2021 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Regions

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  Total
Respond.^		 Within the past year (<12 months) Within the past 2 years Within the past 5 years 5 or more years ago Never
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,874 3,954 79.3 77.8-80.8 433 10.2 9.1-11.4 280 5.9 5.1- 6.8 183 4.0 3.4- 4.8 24 0.6 0.4- 0.9
NC ASSOCIATION OF LOCAL HEALTH DIRECTOR REGIONS
Region 1 & 2 495 383 72.4 65.8-78.2 54 13.4 9.2-19.2 30 7.0 4.0-12.1 24 6.3 3.8-10.3 *** *** ***
Region 3 472 398 82.3 77.0-86.6 29 6.9 4.6-10.4 24 6.4 3.5-11.2 19 3.6 2.2- 5.9 *** *** ***
Region 4 728 577 78.8 75.2-82.0 75 10.8 8.5-13.7 47 6.2 4.5- 8.4 24 3.5 2.2- 5.5 *** *** ***
Region 5 660 518 78.8 75.0-82.2 66 10.5 8.0-13.6 54 7.7 5.7-10.4 19 2.6 1.6- 4.1 *** *** ***
Region 6 528 465 87.9 84.1-90.9 31 6.6 4.3-10.0 12 1.7 0.9- 3.1 20 3.8 2.3- 6.3 *** *** ***
Region 7 698 528 77.5 73.9-80.8 94 12.9 10.3-16.0 45 5.3 3.8- 7.2 27 3.8 2.5- 5.7 *** *** ***
Region 8 796 687 82.3 78.4-85.6 44 8.1 5.7-11.4 40 5.7 4.0- 8.0 19 2.8 1.7- 4.6 *** *** ***
Region 9 & 10 497 398 78.4 73.4-82.6 40 8.1 5.6-11.4 28 5.6 3.7- 8.4 31 8.0 5.1-12.3 *** *** ***
STATE REGIONS
Eastern NC 1,837 1,553 82.0 79.6-84.3 124 8.2 6.7-10.1 83 4.6 3.6- 5.9 70 4.7 3.5- 6.3 *** *** ***
Piedmont 2,423 1,915 78.9 76.9-80.8 252 10.9 9.5-12.4 160 6.2 5.2- 7.5 83 3.4 2.6- 4.3 13 0.6 0.3- 1.1
Western NC 614 486 74.4 68.6-79.4 57 11.6 7.9-16.7 37 6.9 4.3-10.9 30 6.4 4.1- 9.9 *** *** ***
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)
Mountain AHEC 408 312 72.1 64.8-78.4 48 13.3 8.9-19.2 23 7.1 3.7-13.2 21 6.6 3.9-11.0 *** *** ***
Northwest 714 601 82.0 77.7-85.6 47 8.4 5.9-11.9 39 5.9 3.8- 8.9 24 2.9 1.8- 4.7 *** *** ***
Charlotte 587 459 77.6 73.5-81.2 63 11.3 8.7-14.7 39 6.5 4.6- 9.1 22 4.0 2.4- 6.3 *** *** ***
Greensboro 510 405 80.1 75.7-83.9 51 9.7 7.0-13.2 38 7.3 5.0-10.4 15 2.8 1.6- 4.8 *** *** ***
Southern Regional 780 700 88.5 85.1-91.2 35 5.7 3.8- 8.6 23 2.4 1.5- 4.0 21 3.3 2.0- 5.4 *** *** ***
Southeast 371 310 81.2 76.0-85.5 22 7.0 4.4-11.0 22 6.8 4.3-10.6 12 3.4 1.8- 6.2 *** *** ***
Wake 809 611 76.8 73.4-79.9 103 13.1 10.7-16.1 60 5.9 4.5- 7.8 30 3.6 2.4- 5.4 *** *** ***
Area L & Eastern 695 556 79.1 75.0-82.7 64 9.6 7.1-12.7 36 4.9 3.4- 7.1 38 6.2 4.1- 9.3 *** *** ***
NC MEDICAID MANAGED CARE REGIONS
Region 1 520 404 72.8 66.4-78.3 56 13.1 9.0-18.7 32 7.2 4.3-12.0 24 6.1 3.7- 9.8 *** *** ***
Region 2 736 612 82.7 79.0-85.8 52 7.3 5.4- 9.9 40 5.8 3.8- 8.6 29 3.6 2.4- 5.3 *** *** ***
Region 3 742 591 78.8 75.2-82.0 75 10.8 8.4-13.6 47 6.2 4.5- 8.4 24 3.5 2.3- 5.6 *** *** ***
Region 4 1,039 787 76.4 73.4-79.2 130 12.9 10.7-15.5 80 6.8 5.3- 8.6 36 3.4 2.3- 4.9 *** *** ***
Region 5 1,178 1,032 85.6 82.8-88.0 60 6.6 4.9- 8.9 46 3.9 2.7- 5.4 35 3.4 2.3- 4.9 *** *** ***
Region 6 659 528 79.3 74.9-83.0 60 9.5 7.0-12.8 35 5.0 3.4- 7.2 35 6.3 4.0- 9.6 *** *** ***

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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.

^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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