BRFSS 2021 - North Carolina: (Has a doctor, nurse, or other health professional EVER told you that you had any of the following? <br><br>(Ever told) you have (COPD) chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, emphysema or chronic bronchitis?)

2021 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Chronic Health Conditions

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	4,916	371	7.6	6.7- 8.6	4,545	92.4	91.4-93.3
-Non-Hispanic White	3,108	244	8.3	7.1- 9.7	2,864	91.7	90.3-92.9
GENDER
Male	1,468	93	6.8	5.2- 8.8	1,375	93.2	91.2-94.8
Female	1,640	151	9.6	7.8-11.9	1,489	90.4	88.1-92.2
AGE
18-34	579	***	***	***	***	***	***
35-44	403	***	***	***	***	***	***
45-54	456	28	7.5	5.0-11.2	428	92.5	88.8-95.0
55-64	552	60	13.7	9.7-19.0	492	86.3	81.0-90.3
65-74	649	86	14.6	10.8-19.3	563	85.4	80.7-89.2
75+	412	48	12.5	9.0-17.2	364	87.5	82.8-91.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	152	35	26.0	17.6-36.7	117	74.0	63.3-82.4
H.S. or G.E.D.	658	66	9.5	6.9-12.8	592	90.5	87.2-93.1
Some Post-H.S.	846	94	8.4	6.6-10.5	752	91.6	89.5-93.4
College Graduate	1,448	49	2.9	2.1- 3.9	1,399	97.1	96.1-97.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	117	***	***	***	***	***	***
$15,000- 24,999	212	44	20.1	14.5-27.2	168	79.9	72.8-85.5
$25,000- 34,999	271	28	11.3	6.4-19.1	243	88.7	80.9-93.6
$35,000- 49,999	317	30	8.7	5.8-12.9	287	91.3	87.1-94.2
$50,000- 74,999	438	26	5.9	3.7- 9.3	412	94.1	90.7-96.3
$75,000+	1,142	35	3.3	2.2- 4.8	1,107	96.7	95.2-97.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes	924	152	17.0	14.0-20.5	772	83.0	79.5-86.0
No	2,129	89	4.6	3.5- 6.0	2,040	95.4	94.0-96.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	421	36	8.1	5.7-11.4	385	91.9	88.6-94.3
Non-Veteran	2,677	208	8.3	7.0- 9.9	2,469	91.7	90.1-93.0
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY¹
Urban	910	48	5.6	4.0- 7.7	862	94.4	92.3-96.0
Regional City or Suburban County	850	65	7.6	5.7- 9.9	785	92.4	90.1-94.3
Rural	1,348	131	10.8	8.5-13.7	1,217	89.2	86.3-91.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed	1,655	57	3.8	2.8- 5.1	1,598	96.2	94.9-97.2
Unemployed	117	***	***	***	***	***	***
Retired	958	117	12.7	9.9-16.1	841	87.3	83.9-90.1
Unable to Work	180	52	36.3	27.4-46.1	128	63.7	53.9-72.6
Other not in Labor Force	176	***	***	***	***	***	***
POVERTY LEVEL²
Less than 50%	30	***	***	***	***	***	***
50% to 100%	163	33	21.6	13.4-33.1	130	78.4	66.9-86.6
101% to 150%	183	25	11.7	7.6-17.7	158	88.3	82.3-92.4
151% to 200%	247	31	14.6	8.7-23.4	216	85.4	76.6-91.3
More than 200%	1,853	91	4.8	3.8- 6.2	1,762	95.2	93.8-96.2
HOUSING
Own	2,294	166	8.1	6.7- 9.9	2,128	91.9	90.1-93.3
Rent	607	61	10.5	7.8-14.0	546	89.5	86.0-92.2
Other arrangement	183	***	***	***	***	***	***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER³
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1)	692	70	10.6	7.3-15.1	622	89.4	84.9-92.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2)	1,379	107	9.0	7.1-11.5	1,272	91.0	88.5-92.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3)	1,037	67	6.1	4.6- 8.1	970	93.9	91.9-95.4
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX⁴
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable	1,108	79	8.3	6.1-11.0	1,029	91.7	89.0-93.9
2nd Quartile	841	65	7.1	5.3- 9.4	776	92.9	90.6-94.7
3rd Quartile	840	66	9.4	6.9-12.7	774	90.6	87.3-93.1
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable	319	34	9.6	6.4-14.3	285	90.4	85.7-93.6

