2021 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Health Care Access

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  Total
Respond.^
Employer Plan Purchased Plan Medicare Medicaid TRICARE/VA/Military Other Plan
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 4,338 1,925 47.2 45.4-49.0 446 11.2 10.1-12.5 1,344 26.3 24.8-27.9 205 5.9 5.0- 6.9 291 6.4 5.6- 7.4 127 3.0 2.4- 3.7
GENDER
Male 1,978 908 49.3 46.6-52.0 214 12.1 10.4-14.1 555 23.6 21.5-25.9 56 3.3 2.4- 4.6 196 9.1 7.8-10.6 49 2.5 1.8- 3.5
Female 2,360 1,017 45.3 42.8-47.9 232 10.4 9.0-12.1 789 28.7 26.5-31.0 149 8.1 6.7- 9.8 95 4.0 3.1- 5.3 78 3.4 2.6- 4.6
Have Health Insurance
Yes 4,338 1,925 47.2 45.4-49.0 446 11.2 10.1-12.5 1,344 26.3 24.8-27.9 205 5.9 5.0- 6.9 291 6.4 5.6- 7.4 127 3.0 2.4- 3.7
Body Mass Index
Underweight 47 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Recommended Range 1,138 509 47.2 43.6-50.9 126 12.8 10.3-15.7 355 26.4 23.3-29.8 53 6.2 4.4- 8.7 68 5.3 4.0- 7.0 27 2.0 1.3- 3.3
Overweight 1,374 602 46.8 43.6-50.1 126 10.8 8.8-13.1 454 27.1 24.5-29.9 43 3.8 2.7- 5.4 113 8.5 6.8-10.6 36 2.9 1.9- 4.6
Obese 1,443 641 47.3 44.0-50.7 145 10.3 8.5-12.5 433 25.7 23.0-28.6 83 7.2 5.6- 9.2 94 6.0 4.8- 7.6 47 3.4 2.4- 4.8
Current Smoker
Yes 533 210 42.9 37.7-48.3 47 9.3 6.6-13.1 150 23.2 19.0-28.0 63 13.3 9.9-17.7 43 8.1 5.8-11.3 20 3.1 1.9- 5.1
No 3,716 1,680 48.0 46.0-50.0 388 11.5 10.2-12.8 1,170 26.8 25.2-28.6 136 4.7 3.8- 5.7 239 6.2 5.3- 7.2 103 2.9 2.3- 3.7
History of CVD**
Yes 505 85 20.1 15.8-25.2 37 7.6 5.2-10.9 315 57.6 51.8-63.1 25 5.9 3.7- 9.4 30 5.8 3.9- 8.6 *** *** ***
No 3,788 1,833 50.8 48.8-52.8 404 11.7 10.4-13.1 1,002 22.2 20.7-23.8 179 5.8 4.9- 7.0 259 6.5 5.6- 7.6 111 2.9 2.3- 3.7
Binge Drinker
Yes 570 343 62.8 57.9-67.5 72 12.2 9.2-15.8 71 9.4 7.2-12.2 18 3.9 2.2- 6.8 48 8.9 6.3-12.5 18 2.8 1.6- 4.9
No 3,525 1,474 44.5 42.5-46.6 343 10.9 9.7-12.4 1,218 29.7 27.9-31.5 172 6.1 5.1- 7.3 222 6.0 5.1- 7.0 96 2.8 2.1- 3.6
Heavy Drinker
Yes 230 118 55.2 47.7-62.4 28 12.9 8.7-18.8 52 16.9 12.5-22.6 *** *** *** 16 8.5 4.9-14.2 *** *** ***
No 3,861 1,697 46.9 44.9-48.9 385 11.0 9.8-12.4 1,242 27.3 25.7-29.0 179 5.8 4.8- 6.9 251 6.2 5.4- 7.2 107 2.8 2.2- 3.5
COPD
Yes 349 62 18.4 13.9-23.9 22 4.5 2.7- 7.4 201 54.2 47.1-61.1 32 14.0 9.3-20.6 24 6.5 4.1-10.2 *** *** ***
No 3,970 1,857 49.8 47.9-51.7 422 11.8 10.6-13.2 1,137 23.8 22.3-25.4 173 5.2 4.3- 6.2 263 6.3 5.5- 7.3 118 3.0 2.4- 3.8
Current Asthma
Yes 396 157 42.5 36.4-48.9 36 8.5 5.5-12.9 129 26.3 21.0-32.3 43 14.8 10.6-20.1 22 5.9 3.4-10.1 *** *** ***
No 3,929 1,765 47.7 45.8-49.7 410 11.5 10.3-12.9 1,209 26.2 24.6-27.9 161 4.9 4.1- 6.0 266 6.5 5.6- 7.4 118 3.1 2.4- 3.9
Diabetes
Yes 633 162 27.9 23.6-32.7 50 7.4 5.4-10.1 334 51.9 46.9-56.9 37 5.8 3.9- 8.6 38 5.2 3.6- 7.4 *** *** ***
No 3,703 1,762 50.2 48.2-52.2 396 11.8 10.5-13.3 1,009 22.3 20.7-23.9 168 5.9 4.9- 7.0 253 6.6 5.7- 7.7 115 3.2 2.5- 4.0
Functional Disability
Yes 1,350 342 27.2 24.2-30.3 112 9.1 7.3-11.4 661 44.4 41.1-47.7 102 8.7 6.9-10.8 96 7.1 5.7- 8.9 37 3.5 2.3- 5.1
No 2,904 1,546 55.9 53.7-58.2 328 12.3 10.9-14.0 658 18.4 16.8-20.1 96 4.5 3.5- 5.7 189 6.1 5.1- 7.3 87 2.8 2.1- 3.7
Has two or more chronic diseases†
Yes 1,422 337 25.8 23.0-28.8 109 7.9 6.3- 9.7 757 49.1 45.9-52.4 88 8.3 6.5-10.5 98 6.7 5.4- 8.3 33 2.2 1.5- 3.4
No 2,916 1,588 56.3 54.0-58.6 337 12.7 11.2-14.3 587 16.6 15.0-18.3 117 4.8 3.8- 6.0 193 6.3 5.3- 7.5 94 3.3 2.5- 4.3

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*Among respondents who have health care coverage.

**History of cardiovascular disease includes history of heart attack or coronary heart disease or stroke.

†Chronic diseases include 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.

^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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