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 4,888 264 4.7 4.0- 5.5 4,624 95.3 94.5-96.0
GENDER
Male 2,276 148 5.6 4.5- 6.9 2,128 94.4 93.1-95.5
Female 2,612 116 3.9 3.0- 4.9 2,496 96.1 95.1-97.0
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 3,087 172 5.2 4.3- 6.4 2,915 94.8 93.6-95.7
Non-Hispanic Black 900 61 5.2 3.7- 7.2 839 94.8 92.8-96.3
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 142 20 12.3 6.6-21.8 122 87.7 78.2-93.4
Non-Hispanic Multiracial 79 *** *** *** 77 98.1 91.3-99.6
Non-Hispanic Other 109 *** *** *** 107 99.0 95.2-99.8
Hispanic 478 *** *** *** 475 99.1 96.8-99.8
AGE
18-34 1,026 *** *** *** 1,021 99.6 98.9-99.8
35-44 737 *** *** *** 729 98.7 97.3-99.4
45-54 770 26 4.0 2.6- 6.2 744 96.0 93.8-97.4
55-64 819 45 6.7 4.4-10.0 774 93.3 90.0-95.6
65-74 880 105 11.1 8.6-14.2 775 88.9 85.8-91.4
75+ 536 72 13.3 10.0-17.5 464 86.7 82.5-90.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 448 36 7.9 5.2-12.0 412 92.1 88.0-94.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,138 74 5.7 4.1- 7.8 1,064 94.3 92.2-95.9
Some Post-H.S. 1,297 85 4.9 3.8- 6.2 1,212 95.1 93.8-96.2
College Graduate 1,981 68 2.3 1.8- 3.0 1,913 97.7 97.0-98.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,483 169 10.7 8.7-13.1 1,314 89.3 86.9-91.3
No 3,299 92 2.1 1.6- 2.7 3,207 97.9 97.3-98.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 636 59 8.2 6.2-10.9 577 91.8 89.1-93.8
Non-Veteran 4,225 205 4.2 3.5- 5.1 4,020 95.8 94.9-96.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,652 43 1.6 1.1- 2.2 2,609 98.4 97.8-98.9
Unemployed 250 *** *** *** 240 97.1 94.2-98.6
Retired 1,281 156 11.1 9.1-13.4 1,125 88.9 86.6-90.9
Unable to Work 334 53 20.2 14.3-27.7 281 79.8 72.3-85.7
Other not in Labor Force 310 *** *** *** 308 99.8 99.3- 100
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 289 30 11.0 6.2-18.7 259 89.0 81.3-93.8
$15,000- 24,999 446 37 8.3 5.3-12.5 409 91.7 87.5-94.7
$25,000- 34,999 500 37 6.4 4.3- 9.4 463 93.6 90.6-95.7
$35,000- 49,999 518 32 4.9 3.1- 7.6 486 95.1 92.4-96.9
$50,000-74,999 612 22 3.3 2.0- 5.3 590 96.7 94.7-98.0
$75,000-100,000 493 14 2.1 1.2- 3.8 479 97.9 96.2-98.8
$100,000-150,000 530 20 3.1 1.9- 4.9 510 96.9 95.1-98.1
$150,000+ 430 14 2.6 1.4- 4.6 416 97.4 95.4-98.6
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 1,070 58 4.4 3.0- 6.3 1,012 95.6 93.7-97.0
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 112 *** *** *** 105 94.0 86.2-97.5
50% to 100% 390 38 10.8 6.6-17.0 352 89.2 83.0-93.4
101% to 150% 398 19 3.6 2.0- 6.4 379 96.4 93.6-98.0
151% to 200% 404 33 7.4 4.9-11.2 371 92.6 88.8-95.1
More than 200% 2,466 107 3.5 2.8- 4.4 2,359 96.5 95.6-97.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 1,070 58 4.4 3.0- 6.3 1,012 95.6 93.7-97.0
HOUSING
Own 3,165 186 5.1 4.2- 6.3 2,979 94.9 93.7-95.8
Rent 1,324 63 4.0 2.9- 5.5 1,261 96.0 94.5-97.1
Other arrangement 335 14 3.6 1.9- 6.6 321 96.4 93.4-98.1
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,514 59 3.1 2.2- 4.2 1,455 96.9 95.8-97.8
Regional City or Suburban County 1,305 65 4.8 3.6- 6.5 1,240 95.2 93.5-96.4
Rural 2,069 140 6.1 4.8- 7.8 1,929 93.9 92.2-95.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,325 99 7.0 5.2- 9.5 1,226 93.0 90.5-94.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,943 102 4.3 3.4- 5.4 1,841 95.7 94.6-96.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,620 63 3.7 2.7- 5.0 1,557 96.3 95.0-97.3
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,497 67 4.4 3.0- 6.2 1,430 95.6 93.8-97.0
2nd Quartile 1,282 73 5.4 4.1- 7.1 1,209 94.6 92.9-95.9
3rd Quartile 1,389 68 3.9 3.0- 5.1 1,321 96.1 94.9-97.0
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 720 56 5.3 3.7- 7.6 664 94.7 92.4-96.3

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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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