2021 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Healthy Days

Now thinking about your physical health, which includes physical illness and injury,
for how many days during the past 30 days was your physical health not good?

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  Total
Respond.^		 None 1-2 days 3-7 days 8-29 days 30 days
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,845 3,386 70.8 69.1-72.4 380 7.6 6.7- 8.6 416 8.1 7.2- 9.1 356 7.5 6.6- 8.6 307 6.0 5.2- 7.0
-MALES 2,275 1,633 72.6 70.2-74.8 173 7.4 6.2- 8.8 175 7.0 5.9- 8.3 149 7.1 5.8- 8.6 145 6.0 4.8- 7.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,463 1,020 70.3 67.3-73.0 124 8.7 7.1-10.7 125 7.6 6.2- 9.2 102 6.9 5.5- 8.6 92 6.6 5.1- 8.5
Non-Hispanic Black 371 277 74.6 68.5-79.8 20 4.1 2.5- 6.7 23 5.8 3.7- 9.1 24 9.3 5.8-14.8 27 6.1 3.8- 9.7
Other 387 295 79.0 73.1-83.8 25 5.4 3.0- 9.5 25 6.5 3.9-10.5 20 5.7 3.2-10.0 22 3.5 2.0- 6.0
AGE
18-34 533 401 75.8 71.1-80.0 50 8.2 5.9-11.2 44 7.3 5.2-10.2 27 6.8 4.3-10.7 11 1.8 1.0- 3.3
35-44 342 245 70.1 63.8-75.7 32 9.7 6.2-14.7 30 8.6 5.9-12.5 12 4.6 2.4- 8.5 23 7.0 4.4-11.1
45-54 387 288 76.2 70.9-80.9 31 6.0 4.0- 8.8 20 4.3 2.5- 7.3 29 8.2 5.4-12.1 19 5.3 3.0- 9.2
55-64 357 237 67.9 61.4-73.7 26 7.2 4.5-11.3 24 5.6 3.6- 8.6 34 8.6 5.9-12.4 36 10.7 6.7-16.7
65-74 388 269 71.3 65.8-76.2 24 6.0 3.8- 9.5 33 8.7 5.9-12.7 26 6.6 4.3-10.0 36 7.4 5.1-10.6
75+ 219 150 67.1 58.5-74.6 *** *** *** 22 7.5 4.6-12.0 20 8.9 5.0-15.2 19 10.5 6.0-17.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 219 149 68.0 59.6-75.4 *** *** *** 19 7.1 4.1-12.3 23 13.1 8.1-20.5 21 8.0 4.6-13.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 582 411 72.3 67.5-76.6 39 5.2 3.5- 7.6 46 7.5 5.4-10.3 36 7.3 5.0-10.7 50 7.7 5.2-11.3
Some Post-H.S. 582 412 72.7 68.4-76.7 52 9.5 7.0-12.7 36 5.7 4.0- 8.0 38 6.4 4.5- 9.1 44 5.7 4.1- 8.0
College Graduate 880 652 75.0 71.6-78.1 74 9.2 7.1-11.8 72 7.7 6.0-10.0 52 4.8 3.5- 6.4 30 3.3 2.3- 5.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 98 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 180 117 65.5 55.5-74.2 *** *** *** 13 7.0 3.5-13.4 16 11.6 6.0-21.1 24 11.6 6.9-18.8
$25,000- 34,999 223 157 70.7 62.9-77.5 17 9.2 5.0-16.3 15 5.1 2.7- 9.4 19 8.8 5.4-14.2 15 6.1 3.4-10.7
$35,000- 49,999 272 183 67.4 60.5-73.7 23 9.2 5.7-14.6 24 9.4 6.0-14.3 22 8.8 5.5-13.9 20 5.2 3.1- 8.5
$50,000- 74,999 313 241 77.5 71.5-82.6 23 7.9 4.9-12.5 22 5.9 3.6- 9.4 17 5.2 2.9- 9.3 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 748 567 77.9 74.2-81.1 61 7.2 5.4- 9.6 57 6.4 4.8- 8.6 43 5.6 3.8- 8.2 20 2.9 1.8- 4.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 634 329 53.1 48.2-58.0 53 8.4 6.0-11.7 69 9.4 7.1-12.4 77 13.3 10.2-17.1 106 15.8 12.4-19.9
