2021 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Chronic Health Conditions

Summary Index of Chronic Health Conditions*

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  Total
Respond.^		 No chronic disease 1 chronic disease 2+ chronic diseases
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,936 2,064 44.7 42.9-46.5 1,358 27.7 26.1-29.3 1,514 27.6 26.1-29.2
-Non-Hispanic White 3,118 1,201 40.8 38.6-43.0 902 28.8 26.8-30.8 1,015 30.4 28.5-32.4
GENDER
Male 1,474 650 46.6 43.5-49.6 408 27.2 24.6-30.0 416 26.3 23.7-29.0
Female 1,644 551 35.5 32.5-38.7 494 30.2 27.4-33.2 599 34.2 31.4-37.2
AGE
18-34 579 374 63.7 58.9-68.2 166 29.9 25.6-34.6 39 6.4 4.6- 8.9
35-44 403 216 53.2 47.3-59.0 113 28.3 23.1-34.1 74 18.5 14.5-23.4
45-54 457 228 50.7 45.4-55.9 113 23.3 19.2-28.0 116 26.0 21.6-30.9
55-64 554 172 28.9 24.6-33.6 176 30.7 26.3-35.5 206 40.4 35.3-45.8
65-74 652 120 16.7 13.5-20.4 197 29.7 25.0-34.7 335 53.7 48.6-58.7
75+ 416 64 17.3 12.5-23.4 123 28.8 23.7-34.5 229 53.9 47.7-60.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 152 36 26.3 18.5-35.9 35 25.3 17.2-35.6 81 48.4 38.7-58.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 664 227 37.5 33.1-42.1 195 30.7 26.5-35.2 242 31.8 27.8-36.1
Some Post-H.S. 849 287 39.6 35.5-43.7 234 26.9 23.6-30.6 328 33.5 29.9-37.3
College Graduate 1,449 648 48.1 45.2-51.0 437 30.1 27.5-32.8 364 21.8 19.6-24.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 117 *** *** *** 32 23.7 15.8-34.1 *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 213 50 24.5 17.8-32.6 57 29.9 22.7-38.2 106 45.6 37.6-53.9
$25,000- 34,999 271 76 30.9 24.2-38.6 75 28.8 21.8-36.9 120 40.3 33.4-47.6
$35,000- 49,999 318 95 33.8 27.6-40.7 102 31.1 25.3-37.6 121 35.1 29.1-41.5
$50,000- 74,999 439 173 42.8 36.9-48.9 136 30.4 25.3-36.1 130 26.8 22.1-32.1
$75,000+ 1,146 555 50.8 47.4-54.2 327 27.8 24.9-31.0 264 21.4 18.7-24.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 931 121 14.9 12.0-18.3 258 28.0 24.3-32.0 552 57.1 52.9-61.2
No 2,132 1,057 52.1 49.5-54.7 623 28.7 26.4-31.1 452 19.2 17.2-21.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 424 150 38.9 33.4-44.6 122 26.3 21.8-31.5 152 34.8 29.7-40.3
Non-Veteran 2,684 1,047 41.2 38.8-43.5 774 28.9 26.7-31.1 863 30.0 27.9-32.2
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 913 398 45.6 41.8-49.4 276 29.8 26.4-33.4 239 24.6 21.5-28.0
Regional City or Suburban County 853 324 37.9 34.0-41.8 238 29.0 25.3-33.0 291 33.1 29.5-37.0
Rural 1,352 479 39.3 35.8-42.9 388 27.9 24.8-31.2 485 32.8 29.6-36.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,657 873 53.4 50.5-56.3 478 29.2 26.6-31.9 306 17.4 15.4-19.6
Unemployed 118 39 35.0 25.4-45.9 38 32.8 23.6-43.6 41 32.2 23.6-42.2
Retired 964 171 17.2 14.3-20.6 289 29.8 26.0-33.9 504 53.0 48.9-57.0
Unable to Work 181 *** *** *** 34 16.0 11.0-22.6 135 76.9 69.2-83.1
Other not in Labor Force 176 98 57.8 48.2-66.9 51 26.5 19.4-35.1 27 15.7 9.4-25.0
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 30 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 164 28 23.3 15.1-34.2 49 26.8 19.3-35.9 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 183 55 34.9 26.2-44.6 53 28.5 21.0-37.5 75 36.6 28.7-45.3
151% to 200% 247 74 29.2 23.1-36.2 64 29.3 22.1-37.7 109 41.5 34.3-49.1
More than 200% 1,859 789 45.4 42.6-48.2 554 29.2 26.8-31.8 516 25.4 23.2-27.8
HOUSING
Own 2,300 837 38.6 36.2-41.2 674 28.6 26.3-31.0 789 32.8 30.4-35.2
Rent 609 271 46.7 42.0-51.5 165 27.4 23.3-31.9 173 26.0 22.1-30.2
Other arrangement 185 82 51.2 41.8-60.5 54 30.1 22.2-39.4 49 18.7 13.1-25.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 693 245 38.0 33.0-43.3 200 27.4 23.2-32.0 248 34.6 29.8-39.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,387 497 38.8 35.6-42.1 397 28.7 25.8-31.9 493 32.4 29.6-35.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,038 459 44.5 41.0-48.0 305 29.6 26.5-33.0 274 25.9 22.9-29.1
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,112 448 41.5 38.0-45.2 324 30.0 26.6-33.6 340 28.5 25.3-31.9
2nd Quartile 844 329 41.5 37.6-45.5 239 28.0 24.6-31.8 276 30.5 27.0-34.2
3rd Quartile 842 318 38.6 34.6-42.8 248 28.9 25.1-32.9 276 32.5 28.7-36.6
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 320 106 41.5 33.2-50.3 91 26.0 20.3-32.7 123 32.5 25.9-39.8

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*The index consists of heart disease (heart attack/stoke/angina), current asthma, skin cancer,
other cancer, COPD, arthritis, depression, kidney disease and diabetes.

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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