2021 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Chronic Health Conditions

Has a doctor, nurse, or other health professional EVER told you that you had any of the following?

Not including kidney stones, bladder infection or incontinence, were you (Ever told) you have kidney disease?

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,925 188 3.5 2.9- 4.3 4,737 96.5 95.7-97.1
-Non-Hispanic White 3,113 93 3.0 2.3- 4.0 3,020 97.0 96.0-97.7
GENDER
Male 1,471 47 3.5 2.3- 5.4 1,424 96.5 94.6-97.7
Female 1,642 46 2.5 1.8- 3.5 1,596 97.5 96.5-98.2
AGE
18-34 578 *** *** *** 578 100 . - .
35-44 403 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 457 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 553 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 651 43 6.7 4.7- 9.4 608 93.3 90.6-95.3
75+ 414 26 5.9 3.8- 9.2 388 94.1 90.8-96.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 151 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 661 27 5.0 2.9- 8.5 634 95.0 91.5-97.1
Some Post-H.S. 848 25 2.3 1.5- 3.7 823 97.7 96.3-98.5
College Graduate 1,449 31 1.6 1.1- 2.4 1,418 98.4 97.6-98.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 117 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 213 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 269 13 4.3 2.4- 7.6 256 95.7 92.4-97.6
$35,000- 49,999 318 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 438 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 1,146 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 928 67 7.8 5.6-10.7 861 92.2 89.3-94.4
No 2,131 26 1.0 0.6- 1.8 2,105 99.0 98.2-99.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 424 16 3.4 1.9- 6.0 408 96.6 94.0-98.1
Non-Veteran 2,679 77 3.0 2.2- 4.1 2,602 97.0 95.9-97.8
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 912 19 1.8 1.1- 3.0 893 98.2 97.0-98.9
Regional City or Suburban County 853 28 3.3 2.1- 5.3 825 96.7 94.7-97.9
Rural 1,348 46 3.7 2.3- 5.8 1,302 96.3 94.2-97.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,655 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unemployed 118 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 961 56 5.8 4.3- 7.9 905 94.2 92.1-95.7
Unable to Work 181 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 176 *** *** *** 176 100 . - .
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 30 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 164 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 183 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 245 13 4.7 2.6- 8.4 232 95.3 91.6-97.4
More than 200% 1,859 43 2.2 1.5- 3.3 1,816 97.8 96.7-98.5
HOUSING
Own 2,297 69 3.2 2.2- 4.4 2,228 96.8 95.6-97.8
Rent 608 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other arrangement 184 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 692 27 5.4 2.9- 9.6 665 94.6 90.4-97.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,383 43 2.9 2.1- 4.1 1,340 97.1 95.9-97.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,038 23 1.8 1.1- 3.0 1,015 98.2 97.0-98.9
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,110 *** *** *** *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 842 27 3.1 2.0- 4.8 815 96.9 95.2-98.0
3rd Quartile 841 27 3.3 2.0- 5.5 814 96.7 94.5-98.0
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 320 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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