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 4,927 393 6.9 6.0- 7.8 4,534 93.1 92.2-94.0
-FEMALES 2,634 240 8.2 6.9- 9.7 2,394 91.8 90.3-93.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,643 163 9.6 7.8-11.8 1,480 90.4 88.2-92.2
Non-Hispanic Black 533 40 6.1 4.1- 8.9 493 93.9 91.1-95.9
Other 420 34 5.2 3.2- 8.3 386 94.8 91.7-96.8
AGE
18-34 487 *** *** *** 480 98.9 97.3-99.6
35-44 397 *** *** *** 388 97.9 95.7-99.0
45-54 383 29 8.1 5.4-11.9 354 91.9 88.1-94.6
55-64 465 53 13.7 9.5-19.4 412 86.3 80.6-90.5
65-74 497 70 13.7 9.7-18.8 427 86.3 81.2-90.3
75+ 334 68 21.6 16.1-28.2 266 78.4 71.8-83.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 230 19 10.4 5.1-20.0 211 89.6 80.0-94.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 556 51 7.1 5.0-10.0 505 92.9 90.0-95.0
Some Post-H.S. 727 89 9.8 7.6-12.6 638 90.2 87.4-92.4
College Graduate 1,108 81 6.5 5.0- 8.5 1,027 93.5 91.5-95.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 191 24 9.7 5.8-15.7 167 90.3 84.3-94.2
$15,000- 24,999 270 31 8.6 5.8-12.7 239 91.4 87.3-94.2
$25,000- 34,999 281 26 8.5 5.3-13.2 255 91.5 86.8-94.7
$35,000- 49,999 248 21 6.4 3.6-11.0 227 93.6 89.0-96.4
$50,000- 74,999 300 32 8.1 5.3-12.2 268 91.9 87.8-94.7
$75,000+ 709 46 6.2 4.4- 8.6 663 93.8 91.4-95.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 865 132 14.2 11.4-17.5 733 85.8 82.5-88.6
No 1,711 105 5.6 4.2- 7.3 1,606 94.4 92.7-95.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 87 *** *** *** 80 91.7 83.0-96.2
Non-Veteran 2,536 233 8.2 6.9- 9.8 2,303 91.8 90.2-93.1
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 778 56 5.9 4.3- 8.0 722 94.1 92.0-95.7
Regional City or Suburban County 700 59 8.3 6.2-11.0 641 91.7 89.0-93.8
Rural 1,156 125 10.2 7.7-13.3 1,031 89.8 86.7-92.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,266 65 4.1 3.0- 5.4 1,201 95.9 94.6-97.0
Unemployed 141 *** *** *** 132 93.5 86.7-96.9
Retired 755 120 17.8 14.2-22.0 635 82.2 78.0-85.8
Unable to Work 195 34 15.8 10.5-23.2 161 84.2 76.8-89.5
Other not in Labor Force 245 11 4.8 1.6-13.5 234 95.2 86.5-98.4
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 78 *** *** *** 72 94.6 82.2-98.5
50% to 100% 232 25 8.2 5.2-12.6 207 91.8 87.4-94.8
101% to 150% 244 19 6.1 3.6-10.3 225 93.9 89.7-96.4
151% to 200% 221 25 9.8 6.0-15.5 196 90.2 84.5-94.0
More than 200% 1,208 105 7.4 5.9- 9.2 1,103 92.6 90.8-94.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 779 89 11.8 8.5-16.3 690 88.2 83.7-91.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,017 91 7.1 5.5- 9.2 926 92.9 90.8-94.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 838 60 6.9 5.2- 9.2 778 93.1 90.8-94.8
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 775 63 7.5 5.5-10.0 712 92.5 90.0-94.5
2nd Quartile 665 47 6.6 4.7- 9.4 618 93.4 90.6-95.3
3rd Quartile 747 77 10.9 7.9-14.7 670 89.1 85.3-92.1
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 447 53 8.4 5.7-12.2 394 91.6 87.8-94.3

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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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