No 1,591 1,267 80.1 77.6-82.4 115 6.8 5.5- 8.4 102 6.1 4.9- 7.5 70 4.7 3.5- 6.4 37 2.2 1.5- 3.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 547 380 71.9 67.2-76.2 34 5.5 3.8- 8.1 42 7.0 5.0- 9.9 46 8.0 5.4-11.7 45 7.5 5.4-10.4
Non-Veteran 1,712 1,240 72.7 70.0-75.3 138 8.0 6.5- 9.7 133 7.0 5.8- 8.6 103 6.9 5.5- 8.6 98 5.4 4.1- 7.0
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 739 544 74.8 70.9-78.4 58 7.3 5.4- 9.7 61 7.0 5.2- 9.3 42 6.4 4.4- 9.3 34 4.5 3.0- 6.6
Regional City or Suburban County 610 438 72.5 68.0-76.7 50 7.4 5.2-10.2 45 6.7 4.8- 9.3 40 7.7 5.2-11.0 37 5.7 3.9- 8.4
Rural 926 651 70.4 66.5-74.1 65 7.6 5.6-10.2 69 7.2 5.4- 9.4 67 7.2 5.4- 9.6 74 7.6 5.5-10.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,383 1,079 78.6 75.9-81.1 106 7.2 5.7- 9.0 96 6.4 5.1- 8.0 63 5.0 3.7- 6.8 39 2.8 2.0- 4.0
Unemployed 109 *** *** *** 17 10.9 6.2-18.7 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 547 370 68.0 63.0-72.7 33 7.7 5.1-11.5 52 8.7 6.4-11.9 44 8.0 5.6-11.2 48 7.6 5.4-10.5
Unable to Work 142 48 32.3 23.7-42.3 *** *** *** 15 9.8 5.5-16.9 25 17.7 11.4-26.4 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 65 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 33 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 158 *** *** *** *** *** *** 13 4.4 2.4- 8.2 13 11.8 6.0-22.1 24 15.0 7.6-27.5
101% to 150% 161 106 64.1 53.8-73.1 12 10.3 5.0-20.2 14 9.2 4.8-17.1 14 9.4 5.1-16.6 15 7.0 4.0-12.2
151% to 200% 185 124 69.9 61.9-76.8 14 7.1 4.0-12.3 14 7.7 4.2-13.6 17 8.1 4.6-13.6 16 7.3 4.1-12.6
More than 200% 1,266 947 76.2 73.3-78.8 104 8.1 6.5-10.0 96 6.5 5.2- 8.2 75 5.9 4.4- 7.8 44 3.4 2.4- 4.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 556 398 72.4 67.0-77.2 36 6.1 3.9- 9.5 43 7.3 5.2-10.3 38 7.4 4.8-11.2 41 6.7 3.9-11.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 936 666 72.4 68.8-75.7 62 6.4 4.8- 8.6 72 6.7 5.0- 8.8 60 6.5 4.9- 8.7 76 8.0 6.2-10.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 783 569 72.9 69.0-76.5 75 9.0 6.9-11.7 60 7.1 5.4- 9.3 51 7.4 5.3-10.3 28 3.6 2.3- 5.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 725 511 69.2 64.7-73.3 67 9.9 7.5-13.0 66 8.7 6.7-11.4 50 7.0 5.0- 9.7 31 5.2 3.1- 8.6
2nd Quartile 626 461 74.4 70.2-78.3 42 6.4 4.5- 9.1 32 4.7 3.2- 6.9 40 7.5 5.2-10.7 51 7.0 5.1- 9.5
3rd Quartile 645 461 73.4 69.1-77.3 48 6.7 4.9- 9.1 52 7.1 5.1- 9.8 42 7.0 4.8-10.1 42 5.9 4.2- 8.2
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 279 200 74.8 67.3-81.0 16 4.7 1.9-11.0 25 9.6 6.0-15.1 17 5.9 3.2-10.7 21 5.0 2.6- 9.4

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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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