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 4,926 213 4.3 3.6- 5.1 4,713 95.7 94.9-96.4
-FEMALES 2,632 135 5.2 4.2- 6.4 2,497 94.8 93.6-95.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,642 72 4.4 3.3- 5.8 1,570 95.6 94.2-96.7
Non-Hispanic Black 532 43 9.0 6.3-12.9 489 91.0 87.1-93.7
Other 420 18 2.1 1.1- 4.2 402 97.9 95.8-98.9
AGE
18-34 488 *** *** *** 487 99.9 99.3- 100
35-44 398 *** *** *** 388 96.9 93.7-98.5
45-54 383 14 4.2 2.2- 7.8 369 95.8 92.2-97.8
55-64 464 27 6.6 4.2-10.4 437 93.4 89.6-95.8
65-74 496 40 8.8 6.0-12.8 456 91.2 87.2-94.0
75+ 332 41 15.8 10.9-22.3 291 84.2 77.7-89.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 230 25 13.2 8.4-20.1 205 86.8 79.9-91.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 555 30 5.1 3.3- 7.8 525 94.9 92.2-96.7
Some Post-H.S. 724 46 5.1 3.5- 7.2 678 94.9 92.8-96.5
College Graduate 1,110 33 2.4 1.6- 3.5 1,077 97.6 96.5-98.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 189 17 8.0 4.3-14.2 172 92.0 85.8-95.7
$15,000- 24,999 269 24 11.2 6.9-17.7 245 88.8 82.3-93.1
$25,000- 34,999 281 17 6.9 3.8-12.0 264 93.1 88.0-96.2
$35,000- 49,999 248 *** *** *** 239 96.0 91.4-98.2
$50,000- 74,999 300 11 3.1 1.3- 6.9 289 96.9 93.1-98.7
$75,000+ 709 11 1.8 0.9- 3.4 698 98.2 96.6-99.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 863 90 11.2 8.7-14.3 773 88.8 85.7-91.3
No 1,712 44 2.5 1.7- 3.6 1,668 97.5 96.4-98.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 87 *** *** *** 84 94.0 82.5-98.1
Non-Veteran 2,534 132 5.2 4.2- 6.4 2,402 94.8 93.6-95.8
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 778 35 5.0 3.4- 7.3 743 95.0 92.7-96.6
Regional City or Suburban County 699 32 5.4 3.6- 8.0 667 94.6 92.0-96.4
Rural 1,155 68 5.1 3.7- 7.0 1,087 94.9 93.0-96.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,267 22 1.8 1.1- 2.9 1,245 98.2 97.1-98.9
Unemployed 141 *** *** *** 135 97.7 94.6-99.1
Retired 753 71 11.2 8.5-14.8 682 88.8 85.2-91.5
Unable to Work 193 30 20.9 13.7-30.4 163 79.1 69.6-86.3
Other not in Labor Force 246 *** *** *** 241 98.5 95.9-99.5
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 78 *** *** *** 71 92.2 82.1-96.9
50% to 100% 230 15 7.0 3.6-12.9 215 93.0 87.1-96.4
101% to 150% 244 19 9.6 5.8-15.7 225 90.4 84.3-94.2
151% to 200% 221 11 4.9 2.2-10.8 210 95.1 89.2-97.8
More than 200% 1,207 37 3.1 2.1- 4.6 1,170 96.9 95.4-97.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 778 46 5.8 3.9- 8.6 732 94.2 91.4-96.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,015 51 4.5 3.2- 6.3 964 95.5 93.7-96.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 839 38 5.4 3.8- 7.7 801 94.6 92.3-96.2
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 776 40 5.5 3.8- 7.9 736 94.5 92.1-96.2
2nd Quartile 665 30 4.8 3.2- 7.2 635 95.2 92.8-96.8
3rd Quartile 745 36 5.3 3.6- 7.9 709 94.7 92.1-96.4
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 446 29 4.9 2.9- 8.2 417 95.1 91.8-97.1

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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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