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 4,924 395 6.7 5.9- 7.5 4,529 93.3 92.5-94.1
-FEMALES 2,632 211 6.6 5.5- 7.9 2,421 93.4 92.1-94.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,640 200 10.2 8.5-12.2 1,440 89.8 87.8-91.5
Non-Hispanic Black 533 *** *** *** 531 99.9 99.4- 100
Other 421 *** *** *** 413 99.3 98.4-99.7
AGE
18-34 488 *** *** *** 488 100 . - .
35-44 397 *** *** *** 391 98.1 95.1-99.3
45-54 382 22 4.9 3.0- 7.7 360 95.1 92.3-97.0
55-64 466 44 11.7 7.7-17.3 422 88.3 82.7-92.3
65-74 496 75 13.9 10.5-18.2 421 86.1 81.8-89.5
75+ 332 59 16.3 11.9-21.8 273 83.7 78.2-88.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 228 12 6.9 2.7-16.4 216 93.1 83.6-97.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 556 36 5.4 3.6- 8.0 520 94.6 92.0-96.4
Some Post-H.S. 727 65 6.8 5.1- 9.1 662 93.2 90.9-94.9
College Graduate 1,108 98 7.4 5.8- 9.2 1,010 92.6 90.8-94.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 191 11 4.2 2.1- 8.5 180 95.8 91.5-97.9
$15,000- 24,999 270 17 4.4 2.4- 8.0 253 95.6 92.0-97.6
$25,000- 34,999 281 26 9.1 5.7-14.1 255 90.9 85.9-94.3
$35,000- 49,999 248 21 5.7 3.4- 9.2 227 94.3 90.8-96.6
$50,000- 74,999 299 25 5.8 3.6- 9.4 274 94.2 90.6-96.4
$75,000+ 709 60 6.7 5.0- 9.0 649 93.3 91.0-95.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 862 76 7.3 5.5- 9.6 786 92.7 90.4-94.5
No 1,712 133 6.5 5.1- 8.2 1,579 93.5 91.8-94.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 87 *** *** *** 79 94.9 89.2-97.7
Non-Veteran 2,534 203 6.7 5.6- 8.1 2,331 93.3 91.9-94.4
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 779 52 5.3 3.8- 7.4 727 94.7 92.6-96.2
Regional City or Suburban County 701 45 5.3 3.8- 7.4 656 94.7 92.6-96.2
Rural 1,152 114 8.9 6.7-11.6 1,038 91.1 88.4-93.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,268 57 3.8 2.8- 5.2 1,211 96.2 94.8-97.2
Unemployed 141 *** *** *** 135 98.1 95.3-99.2
Retired 752 121 14.7 11.8-18.1 631 85.3 81.9-88.2
Unable to Work 194 20 9.6 5.8-15.5 174 90.4 84.5-94.2
Other not in Labor Force 245 *** *** *** 239 95.5 86.2-98.6
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 78 *** *** *** 76 98.8 93.5-99.8
50% to 100% 232 11 3.3 1.6- 6.7 221 96.7 93.3-98.4
101% to 150% 244 16 6.5 3.7-11.0 228 93.5 89.0-96.3
151% to 200% 221 19 6.0 3.5-10.2 202 94.0 89.8-96.5
More than 200% 1,207 112 7.3 5.8- 9.1 1,095 92.7 90.9-94.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 778 57 7.3 4.6-11.4 721 92.7 88.6-95.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,017 101 7.8 6.2- 9.8 916 92.2 90.2-93.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 837 53 5.0 3.6- 6.9 784 95.0 93.1-96.4
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 774 70 6.4 4.9- 8.3 704 93.6 91.7-95.1
2nd Quartile 665 48 5.6 4.0- 7.9 617 94.4 92.1-96.0
3rd Quartile 746 59 8.5 5.9-12.1 687 91.5 87.9-94.1
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 447 34 5.8 3.3-10.0 413 94.2 90.0-96.7

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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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