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 4,926 213 4.3 3.6- 5.1 4,713 95.7 94.9-96.4
-Non-Hispanic White 3,112 117 4.0 3.2- 5.1 2,995 96.0 94.9-96.8
GENDER
Male 1,470 45 3.6 2.4- 5.4 1,425 96.4 94.6-97.6
Female 1,642 72 4.4 3.3- 5.8 1,570 95.6 94.2-96.7
AGE
18-34 579 *** *** *** 579 100 . - .
35-44 403 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 457 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 553 23 5.8 3.2-10.3 530 94.2 89.7-96.8
65-74 650 35 6.3 4.3- 9.0 615 93.7 91.0-95.7
75+ 413 40 12.5 8.7-17.8 373 87.5 82.2-91.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 151 15 9.0 4.9-15.8 136 91.0 84.2-95.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 664 38 5.9 3.8- 9.1 626 94.1 90.9-96.2
Some Post-H.S. 847 35 3.6 2.5- 5.3 812 96.4 94.7-97.5
College Graduate 1,446 29 1.7 1.2- 2.6 1,417 98.3 97.4-98.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 116 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 213 17 7.9 4.6-13.4 196 92.1 86.6-95.4
$25,000- 34,999 271 17 6.3 3.7-10.6 254 93.7 89.4-96.3
$35,000- 49,999 317 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 439 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 1,144 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 928 74 9.1 6.7-12.2 854 90.9 87.8-93.3
No 2,130 42 1.9 1.3- 2.7 2,088 98.1 97.3-98.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 422 15 3.7 2.1- 6.3 407 96.3 93.7-97.9
Non-Veteran 2,680 102 4.1 3.2- 5.3 2,578 95.9 94.7-96.8
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 909 22 3.2 2.0- 5.1 887 96.8 94.9-98.0
Regional City or Suburban County 852 37 4.1 2.8- 5.8 815 95.9 94.2-97.2
Rural 1,351 58 4.7 3.2- 6.8 1,293 95.3 93.2-96.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,656 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unemployed 118 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 961 68 8.7 6.7-11.3 893 91.3 88.7-93.3
Unable to Work 179 29 21.8 13.6-32.9 150 78.2 67.1-86.4
Other not in Labor Force 176 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 30 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 163 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 183 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 247 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,856 44 2.5 1.8- 3.5 1,812 97.5 96.5-98.2
HOUSING
Own 2,297 89 4.3 3.3- 5.6 2,208 95.7 94.4-96.7
Rent 607 22 4.1 2.4- 6.8 585 95.9 93.2-97.6
Other arrangement 184 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 693 30 5.5 3.2- 9.3 663 94.5 90.7-96.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,384 60 4.2 3.2- 5.6 1,324 95.8 94.4-96.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,035 27 3.0 2.0- 4.6 1,008 97.0 95.4-98.0
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,109 40 4.5 2.9- 6.9 1,069 95.5 93.1-97.1
2nd Quartile 841 35 4.0 2.7- 5.8 806 96.0 94.2-97.3
3rd Quartile 842 29 3.8 2.5- 5.7 813 96.2 94.3-97.5
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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