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 4,888 264 4.7 4.0- 5.5 4,624 95.3 94.5-96.0
-MALES 2,276 148 5.6 4.5- 6.9 2,128 94.4 93.1-95.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,457 107 7.0 5.5- 9.0 1,350 93.0 91.0-94.5
Non-Hispanic Black 374 25 4.5 2.6- 7.8 349 95.5 92.2-97.4
Other 390 13 1.4 0.6- 2.9 377 98.6 97.1-99.4
AGE
18-34 538 *** *** *** 537 99.9 99.0- 100
35-44 341 *** *** *** 337 99.0 97.1-99.6
45-54 388 13 3.8 1.9- 7.5 375 96.2 92.5-98.1
55-64 356 27 8.0 4.4-14.1 329 92.0 85.9-95.6
65-74 390 60 14.5 10.9-19.1 330 85.5 80.9-89.1
75+ 214 42 21.4 14.9-29.7 172 78.6 70.3-85.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 221 20 8.8 5.1-14.8 201 91.2 85.2-94.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 585 40 6.1 3.9- 9.6 545 93.9 90.4-96.1
Some Post-H.S. 581 45 5.7 4.1- 7.8 536 94.3 92.2-95.9
College Graduate 877 42 3.2 2.3- 4.5 835 96.8 95.5-97.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 98 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 180 17 10.1 5.3-18.3 163 89.9 81.7-94.7
$25,000- 34,999 220 22 7.5 4.6-12.0 198 92.5 88.0-95.4
$35,000- 49,999 272 23 6.4 3.8-10.5 249 93.6 89.5-96.2
$50,000- 74,999 314 14 4.2 2.3- 7.8 300 95.8 92.2-97.7
$75,000+ 746 39 4.3 3.0- 6.0 707 95.7 94.0-97.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 636 85 12.2 9.2-16.2 551 87.8 83.8-90.8
No 1,590 62 3.1 2.3- 4.2 1,528 96.9 95.8-97.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 549 58 9.3 7.0-12.4 491 90.7 87.6-93.0
Non-Veteran 1,711 90 4.6 3.4- 6.2 1,621 95.4 93.8-96.6
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 741 35 3.8 2.6- 5.8 706 96.2 94.2-97.4
Regional City or Suburban County 611 34 5.4 3.6- 8.0 577 94.6 92.0-96.4
Rural 924 79 7.4 5.3-10.2 845 92.6 89.8-94.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,387 29 1.8 1.2- 2.7 1,358 98.2 97.3-98.8
Unemployed 110 *** *** *** 107 98.3 94.5-99.5
Retired 542 87 14.4 11.2-18.3 455 85.6 81.7-88.8
Unable to Work 143 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 65 *** *** *** 65 100 . - .
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 34 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 158 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 158 *** *** *** 150 96.6 91.7-98.6
151% to 200% 184 22 10.0 6.2-15.9 162 90.0 84.1-93.8
More than 200% 1,264 75 4.8 3.7- 6.3 1,189 95.2 93.7-96.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 557 47 7.3 4.4-11.7 510 92.7 88.3-95.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 932 63 5.9 4.4- 7.9 869 94.1 92.1-95.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 787 38 4.3 2.9- 6.3 749 95.7 93.7-97.1
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 726 41 5.6 3.5- 8.9 685 94.4 91.1-96.5
2nd Quartile 621 45 6.8 4.9- 9.5 576 93.2 90.5-95.1
3rd Quartile 648 37 4.1 2.9- 5.9 611 95.9 94.1-97.1
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 281 25 4.8 2.7- 8.3 256 95.2 91.7-97.3

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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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