2021 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Healthy Days

Now thinking about your physical health, which includes physical illness and injury,
for how many days during the past 30 days was your physical health not good?

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  Total
Respond.^		 None 1-2 days 3-7 days 8-29 days 30 days
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 4,845 3,386 70.8 69.1-72.4 380 7.6 6.7- 8.6 416 8.1 7.2- 9.1 356 7.5 6.6- 8.6 307 6.0 5.2- 7.0
GENDER
Male 2,275 1,633 72.6 70.2-74.8 173 7.4 6.2- 8.8 175 7.0 5.9- 8.3 149 7.1 5.8- 8.6 145 6.0 4.8- 7.4
Female 2,570 1,753 69.1 66.7-71.3 207 7.8 6.6- 9.2 241 9.1 7.7-10.6 207 8.0 6.8- 9.4 162 6.1 4.9- 7.5
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 3,074 2,126 69.4 67.3-71.4 268 8.5 7.3- 9.8 267 8.4 7.3- 9.7 230 7.5 6.5- 8.7 183 6.3 5.2- 7.5
Non-Hispanic Black 890 612 71.0 67.1-74.6 54 5.5 4.1- 7.5 85 8.2 6.3-10.6 68 8.6 6.3-11.5 71 6.7 5.0- 8.9
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 139 *** *** *** *** *** *** 11 4.0 1.4-11.2 *** *** *** 19 9.2 4.7-17.2
Non-Hispanic Multiracial 76 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 109 84 78.0 67.1-86.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 468 372 80.1 75.0-84.3 17 2.2 1.3- 3.8 31 6.9 4.6-10.3 27 6.8 4.1-11.1 21 4.0 2.4- 6.6
AGE
18-34 1,015 752 75.4 72.1-78.4 97 8.6 6.8-10.8 90 8.2 6.5-10.4 57 6.3 4.6- 8.6 19 1.5 0.9- 2.4
35-44 736 523 70.1 65.8-74.1 67 8.9 6.6-11.8 67 9.5 7.1-12.6 44 6.8 4.8- 9.6 35 4.7 3.2- 6.9
45-54 763 535 71.9 68.0-75.4 57 5.2 3.9- 7.0 57 6.3 4.6- 8.4 69 10.6 8.1-13.6 45 6.1 4.3- 8.4
55-64 812 538 66.0 61.8-70.1 63 7.9 5.8-10.5 75 8.9 6.8-11.4 67 7.3 5.5- 9.6 69 9.9 7.3-13.4
65-74 870 591 68.2 63.8-72.3 60 7.8 5.5-10.9 76 7.2 5.4- 9.4 58 6.7 4.8- 9.2 85 10.2 7.3-14.0
75+ 534 355 65.2 59.7-70.3 26 5.0 3.1- 8.0 45 8.5 5.8-12.1 58 10.7 7.8-14.7 50 10.6 7.4-14.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 428 278 61.1 54.8-67.1 14 5.0 2.6- 9.4 39 7.5 5.1-11.0 50 14.5 10.6-19.6 47 11.8 8.0-17.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,123 774 70.7 67.3-74.0 69 5.3 4.0- 6.9 97 9.3 7.3-11.8 90 7.7 6.0- 9.8 93 7.0 5.3- 9.3
Some Post-H.S. 1,290 882 71.6 68.6-74.4 109 8.5 6.8-10.6 102 6.8 5.5- 8.5 96 7.3 5.8- 9.1 101 5.8 4.6- 7.3
College Graduate 1,979 1,433 73.6 71.3-75.8 186 9.7 8.3-11.4 175 8.4 7.1- 9.9 119 5.1 4.2- 6.2 66 3.1 2.4- 4.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,462 714 48.6 45.3-51.9 109 7.7 6.1- 9.8 171 11.0 9.1-13.3 217 15.5 13.2-18.0 251 17.2 14.8-20.0
No 3,278 2,595 80.1 78.4-81.8 264 7.5 6.5- 8.7 236 6.8 5.8- 7.9 132 4.2 3.4- 5.2 51 1.4 1.0- 2.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 632 429 71.1 66.7-75.1 46 6.0 4.3- 8.3 50 7.0 5.1- 9.5 58 8.6 6.1-11.9 49 7.3 5.3-10.0
Non-Veteran 4,185 2,933 70.6 68.9-72.4 332 7.8 6.9- 8.9 366 8.3 7.3- 9.4 298 7.5 6.5- 8.5 256 5.8 4.9- 6.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,634 1,994 76.8 74.8-78.7 223 7.9 6.7- 9.2 217 7.8 6.6- 9.1 130 4.9 4.0- 6.0 70 2.7 2.0- 3.5
Unemployed 246 160 63.8 55.9-71.0 25 8.5 5.2-13.4 20 7.5 4.3-12.8 26 15.3 9.9-22.9 15 5.0 2.8- 8.7
Retired 1,271 854 67.0 63.5-70.4 85 7.3 5.5- 9.7 119 8.6 6.9-10.6 107 7.8 6.2- 9.8 106 9.3 7.1-12.1
Unable to Work 327 105 28.5 23.1-34.6 *** *** *** 34 11.4 7.7-16.6 75 25.2 19.6-31.7 105 32.8 26.2-40.1
