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 4,924 395 6.7 5.9- 7.5 4,529 93.3 92.5-94.1
GENDER
Male 2,292 184 6.7 5.6- 7.9 2,108 93.3 92.1-94.4
Female 2,632 211 6.6 5.5- 7.9 2,421 93.4 92.1-94.5
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 3,109 367 10.0 8.8-11.4 2,742 90.0 88.6-91.2
Non-Hispanic Black 909 *** *** *** 903 99.5 98.3-99.8
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 145 *** *** *** 136 95.4 89.2-98.1
Non-Hispanic Multiracial 79 *** *** *** 77 98.2 92.2-99.6
Non-Hispanic Other 111 *** *** *** 110 99.7 98.2- 100
Hispanic 478 *** *** *** 474 99.7 99.0-99.9
AGE
18-34 1,025 *** *** *** 1,023 99.8 99.3- 100
35-44 741 12 2.2 1.1- 4.2 729 97.8 95.8-98.9
45-54 773 31 3.7 2.5- 5.4 742 96.3 94.6-97.5
55-64 826 76 9.8 7.3-13.2 750 90.2 86.8-92.7
65-74 887 147 16.3 13.4-19.6 740 83.7 80.4-86.6
75+ 551 114 18.5 14.9-22.6 437 81.5 77.4-85.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 452 21 5.4 2.8-10.1 431 94.6 89.9-97.2
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,145 74 5.8 4.4- 7.6 1,071 94.2 92.4-95.6
Some Post-H.S. 1,314 102 6.3 5.0- 7.8 1,212 93.7 92.2-95.0
College Graduate 1,988 197 8.4 7.2- 9.8 1,791 91.6 90.2-92.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,509 146 8.1 6.6- 9.8 1,363 91.9 90.2-93.4
No 3,308 246 6.2 5.3- 7.3 3,062 93.8 92.7-94.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 641 77 10.6 8.1-13.6 564 89.4 86.4-91.9
Non-Veteran 4,256 316 6.1 5.3- 7.1 3,940 93.9 92.9-94.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,656 110 3.5 2.8- 4.4 2,546 96.5 95.6-97.2
Unemployed 252 *** *** *** 242 97.7 95.5-98.9
Retired 1,303 230 16.5 14.2-19.2 1,073 83.5 80.8-85.8
Unable to Work 342 34 9.1 6.2-13.1 308 90.9 86.9-93.8
Other not in Labor Force 310 *** *** *** 302 96.1 89.4-98.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 290 15 3.4 1.8- 6.3 275 96.6 93.7-98.2
$15,000- 24,999 454 25 3.9 2.4- 6.3 429 96.1 93.7-97.6
$25,000- 34,999 504 40 7.4 5.1-10.6 464 92.6 89.4-94.9
$35,000- 49,999 522 46 6.6 4.7- 9.1 476 93.4 90.9-95.3
$50,000-74,999 613 51 6.5 4.6- 9.0 562 93.5 91.0-95.4
$75,000-100,000 496 35 5.4 3.7- 7.8 461 94.6 92.2-96.3
$100,000-150,000 531 56 9.1 6.6-12.3 475 90.9 87.7-93.4
$150,000+ 429 35 5.5 3.9- 7.9 394 94.5 92.1-96.1
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 1,085 92 8.1 6.1-10.8 993 91.9 89.2-93.9
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 112 *** *** *** 108 97.7 93.3-99.2
50% to 100% 392 17 2.5 1.4- 4.5 375 97.5 95.5-98.6
101% to 150% 406 18 4.4 2.6- 7.4 388 95.6 92.6-97.4
151% to 200% 406 32 6.1 4.1- 9.1 374 93.9 90.9-95.9
More than 200% 2,475 230 7.4 6.3- 8.6 2,245 92.6 91.4-93.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 1,085 92 8.1 6.1-10.8 993 91.9 89.2-93.9
HOUSING
Own 3,187 342 9.0 7.9-10.3 2,845 91.0 89.7-92.1
Rent 1,335 38 1.5 1.1- 2.2 1,297 98.5 97.8-98.9
Other arrangement 338 13 2.1 1.1- 4.0 325 97.9 96.0-98.9
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,520 97 5.0 3.9- 6.3 1,423 95.0 93.7-96.1
Regional City or Suburban County 1,318 101 6.9 5.5- 8.6 1,217 93.1 91.4-94.5
Rural 2,086 197 8.1 6.7- 9.8 1,889 91.9 90.2-93.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,340 95 6.7 4.9- 9.1 1,245 93.3 90.9-95.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,956 180 7.2 6.1- 8.5 1,776 92.8 91.5-93.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,628 120 6.1 5.0- 7.6 1,508 93.9 92.4-95.0
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,503 144 7.8 6.4- 9.4 1,359 92.2 90.6-93.6
2nd Quartile 1,296 95 5.7 4.5- 7.2 1,201 94.3 92.8-95.5
3rd Quartile 1,396 103 7.0 5.4- 9.1 1,293 93.0 90.9-94.6
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 729 53 5.4 3.6- 8.0 676 94.6 92.0-96.4

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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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