0-33.4 146 36.7 30.6-43.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 450 251 54.0 48.4-59.6 119 30.6 25.4-36.4 80 15.3 12.0-19.4
Unemployed 75 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 237 33 16.1 10.5-23.7 72 29.8 22.8-37.8 132 54.2 45.8-62.3
Unable to Work 105 *** *** *** 22 22.9 14.4-34.4 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 33 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 38 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 106 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 106 *** *** *** 30 27.1 18.1-38.5 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 88 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 362 174 51.5 45.2-57.8 99 29.8 24.1-36.1 89 18.7 14.6-23.7
HOUSING
Own 496 169 37.3 32.1-42.8 144 29.8 24.9-35.3 183 32.9 28.0-38.1
Rent 336 141 44.4 37.7-51.3 91 30.1 24.0-37.1 104 25.5 20.5-31.3
Other arrangement 73 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 343 97 33.7 27.4-40.6 100 28.3 22.4-35.1 146 38.0 31.7-44.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 306 136 46.7 39.7-53.8 79 29.0 22.9-35.9 91 24.3 19.1-30.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 261 109 41.3 34.4-48.5 73 31.0 24.4-38.4 79 27.7 22.0-34.4
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 145 64 43.5 34.1-53.4 40 29.6 21.2-39.6 41 26.9 19.2-36.3
2nd Quartile 223 97 42.5 35.3-50.1 66 33.0 26.1-40.8 60 24.4 18.6-31.4
3rd Quartile 336 122 40.9 34.3-47.9 90 27.3 21.5-34.0 124 31.8 26.2-37.9
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 206 59 34.8 26.4-44.2 56 25.6 18.6-34.0 91 39.6 31.3-48.6

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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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