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 4,924 395 6.7 5.9- 7.5 4,529 93.3 92.5-94.1
-Non-Hispanic White 3,109 367 10.0 8.8-11.4 2,742 90.0 88.6-91.2
GENDER
Male 1,469 167 9.8 8.2-11.7 1,302 90.2 88.3-91.8
Female 1,640 200 10.2 8.5-12.2 1,440 89.8 87.8-91.5
AGE
18-34 579 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 403 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 456 28 5.8 3.9- 8.6 428 94.2 91.4-96.1
55-64 553 67 13.3 9.7-17.9 486 86.7 82.1-90.3
65-74 649 140 19.4 16.0-23.3 509 80.6 76.7-84.0
75+ 412 107 23.5 19.0-28.7 305 76.5 71.3-81.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 150 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 663 69 9.3 7.0-12.1 594 90.7 87.9-93.0
Some Post-H.S. 848 94 9.1 7.2-11.4 754 90.9 88.6-92.8
College Graduate 1,444 187 11.4 9.7-13.3 1,257 88.6 86.7-90.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 117 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 212 22 7.7 4.6-12.6 190 92.3 87.4-95.4
$25,000- 34,999 270 37 12.4 8.5-17.8 233 87.6 82.2-91.5
$35,000- 49,999 317 44 11.0 7.9-15.2 273 89.0 84.8-92.1
$50,000- 74,999 438 46 8.6 6.1-12.1 392 91.4 87.9-93.9
$75,000+ 1,144 121 8.5 6.9-10.4 1,023 91.5 89.6-93.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 926 133 11.7 9.6-14.3 793 88.3 85.7-90.4
No 2,129 231 9.5 8.1-11.1 1,898 90.5 88.9-91.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 422 70 15.4 11.8-19.8 352 84.6 80.2-88.2
Non-Veteran 2,677 295 9.3 8.0-10.7 2,382 90.7 89.3-92.0
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 911 91 8.4 6.6-10.7 820 91.6 89.3-93.4
Regional City or Suburban County 852 97 10.1 8.0-12.6 755 89.9 87.4-92.0
Rural 1,346 179 11.2 9.2-13.6 1,167 88.8 86.4-90.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,656 103 5.5 4.4- 6.9 1,553 94.5 93.1-95.6
Unemployed 118 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 957 215 20.5 17.6-23.8 742 79.5 76.2-82.4
Unable to Work 180 31 15.2 10.2-21.9 149 84.8 78.1-89.8
Other not in Labor Force 176 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 30 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 164 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 182 17 8.9 5.2-14.8 165 91.1 85.2-94.8
151% to 200% 246 31 9.8 6.5-14.6 215 90.2 85.4-93.5
More than 200% 1,855 217 9.6 8.2-11.2 1,638 90.4 88.8-91.8
HOUSING
Own 2,292 320 12.0 10.5-13.7 1,972 88.0 86.3-89.5
Rent 608 33 3.3 2.2- 4.8 575 96.7 95.2-97.8
Other arrangement 185 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 691 83 11.0 8.0-15.0 608 89.0 85.0-92.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,383 170 10.0 8.4-11.8 1,213 90.0 88.2-91.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,035 114 9.5 7.7-11.7 921 90.5 88.3-92.3
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,108 137 10.2 8.4-12.4 971 89.8 87.6-91.6
2nd Quartile 841 88 8.9 7.0-11.2 753 91.1 88.8-93.0
3rd Quartile 841 95 11.1 8.5-14.3 746 88.9 85.7-91.5
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 319 47 10.4 6.8-15.5 272 89.6 84.5-93.2

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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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