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 4,929 648 13.7 12.5-15.0 4,281 86.3 85.0-87.5
-FEMALES 2,635 416 16.3 14.5-18.2 2,219 83.7 81.8-85.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,643 241 15.1 12.9-17.5 1,402 84.9 82.5-87.1
Non-Hispanic Black 533 97 20.1 16.1-24.9 436 79.9 75.1-83.9
Other 421 73 16.9 12.6-22.3 348 83.1 77.7-87.4
AGE
18-34 488 86 18.7 14.8-23.4 402 81.3 76.6-85.2
35-44 396 61 13.3 10.0-17.6 335 86.7 82.4-90.0
45-54 383 69 19.8 15.3-25.2 314 80.2 74.8-84.7
55-64 466 84 19.7 15.0-25.4 382 80.3 74.6-85.0
65-74 497 78 13.5 10.2-17.6 419 86.5 82.4-89.8
75+ 334 32 10.4 6.8-15.5 302 89.6 84.5-93.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 230 37 20.9 14.1-29.7 193 79.1 70.3-85.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 556 89 16.2 12.6-20.7 467 83.8 79.3-87.4
Some Post-H.S. 727 134 17.8 14.7-21.4 593 82.2 78.6-85.3
College Graduate 1,109 154 13.1 11.0-15.4 955 86.9 84.6-89.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 191 47 27.3 19.6-36.5 144 72.7 63.5-80.4
$15,000- 24,999 270 47 21.0 15.0-28.6 223 79.0 71.4-85.0
$25,000- 34,999 281 48 18.6 13.3-25.3 233 81.4 74.7-86.7
$35,000- 49,999 248 35 13.2 8.9-19.2 213 86.8 80.8-91.1
$50,000- 74,999 300 41 9.3 6.5-13.1 259 90.7 86.9-93.5
$75,000+ 708 100 15.4 12.3-19.1 608 84.6 80.9-87.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 865 205 23.8 20.4-27.6 660 76.2 72.4-79.6
No 1,712 207 13.1 11.0-15.5 1,505 86.9 84.5-89.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 87 *** *** *** 78 89.8 80.1-95.1
Non-Veteran 2,537 407 16.5 14.7-18.6 2,130 83.5 81.4-85.3
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 779 115 14.9 12.1-18.1 664 85.1 81.9-87.9
Regional City or Suburban County 700 105 16.1 12.9-19.9 595 83.9 80.1-87.1
Rural 1,156 196 17.7 14.7-21.1 960 82.3 78.9-85.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,267 188 14.7 12.5-17.2 1,079 85.3 82.8-87.5
Unemployed 141 32 26.8 18.6-37.0 109 73.2 63.0-81.4
Retired 755 96 12.2 9.6-15.3 659 87.8 84.7-90.4
Unable to Work 195 64 33.6 25.7-42.6 131 66.4 57.4-74.3
Other not in Labor Force 245 35 18.1 11.8-26.7 210 81.9 73.3-88.2
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 78 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 232 53 25.3 18.5-33.6 179 74.7 66.4-81.5
101% to 150% 244 44 19.3 13.5-26.9 200 80.7 73.1-86.5
151% to 200% 221 32 14.4 9.7-20.9 189 85.6 79.1-90.3
More than 200% 1,207 167 13.5 11.3-16.0 1,040 86.5 84.0-88.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 779 125 15.6 12.2-19.8 654 84.4 80.2-87.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,018 170 17.6 14.7-20.9 848 82.4 79.1-85.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 838 121 15.4 12.7-18.6 717 84.6 81.4-87.3
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 775 110 15.8 12.7-19.4 665 84.2 80.6-87.3
2nd Quartile 666 101 15.8 12.7-19.5 565 84.2 80.5-87.3
3rd Quartile 747 135 18.5 15.0-22.6 612 81.5 77.4-85.0
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 447 70 14.0 10.2-18.9 377 86.0 81.1-89.8

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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 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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