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

4,916

371

7.6

6.7- 8.6

4,545

92.4

91.4-93.3

-Non-Hispanic White

3,108

244

8.3

7.1- 9.7

2,864

91.7

90.3-92.9

GENDER

Male

1,468

6.8

5.2- 8.8

1,375

93.2

91.2-94.8

Female

1,640

151

9.6

7.8-11.9

1,489

90.4

88.1-92.2

AGE

18-34

579

***

35-44

403

***

45-54

456

7.5

5.0-11.2

428

92.5

88.8-95.0

55-64

552

13.7

9.7-19.0

492

86.3

81.0-90.3

65-74

649

14.6

10.8-19.3

563

85.4

80.7-89.2

75+

412

12.5

9.0-17.2

364

87.5

82.8-91.0

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

152

26.0

17.6-36.7

117

74.0

63.3-82.4

H.S. or G.E.D.

658

9.5

6.9-12.8

592

90.5

87.2-93.1

Some Post-H.S.

846

8.4

6.6-10.5

752

91.6

89.5-93.4

College Graduate

1,448

2.9

2.1- 3.9

1,399

97.1

96.1-97.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

117

***

$15,000- 24,999

212

20.1

14.5-27.2

168

79.9

72.8-85.5

$25,000- 34,999

271

11.3

6.4-19.1

243

88.7

80.9-93.6

$35,000- 49,999

317

8.7

5.8-12.9

287

91.3

87.1-94.2

$50,000- 74,999

438

5.9

3.7- 9.3

412

94.1

90.7-96.3

$75,000+

1,142

3.3

2.2- 4.8

1,107

96.7

95.2-97.8

FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY

Yes

924

152

17.0

14.0-20.5

772

83.0

79.5-86.0

2,129

4.6

3.5- 6.0

2,040

95.4

94.0-96.5

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

421

8.1

5.7-11.4

385

91.9

88.6-94.3

Non-Veteran

2,677

208

8.3

7.0- 9.9

2,469

91.7

90.1-93.0

RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY¹

Urban

910

5.6

4.0- 7.7

862

94.4

92.3-96.0

Regional City or Suburban County

850

7.6

5.7- 9.9

785

92.4

90.1-94.3

Rural

1,348

131

10.8

8.5-13.7

1,217

89.2

86.3-91.5

EMPLOYMENT STATUS

Employed or Self-Employed

1,655

3.8

2.8- 5.1

1,598

96.2

94.9-97.2

Unemployed

117

***

Retired

958

117

12.7

9.9-16.1

841

87.3

83.9-90.1

Unable to Work

180

36.3

27.4-46.1

128

63.7

53.9-72.6

Other not in Labor Force

176

***

POVERTY LEVEL²

Less than 50%

***

50% to 100%

163

21.6

13.4-33.1

130

78.4

66.9-86.6

101% to 150%

183

11.7

7.6-17.7

158

88.3

82.3-92.4

151% to 200%

247

14.6

8.7-23.4

216

85.4

76.6-91.3

More than 200%

1,853

4.8

3.8- 6.2

1,762

95.2

93.8-96.2

HOUSING

Own

2,294

166

8.1

6.7- 9.9

2,128

91.9

90.1-93.3

Rent

607

10.5

7.8-14.0

546

89.5

86.0-92.2

Other arrangement

183

***

NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER³

Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1)

692

10.6

7.3-15.1

622

89.4

84.9-92.7

Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2)

1,379

107

9.0

7.1-11.5

1,272

91.0

88.5-92.9

Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3)

1,037

6.1

4.6- 8.1

970

93.9

91.9-95.4

CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX⁴

1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable

1,108

8.3

6.1-11.0

1,029

91.7

89.0-93.9

2nd Quartile

841

7.1

5.3- 9.4

776

92.9

90.6-94.7

3rd Quartile

840

9.4

6.9-12.7

774

90.6

87.3-93.1

4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable

319

9.6

6.4-14.3

285

90.4

85.7-93.6

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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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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? (Ever told) you have (COPD) chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, emphysema or chronic bronchitis?

Has a doctor, nurse, or other health professional EVER told you that you had any of the following?

(Ever told) you have (COPD) chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, emphysema or chronic bronchitis?