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 4,926 213 4.3 3.6- 5.1 4,713 95.7 94.9-96.4
GENDER
Male 2,294 78 3.4 2.5- 4.6 2,216 96.6 95.4-97.5
Female 2,632 135 5.2 4.2- 6.4 2,497 94.8 93.6-95.8
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 3,112 117 4.0 3.2- 5.1 2,995 96.0 94.9-96.8
Non-Hispanic Black 909 65 6.5 4.8- 8.8 844 93.5 91.2-95.2
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 143 16 11.6 5.0-24.7 127 88.4 75.3-95.0
Non-Hispanic Multiracial 79 *** *** *** 75 96.0 88.7-98.7
Non-Hispanic Other 111 *** *** *** 111 100 . - .
Hispanic 479 *** *** *** 471 98.6 97.0-99.3
AGE
18-34 1,026 *** *** *** 1,024 99.9 99.4- 100
35-44 742 13 2.1 1.1- 3.8 729 97.9 96.2-98.9
45-54 775 22 3.2 2.0- 5.1 753 96.8 94.9-98.0
55-64 823 45 6.4 4.2- 9.6 778 93.6 90.4-95.8
65-74 888 62 7.3 5.4- 9.8 826 92.7 90.2-94.6
75+ 551 66 14.9 11.2-19.6 485 85.1 80.4-88.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 453 36 8.8 6.0-12.8 417 91.2 87.2-94.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,147 62 5.1 3.6- 7.1 1,085 94.9 92.9-96.4
Some Post-H.S. 1,312 67 4.2 3.1- 5.5 1,245 95.8 94.5-96.9
College Graduate 1,989 47 1.9 1.4- 2.7 1,942 98.1 97.3-98.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,511 142 9.9 8.0-12.2 1,369 90.1 87.8-92.0
No 3,308 70 2.0 1.5- 2.7 3,238 98.0 97.3-98.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 642 29 4.6 3.0- 6.9 613 95.4 93.1-97.0
Non-Veteran 4,257 184 4.3 3.6- 5.2 4,073 95.7 94.8-96.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,656 32 1.2 0.8- 1.8 2,624 98.8 98.2-99.2
Unemployed 252 *** *** *** 243 97.1 93.6-98.7
Retired 1,306 115 9.7 7.8-12.0 1,191 90.3 88.0-92.2
Unable to Work 340 51 20.3 14.4-28.0 289 79.7 72.0-85.6
Other not in Labor Force 311 *** *** *** 306 98.9 96.9-99.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 288 26 10.2 5.5-18.2 262 89.8 81.8-94.5
$15,000- 24,999 454 33 8.6 5.7-12.7 421 91.4 87.3-94.3
$25,000- 34,999 504 29 6.0 3.8- 9.2 475 94.0 90.8-96.2
$35,000- 49,999 523 21 3.9 2.3- 6.4 502 96.1 93.6-97.7
$50,000-74,999 614 22 3.1 1.8- 5.2 592 96.9 94.8-98.2
$75,000-100,000 496 *** *** *** 488 98.3 96.3-99.2
$100,000-150,000 530 *** *** *** 526 99.3 98.1-99.8
$150,000+ 430 *** *** *** 424 98.5 96.4-99.4
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 1,087 64 5.3 3.9- 7.1 1,023 94.7 92.9-96.1
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 112 12 9.7 5.0-17.7 100 90.3 82.3-95.0
50% to 100% 390 23 7.1 3.7-13.3 367 92.9 86.7-96.3
101% to 150% 407 24 6.8 4.3-10.7 383 93.2 89.3-95.7
151% to 200% 407 21 5.3 3.0- 9.0 386 94.7 91.0-97.0
More than 200% 2,475 69 2.7 2.0- 3.5 2,406 97.3 96.5-98.0
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 1,087 64 5.3 3.9- 7.1 1,023 94.7 92.9-96.1
HOUSING
Own 3,191 141 4.6 3.7- 5.7 3,050 95.4 94.3-96.3
Rent 1,334 59 4.2 3.1- 5.8 1,275 95.8 94.2-96.9
Other arrangement 337 11 1.8 0.9- 3.7 326 98.2 96.3-99.1
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,518 53 3.8 2.7- 5.2 1,465 96.2 94.8-97.3
Regional City or Suburban County 1,318 50 4.0 2.9- 5.6 1,268 96.0 94.4-97.1
Rural 2,090 110 5.0 3.8- 6.6 1,980 95.0 93.4-96.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,343 68 5.5 3.8- 7.9 1,275 94.5 92.1-96.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,955 90 4.4 3.4- 5.6 1,865 95.6 94.4-96.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,628 55 3.5 2.6- 4.8 1,573 96.5 95.2-97.4
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,504 57 4.2 2.9- 6.1 1,447 95.8 93.9-97.1
2nd Quartile 1,297 56 4.2 3.1- 5.7 1,241 95.8 94.3-96.9
3rd Quartile 1,395 60 4.4 3.2- 5.9 1,335 95.6 94.1-96.8
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 730 40 4.5 3.0- 6.9 690 95.5 93.1-97.0

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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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