2021 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Derived Variables and Risk Factors

Health Insurance Coverage for Those Employed for Wages (Age under 65)*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 2,041 1,807 89.0 87.2-90.5 234 11.0 9.5-12.8
GENDER
Male 1,036 895 87.2 84.5-89.5 141 12.8 10.5-15.5
Female 1,005 912 90.9 88.5-92.8 93 9.1 7.2-11.5
Have Health Insurance
Yes 1,807 1,807 100 . - . *** *** ***
No 234 *** *** *** 234 100 . - .
Body Mass Index
Underweight 21 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Recommended Range 515 457 88.6 84.8-91.5 58 11.4 8.5-15.2
Overweight 648 579 89.4 85.9-92.1 69 10.6 7.9-14.1
Obese 686 627 91.7 88.8-93.9 59 8.3 6.1-11.2
Current Smoker
Yes 277 222 79.3 72.6-84.7 55 20.7 15.3-27.4
No 1,731 1,555 90.5 88.8-92.0 176 9.5 8.0-11.2
History of CVD**
Yes 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 1,974 1,750 89.1 87.3-90.7 224 10.9 9.3-12.7
Binge Drinker
Yes 397 350 89.9 86.3-92.7 47 10.1 7.3-13.7
No 1,505 1,351 89.9 87.8-91.6 154 10.1 8.4-12.2
Heavy Drinker
Yes 125 *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 1,771 1,582 89.6 87.7-91.2 189 10.4 8.8-12.3
COPD
Yes 53 *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 1,985 1,759 89.2 87.5-90.8 226 10.8 9.2-12.5
Current Asthma
Yes 156 *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 1,881 1,656 88.5 86.6-90.1 225 11.5 9.9-13.4
Diabetes
Yes 129 114 90.2 83.3-94.5 15 9.8 5.5-16.7
No 1,911 1,692 88.9 87.1-90.5 219 11.1 9.5-12.9
Functional Disability
Yes 365 307 86.3 81.7-89.9 58 13.7 10.1-18.3
No 1,644 1,470 89.5 87.5-91.2 174 10.5 8.8-12.5
Has two or more chronic diseases†
Yes 289 262 91.8 87.9-94.6 27 8.2 5.4-12.1
No 1,752 1,545 88.5 86.6-90.3 207 11.5 9.7-13.4

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* Data in this table were derived from health insurance question and only those under age 65 and employed for wages 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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