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?

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,927 393 6.9 6.0- 7.8 4,534 93.1 92.2-94.0
-Non-Hispanic White 3,114 282 8.3 7.2- 9.7 2,832 91.7 90.3-92.8
GENDER
Male 1,471 119 6.9 5.6- 8.5 1,352 93.1 91.5-94.4
Female 1,643 163 9.6 7.8-11.8 1,480 90.4 88.2-92.2
AGE
18-34 579 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 402 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 457 27 6.1 4.0- 9.1 430 93.9 90.9-96.0
55-64 552 46 10.3 7.0-14.8 506 89.7 85.2-93.0
65-74 652 100 15.6 12.2-19.8 552 84.4 80.2-87.8
75+ 415 94 21.9 17.3-27.3 321 78.1 72.7-82.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 152 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 663 62 7.6 5.7-10.1 601 92.4 89.9-94.3
Some Post-H.S. 848 91 9.3 7.3-11.8 757 90.7 88.2-92.7
College Graduate 1,447 113 6.7 5.4- 8.2 1,334 93.3 91.8-94.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 117 15 9.8 5.5-16.9 102 90.2 83.1-94.5
$15,000- 24,999 211 27 10.8 7.0-16.1 184 89.2 83.9-93.0
$25,000- 34,999 271 30 10.3 6.8-15.1 241 89.7 84.9-93.2
$35,000- 49,999 318 33 8.8 5.9-13.1 285 91.2 86.9-94.1
$50,000- 74,999 439 44 8.2 5.7-11.7 395 91.8 88.3-94.3
$75,000+ 1,145 75 5.7 4.3- 7.4 1,070 94.3 92.6-95.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 930 139 14.0 11.4-17.0 791 86.0 83.0-88.6
No 2,130 141 6.0 4.8- 7.5 1,989 94.0 92.5-95.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 424 46 9.8 7.0-13.5 378 90.2 86.5-93.0
Non-Veteran 2,680 236 8.2 6.9- 9.6 2,444 91.8 90.4-93.1
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 913 61 6.3 4.7- 8.4 852 93.7 91.6-95.3
Regional City or Suburban County 851 77 8.4 6.4-10.9 774 91.6 89.1-93.6
Rural 1,350 144 9.8 7.8-12.3 1,206 90.2 87.7-92.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,655 77 4.1 3.1- 5.3 1,578 95.9 94.7-96.9
Unemployed 118 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 963 164 17.5 14.6-21.0 799 82.5 79.0-85.4
Unable to Work 180 28 16.1 10.8-23.4 152 83.9 76.6-89.2
Other not in Labor Force 176 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 30 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 163 18 8.5 5.0-13.9 145 91.5 86.1-95.0
101% to 150% 183 19 8.0 4.8-13.1 164 92.0 86.9-95.2
151% to 200% 246 28 12.4 8.2-18.2 218 87.6 81.8-91.8
More than 200% 1,858 158 7.1 5.9- 8.5 1,700 92.9 91.5-94.1
HOUSING
Own 2,297 233 9.7 8.2-11.3 2,064 90.3 88.7-91.8
Rent 608 36 4.6 3.0- 6.9 572 95.4 93.1-97.0
Other arrangement 185 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 692 77 11.4 8.2-15.6 615 88.6 84.4-91.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,384 123 7.3 5.9- 8.9 1,261 92.7 91.1-94.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,038 82 7.8 6.1-10.0 956 92.2 90.0-93.9
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,112 107 8.9 7.0-11.1 1,005 91.1 88.9-93.0
2nd Quartile 841 65 7.0 5.3- 9.4 776 93.0 90.6-94.7
3rd Quartile 842 68 8.5 6.1-11.9 774 91.5 88.1-93.9
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 319 42 10.6 7.3-15.1 277 89.4 84.9-92.7

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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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