2021 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Derived Variables and Risk Factors

Health Insurance Coverage - Age Under 65*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 3,294 2,824 86.6 85.1-87.9 470 13.4 12.1-14.9
GENDER
Male 1,587 1,337 84.8 82.5-86.9 250 15.2 13.1-17.5
Female 1,707 1,487 88.3 86.4-89.9 220 11.7 10.1-13.6
Have Health Insurance
Yes 2,824 2,824 100 . - . *** *** ***
No 470 *** *** *** 470 100 . - .
Body Mass Index
Underweight 35 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Recommended Range 848 735 86.5 83.5-89.1 113 13.5 10.9-16.5
Overweight 995 856 86.4 83.6-88.9 139 13.6 11.1-16.4
Obese 1,120 996 89.7 87.4-91.6 124 10.3 8.4-12.6
Current Smoker
Yes 510 402 78.7 74.0-82.8 108 21.3 17.2-26.0
No 2,720 2,368 88.2 86.7-89.5 352 11.8 10.5-13.3
History of CVD**
Yes 182 164 90.7 84.5-94.6 18 9.3 5.4-15.5
No 3,089 2,640 86.3 84.8-87.7 449 13.7 12.3-15.2
Binge Drinker
Yes 581 499 87.4 84.2-90.1 82 12.6 9.9-15.8
No 2,496 2,163 87.6 86.0-89.1 333 12.4 10.9-14.0
Heavy Drinker
Yes 193 173 91.0 85.6-94.5 20 9.0 5.5-14.4
No 2,876 2,483 87.2 85.6-88.6 393 12.8 11.4-14.4
COPD
Yes 170 152 88.3 80.5-93.2 18 11.7 6.8-19.5
No 3,116 2,664 86.4 84.9-87.8 452 13.6 12.2-15.1
Current Asthma
Yes 297 272 92.6 88.9-95.2 25 7.4 4.8-11.1
No 2,985 2,543 86.0 84.4-87.4 442 14.0 12.6-15.6
Diabetes
Yes 308 272 90.4 86.2-93.4 36 9.6 6.6-13.8
No 2,985 2,551 86.2 84.6-87.6 434 13.8 12.4-15.4
Functional Disability
Yes 819 693 86.1 83.2-88.6 126 13.9 11.4-16.8
No 2,409 2,076 86.9 85.2-88.4 333 13.1 11.6-14.8
Has two or more chronic diseases†
Yes 695 624 91.1 88.5-93.2 71 8.9 6.8-11.5
No 2,599 2,200 85.4 83.7-87.0 399 14.6 13.0-16.3

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*Data in this table were derived from the health insurance question and only those under age 65 included

**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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