2021 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Chronic Health Conditions

Summary Index of Chronic Health Conditions*

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  Total
Respond.^		 No chronic disease 1 chronic disease 2+ chronic diseases
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 4,936 2,064 44.7 42.9-46.5 1,358 27.7 26.1-29.3 1,514 27.6 26.1-29.2
GENDER
Male 2,299 1,112 50.4 47.9-53.0 590 26.5 24.2-28.8 597 23.1 21.1-25.2
Female 2,637 952 39.4 37.0-41.9 768 28.8 26.6-31.1 917 31.8 29.6-34.1
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 3,118 1,201 40.8 38.6-43.0 902 28.8 26.8-30.8 1,015 30.4 28.5-32.4
Non-Hispanic Black 910 342 41.0 37.0-45.1 252 29.5 25.8-33.6 316 29.5 26.0-33.2
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 145 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Multiracial 80 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 111 *** *** *** *** *** *** 14 11.2 5.9-20.2
Hispanic 479 341 75.7 71.0-79.9 88 16.6 13.0-20.9 50 7.7 5.5-10.6
AGE
18-34 1,026 679 64.7 61.0-68.2 271 27.8 24.5-31.4 76 7.5 5.9- 9.6
35-44 742 444 58.4 54.0-62.7 182 25.6 21.8-29.9 116 15.9 13.0-19.3
45-54 775 390 50.3 46.1-54.5 199 25.3 21.8-29.2 186 24.4 20.9-28.2
55-64 827 248 28.5 24.9-32.4 251 30.2 26.5-34.2 328 41.3 37.1-45.7
65-74 890 156 17.1 14.2-20.4 274 30.2 26.1-34.6 460 52.7 48.3-57.1
75+ 555 79 16.5 12.3-21.7 154 26.7 22.4-31.6 322 56.8 51.3-62.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 454 201 42.6 36.9-48.4 91 22.5 17.5-28.4 162 35.0 29.6-40.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,149 451 42.0 38.4-45.6 316 29.6 26.3-33.1 382 28.4 25.4-31.6
Some Post-H.S. 1,315 466 41.3 38.0-44.7 360 27.6 24.7-30.7 489 31.1 28.2-34.1
College Graduate 1,993 931 51.7 49.1-54.2 584 28.3 26.1-30.6 478 20.1 18.2-22.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,517 232 18.2 15.7-21.0 413 27.7 24.7-30.8 872 54.2 50.9-57.4
No 3,311 1,783 56.2 54.1-58.3 906 27.2 25.3-29.1 622 16.6 15.2-18.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 645 233 40.5 35.8-45.3 173 25.6 21.6-29.9 239 34.0 29.8-38.4
Non-Veteran 4,264 1,817 45.4 43.5-47.3 1,172 27.7 26.0-29.5 1,275 26.9 25.3-28.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,658 1,502 57.1 54.8-59.4 713 27.5 25.4-29.6 443 15.4 13.9-17.1
Unemployed 252 91 41.0 33.6-48.7 81 29.8 23.3-37.3 80 29.2 22.9-36.4
Retired 1,310 227 17.4 14.8-20.3 390 29.6 26.4-33.1 693 53.0 49.5-56.5
Unable to Work 344 30 9.3 6.0-13.9 65 18.0 13.6-23.4 249 72.8 66.6-78.2
Other not in Labor Force 311 184 59.4 52.1-66.4 84 27.4 21.5-34.2 43 13.1 8.8-19.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 290 82 34.2 27.1-42.2 72 24.2 18.4-31.1 136 41.5 34.1-49.4
$15,000- 24,999 455 154 36.2 30.4-42.4 118 27.8 22.5-33.7 183 36.0 30.6-41.9
$25,000- 34,999 506 188 40.0 34.7-45.6 137 26.3 21.4-31.8 181 33.7 28.9-38.9
$35,000- 49,999 524 212 45.3 40.0-50.8 142 26.9 22.4-32.0 170 27.7 23.4-32.4
$50,000-74,999 614 259 47.3 42.3-52.4 182 29.2 24.9-33.9 173 23.5 19.8-27.7
$75,000-100,000 496 230 47.5 42.2-52.8 150 30.1 25.4-35.4 116 22.4 18.3-27.2
$100,000-150,000 532 255 48.0 43.1-53.0 154 29.6 25.2-34.5 123 22.4 18.5-26.8
$150,000+ 430 240 60.4 54.8-65.8 108 23.1 18.7-28.3 82 16.4 12.8-20.9
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 1,089 444 42.1 38.4-46.0 295 28.5 25.0-32.2 350 29.4 26.1-33.0
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 112 *** *** *** *** *** *** 40 30.3 21.2-41.4
50% to 100% 393 125 34.4 28.4-41.0 105 27.5 21.9-34.0 163 38.1 31.8-44.7
101% to 150% 407 163 44.1 37.9-50.5 106 25.2 20.3-30.9 138 30.6 25.5-36.4
151% to 200% 408 158 42.0 36.1-48.2 100 24.7 19.4-30.9 150 33.3 28.0-39.0
More than 200% 2,479 1,095 47.6 45.2-50.0 719 28.7 26.5-31.0 665 23.7 21.8-25.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 1,089 444 42.1 38.4-46.0 295 28.5 25.0-32.2 350 29.4 26.1-33.0
HOUSING
Own 3,197 1,202 41.0 38.9-43.2 919 28.0 26.1-30.1 1,076 30.9 29.0-32.9
Rent 1,337 668 51.7 48.3-55.0 332 26.1 23.1-29.3 337 22.2 19.7-25.0
Other arrangement 338 159 53.7 46.9-60.4 88 27.9 22.1-34.5 91 18.4 14.3-23.5
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,522 727 48.5 45.4-51.5 430 29.6 26.8-32.5 365 21.9 19.6-24.5
Regional City or Suburban County 1,320 557 43.9 40.7-47.2 356 26.9 24.0-30.1 407 29.1 26.3-32.1
Rural 2,094 780 41.8 38.9-44.7 572 26.5 24.0-29.1 742 31.7 29.1-34.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,344 486 40.5 36.8-44.2 379 26.3 23.2-29.6 479 33.3 29.8-36.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,961 787 43.6 40.8-46.4 532 27.9 25.4-30.6 642 28.5 26.2-30.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,631 791 48.3 45.4-51.2 447 28.3 25.7-31.0 393 23.4 21.1-25.9
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,507 685 46.3 43.2-49.4 415 28.8 25.9-31.8 407 25.0 22.4-27.7
2nd Quartile 1,300 571 45.9 42.7-49.2 347 27.7 24.8-30.8 382 26.4 23.8-29.3
3rd Quartile 1,398 554 41.9 38.6-45.2 395 27.6 24.7-30.7 449 30.5 27.6-33.6
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 731 254 43.2 37.8-48.8 201 24.7 20.7-29.1 276 32.1 27.6-36.9

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*The index consists of heart disease (heart attack/stoke/angina), current asthma, skin cancer,
other cancer, COPD, arthritis, depression, kidney disease and diabetes.

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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