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 4,929 648 13.7 12.5-15.0 4,281 86.3 85.0-87.5
-MALES 2,294 232 11.0 9.5-12.7 2,062 89.0 87.3-90.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,471 139 10.4 8.6-12.5 1,332 89.6 87.5-91.4
Non-Hispanic Black 375 59 14.1 10.6-18.6 316 85.9 81.4-89.4
Other 393 29 8.9 5.6-13.6 364 91.1 86.4-94.4
AGE
18-34 537 78 15.0 11.8-19.0 459 85.0 81.0-88.2
35-44 343 35 10.6 7.3-15.1 308 89.4 84.9-92.7
45-54 391 37 10.7 7.4-15.2 354 89.3 84.8-92.6
55-64 360 33 9.4 6.1-14.1 327 90.6 85.9-93.9
65-74 392 27 6.3 4.1- 9.6 365 93.7 90.4-95.9
75+ 221 19 8.2 4.4-14.8 202 91.8 85.2-95.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 223 30 14.2 9.4-20.9 193 85.8 79.1-90.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 590 69 12.2 9.3-15.8 521 87.8 84.2-90.7
Some Post-H.S. 588 57 9.8 7.2-13.2 531 90.2 86.8-92.8
College Graduate 881 76 9.5 7.5-12.1 805 90.5 87.9-92.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 98 17 13.0 7.1-22.5 81 87.0 77.5-92.9
$15,000- 24,999 185 26 13.0 8.0-20.5 159 87.0 79.5-92.0
$25,000- 34,999 223 19 10.1 6.3-15.8 204 89.9 84.2-93.7
$35,000- 49,999 276 32 13.0 8.9-18.6 244 87.0 81.4-91.1
$50,000- 74,999 314 27 9.1 5.9-13.8 287 90.9 86.2-94.1
$75,000+ 749 69 10.2 7.7-13.3 680 89.8 86.7-92.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 648 94 15.4 12.3-19.1 554 84.6 80.9-87.7
No 1,596 131 8.9 7.3-10.9 1,465 91.1 89.1-92.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 557 35 6.0 4.2- 8.6 522 94.0 91.4-95.8
Non-Veteran 1,721 196 12.2 10.4-14.3 1,525 87.8 85.7-89.6
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 743 77 11.8 9.1-15.2 666 88.2 84.8-90.9
Regional City or Suburban County 618 61 8.9 6.7-11.6 557 91.1 88.4-93.3
Rural 933 94 11.8 9.4-14.9 839 88.2 85.1-90.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,389 129 10.4 8.5-12.6 1,260 89.6 87.4-91.5
Unemployed 111 23 19.5 12.3-29.5 88 80.5 70.5-87.7
Retired 555 33 5.3 3.6- 7.7 522 94.7 92.3-96.4
Unable to Work 146 31 21.3 14.1-30.8 115 78.7 69.2-85.9
Other not in Labor Force 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 34 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 159 24 12.2 7.4-19.5 135 87.8 80.5-92.6
101% to 150% 163 24 15.7 9.9-24.1 139 84.3 75.9-90.1
151% to 200% 187 17 10.4 6.2-16.9 170 89.6 83.1-93.8
More than 200% 1,270 118 10.0 8.2-12.3 1,152 90.0 87.7-91.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 562 67 11.3 8.6-14.8 495 88.7 85.2-91.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 941 87 11.2 8.8-14.0 854 88.8 86.0-91.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 791 78 10.6 8.2-13.6 713 89.4 86.4-91.8
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 730 65 9.3 7.1-12.2 665 90.7 87.8-92.9
2nd Quartile 632 62 11.9 9.0-15.5 570 88.1 84.5-91.0
3rd Quartile 650 74 12.0 9.3-15.3 576 88.0 84.7-90.7
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 282 31 10.2 6.5-15.5 251 89.8 84.5-93.5

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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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