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 4,913 1,520 27.3 25.8-28.9 3,393 72.7 71.1-74.2
-FEMALES 2,621 935 31.0 28.8-33.2 1,686 69.0 66.8-71.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,639 620 34.6 31.8-37.6 1,019 65.4 62.4-68.2
Non-Hispanic Black 530 199 30.7 26.2-35.5 331 69.3 64.5-73.8
Other 417 108 14.8 11.1-19.6 309 85.2 80.4-88.9
AGE
18-34 486 30 5.2 3.4- 7.8 456 94.8 92.2-96.6
35-44 395 57 15.5 11.7-20.4 338 84.5 79.6-88.3
45-54 381 122 30.5 25.3-36.3 259 69.5 63.7-74.7
55-64 464 212 48.1 42.4-53.8 252 51.9 46.2-57.6
65-74 493 285 60.1 53.8-66.2 208 39.9 33.8-46.2
75+ 333 210 57.1 49.8-64.1 123 42.9 35.9-50.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 228 92 40.4 32.1-49.3 136 59.6 50.7-67.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 554 222 32.3 27.8-37.3 332 67.7 62.7-72.2
Some Post-H.S. 723 290 33.4 29.4-37.6 433 66.6 62.4-70.6
College Graduate 1,104 327 24.0 21.3-26.9 777 76.0 73.1-78.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 187 92 38.4 30.3-47.2 95 61.6 52.8-69.7
$15,000- 24,999 269 119 36.7 29.8-44.1 150 63.3 55.9-70.2
$25,000- 34,999 282 117 38.5 31.5-46.0 165 61.5 54.0-68.5
$35,000- 49,999 246 79 25.7 19.7-32.6 167 74.3 67.4-80.3
$50,000- 74,999 296 96 28.3 22.2-35.3 200 71.7 64.7-77.8
$75,000+ 708 179 21.7 18.4-25.4 529 78.3 74.6-81.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 861 514 54.9 50.4-59.3 347 45.1 40.7-49.6
No 1,705 405 19.8 17.6-22.3 1,300 80.2 77.7-82.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 87 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,525 902 30.9 28.7-33.2 1,623 69.1 66.8-71.3
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 774 210 22.9 19.7-26.4 564 77.1 73.6-80.3
Regional City or Suburban County 695 263 35.6 31.5-40.0 432 64.4 60.0-68.5
Rural 1,152 462 34.5 30.9-38.4 690 65.5 61.6-69.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,263 281 18.6 16.3-21.2 982 81.4 78.8-83.7
Unemployed 137 41 23.5 16.5-32.2 96 76.5 67.8-83.5
Retired 751 436 57.5 52.7-62.3 315 42.5 37.7-47.3
Unable to Work 194 137 73.0 65.1-79.7 57 27.0 20.3-34.9
Other not in Labor Force 246 33 13.0 8.0-20.6 213 87.0 79.4-92.0
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 77 23 20.3 12.2-32.0 54 79.7 68.0-87.8
50% to 100% 231 105 37.5 30.2-45.5 126 62.5 54.5-69.8
101% to 150% 243 91 32.3 25.5-40.0 152 67.7 60.0-74.5
151% to 200% 220 84 32.8 25.6-40.9 136 67.2 59.1-74.4
More than 200% 1,202 376 26.7 23.8-29.8 826 73.3 70.2-76.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 777 336 39.0 34.1-44.1 441 61.0 55.9-65.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,012 366 30.3 27.0-33.9 646 69.7 66.1-73.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 832 233 26.4 23.1-30.1 599 73.6 69.9-76.9
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 769 241 28.2 24.5-32.1 528 71.8 67.9-75.5
2nd Quartile 661 219 29.0 25.1-33.3 442 71.0 66.7-74.9
3rd Quartile 745 271 33.9 29.6-38.4 474 66.1 61.6-70.4
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 446 204 37.3 30.9-44.1 242 62.7 55.9-69.1

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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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