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 4,916 371 7.6 6.7- 8.6 4,545 92.4 91.4-93.3
GENDER
Male 2,288 136 6.1 4.9- 7.5 2,152 93.9 92.5-95.1
Female 2,628 235 9.0 7.6-10.6 2,393 91.0 89.4-92.4
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 3,108 244 8.3 7.1- 9.7 2,864 91.7 90.3-92.9
Non-Hispanic Black 908 84 8.7 6.6-11.3 824 91.3 88.7-93.4
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 144 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Multiracial 79 *** *** *** 76 96.6 86.9-99.2
Non-Hispanic Other 109 *** *** *** 105 95.3 85.7-98.6
Hispanic 478 11 1.6 0.9- 3.0 467 98.4 97.0-99.1
AGE
18-34 1,025 24 2.9 1.8- 4.6 1,001 97.1 95.4-98.2
35-44 741 20 3.4 2.0- 5.9 721 96.6 94.1-98.0
45-54 773 39 5.8 4.1- 8.3 734 94.2 91.7-95.9
55-64 823 89 13.2 10.0-17.2 734 86.8 82.8-90.0
65-74 887 128 14.7 11.5-18.6 759 85.3 81.4-88.5
75+ 550 69 13.1 9.9-17.2 481 86.9 82.8-90.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 453 56 15.8 11.3-21.5 397 84.2 78.5-88.7
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,140 111 8.5 6.7-10.8 1,029 91.5 89.2-93.3
Some Post-H.S. 1,312 135 8.1 6.6- 9.9 1,177 91.9 90.1-93.4
College Graduate 1,987 68 2.7 2.0- 3.5 1,919 97.3 96.5-98.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,504 241 16.1 13.8-18.7 1,263 83.9 81.3-86.2
No 3,305 124 4.0 3.1- 5.1 3,181 96.0 94.9-96.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 640 51 7.5 5.5-10.1 589 92.5 89.9-94.5
Non-Veteran 4,250 320 7.6 6.6- 8.8 3,930 92.4 91.2-93.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,653 84 3.6 2.8- 4.6 2,569 96.4 95.4-97.2
Unemployed 251 17 7.0 3.9-12.4 234 93.0 87.6-96.1
Retired 1,300 169 12.8 10.5-15.6 1,131 87.2 84.4-89.5
Unable to Work 342 88 31.4 25.1-38.5 254 68.6 61.5-74.9
Other not in Labor Force 311 11 4.4 1.7-10.9 300 95.6 89.1-98.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 290 52 17.8 11.9-25.7 238 82.2 74.3-88.1
$15,000- 24,999 454 62 13.2 9.8-17.5 392 86.8 82.5-90.2
$25,000- 34,999 505 48 9.7 6.3-14.5 457 90.3 85.5-93.7
$35,000- 49,999 521 40 6.5 4.5- 9.2 481 93.5 90.8-95.5
$50,000-74,999 613 36 6.1 3.9- 9.3 577 93.9 90.7-96.1
$75,000-100,000 493 15 2.8 1.6- 5.0 478 97.2 95.0-98.4
$100,000-150,000 531 15 3.6 2.0- 6.5 516 96.4 93.5-98.0
$150,000+ 429 11 2.9 1.4- 5.9 418 97.1 94.1-98.6
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 1,080 92 8.9 6.8-11.6 988 91.1 88.4-93.2
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 112 13 8.6 4.5-15.9 99 91.4 84.1-95.5
50% to 100% 391 57 14.6 10.1-20.7 334 85.4 79.3-89.9
101% to 150% 407 36 8.5 5.8-12.3 371 91.5 87.7-94.2
151% to 200% 407 43 10.4 6.6-16.1 364 89.6 83.9-93.4
More than 200% 2,471 126 5.1 4.1- 6.3 2,345 94.9 93.7-95.9
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 1,080 92 8.9 6.8-11.6 988 91.1 88.4-93.2
HOUSING
Own 3,186 234 7.7 6.5- 9.1 2,952 92.3 90.9-93.5
Rent 1,332 112 8.6 6.9-10.7 1,220 91.4 89.3-93.1
Other arrangement 336 22 4.5 2.6- 7.8 314 95.5 92.2-97.4
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,515 77 5.6 4.3- 7.4 1,438 94.4 92.6-95.7
Regional City or Suburban County 1,313 95 7.2 5.7- 9.0 1,218 92.8 91.0-94.3
Rural 2,088 199 9.7 7.9-11.8 1,889 90.3 88.2-92.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,341 128 9.1 6.9-11.9 1,213 90.9 88.1-93.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,948 142 8.0 6.5- 9.9 1,806 92.0 90.1-93.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,627 101 6.3 5.0- 7.9 1,526 93.7 92.1-95.0
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,502 99 7.2 5.5- 9.3 1,403 92.8 90.7-94.5
2nd Quartile 1,293 96 7.3 5.7- 9.2 1,197 92.7 90.8-94.3
3rd Quartile 1,393 101 8.1 6.3-10.3 1,292 91.9 89.7-93.7
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 728 75 8.4 6.2-11.3 653 91.6 88.7-93.8

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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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