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 4,920 429 8.7 7.7- 9.7 4,491 91.3 90.3-92.3
-MALES 2,292 120 5.1 4.1- 6.3 2,172 94.9 93.7-95.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,471 71 4.7 3.6- 6.2 1,400 95.3 93.8-96.4
Non-Hispanic Black 374 31 7.4 4.8-11.2 343 92.6 88.8-95.2
Other 392 16 3.8 2.0- 7.1 376 96.2 92.9-98.0
AGE
18-34 535 30 5.7 3.8- 8.4 505 94.3 91.6-96.2
35-44 343 17 3.8 2.1- 6.7 326 96.2 93.3-97.9
45-54 391 20 6.6 3.9-10.9 371 93.4 89.1-96.1
55-64 360 19 4.4 2.6- 7.4 341 95.6 92.6-97.4
65-74 392 20 4.2 2.5- 7.1 372 95.8 92.9-97.5
75+ 221 13 5.9 2.7-12.6 208 94.1 87.4-97.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 223 16 7.2 4.0-12.8 207 92.8 87.2-96.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 590 37 6.1 4.2- 8.8 553 93.9 91.2-95.8
Some Post-H.S. 588 27 3.8 2.4- 5.9 561 96.2 94.1-97.6
College Graduate 879 40 4.4 3.1- 6.3 839 95.6 93.7-96.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 98 11 7.4 3.5-15.1 87 92.6 84.9-96.5
$15,000- 24,999 185 16 7.2 3.8-13.2 169 92.8 86.8-96.2
$25,000- 34,999 222 *** *** *** 215 96.4 92.4-98.3
$35,000- 49,999 275 15 6.3 3.5-11.2 260 93.7 88.8-96.5
$50,000- 74,999 314 13 3.4 1.9- 6.1 301 96.6 93.9-98.1
$75,000+ 749 36 4.3 2.9- 6.4 713 95.7 93.6-97.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 648 57 8.5 6.2-11.4 591 91.5 88.6-93.8
No 1,594 59 3.7 2.7- 5.1 1,535 96.3 94.9-97.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 556 22 3.9 2.5- 6.0 534 96.1 94.0-97.5
Non-Veteran 1,720 98 5.5 4.3- 7.0 1,622 94.5 93.0-95.7
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 743 44 6.6 4.7- 9.3 699 93.4 90.7-95.3
Regional City or Suburban County 617 27 3.2 2.1- 5.0 590 96.8 95.0-97.9
Rural 932 49 5.1 3.6- 7.1 883 94.9 92.9-96.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,389 62 4.6 3.4- 6.1 1,327 95.4 93.9-96.6
Unemployed 110 *** *** *** 104 96.0 90.6-98.4
Retired 555 24 3.6 2.3- 5.7 531 96.4 94.3-97.7
Unable to Work 146 19 12.6 7.1-21.6 127 87.4 78.4-92.9
Other not in Labor Force 64 *** *** *** 58 91.3 80.7-96.4
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 34 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 159 17 8.2 4.4-14.8 142 91.8 85.2-95.6
101% to 150% 162 12 6.3 3.2-12.3 150 93.7 87.7-96.8
151% to 200% 187 11 7.4 3.9-13.6 176 92.6 86.4-96.1
More than 200% 1,269 55 3.8 2.8- 5.2 1,214 96.2 94.8-97.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 560 42 6.5 4.5- 9.4 518 93.5 90.6-95.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 941 43 4.9 3.4- 7.0 898 95.1 93.0-96.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 791 35 4.5 3.1- 6.5 756 95.5 93.5-96.9
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 730 33 4.1 2.8- 6.0 697 95.9 94.0-97.2
2nd Quartile 632 29 5.6 3.7- 8.4 603 94.4 91.6-96.3
3rd Quartile 648 37 5.0 3.5- 7.1 611 95.0 92.9-96.5
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 282 21 6.8 3.8-11.9 261 93.2 88.1-96.2

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*Adults without asthma are included in the denominator to estimate current asthma prevalence.

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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