Other not in Labor Force 306 224 74.2 67.6-79.9 34 9.9 6.5-14.8 26 8.1 4.9-12.9 13 6.1 3.4-10.8 *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 280 166 62.7 54.7-70.0 16 5.7 3.2- 9.9 17 5.0 2.8- 8.6 35 11.5 7.8-16.7 46 15.2 9.8-22.9
$15,000- 24,999 440 276 62.7 56.5-68.5 31 5.4 3.5- 8.3 36 7.9 5.1-11.9 48 13.5 9.5-18.7 49 10.6 7.5-14.7
$25,000- 34,999 493 322 64.8 59.0-70.1 37 8.6 5.9-12.5 51 10.4 7.4-14.6 44 8.4 5.9-11.7 39 7.8 4.7-12.6
$35,000- 49,999 518 347 67.1 61.8-71.9 43 8.3 5.7-11.9 54 10.3 7.7-13.8 41 9.1 6.3-12.8 33 5.2 3.5- 7.7
$50,000-74,999 612 456 77.4 73.1-81.1 55 8.6 6.2-11.7 47 5.7 4.0- 7.9 29 4.8 3.0- 7.6 25 3.6 2.3- 5.6
$75,000-100,000 496 367 76.8 72.2-80.8 51 9.4 6.7-13.1 40 6.6 4.7- 9.3 22 3.6 2.2- 5.8 16 3.6 2.1- 6.2
$100,000-150,000 531 400 77.2 72.8-81.0 48 8.2 6.0-11.2 47 8.2 5.8-11.3 23 3.8 2.3- 6.2 13 2.6 1.5- 4.7
$150,000+ 429 329 78.1 73.1-82.5 35 7.8 5.3-11.4 26 5.7 3.7- 8.5 32 7.2 4.5-11.3 *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 1,046 723 68.0 64.2-71.7 64 6.3 4.5- 8.6 98 9.7 7.5-12.4 82 8.4 6.4-10.9 79 7.6 5.8-10.0
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 107 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 13 9.6 5.1-17.4
50% to 100% 379 226 60.4 53.5-66.8 19 4.1 2.5- 6.9 29 6.6 4.2-10.3 52 16.5 11.9-22.4 53 12.4 8.2-18.3
101% to 150% 398 256 63.9 57.7-69.8 29 7.3 4.4-11.8 42 11.2 7.6-16.1 37 9.5 6.6-13.5 34 8.1 5.4-11.9
151% to 200% 400 260 64.3 57.8-70.2 34 9.6 6.5-14.0 35 8.5 5.8-12.3 36 9.0 6.1-13.2 35 8.6 5.0-14.5
More than 200% 2,468 1,813 75.9 73.8-77.8 222 8.5 7.2- 9.9 206 7.3 6.2- 8.5 138 5.1 4.1- 6.3 89 3.3 2.6- 4.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 1,046 723 68.0 64.2-71.7 64 6.3 4.5- 8.6 98 9.7 7.5-12.4 82 8.4 6.4-10.9 79 7.6 5.8-10.0
HOUSING
Own 3,150 2,245 72.1 70.1-74.0 243 7.5 6.4- 8.8 254 7.5 6.4- 8.6 218 6.8 5.7- 7.9 190 6.2 5.1- 7.4
Rent 1,307 875 67.0 63.8-70.1 108 7.7 6.2- 9.5 127 9.5 7.7-11.7 108 9.5 7.6-11.9 89 6.2 4.8- 8.0
Other arrangement 327 221 71.1 64.5-77.0 22 6.4 3.9-10.4 33 10.1 6.4-15.7 26 7.8 4.8-12.3 25 4.6 2.8- 7.4
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,501 1,076 72.9 70.2-75.5 141 8.5 7.1-10.3 127 7.5 6.2- 9.2 92 6.7 5.2- 8.6 65 4.3 3.2- 5.7
Regional City or Suburban County 1,293 906 71.3 68.2-74.2 102 6.9 5.4- 8.7 112 8.4 6.8-10.4 93 7.7 6.0- 9.8 80 5.7 4.4- 7.4
Rural 2,051 1,404 68.4 65.6-71.1 137 7.2 5.8- 9.0 177 8.3 6.8-10.0 171 8.2 6.8- 9.8 162 7.9 6.3- 9.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,308 900 70.4 66.8-73.8 78 6.2 4.5- 8.4 107 7.3 5.6- 9.5 118 8.8 6.9-11.0 105 7.4 5.5- 9.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,932 1,334 69.3 66.7-71.9 144 6.7 5.5- 8.1 172 8.9 7.4-10.6 143 8.0 6.6- 9.7 139 7.2 5.8- 8.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,605 1,152 72.4 69.8-74.9 158 9.3 7.8-11.1 137 7.7 6.4- 9.3 95 6.4 5.0- 8.1 63 4.1 3.1- 5.4
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,489 1,053 70.0 67.0-72.9 147 9.9 8.2-12.0 138 8.8 7.3-10.7 85 5.9 4.6- 7.5 66 5.4 3.8- 7.5
2nd Quartile 1,271 902 71.5 68.5-74.4 87 6.7 5.2- 8.6 98 7.5 6.0- 9.4 91 7.8 6.1- 9.9 93 6.4 5.1- 8.0
3rd Quartile 1,370 941 70.2 67.1-73.1 108 6.9 5.5- 8.7 114 8.0 6.3-10.1 119 9.1 7.3-11.2 88 5.8 4.6- 7.4
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 715 490 72.1 67.3-76.4 38 5.0 3.1- 7.9 66 7.8 5.6-10.7 61 7.9 5.6-10.9 60 7.3 5.1-10.4

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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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