2021 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Chronic Health Conditions

Summary Index of Chronic Health Conditions*

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  Total
Respond.^		 No chronic disease 1 chronic disease 2+ chronic diseases
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,936 2,064 44.7 42.9-46.5 1,358 27.7 26.1-29.3 1,514 27.6 26.1-29.2
-FEMALES 2,637 952 39.4 37.0-41.9 768 28.8 26.6-31.1 917 31.8 29.6-34.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,644 551 35.5 32.5-38.7 494 30.2 27.4-33.2 599 34.2 31.4-37.2
Non-Hispanic Black 533 177 37.5 32.4-42.8 155 28.3 23.7-33.4 201 34.3 29.5-39.4
Other 422 204 59.6 53.3-65.6 111 24.1 19.0-30.1 107 16.3 12.5-20.9
AGE
18-34 488 288 59.7 54.3-64.8 150 30.1 25.4-35.2 50 10.3 7.5-13.8
35-44 398 221 54.8 48.7-60.8 105 27.1 21.8-33.2 72 18.1 14.1-23.0
45-54 383 152 41.0 35.3-47.0 104 25.0 20.2-30.5 127 34.0 28.6-39.9
55-64 466 125 23.4 19.2-28.2 137 29.8 25.0-35.2 204 46.8 41.1-52.6
65-74 497 83 16.1 12.4-20.8 155 30.4 24.4-37.0 259 53.5 47.0-59.8
75+ 334 48 15.5 10.4-22.4 101 29.7 23.9-36.2 185 54.8 47.7-61.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 230 86 34.5 27.3-42.4 43 20.4 13.6-29.6 101 45.1 36.7-53.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 557 179 37.6 32.4-43.0 153 28.6 23.8-33.9 225 33.9 29.3-38.8
Some Post-H.S. 727 208 34.3 29.8-39.1 214 30.4 26.3-34.8 305 35.3 31.2-39.6
College Graduate 1,110 473 47.8 44.4-51.3 353 30.3 27.3-33.5 284 21.8 19.2-24.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 191 49 30.7 22.5-40.4 43 22.7 15.9-31.4 99 46.5 37.6-55.7
$15,000- 24,999 270 79 32.3 25.4-40.2 68 26.4 20.0-34.0 123 41.2 34.0-48.9
$25,000- 34,999 282 77 31.9 25.2-39.5 89 29.1 22.2-37.2 116 39.0 32.1-46.3
$35,000- 49,999 248 101 48.9 40.6-57.2 70 25.5 19.1-33.1 77 25.6 19.7-32.7
$50,000- 74,999 300 110 41.9 34.4-49.8 98 32.7 26.1-40.0 92 25.5 19.9-31.9
$75,000+ 709 318 46.7 42.4-51.1 220 30.8 26.8-35.1 171 22.5 19.1-26.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 866 102 13.2 10.4-16.7 225 26.4 22.4-30.7 539 60.4 56.0-64.7
No 1,713 824 51.5 48.4-54.5 526 29.7 27.0-32.5 363 18.9 16.7-21.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 87 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,539 918 39.4 37.0-42.0 731 28.6 26.3-31.0 890 32.0 29.7-34.3
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 779 334 44.4 40.2-48.6 223 29.6 25.8-33.6 222 26.0 22.6-29.8
Regional City or Suburban County 701 248 37.1 32.8-41.5 209 29.5 25.5-34.0 244 33.4 29.3-37.7
Rural 1,157 370 36.8 32.8-41.0 336 27.5 24.0-31.3 451 35.7 32.0-39.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,268 613 50.3 46.8-53.7 381 30.4 27.3-33.8 274 19.3 16.9-21.9
Unemployed 141 49 39.6 30.2-49.8 43 25.3 17.8-34.7 49 35.1 26.0-45.4
Retired 755 127 16.4 13.0-20.4 233 29.6 25.2-34.4 395 54.1 49.3-58.8
Unable to Work 195 12 4.2 2.2- 8.0 26 14.1 8.9-21.7 157 81.7 74.0-87.5
Other not in Labor Force 246 138 56.4 48.1-64.3 70 27.9 21.4-35.5 38 15.7 10.3-23.3
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 78 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 233 60 29.6 22.4-38.1 58 24.5 17.9-32.5 115 45.9 37.8-54.2
101% to 150% 244 78 36.6 29.1-44.8 70 26.6 20.3-34.1 96 36.8 29.7-44.5
151% to 200% 221 80 42.4 34.0-51.3 57 26.0 18.3-35.5 84 31.6 24.6-39.5
More than 200% 1,208 473 43.2 39.6-46.7 383 31.1 27.9-34.5 352 25.7 22.9-28.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 779 243 37.4 32.3-42.7 236 26.4 22.4-30.9 300 36.2 31.5-41.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,019 344 36.3 32.5-40.4 296 31.1 27.4-35.0 379 32.6 29.2-36.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 839 365 43.8 39.9-47.7 236 28.1 24.6-31.8 238 28.2 24.8-31.8
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 776 316 41.3 37.1-45.7 222 30.2 26.1-34.7 238 28.4 24.8-32.4
2nd Quartile 667 252 40.9 36.5-45.6 190 28.4 24.4-32.8 225 30.7 26.7-35.0
3rd Quartile 747 251 35.2 30.8-39.8 220 29.0 24.9-33.4 276 35.8 31.6-40.4
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 447 133 39.6 32.1-47.7 136 25.6 20.5-31.6 178 34.7 28.5-41.5

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*The index consists of heart disease (heart attack/stoke/angina), current asthma, skin cancer,
other cancer, COPD, arthritis, depression, kidney disease and diabetes.

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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