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 4,926 213 4.3 3.6- 5.1 4,713 95.7 94.9-96.4
-MALES 2,294 78 3.4 2.5- 4.6 2,216 96.6 95.4-97.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,470 45 3.6 2.4- 5.4 1,425 96.4 94.6-97.6
Non-Hispanic Black 377 22 3.4 2.1- 5.5 355 96.6 94.5-97.9
Other 392 *** *** *** 382 97.8 95.4-99.0
AGE
18-34 538 *** *** *** 537 99.8 98.8- 100
35-44 344 *** *** *** 341 99.1 97.0-99.7
45-54 392 *** *** *** 384 97.8 95.6-99.0
55-64 359 18 6.1 2.9-12.3 341 93.9 87.7-97.1
65-74 392 22 5.6 3.5- 8.8 370 94.4 91.2-96.5
75+ 219 25 13.7 8.5-21.3 194 86.3 78.7-91.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 223 11 4.6 2.2- 9.2 212 95.4 90.8-97.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 592 32 5.0 3.0- 8.3 560 95.0 91.7-97.0
Some Post-H.S. 588 21 3.1 1.9- 5.0 567 96.9 95.0-98.1
College Graduate 879 14 1.3 0.7- 2.3 865 98.7 97.7-99.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 99 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 185 *** *** *** 176 94.9 89.6-97.6
$25,000- 34,999 223 12 4.9 2.5- 9.4 211 95.1 90.6-97.5
$35,000- 49,999 275 12 3.7 1.9- 7.0 263 96.3 93.0-98.1
$50,000- 74,999 314 11 3.1 1.6- 6.0 303 96.9 94.0-98.4
$75,000+ 747 *** *** *** 740 99.2 98.3-99.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 648 52 8.4 5.7-12.1 596 91.6 87.9-94.3
No 1,596 26 1.5 1.0- 2.3 1,570 98.5 97.7-99.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 555 26 4.4 2.8- 6.7 529 95.6 93.3-97.2
Non-Veteran 1,723 52 3.1 2.1- 4.6 1,671 96.9 95.4-97.9
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 740 18 2.5 1.4- 4.4 722 97.5 95.6-98.6
Regional City or Suburban County 619 18 2.5 1.5- 4.2 601 97.5 95.8-98.5
Rural 935 42 4.9 3.1- 7.7 893 95.1 92.3-96.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,389 *** *** *** 1,379 99.3 98.7-99.7
Unemployed 111 *** *** *** 108 96.3 87.9-98.9
Retired 553 44 7.8 5.5-10.8 509 92.2 89.2-94.5
Unable to Work 147 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 65 *** *** *** 65 100 . - .
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 34 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 160 *** *** *** 152 92.6 77.6-97.9
101% to 150% 163 *** *** *** 158 97.1 92.5-98.9
151% to 200% 186 *** *** *** 176 94.3 88.4-97.3
More than 200% 1,268 32 2.2 1.5- 3.3 1,236 97.8 96.7-98.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 565 22 5.1 2.6- 9.7 543 94.9 90.3-97.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 940 39 4.3 3.0- 6.2 901 95.7 93.8-97.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 789 17 1.6 0.9- 2.7 772 98.4 97.3-99.1
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 728 17 2.9 1.3- 6.4 711 97.1 93.6-98.7
2nd Quartile 632 26 3.6 2.3- 5.6 606 96.4 94.4-97.7
3rd Quartile 650 24 3.4 2.1- 5.3 626 96.6 94.7-97.9
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 284 11 4.1 2.0- 8.2 273 95.9 91.8-98.0

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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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