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 4,913 1,520 27.3 25.8-28.9 3,393 72.7 71.1-74.2
-MALES 2,292 585 23.4 21.3-25.5 1,707 76.6 74.5-78.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,471 405 26.6 23.9-29.4 1,066 73.4 70.6-76.1
Non-Hispanic Black 376 119 25.5 20.6-31.1 257 74.5 68.9-79.4
Other 390 49 8.8 6.1-12.5 341 91.2 87.5-93.9
AGE
18-34 538 23 3.6 2.3- 5.5 515 96.4 94.5-97.7
35-44 343 52 16.2 12.0-21.5 291 83.8 78.5-88.0
45-54 392 86 20.8 16.5-26.0 306 79.2 74.0-83.5
55-64 360 139 41.6 35.3-48.2 221 58.4 51.8-64.7
65-74 390 182 49.0 43.0-55.1 208 51.0 44.9-57.0
75+ 219 99 44.7 36.6-53.1 120 55.3 46.9-63.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 224 58 23.5 17.4-30.9 166 76.5 69.1-82.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 591 150 24.0 20.0-28.5 441 76.0 71.5-80.0
Some Post-H.S. 584 177 25.4 21.7-29.6 407 74.6 70.4-78.3
College Graduate 881 199 20.2 17.5-23.3 682 79.8 76.7-82.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 98 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 184 65 30.3 22.7-39.1 119 69.7 60.9-77.3
$25,000- 34,999 223 58 24.7 18.4-32.1 165 75.3 67.9-81.6
$35,000- 49,999 275 78 27.7 21.7-34.5 197 72.3 65.5-78.3
$50,000- 74,999 313 75 21.3 16.6-26.7 238 78.7 73.3-83.4
$75,000+ 748 170 21.0 17.7-24.6 578 79.0 75.4-82.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 646 299 43.2 38.5-48.0 347 56.8 52.0-61.5
No 1,596 271 15.4 13.4-17.6 1,325 84.6 82.4-86.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 556 192 33.2 28.7-38.1 364 66.8 61.9-71.3
Non-Veteran 1,720 392 20.7 18.5-23.2 1,328 79.3 76.8-81.5
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 741 163 20.3 17.1-23.9 578 79.7 76.1-82.9
Regional City or Suburban County 618 146 22.5 18.9-26.6 472 77.5 73.4-81.1
Rural 933 276 27.0 23.5-30.7 657 73.0 69.3-76.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,388 219 14.9 12.9-17.2 1,169 85.1 82.8-87.1
Unemployed 111 32 20.7 13.8-29.8 79 79.3 70.2-86.2
Retired 551 247 46.9 41.7-52.2 304 53.1 47.8-58.3
Unable to Work 148 80 55.4 45.0-65.4 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 65 *** *** *** 62 96.2 87.6-98.9
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 34 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 159 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 161 44 21.5 15.1-29.7 117 78.5 70.3-84.9
151% to 200% 187 61 33.5 26.0-42.0 126 66.5 58.0-74.0
More than 200% 1,268 310 22.3 19.7-25.0 958 77.7 75.0-80.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 563 168 28.1 23.4-33.2 395 71.9 66.8-76.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 938 268 25.0 21.9-28.4 670 75.0 71.6-78.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 791 149 19.2 16.2-22.7 642 80.8 77.3-83.8
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 730 170 23.5 19.8-27.7 560 76.5 72.3-80.2
2nd Quartile 632 152 22.3 18.8-26.3 480 77.7 73.7-81.2
3rd Quartile 647 174 24.5 20.8-28.5 473 75.5 71.5-79.2
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 283 89 23.8 18.5-30.1 194 76.2 69.9-81.5

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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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