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 4,920 429 8.7 7.7- 9.7 4,491 91.3 90.3-92.3
-FEMALES 2,628 309 12.0 10.4-13.7 2,319 88.0 86.3-89.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,639 185 11.7 9.8-14.0 1,454 88.3 86.0-90.2
Non-Hispanic Black 531 71 15.2 11.6-19.8 460 84.8 80.2-88.4
Other 420 51 9.1 6.4-12.9 369 90.9 87.1-93.6
AGE
18-34 486 56 12.5 9.4-16.6 430 87.5 83.4-90.6
35-44 396 46 10.1 7.2-13.9 350 89.9 86.1-92.8
45-54 382 53 15.4 11.3-20.4 329 84.6 79.6-88.7
55-64 465 61 14.7 10.4-20.4 404 85.3 79.6-89.6
65-74 495 64 9.8 7.2-13.4 431 90.2 86.6-92.8
75+ 333 23 8.7 5.3-13.8 310 91.3 86.2-94.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 230 26 16.5 10.3-25.4 204 83.5 74.6-89.7
H.S. or G.E.D. 555 65 10.9 8.1-14.5 490 89.1 85.5-91.9
Some Post-H.S. 725 105 13.6 10.9-17.0 620 86.4 83.0-89.1
College Graduate 1,105 111 9.3 7.5-11.4 994 90.7 88.6-92.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 191 41 24.3 17.0-33.4 150 75.7 66.6-83.0
$15,000- 24,999 269 38 16.5 11.2-23.5 231 83.5 76.5-88.8
$25,000- 34,999 280 33 10.9 7.4-15.9 247 89.1 84.1-92.6
$35,000- 49,999 246 19 6.9 4.0-11.6 227 93.1 88.4-96.0
$50,000- 74,999 298 27 6.5 4.2- 9.9 271 93.5 90.1-95.8
$75,000+ 708 80 12.3 9.5-15.7 628 87.7 84.3-90.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 860 162 18.6 15.5-22.1 698 81.4 77.9-84.5
No 1,710 144 9.1 7.4-11.3 1,566 90.9 88.7-92.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 87 *** *** *** 79 91.6 82.5-96.2
Non-Veteran 2,530 301 12.1 10.5-13.9 2,229 87.9 86.1-89.5
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 779 80 10.8 8.5-13.7 699 89.2 86.3-91.5
Regional City or Suburban County 697 75 11.4 8.6-14.9 622 88.6 85.1-91.4
Rural 1,152 154 13.5 10.9-16.6 998 86.5 83.4-89.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,264 134 10.4 8.6-12.7 1,130 89.6 87.3-91.4
Unemployed 140 24 19.7 12.7-29.4 116 80.3 70.6-87.3
Retired 753 77 9.7 7.4-12.6 676 90.3 87.4-92.6
Unable to Work 194 51 26.1 18.9-34.8 143 73.9 65.2-81.1
Other not in Labor Force 245 22 12.6 7.3-20.9 223 87.4 79.1-92.7
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 78 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 231 43 20.5 14.4-28.4 188 79.5 71.6-85.6
101% to 150% 242 34 13.1 8.8-19.1 208 86.9 80.9-91.2
151% to 200% 220 15 6.0 3.4-10.4 205 94.0 89.6-96.6
More than 200% 1,205 128 10.4 8.5-12.7 1,077 89.6 87.3-91.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 777 96 12.1 9.0-16.1 681 87.9 83.9-91.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,015 128 12.5 10.1-15.4 887 87.5 84.6-89.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 836 85 11.3 9.0-14.2 751 88.7 85.8-91.0
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 773 77 10.9 8.4-14.1 696 89.1 85.9-91.6
2nd Quartile 664 75 11.5 8.9-14.8 589 88.5 85.2-91.1
3rd Quartile 746 105 14.4 11.2-18.3 641 85.6 81.7-88.8
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 445 52 10.5 7.3-15.0 393 89.5 85.0-92.7

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*Adults without asthma are included in the denominator to estimate current asthma prevalence.

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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