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%)
North Carolina 4,916 1,018 21.3 19.9-22.8 3,898 78.7 77.2-80.1
-FEMALES 2,624 667 26.0 23.9-28.2 1,957 74.0 71.8-76.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,640 456 28.4 25.7-31.2 1,184 71.6 68.8-74.3
Non-Hispanic Black 529 116 23.4 19.0-28.4 413 76.6 71.6-81.0
Other 418 90 19.5 14.9-25.1 328 80.5 74.9-85.1
AGE
18-34 484 145 29.5 24.9-34.6 339 70.5 65.4-75.1
35-44 397 114 28.4 23.1-34.3 283 71.6 65.7-76.9
45-54 382 108 29.6 24.4-35.5 274 70.4 64.5-75.6
55-64 463 136 29.1 24.3-34.3 327 70.9 65.7-75.7
65-74 495 101 19.2 15.1-24.0 394 80.8 76.0-84.9
75+ 333 54 14.3 10.3-19.7 279 85.7 80.3-89.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 227 54 25.7 19.1-33.8 173 74.3 66.2-80.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 556 156 28.4 23.8-33.6 400 71.6 66.4-76.2
Some Post-H.S. 722 214 28.2 24.4-32.4 508 71.8 67.6-75.6
College Graduate 1,107 241 21.7 19.1-24.7 866 78.3 75.3-80.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 187 69 39.4 30.8-48.8 118 60.6 51.2-69.2
$15,000- 24,999 270 81 34.5 27.4-42.4 189 65.5 57.6-72.6
$25,000- 34,999 281 97 29.9 24.0-36.7 184 70.1 63.3-76.0
$35,000- 49,999 246 55 22.4 16.2-30.1 191 77.6 69.9-83.8
$50,000- 74,999 297 77 25.6 19.6-32.7 220 74.4 67.3-80.4
$75,000+ 709 154 22.0 18.5-25.8 555 78.0 74.2-81.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 858 365 45.1 40.7-49.4 493 54.9 50.6-59.3
No 1,709 292 17.6 15.4-20.0 1,417 82.4 80.0-84.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 86 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,528 635 25.7 23.6-28.0 1,893 74.3 72.0-76.4
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 776 183 24.1 20.6-28.0 593 75.9 72.0-79.4
Regional City or Suburban County 698 188 27.7 23.8-31.9 510 72.3 68.1-76.2
Rural 1,150 296 26.3 23.0-29.9 854 73.7 70.1-77.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,267 307 24.2 21.4-27.3 960 75.8 72.7-78.6
Unemployed 140 39 34.3 25.1-45.0 101 65.7 55.0-74.9
Retired 752 139 17.5 14.4-21.1 613 82.5 78.9-85.6
Unable to Work 192 118 66.1 57.3-73.9 74 33.9 26.1-42.7
Other not in Labor Force 242 60 25.0 18.9-32.3 182 75.0 67.7-81.1
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 76 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 231 90 42.8 34.6-51.3 141 57.2 48.7-65.4
101% to 150% 244 83 35.2 28.2-42.9 161 64.8 57.1-71.8
151% to 200% 219 65 28.3 21.4-36.4 154 71.7 63.6-78.6
More than 200% 1,204 273 21.9 19.1-24.9 931 78.1 75.1-80.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 773 189 23.5 19.6-27.8 584 76.5 72.2-80.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,016 294 30.7 27.1-34.5 722 69.3 65.5-72.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 835 184 22.9 19.7-26.4 651 77.1 73.6-80.3
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 772 184 23.9 20.4-27.8 588 76.1 72.2-79.6
2nd Quartile 666 184 27.9 23.9-32.2 482 72.1 67.8-76.1
3rd Quartile 744 196 26.8 22.9-31.1 548 73.2 68.9-77.1
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 442 103 23.9 18.8-29.9 339 76.1 70.1-81.2

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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 U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2021 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2021 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. 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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