2021 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Healthy Days

Now thinking about your physical health, which includes physical illness and injury,
for how many days during the past 30 days was your physical health not good?

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  Total
Respond.^		 None 1-2 days 3-7 days 8-29 days 30 days
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,845 3,386 70.8 69.1-72.4 380 7.6 6.7- 8.6 416 8.1 7.2- 9.1 356 7.5 6.6- 8.6 307 6.0 5.2- 7.0
-FEMALES 2,570 1,753 69.1 66.7-71.3 207 7.8 6.6- 9.2 241 9.1 7.7-10.6 207 8.0 6.8- 9.4 162 6.1 4.9- 7.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,611 1,106 68.6 65.5-71.5 144 8.2 6.7-10.1 142 9.1 7.4-11.2 128 8.1 6.6- 9.9 91 6.0 4.5- 7.9
Non-Hispanic Black 519 335 68.0 62.8-72.7 34 6.7 4.6- 9.7 62 10.2 7.4-13.9 44 8.0 5.5-11.4 44 7.2 5.0-10.1
Other 405 286 73.2 67.1-78.5 23 6.1 3.5-10.4 35 7.4 4.9-11.1 35 8.4 5.3-13.1 26 4.9 2.9- 8.2
AGE
18-34 482 351 75.0 70.2-79.2 47 9.0 6.5-12.4 46 9.1 6.5-12.6 30 5.8 3.8- 8.6 *** *** ***
35-44 394 278 70.1 64.1-75.5 35 8.1 5.5-11.7 37 10.3 6.7-15.6 32 9.0 6.0-13.3 12 2.5 1.3- 4.8
45-54 376 247 67.6 61.9-72.8 26 4.5 2.9- 6.9 37 8.2 5.7-11.6 40 12.9 9.2-17.9 26 6.8 4.5-10.2
55-64 455 301 64.4 58.6-69.7 37 8.5 5.8-12.4 51 11.9 8.7-16.1 33 6.0 4.0- 9.0 33 9.2 6.1-13.5
65-74 482 322 65.4 58.7-71.6 36 9.3 5.8-14.6 43 5.8 4.0- 8.4 32 6.8 4.2-10.8 49 12.7 8.0-19.5
75+ 315 205 63.8 56.5-70.6 18 4.2 2.4- 7.2 23 9.2 5.5-15.1 38 12.1 8.2-17.7 31 10.6 6.8-16.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 209 129 53.3 44.1-62.3 *** *** *** 20 8.0 4.7-13.3 27 16.2 10.6-23.9 26 16.2 9.6-25.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 541 363 68.8 63.6-73.7 30 5.3 3.5- 8.0 51 11.5 8.1-16.2 54 8.1 5.8-11.1 43 6.2 4.3- 9.0
Some Post-H.S. 708 470 70.6 66.4-74.5 57 7.7 5.5-10.6 66 7.8 5.9-10.3 58 8.0 6.0-10.7 57 5.9 4.3- 8.0
College Graduate 1,099 781 72.6 69.5-75.5 112 10.2 8.3-12.4 103 8.9 7.2-11.0 67 5.3 4.1- 7.0 36 3.0 2.0- 4.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 182 108 61.9 52.7-70.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** 29 14.9 9.7-22.4 29 13.5 8.7-20.2
$15,000- 24,999 260 159 60.6 52.7-67.9 21 6.2 3.6-10.6 23 8.5 4.9-14.3 32 14.9 10.0-21.6 25 9.8 6.1-15.3
$25,000- 34,999 270 165 59.9 51.7-67.5 20 8.2 5.0-13.0 36 14.9 9.9-21.8 25 8.0 4.9-12.7 24 9.1 4.4-17.9
$35,000- 49,999 246 164 66.7 58.6-73.8 20 7.3 4.0-13.0 30 11.4 7.6-16.7 19 9.4 5.4-15.6 13 5.2 2.8- 9.8
$50,000- 74,999 299 215 77.2 70.9-82.4 32 9.4 6.2-14.1 25 5.4 3.4- 8.5 12 4.3 2.0- 8.9 15 3.7 2.0- 6.8
$75,000+ 708 529 76.8 72.9-80.2 73 9.8 7.4-12.8 56 7.4 5.5- 9.9 34 3.9 2.6- 5.8 16 2.1 1.2- 3.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 828 385 44.7 40.3-49.2 56 7.2 5.1-10.0 102 12.4 9.6-15.9 140 17.3 14.2-20.9 145 18.4 14.9-22.5
