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 4,888 264 4.7 4.0- 5.5 4,624 95.3 94.5-96.0
-Non-Hispanic White 3,087 172 5.2 4.3- 6.4 2,915 94.8 93.6-95.7
GENDER
Male 1,457 107 7.0 5.5- 9.0 1,350 93.0 91.0-94.5
Female 1,630 65 3.6 2.6- 5.0 1,565 96.4 95.0-97.4
AGE
18-34 579 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 399 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 454 18 3.9 2.4- 6.3 436 96.1 93.7-97.6
55-64 548 25 6.8 3.9-11.5 523 93.2 88.5-96.1
65-74 648 71 11.0 8.1-14.7 577 89.0 85.3-91.9
75+ 402 50 12.5 8.9-17.3 352 87.5 82.7-91.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 148 19 12.9 7.5-21.3 129 87.1 78.7-92.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 656 40 6.3 4.1- 9.6 616 93.7 90.4-95.9
Some Post-H.S. 840 62 5.3 4.0- 7.0 778 94.7 93.0-96.0
College Graduate 1,439 51 2.5 1.9- 3.4 1,388 97.5 96.6-98.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 116 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 206 21 9.1 5.2-15.5 185 90.9 84.5-94.8
$25,000- 34,999 267 26 8.8 5.7-13.4 241 91.2 86.6-94.3
$35,000- 49,999 313 23 7.4 4.5-12.1 290 92.6 87.9-95.5
$50,000- 74,999 437 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 1,141 40 2.7 1.9- 3.9 1,101 97.3 96.1-98.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 907 114 12.7 9.9-16.1 793 87.3 83.9-90.1
No 2,126 57 2.2 1.6- 2.9 2,069 97.8 97.1-98.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 421 49 11.1 8.1-14.9 372 88.9 85.1-91.9
Non-Veteran 2,656 123 4.4 3.5- 5.7 2,533 95.6 94.3-96.5
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 909 32 3.0 1.9- 4.6 877 97.0 95.4-98.1
Regional City or Suburban County 844 47 5.1 3.6- 7.1 797 94.9 92.9-96.4
Rural 1,334 93 7.1 5.3- 9.4 1,241 92.9 90.6-94.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,653 28 1.7 1.1- 2.6 1,625 98.3 97.4-98.9
Unemployed 116 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 945 106 10.5 8.3-13.3 839 89.5 86.7-91.7
Unable to Work 175 31 24.4 15.8-35.7 144 75.6 64.3-84.2
Other not in Labor Force 176 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 30 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 161 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 176 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 245 26 11.3 7.2-17.2 219 88.7 82.8-92.8
More than 200% 1,847 81 3.7 2.9- 4.8 1,766 96.3 95.2-97.1
HOUSING
Own 2,278 133 5.5 4.4- 6.9 2,145 94.5 93.1-95.6
Rent 603 29 4.4 2.7- 7.1 574 95.6 92.9-97.3
Other arrangement 182 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 683 57 9.0 6.1-13.2 626 91.0 86.8-93.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,376 79 5.0 3.8- 6.4 1,297 95.0 93.6-96.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,028 36 3.4 2.2- 5.0 992 96.6 95.0-97.8
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,104 49 4.5 2.9- 6.8 1,055 95.5 93.2-97.1
2nd Quartile 830 53 6.5 4.7- 8.9 777 93.5 91.1-95.3
3rd Quartile 839 45 4.4 3.2- 6.1 794 95.6 93.9-96.8
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 314 25 6.2 3.7-10.1 289 93.8 89.9-96.3

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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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