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 4,888 264 4.7 4.0- 5.5 4,624 95.3 94.5-96.0
-FEMALES 2,612 116 3.9 3.0- 4.9 2,496 96.1 95.1-97.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,630 65 3.6 2.6- 5.0 1,565 96.4 95.0-97.4
Non-Hispanic Black 526 36 5.7 3.8- 8.5 490 94.3 91.5-96.2
Other 418 14 2.5 1.2- 5.0 404 97.5 95.0-98.8
AGE
18-34 488 *** *** *** 484 99.3 97.8-99.8
35-44 396 *** *** *** 392 98.5 95.8-99.4
45-54 382 13 4.2 2.3- 7.4 369 95.8 92.6-97.7
55-64 463 18 5.5 3.1- 9.6 445 94.5 90.4-96.9
65-74 490 45 8.1 5.0-12.8 445 91.9 87.2-95.0
75+ 322 30 7.8 5.0-11.8 292 92.2 88.2-95.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 227 16 7.0 3.5-13.4 211 93.0 86.6-96.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 553 34 5.1 3.3- 7.9 519 94.9 92.1-96.7
Some Post-H.S. 716 40 4.2 2.8- 6.2 676 95.8 93.8-97.2
College Graduate 1,104 26 1.6 1.0- 2.4 1,078 98.4 97.6-99.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 191 23 10.2 6.3-16.2 168 89.8 83.8-93.7
$15,000- 24,999 266 20 6.9 3.9-12.0 246 93.1 88.0-96.1
$25,000- 34,999 280 15 5.4 2.8-10.2 265 94.6 89.8-97.2
$35,000- 49,999 246 *** *** *** 237 96.7 92.2-98.7
$50,000- 74,999 298 *** *** *** 290 97.9 95.5-99.0
$75,000+ 707 *** *** *** 698 99.2 98.3-99.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 847 84 9.5 7.1-12.6 763 90.5 87.4-92.9
No 1,709 30 1.2 0.8- 1.8 1,679 98.8 98.2-99.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 87 *** *** *** 86 98.8 91.8-99.8
Non-Veteran 2,514 115 4.0 3.1- 5.1 2,399 96.0 94.9-96.9
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 773 24 2.3 1.4- 3.7 749 97.7 96.3-98.6
Regional City or Suburban County 694 31 4.3 2.7- 6.7 663 95.7 93.3-97.3
Rural 1,145 61 5.0 3.5- 7.1 1,084 95.0 92.9-96.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,265 14 1.3 0.7- 2.5 1,251 98.7 97.5-99.3
Unemployed 140 *** *** *** 133 96.2 91.1-98.4
Retired 739 69 8.4 6.1-11.6 670 91.6 88.4-93.9
Unable to Work 191 24 15.8 9.8-24.5 167 84.2 75.5-90.2
Other not in Labor Force 245 *** *** *** 243 99.8 99.1-99.9
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 78 *** *** *** 71 91.5 80.9-96.5
50% to 100% 232 23 8.5 5.1-13.9 209 91.5 86.1-94.9
101% to 150% 240 11 3.7 1.7- 7.8 229 96.3 92.2-98.3
151% to 200% 220 11 5.3 2.4-11.3 209 94.7 88.7-97.6
More than 200% 1,202 32 2.1 1.3- 3.1 1,170 97.9 96.9-98.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 768 52 6.9 4.6-10.1 716 93.1 89.9-95.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,011 39 2.7 1.8- 3.9 972 97.3 96.1-98.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 833 25 3.2 2.0- 5.1 808 96.8 94.9-98.0
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 771 26 3.2 1.9- 5.3 745 96.8 94.7-98.1
2nd Quartile 661 28 4.0 2.5- 6.6 633 96.0 93.4-97.5
3rd Quartile 741 31 3.7 2.5- 5.5 710 96.3 94.5-97.5
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 439 31 5.7 3.5- 9.1 408 94.3 90.9-96.5

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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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