No 1,687 1,328 80.1 77.7-82.4 149 8.2 6.7- 9.9 134 7.5 6.1- 9.2 62 3.6 2.7- 4.9 14 0.6 0.3- 1.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 85 *** *** *** 12 9.1 4.7-16.8 *** *** *** 12 12.3 6.4-22.6 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,473 1,693 69.1 66.7-71.4 194 7.7 6.5- 9.2 233 9.2 7.8-10.8 195 7.9 6.6- 9.3 158 6.1 4.9- 7.5
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 762 532 71.0 67.1-74.7 83 9.8 7.7-12.5 66 8.1 6.2-10.5 50 7.0 5.0- 9.6 31 4.1 2.7- 6.1
Regional City or Suburban County 683 468 70.1 65.8-74.1 52 6.5 4.6- 9.0 67 10.0 7.6-13.1 53 7.7 5.6-10.5 43 5.7 4.0- 8.1
Rural 1,125 753 66.5 62.4-70.4 72 6.9 5.0- 9.5 108 9.2 7.0-12.1 104 9.1 7.2-11.5 88 8.1 5.9-11.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,251 915 74.7 71.7-77.6 117 8.7 7.0-10.7 121 9.4 7.5-11.6 67 4.8 3.6- 6.3 31 2.4 1.6- 3.7
Unemployed 137 94 67.9 57.7-76.7 *** *** *** 13 7.8 3.9-14.9 15 14.2 8.2-23.4 *** *** ***
Retired 724 484 66.2 61.1-71.0 52 7.0 4.7-10.3 67 8.4 6.2-11.3 63 7.7 5.6-10.4 58 10.7 7.3-15.5
Unable to Work 185 57 25.1 18.7-32.7 *** *** *** 19 12.8 7.6-20.9 50 31.9 23.8-41.2 55 27.9 20.7-36.4
Other not in Labor Force 241 177 73.5 65.7-80.0 24 8.9 5.3-14.4 21 8.8 5.1-14.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 74 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 221 123 55.2 46.6-63.4 14 6.1 3.4-10.8 16 8.3 4.6-14.6 39 20.1 14.0-28.0 29 10.4 6.8-15.6
101% to 150% 237 150 63.9 55.8-71.2 17 5.1 2.8- 9.1 28 12.5 7.8-19.6 23 9.6 6.1-14.8 19 8.9 5.2-14.8
151% to 200% 215 136 59.6 50.1-68.3 20 11.7 7.0-18.9 21 9.2 5.6-14.8 19 9.8 5.6-16.7 19 9.7 4.3-20.4
More than 200% 1,202 866 75.6 72.6-78.4 118 8.9 7.1-11.0 110 8.1 6.5-10.0 63 4.2 3.1- 5.7 45 3.2 2.2- 4.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 752 502 68.8 63.8-73.3 42 6.2 4.0- 9.6 64 7.2 4.9-10.7 80 9.9 7.5-12.9 64 7.9 5.7-10.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 996 668 66.4 62.4-70.2 82 6.9 5.3- 8.9 100 11.0 8.6-13.8 83 9.4 7.2-12.1 63 6.4 4.4- 9.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 822 583 72.0 68.3-75.4 83 9.6 7.5-12.3 77 8.4 6.6-10.7 44 5.4 3.9- 7.5 35 4.6 3.2- 6.7
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 764 542 70.9 66.5-74.9 80 9.9 7.6-12.8 72 8.9 6.7-11.6 35 4.8 3.3- 7.0 35 5.5 3.3- 9.1
2nd Quartile 645 441 68.7 64.2-72.8 45 7.0 5.0- 9.9 66 10.4 7.9-13.6 51 8.1 5.9-11.1 42 5.8 4.1- 8.1
3rd Quartile 725 480 67.1 62.6-71.3 60 7.2 5.2-10.0 62 8.8 6.3-12.2 77 11.1 8.5-14.2 46 5.8 4.1- 8.1
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 436 290 70.1 63.6-75.9 22 5.3 3.1- 8.7 41 6.4 4.1- 9.8 44 9.3 6.2-13.7 39 9.0 5.8-13.7

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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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