2021 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Chronic Health Conditions

Summary Index of Chronic Health Conditions*

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  Total
Respond.^		 No chronic disease 1 chronic disease 2+ chronic diseases
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,936 2,064 44.7 42.9-46.5 1,358 27.7 26.1-29.3 1,514 27.6 26.1-29.2
-MALES 2,299 1,112 50.4 47.9-53.0 590 26.5 24.2-28.8 597 23.1 21.1-25.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,474 650 46.6 43.5-49.6 408 27.2 24.6-30.0 416 26.3 23.7-29.0
Non-Hispanic Black 377 165 45.2 39.0-51.7 97 31.1 25.1-37.6 115 23.7 19.0-29.1
Other 393 268 71.0 64.5-76.7 69 17.6 12.9-23.6 56 11.4 7.9-16.0
AGE
18-34 538 391 69.5 64.4-74.1 121 25.6 21.2-30.6 26 4.9 3.2- 7.3
35-44 344 223 62.3 55.8-68.4 77 24.0 18.7-30.3 44 13.6 9.8-18.7
45-54 392 238 59.8 53.8-65.5 95 25.7 20.7-31.4 59 14.5 10.8-19.2
55-64 361 123 34.2 28.4-40.5 114 30.6 25.1-36.7 124 35.2 29.2-41.7
65-74 393 73 18.2 14.1-23.1 119 30.0 24.9-35.6 201 51.9 45.9-57.8
75+ 221 31 17.8 11.5-26.7 53 22.5 16.4-30.0 137 59.6 51.0-67.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 224 115 50.3 42.1-58.5 48 24.4 17.8-32.6 61 25.3 19.0-32.7
H.S. or G.E.D. 592 272 45.6 40.8-50.5 163 30.5 26.0-35.3 157 23.9 20.0-28.3
Some Post-H.S. 588 258 49.8 45.0-54.6 146 24.2 20.3-28.6 184 26.0 22.2-30.1
College Graduate 883 458 56.6 52.9-60.3 231 25.6 22.5-28.9 194 17.8 15.3-20.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 99 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 185 75 41.3 31.8-51.4 50 29.6 21.3-39.5 60 29.1 21.5-38.1
$25,000- 34,999 224 111 50.2 42.2-58.1 48 22.7 16.6-30.2 65 27.1 20.9-34.4
$35,000- 49,999 276 111 42.1 35.3-49.2 72 28.3 22.2-35.2 93 29.6 23.8-36.2
$50,000- 74,999 314 149 51.8 45.1-58.5 84 26.3 20.9-32.7 81 21.8 17.0-27.5
$75,000+ 749 407 56.3 52.0-60.5 192 24.9 21.4-28.9 150 18.7 15.6-22.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 651 130 24.1 20.0-28.7 188 29.3 25.0-33.9 333 46.6 41.9-51.5
No 1,598 959 61.1 58.2-64.0 380 24.6 22.0-27.3 259 14.3 12.4-16.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 558 204 40.5 35.6-45.7 142 25.0 20.8-29.8 212 34.5 30.0-39.3
Non-Veteran 1,725 899 53.3 50.4-56.2 441 26.5 23.9-29.2 385 20.2 18.0-22.6
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 743 393 52.7 48.3-57.1 207 29.6 25.6-34.0 143 17.7 14.7-21.2
Regional City or Suburban County 619 309 51.6 46.8-56.4 147 24.0 20.1-28.5 163 24.4 20.7-28.6
Rural 937 410 47.3 43.3-51.4 236 25.4 22.0-29.0 291 27.3 23.9-31.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,390 889 63.2 60.0-66.2 332 24.8 22.1-27.8 169 12.0 10.1-14.2
Unemployed 111 *** *** *** *** *** *** 31 22.1 14.8-31.6
Retired 555 100 18.6 14.8-23.2 157 29.7 25.1-34.8 298 51.7 46.5-56.9
Unable to Work 149 18 14.8 8.8-23.8 39 22.3 15.6-30.8 92 62.9 52.8-72.0
Other not in Labor Force 65 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 34 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 160 *** *** *** 47 31.5 22.4-42.5 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 163 85 54.9 45.0-64.5 36 23.2 15.9-32.5 42 21.9 15.3-30.3
151% to 200% 187 78 41.5 33.6-50.0 43 23.1 16.7-31.0 66 35.4 27.8-43.8
More than 200% 1,271 622 51.7 48.4-55.0 336 26.5 23.6-29.5 313 21.9 19.3-24.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 565 243 44.3 39.1-49.6 143 26.1 21.6-31.1 179 29.7 24.9-34.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 942 443 51.2 47.3-55.1 236 24.6 21.4-28.2 263 24.2 21.2-27.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 792 426 53.0 48.8-57.2 211 28.5 24.7-32.5 155 18.5 15.6-21.9
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 731 369 51.6 47.1-56.0 193 27.2 23.3-31.3 169 21.3 17.8-25.3
2nd Quartile 633 319 50.9 46.3-55.6 157 26.9 22.8-31.4 157 22.1 18.7-26.0
3rd Quartile 651 303 49.2 44.5-54.0 175 26.1 22.1-30.5 173 24.6 20.9-28.8
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 284 121 48.0 40.4-55.7 65 23.4 17.6-30.4 98 28.6 22.5-35.6

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*The index consists of heart disease (heart attack/stoke/angina), current asthma, skin cancer,
other cancer, COPD, arthritis, depression, kidney disease and diabetes.

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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