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 4,916 371 7.6 6.7- 8.6 4,545 92.4 91.4-93.3
-FEMALES 2,628 235 9.0 7.6-10.6 2,393 91.0 89.4-92.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,640 151 9.6 7.8-11.9 1,489 90.4 88.1-92.2
Non-Hispanic Black 532 55 10.4 7.5-14.2 477 89.6 85.8-92.5
Other 421 26 3.5 2.1- 6.0 395 96.5 94.0-97.9
AGE
18-34 488 16 3.7 2.1- 6.4 472 96.3 93.6-97.9
35-44 398 12 3.3 1.8- 6.1 386 96.7 93.9-98.2
45-54 383 32 10.1 6.9-14.6 351 89.9 85.4-93.1
55-64 464 50 13.4 9.2-19.1 414 86.6 80.9-90.8
65-74 495 81 18.5 13.3-25.1 414 81.5 74.9-86.7
75+ 332 43 12.1 8.4-17.1 289 87.9 82.9-91.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 230 34 20.4 13.1-30.3 196 79.6 69.7-86.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 555 63 8.9 6.6-11.9 492 91.1 88.1-93.4
Some Post-H.S. 725 95 10.8 8.5-13.7 630 89.2 86.3-91.5
College Graduate 1,106 42 2.9 2.0- 4.1 1,064 97.1 95.9-98.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 191 39 18.9 12.8-27.1 152 81.1 72.9-87.2
$15,000- 24,999 269 45 17.6 12.5-24.2 224 82.4 75.8-87.5
$25,000- 34,999 282 34 13.2 7.9-21.3 248 86.8 78.7-92.1
$35,000- 49,999 247 23 7.7 4.8-12.1 224 92.3 87.9-95.2
$50,000- 74,999 300 14 3.1 1.6- 5.7 286 96.9 94.3-98.4
$75,000+ 708 18 2.7 1.5- 4.8 690 97.3 95.2-98.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 859 165 19.3 15.9-23.2 694 80.7 76.8-84.1
No 1,712 67 4.3 3.1- 6.0 1,645 95.7 94.0-96.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 87 *** *** *** 82 93.5 83.7-97.6
Non-Veteran 2,531 230 9.1 7.7-10.8 2,301 90.9 89.2-92.3
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 775 50 6.6 4.8- 9.1 725 93.4 90.9-95.2
Regional City or Suburban County 697 61 9.3 6.9-12.3 636 90.7 87.7-93.1
Rural 1,156 124 10.9 8.3-14.2 1,032 89.1 85.8-91.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,267 49 4.0 2.9- 5.5 1,218 96.0 94.5-97.1
Unemployed 141 12 9.9 4.9-19.0 129 90.1 81.0-95.1
Retired 750 106 14.3 10.8-18.7 644 85.7 81.3-89.2
Unable to Work 194 58 37.2 28.9-46.3 136 62.8 53.7-71.1
Other not in Labor Force 246 *** *** *** 236 94.8 86.1-98.2
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 78 11 10.4 5.1-20.2 67 89.6 79.8-94.9
50% to 100% 232 43 18.1 12.5-25.4 189 81.9 74.6-87.5
101% to 150% 244 29 12.8 8.4-18.8 215 87.2 81.2-91.6
151% to 200% 221 24 11.6 5.9-21.5 197 88.4 78.5-94.1
More than 200% 1,206 64 4.6 3.4- 6.2 1,142 95.4 93.8-96.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 779 85 10.4 7.5-14.4 694 89.6 85.6-92.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,012 94 10.5 8.0-13.7 918 89.5 86.3-92.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 837 56 6.5 4.8- 8.8 781 93.5 91.2-95.2
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 773 59 7.7 5.3-11.0 714 92.3 89.0-94.7
2nd Quartile 664 59 8.3 6.1-11.2 605 91.7 88.8-93.9
3rd Quartile 744 65 10.8 7.9-14.7 679 89.2 85.3-92.1
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 447 52 10.0 6.9-14.1 395 90.0 85.9-93.1

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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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