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 4,929 648 13.7 12.5-15.0 4,281 86.3 85.0-87.5
-Non-Hispanic White 3,114 380 12.8 11.4-14.4 2,734 87.2 85.6-88.6
GENDER
Male 1,471 139 10.4 8.6-12.5 1,332 89.6 87.5-91.4
Female 1,643 241 15.1 12.9-17.5 1,402 84.9 82.5-87.1
AGE
18-34 579 87 15.9 12.6-20.0 492 84.1 80.0-87.4
35-44 401 54 12.4 9.2-16.5 347 87.6 83.5-90.8
45-54 457 58 13.1 9.9-17.2 399 86.9 82.8-90.1
55-64 553 74 15.1 11.4-19.9 479 84.9 80.1-88.6
65-74 651 69 9.6 7.3-12.6 582 90.4 87.4-92.7
75+ 416 34 8.4 5.5-12.7 382 91.6 87.3-94.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 151 34 24.0 16.4-33.8 117 76.0 66.2-83.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 663 78 12.3 9.5-15.7 585 87.7 84.3-90.5
Some Post-H.S. 849 111 12.6 10.2-15.5 738 87.4 84.5-89.8
College Graduate 1,447 157 10.7 9.1-12.7 1,290 89.3 87.3-90.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 116 16 14.9 8.5-24.7 100 85.1 75.3-91.5
$15,000- 24,999 213 41 23.5 16.8-32.0 172 76.5 68.0-83.2
$25,000- 34,999 270 36 13.7 9.3-19.7 234 86.3 80.3-90.7
$35,000- 49,999 318 35 11.3 7.8-16.2 283 88.7 83.8-92.2
$50,000- 74,999 439 48 9.6 6.8-13.3 391 90.4 86.7-93.2
$75,000+ 1,145 127 11.7 9.6-14.3 1,018 88.3 85.7-90.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 929 168 18.6 15.7-21.8 761 81.4 78.2-84.3
No 2,130 208 10.4 8.8-12.3 1,922 89.6 87.7-91.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 424 24 5.4 3.5- 8.2 400 94.6 91.8-96.5
Non-Veteran 2,680 356 14.0 12.3-15.7 2,324 86.0 84.3-87.7
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 913 103 11.3 9.1-14.0 810 88.7 86.0-90.9
Regional City or Suburban County 852 107 12.7 10.2-15.7 745 87.3 84.3-89.8
Rural 1,349 170 14.1 11.7-16.9 1,179 85.9 83.1-88.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,655 194 11.5 9.8-13.4 1,461 88.5 86.6-90.2
Unemployed 118 23 20.5 13.1-30.5 95 79.5 69.5-86.9
Retired 964 85 8.6 6.8-11.0 879 91.4 89.0-93.2
Unable to Work 179 50 30.8 22.9-40.1 129 69.2 59.9-77.1
Other not in Labor Force 176 26 18.8 11.5-29.3 150 81.2 70.7-88.5
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 30 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 163 30 21.4 14.1-31.0 133 78.6 69.0-85.9
101% to 150% 183 31 17.8 11.5-26.4 152 82.2 73.6-88.5
151% to 200% 247 33 13.9 9.6-19.7 214 86.1 80.3-90.4
More than 200% 1,857 201 10.9 9.3-12.8 1,656 89.1 87.2-90.7
HOUSING
Own 2,297 242 10.9 9.3-12.7 2,055 89.1 87.3-90.7
Rent 608 107 20.4 16.6-24.9 501 79.6 75.1-83.4
Other arrangement 185 30 16.5 10.9-24.2 155 83.5 75.8-89.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 692 90 13.0 9.9-17.0 602 87.0 83.0-90.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,386 175 13.7 11.5-16.3 1,211 86.3 83.7-88.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,036 115 11.7 9.5-14.3 921 88.3 85.7-90.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,110 128 12.9 10.5-15.7 982 87.1 84.3-89.5
2nd Quartile 843 91 11.2 8.9-14.0 752 88.8 86.0-91.1
3rd Quartile 842 124 15.6 12.5-19.2 718 84.4 80.8-87.5
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 319 37 10.4 7.1-15.1 282 89.6 84.9-92.9

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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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