2021 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Healthy Days

Now thinking about your physical health, which includes physical illness and injury,
for how many days during the past 30 days was your physical health not good?

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  Total
Respond.^		 None 1-2 days 3-7 days 8-29 days 30 days
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,845 3,386 70.8 69.1-72.4 380 7.6 6.7- 8.6 416 8.1 7.2- 9.1 356 7.5 6.6- 8.6 307 6.0 5.2- 7.0
-Non-Hispanic White 3,074 2,126 69.4 67.3-71.4 268 8.5 7.3- 9.8 267 8.4 7.3- 9.7 230 7.5 6.5- 8.7 183 6.3 5.2- 7.5
GENDER
Male 1,463 1,020 70.3 67.3-73.0 124 8.7 7.1-10.7 125 7.6 6.2- 9.2 102 6.9 5.5- 8.6 92 6.6 5.1- 8.5
Female 1,611 1,106 68.6 65.5-71.5 144 8.2 6.7-10.1 142 9.1 7.4-11.2 128 8.1 6.6- 9.9 91 6.0 4.5- 7.9
AGE
18-34 574 410 74.1 69.7-78.0 70 10.6 8.1-13.7 55 8.8 6.4-11.9 31 5.3 3.5- 8.0 *** *** ***
35-44 403 281 68.7 62.8-74.1 45 10.6 7.4-15.0 41 10.2 6.9-14.9 22 6.2 3.8- 9.9 14 4.2 2.4- 7.5
45-54 452 313 70.5 65.6-75.1 34 5.9 4.1- 8.4 30 6.0 4.0- 8.8 45 11.0 8.0-14.9 30 6.6 4.4- 9.6
55-64 547 358 64.0 58.7-69.0 46 8.4 5.9-11.7 53 9.7 7.1-13.0 47 8.0 5.8-11.0 43 9.9 6.6-14.5
65-74 637 447 68.9 63.7-73.6 44 7.2 4.7-10.7 52 7.3 5.3- 9.9 40 6.4 4.5- 9.2 54 10.3 6.9-14.9
75+ 406 275 66.8 60.6-72.4 24 6.0 3.6- 9.7 32 7.8 5.0-11.9 44 11.0 7.7-15.4 31 8.5 5.4-12.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 142 *** *** *** *** *** *** 20 10.8 6.4-17.8 24 16.3 10.5-24.6 18 16.4 9.3-27.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 649 436 68.5 63.9-72.8 42 5.7 4.0- 8.1 52 8.5 6.0-11.8 65 9.5 7.2-12.5 54 7.8 5.4-11.1
Some Post-H.S. 837 573 71.4 67.8-74.8 74 9.0 6.9-11.6 65 7.1 5.4- 9.2 60 6.6 5.0- 8.7 65 5.9 4.5- 7.7
College Graduate 1,442 1,039 72.6 70.0-75.1 146 10.3 8.7-12.2 130 9.1 7.5-11.0 81 4.8 3.8- 6.1 46 3.1 2.2- 4.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 113 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 21 18.2 11.1-28.5 *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 206 123 61.8 53.5-69.4 *** *** *** 17 8.2 4.5-14.2 27 14.6 9.7-21.5 26 10.9 6.9-16.7
$25,000- 34,999 264 157 57.4 49.4-65.0 23 10.4 6.4-16.5 28 11.6 7.3-18.1 32 10.5 7.1-15.3 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 315 205 63.4 56.7-69.6 30 9.9 6.4-15.0 32 11.4 7.9-16.2 23 7.9 4.9-12.5 25 7.4 4.7-11.6
$50,000- 74,999 437 322 76.6 71.5-81.0 41 8.1 5.6-11.5 37 6.1 4.2- 8.9 19 5.3 3.0- 9.2 18 3.8 2.3- 6.4
$75,000+ 1,144 862 76.9 74.0-79.6 110 9.2 7.4-11.4 84 6.7 5.3- 8.5 61 4.6 3.4- 6.1 27 2.6 1.7- 3.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 907 438 46.5 42.4-50.6 70 7.7 5.8-10.3 101 11.0 8.6-14.0 143 16.1 13.3-19.3 155 18.7 15.4-22.4
No 2,115 1,648 79.0 76.9-81.1 194 8.7 7.4-10.3 161 7.2 6.0- 8.6 85 3.9 3.0- 5.0 27 1.1 0.7- 1.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 419 288 71.3 66.2-76.0 29 6.2 4.1- 9.3 31 6.7 4.5- 9.9 38 8.3 5.7-11.8 33 7.5 5.1-10.7
