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%)
TOTAL 4,929 648 13.7 12.5-15.0 4,281 86.3 85.0-87.5
GENDER
Male 2,294 232 11.0 9.5-12.7 2,062 89.0 87.3-90.5
Female 2,635 416 16.3 14.5-18.2 2,219 83.7 81.8-85.5
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 3,114 380 12.8 11.4-14.4 2,734 87.2 85.6-88.6
Non-Hispanic Black 908 156 17.4 14.6-20.7 752 82.6 79.3-85.4
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 145 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Multiracial 80 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 111 16 12.8 7.2-21.8 95 87.2 78.2-92.8
Hispanic 478 37 9.7 6.6-14.0 441 90.3 86.0-93.4
AGE
18-34 1,025 164 16.9 14.3-19.8 861 83.1 80.2-85.7
35-44 739 96 12.0 9.6-15.0 643 88.0 85.0-90.4
45-54 774 106 15.3 12.4-18.7 668 84.7 81.3-87.6
55-64 826 117 14.8 11.7-18.5 709 85.2 81.5-88.3
65-74 889 105 10.1 8.0-12.8 784 89.9 87.2-92.0
75+ 555 51 9.5 6.7-13.3 504 90.5 86.7-93.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 453 67 17.5 13.2-22.8 386 82.5 77.2-86.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,146 158 14.0 11.7-16.8 988 86.0 83.2-88.3
Some Post-H.S. 1,315 191 14.2 12.0-16.6 1,124 85.8 83.4-88.0
College Graduate 1,990 230 11.5 10.0-13.2 1,760 88.5 86.8-90.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,513 299 20.0 17.6-22.6 1,214 80.0 77.4-82.4
No 3,308 338 11.1 9.7-12.6 2,970 88.9 87.4-90.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 644 44 6.6 4.8- 9.0 600 93.4 91.0-95.2
Non-Veteran 4,258 603 14.7 13.4-16.1 3,655 85.3 83.9-86.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,656 317 12.4 10.9-14.0 2,339 87.6 86.0-89.1
Unemployed 252 55 23.5 17.6-30.5 197 76.5 69.5-82.4
Retired 1,310 129 9.2 7.5-11.2 1,181 90.8 88.8-92.5
Unable to Work 341 95 27.8 22.1-34.3 246 72.2 65.7-77.9
Other not in Labor Force 309 45 17.4 12.1-24.3 264 82.6 75.7-87.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 289 64 22.4 16.6-29.4 225 77.6 70.6-83.4
$15,000- 24,999 455 73 17.6 13.3-22.8 382 82.4 77.2-86.7
$25,000- 34,999 504 67 14.8 11.3-19.2 437 85.2 80.8-88.7
$35,000- 49,999 524 67 13.1 10.0-17.0 457 86.9 83.0-90.0
$50,000-74,999 614 68 9.2 6.9-12.1 546 90.8 87.9-93.1
$75,000-100,000 496 59 12.6 9.4-16.8 437 87.4 83.2-90.6
$100,000-150,000 531 51 10.6 7.8-14.4 480 89.4 85.6-92.2
$150,000+ 430 59 15.4 11.5-20.3 371 84.6 79.7-88.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 1,086 140 13.8 11.2-16.9 946 86.2 83.1-88.8
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 112 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 391 77 19.7 15.0-25.4 314 80.3 74.6-85.0
101% to 150% 407 68 17.8 13.5-23.3 339 82.2 76.7-86.5
151% to 200% 408 49 12.6 9.2-17.0 359 87.4 83.0-90.8
More than 200% 2,477 285 11.7 10.2-13.3 2,192 88.3 86.7-89.8
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 1,086 140 13.8 11.2-16.9 946 86.2 83.1-88.8
HOUSING
Own 3,193 356 11.2 9.9-12.7 2,837 88.8 87.3-90.1
Rent 1,334 227 19.7 17.1-22.7 1,107 80.3 77.3-82.9
Other arrangement 338 61 18.6 14.0-24.4 277 81.4 75.6-86.0
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,522 192 13.4 11.4-15.6 1,330 86.6 84.4-88.6
Regional City or Suburban County 1,318 166 12.7 10.6-15.0 1,152 87.3 85.0-89.4
Rural 2,089 290 14.9 12.9-17.2 1,799 85.1 82.8-87.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,341 192 13.7 11.4-16.4 1,149 86.3 83.6-88.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,959 257 14.4 12.5-16.6 1,702 85.6 83.4-87.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,629 199 13.1 11.2-15.2 1,430 86.9 84.8-88.8
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,505 175 12.6 10.6-14.9 1,330 87.4 85.1-89.4
2nd Quartile 1,298 163 13.9 11.7-16.4 1,135 86.1 83.6-88.3
3rd Quartile 1,397 209 15.4 13.1-18.0 1,188 84.6 82.0-86.9
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 729 101 12.4 9.6-15.8 628 87.6 84.2-90.4

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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 2021 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2021 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. 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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