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 4,920 429 8.7 7.7- 9.7 4,491 91.3 90.3-92.3
-Non-Hispanic White 3,110 256 8.4 7.2- 9.7 2,854 91.6 90.3-92.8
GENDER
Male 1,471 71 4.7 3.6- 6.2 1,400 95.3 93.8-96.4
Female 1,639 185 11.7 9.8-14.0 1,454 88.3 86.0-90.2
AGE
18-34 578 44 8.2 5.9-11.4 534 91.8 88.6-94.1
35-44 401 36 7.9 5.5-11.3 365 92.1 88.7-94.5
45-54 456 41 9.5 6.8-13.3 415 90.5 86.7-93.2
55-64 553 53 10.9 7.6-15.5 500 89.1 84.5-92.4
65-74 650 56 7.0 5.2- 9.5 594 93.0 90.5-94.8
75+ 415 23 6.4 3.8-10.6 392 93.6 89.4-96.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 151 24 18.3 11.5-28.0 127 81.7 72.0-88.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 663 48 6.7 4.9- 9.2 615 93.3 90.8-95.1
Some Post-H.S. 848 79 8.6 6.6-11.0 769 91.4 89.0-93.4
College Graduate 1,444 105 7.0 5.7- 8.7 1,339 93.0 91.3-94.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 116 14 13.6 7.5-23.4 102 86.4 76.6-92.5
$15,000- 24,999 212 29 17.2 11.3-25.2 183 82.8 74.8-88.7
$25,000- 34,999 270 24 8.2 5.4-12.4 246 91.8 87.6-94.6
$35,000- 49,999 317 20 5.5 3.3- 8.9 297 94.5 91.1-96.7
$50,000- 74,999 437 28 4.9 3.2- 7.4 409 95.1 92.6-96.8
$75,000+ 1,145 89 7.8 6.1- 9.9 1,056 92.2 90.1-93.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 927 117 12.3 10.0-15.0 810 87.7 85.0-90.0
No 2,128 136 6.8 5.4- 8.4 1,992 93.2 91.6-94.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 424 15 3.3 1.9- 5.6 409 96.7 94.4-98.1
Non-Veteran 2,676 241 9.1 7.8-10.7 2,435 90.9 89.3-92.2
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 913 74 8.5 6.5-10.9 839 91.5 89.1-93.5
Regional City or Suburban County 851 66 7.8 5.8-10.4 785 92.2 89.6-94.2
Rural 1,346 116 8.8 6.9-11.1 1,230 91.2 88.9-93.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,652 125 7.2 5.9- 8.8 1,527 92.8 91.2-94.1
Unemployed 118 13 11.1 6.1-19.3 105 88.9 80.7-93.9
Retired 963 67 6.7 5.1- 8.8 896 93.3 91.2-94.9
Unable to Work 179 35 21.5 14.7-30.4 144 78.5 69.6-85.3
Other not in Labor Force 176 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 30 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 162 24 18.6 11.7-28.3 138 81.4 71.7-88.3
101% to 150% 182 19 8.2 4.9-13.4 163 91.8 86.6-95.1
151% to 200% 246 20 8.5 5.3-13.3 226 91.5 86.7-94.7
More than 200% 1,856 135 6.8 5.6- 8.3 1,721 93.2 91.7-94.4
HOUSING
Own 2,294 165 7.1 5.9- 8.6 2,129 92.9 91.4-94.1
Rent 607 71 13.4 10.3-17.3 536 86.6 82.7-89.7
Other arrangement 185 19 10.1 5.9-16.8 166 89.9 83.2-94.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 691 64 9.6 6.8-13.4 627 90.4 86.6-93.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,384 117 8.4 6.7-10.4 1,267 91.6 89.6-93.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,035 75 7.7 5.9- 9.9 960 92.3 90.1-94.1
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,108 84 8.1 6.3-10.4 1,024 91.9 89.6-93.7
2nd Quartile 843 61 7.3 5.5- 9.7 782 92.7 90.3-94.5
3rd Quartile 841 86 10.4 7.8-13.8 755 89.6 86.2-92.2
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 318 25 7.6 4.8-11.8 293 92.4 88.2-95.2

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*Adults without asthma are included in the denominator to estimate current asthma prevalence.

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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