Non-Veteran 2,645 1,830 69.1 66.8-71.3 239 8.8 7.6-10.3 236 8.7 7.4-10.1 192 7.4 6.3- 8.8 148 6.0 4.9- 7.4
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 904 628 70.7 67.1-74.0 99 10.2 8.2-12.7 83 8.4 6.6-10.6 55 6.2 4.6- 8.4 39 4.5 3.1- 6.6
Regional City or Suburban County 836 586 70.6 66.8-74.2 73 8.0 6.0-10.6 75 9.0 7.0-11.6 60 7.3 5.5- 9.7 42 5.0 3.6- 7.0
Rural 1,334 912 67.5 64.0-70.8 96 7.4 5.8- 9.6 109 7.9 6.2-10.1 115 8.6 6.9-10.7 102 8.5 6.5-11.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,646 1,231 75.9 73.4-78.3 158 8.9 7.5-10.6 140 7.9 6.5- 9.6 79 4.6 3.6- 5.9 38 2.7 1.9- 3.8
Unemployed 116 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 15 17.3 10.1-28.2 *** *** ***
Retired 937 635 66.4 62.2-70.4 70 8.1 5.9-11.0 81 8.4 6.5-10.8 78 8.0 6.2-10.3 73 9.1 6.5-12.6
Unable to Work 179 48 23.7 17.4-31.3 *** *** *** 18 12.3 7.5-19.6 50 27.4 20.2-36.0 60 35.4 26.5-45.4
Other not in Labor Force 174 125 73.8 64.7-81.2 23 11.1 6.6-18.1 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 29 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 156 *** *** *** *** *** *** 15 5.9 3.3-10.4 33 22.6 15.4-31.8 26 18.3 10.4-30.3
101% to 150% 180 104 56.8 47.5-65.7 *** *** *** 21 14.2 8.4-23.1 20 9.2 5.8-14.5 21 10.3 6.3-16.2
151% to 200% 240 147 58.7 50.5-66.5 26 11.1 7.2-16.9 19 7.7 4.6-12.7 24 10.6 6.6-16.6 *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,853 1,362 75.3 72.9-77.5 174 8.8 7.4-10.4 150 7.4 6.2- 8.8 103 5.1 4.1- 6.4 64 3.4 2.6- 4.5
HOUSING
Own 2,271 1,625 71.1 68.7-73.4 187 8.3 7.0- 9.8 181 7.8 6.6- 9.3 152 6.5 5.4- 7.8 126 6.2 5.0- 7.8
Rent 599 363 60.2 55.4-64.8 68 10.9 8.3-14.1 68 10.5 7.9-13.7 61 11.3 8.5-14.9 39 7.1 4.8-10.4
Other arrangement 180 123 73.9 64.8-81.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 679 468 69.9 64.8-74.5 43 6.4 4.2- 9.6 50 7.0 4.7-10.3 64 8.4 6.3-11.2 54 8.3 5.6-12.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,371 948 68.5 65.3-71.6 104 7.0 5.6- 8.8 127 9.2 7.4-11.3 100 7.8 6.2- 9.8 92 7.5 5.7- 9.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,024 710 70.1 66.7-73.2 121 11.3 9.2-13.8 90 8.3 6.6-10.3 66 6.6 5.0- 8.7 37 3.8 2.6- 5.4
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,102 755 67.8 64.1-71.2 123 11.0 8.9-13.4 110 9.4 7.5-11.6 70 6.7 5.1- 8.8 44 5.2 3.3- 7.9
2nd Quartile 831 579 69.7 65.8-73.3 64 8.3 6.2-11.1 63 7.5 5.7- 9.8 64 7.4 5.6- 9.8 61 7.1 5.4- 9.3
3rd Quartile 823 578 70.8 66.8-74.5 63 6.3 4.7- 8.4 71 9.0 6.6-12.1 63 8.1 6.1-10.7 48 5.8 4.2- 8.0
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 318 214 70.9 63.8-77.1 18 4.6 2.7- 7.9 23 5.8 3.4- 9.5 33 9.4 6.2-14.1 30 9.3 5.7-14.9

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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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