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 4,924 395 6.7 5.9- 7.5 4,529 93.3 92.5-94.1
-MALES 2,292 184 6.7 5.6- 7.9 2,108 93.3 92.1-94.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,469 167 9.8 8.2-11.7 1,302 90.2 88.3-91.8
Non-Hispanic Black 376 *** *** *** 372 99.0 96.1-99.7
Other 392 *** *** *** 384 99.0 97.8-99.6
AGE
18-34 537 *** *** *** 535 99.7 98.7-99.9
35-44 344 *** *** *** 338 97.5 94.0-99.0
45-54 391 *** *** *** 382 97.5 95.1-98.8
55-64 360 32 7.8 5.2-11.5 328 92.2 88.5-94.8
65-74 391 72 19.0 14.6-24.4 319 81.0 75.6-85.4
75+ 219 55 21.6 16.1-28.4 164 78.4 71.6-83.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 224 *** *** *** 215 96.0 91.5-98.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 589 38 6.1 4.3- 8.8 551 93.9 91.2-95.7
Some Post-H.S. 587 37 5.6 3.9- 8.1 550 94.4 91.9-96.1
College Graduate 880 99 9.8 7.9-12.0 781 90.2 88.0-92.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 99 *** *** *** 95 98.1 94.2-99.4
$15,000- 24,999 184 *** *** *** 176 96.9 92.7-98.7
$25,000- 34,999 223 14 5.4 2.9- 9.7 209 94.6 90.3-97.1
$35,000- 49,999 274 25 7.4 4.8-11.4 249 92.6 88.6-95.2
$50,000- 74,999 314 26 7.0 4.4-11.0 288 93.0 89.0-95.6
$75,000+ 747 66 6.8 5.2- 9.0 681 93.2 91.0-94.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 647 70 9.0 6.8-11.8 577 91.0 88.2-93.2
No 1,596 113 6.0 4.8- 7.4 1,483 94.0 92.6-95.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 554 69 11.4 8.7-14.9 485 88.6 85.1-91.3
Non-Veteran 1,722 113 5.4 4.3- 6.7 1,609 94.6 93.3-95.7
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 741 45 4.6 3.3- 6.4 696 95.4 93.6-96.7
Regional City or Suburban County 617 56 8.6 6.3-11.7 561 91.4 88.3-93.7
Rural 934 83 7.2 5.6- 9.3 851 92.8 90.7-94.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,388 53 3.3 2.4- 4.5 1,335 96.7 95.5-97.6
Unemployed 111 *** *** *** 107 97.3 92.6-99.0
Retired 551 109 18.8 15.2-23.1 442 81.2 76.9-84.8
Unable to Work 148 14 8.5 4.7-14.9 134 91.5 85.1-95.3
Other not in Labor Force 65 *** *** *** 63 97.9 91.7-99.5
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 34 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 160 *** *** *** 154 98.5 96.1-99.4
101% to 150% 162 *** *** *** 160 98.5 93.0-99.7
151% to 200% 185 13 6.3 3.4-11.5 172 93.7 88.5-96.6
More than 200% 1,268 118 7.4 6.0- 9.2 1,150 92.6 90.8-94.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 562 38 5.9 4.0- 8.6 524 94.1 91.4-96.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 939 79 6.5 5.0- 8.3 860 93.5 91.7-95.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 791 67 7.3 5.5- 9.6 724 92.7 90.4-94.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 729 74 9.2 7.1-12.0 655 90.8 88.0-92.9
2nd Quartile 631 47 5.9 4.3- 8.1 584 94.1 91.9-95.7
3rd Quartile 650 44 5.4 3.8- 7.7 606 94.6 92.3-96.2
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 282 19 4.8 2.8- 8.1 263 95.2 91.9-97.2

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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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