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 4,916 1,018 21.3 19.9-22.8 3,898 78.7 77.2-80.1
-Non-Hispanic White 3,109 701 23.4 21.5-25.3 2,408 76.6 74.7-78.5
GENDER
Male 1,469 245 17.8 15.5-20.4 1,224 82.2 79.6-84.5
Female 1,640 456 28.4 25.7-31.2 1,184 71.6 68.8-74.3
AGE
18-34 573 153 26.6 22.6-31.1 420 73.4 68.9-77.4
35-44 402 125 31.4 26.1-37.3 277 68.6 62.7-73.9
45-54 457 103 23.5 19.3-28.4 354 76.5 71.6-80.7
55-64 553 137 25.1 20.8-30.0 416 74.9 70.0-79.2
65-74 652 119 17.0 13.8-20.8 533 83.0 79.2-86.2
75+ 415 56 14.2 10.4-19.0 359 85.8 81.0-89.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 152 50 31.2 23.1-40.5 102 68.8 59.5-76.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 662 173 26.6 22.5-31.0 489 73.4 69.0-77.5
Some Post-H.S. 847 210 23.1 20.0-26.5 637 76.9 73.5-80.0
College Graduate 1,444 268 19.3 17.1-21.7 1,176 80.7 78.3-82.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 115 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 212 69 33.9 26.6-42.1 143 66.1 57.9-73.4
$25,000- 34,999 269 90 29.1 23.2-35.8 179 70.9 64.2-76.8
$35,000- 49,999 317 84 26.5 20.9-32.9 233 73.5 67.1-79.1
$50,000- 74,999 437 93 21.5 17.0-26.8 344 78.5 73.2-83.0
$75,000+ 1,145 190 18.2 15.6-21.0 955 81.8 79.0-84.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 927 366 41.7 37.6-45.9 561 58.3 54.1-62.4
No 2,128 326 15.6 13.8-17.5 1,802 84.4 82.5-86.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 423 67 16.6 12.8-21.4 356 83.4 78.6-87.2
Non-Veteran 2,676 634 24.4 22.4-26.5 2,042 75.6 73.5-77.6
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 909 210 23.1 20.0-26.6 699 76.9 73.4-80.0
Regional City or Suburban County 850 188 23.8 20.5-27.4 662 76.2 72.6-79.5
Rural 1,350 303 23.2 20.4-26.4 1,047 76.8 73.6-79.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,653 328 20.3 18.1-22.8 1,325 79.7 77.2-81.9
Unemployed 118 48 44.1 34.0-54.8 *** *** ***
Retired 963 168 17.2 14.4-20.3 795 82.8 79.7-85.6
Unable to Work 181 107 63.6 55.0-71.4 74 36.4 28.6-45.0
Other not in Labor Force 172 49 25.4 18.5-33.7 123 74.6 66.3-81.5
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 28 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 163 75 45.0 35.0-55.5 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 182 64 36.5 28.4-45.4 118 63.5 54.6-71.6
151% to 200% 245 75 30.0 23.5-37.3 170 70.0 62.7-76.5
More than 200% 1,856 352 19.4 17.3-21.7 1,504 80.6 78.3-82.7
HOUSING
Own 2,296 435 20.1 18.1-22.2 1,861 79.9 77.8-81.9
Rent 606 198 35.1 30.6-39.8 408 64.9 60.2-69.4
Other arrangement 183 64 33.1 24.9-42.5 119 66.9 57.5-75.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 692 139 21.2 17.2-25.9 553 78.8 74.1-82.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,383 349 26.2 23.4-29.1 1,034 73.8 70.9-76.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,034 213 21.5 18.7-24.6 821 78.5 75.4-81.3
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,109 244 22.4 19.4-25.7 865 77.6 74.3-80.6
2nd Quartile 839 198 24.0 20.8-27.6 641 76.0 72.4-79.2
3rd Quartile 841 193 23.9 20.4-27.7 648 76.1 72.3-79.6
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 320 66 23.2 17.6-30.0 254 76.8 70.0-82.4

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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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