2021 BRFSS Survey Results: Western 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
-Western 622 242 41.7 36.7-46.9 167 27.0 22.3-32.3 213 31.3 26.6-36.4
GENDER
Male 293 135 47.5 40.4-54.7 81 26.5 20.8-33.0 77 26.0 19.9-33.2
Female 329 107 36.3 29.0-44.4 86 27.5 20.5-35.8 136 36.2 29.4-43.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 509 184 38.5 33.0-44.3 142 27.9 22.7-33.9 183 33.6 28.3-39.3
Non-Hispanic Black 24 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 80 *** *** *** *** *** *** 22 17.2 9.8-28.5
AGE
18-34 95 *** *** *** 25 23.1 14.5-34.7 *** *** ***
35-44 75 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 111 *** *** *** 25 19.2 12.5-28.5 30 31.7 22.3-42.8
55-64 118 32 23.7 16.1-33.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 124 19 13.1 7.7-21.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 87 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 74 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 144 46 33.6 24.5-44.1 41 30.8 21.7-41.8 57 35.5 26.0-46.3
Some Post-H.S. 177 53 40.0 30.7-50.0 48 25.1 18.5-33.1 76 35.0 27.1-43.7
College Graduate 225 107 54.6 47.4-61.6 66 26.7 20.7-33.7 52 18.7 13.8-24.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 221 36 17.0 10.7-25.8 54 26.1 17.7-36.8 131 56.9 46.8-66.6
No 390 203 56.9 50.9-62.7 108 27.1 22.0-32.9 79 16.0 12.5-20.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 68 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 550 222 43.2 37.8-48.8 140 26.0 21.0-31.8 188 30.8 25.8-36.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 307 173 56.0 49.0-62.8 80 27.9 21.7-35.1 54 16.1 11.8-21.5
Unemployed 20 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 198 37 19.1 12.0-29.0 *** *** *** 97 46.4 37.0-56.0
Unable to Work 56 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 36 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 37 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 75 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 80 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 57 *** *** *** 14 18.6 10.5-30.8 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 80 *** *** *** *** *** *** 26 24.9 16.1-36.5
$75,000+ 150 76 53.2 44.1-62.2 41 25.7 18.6-34.5 33 21.0 14.6-29.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 143 *** *** *** 41 27.2 18.3-38.3 52 35.7 26.0-46.8
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 5 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 72 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 66 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 41 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 290 116 43.9 37.2-50.8 80 27.3 21.4-34.1 94 28.9 23.3-35.1
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 143 *** *** *** 41 27.2 18.3-38.3 52 35.7 26.0-46.8
HOUSING
Own 423 146 36.8 30.9-43.1 121 28.1 22.5-34.4 156 35.1 29.3-41.5
Rent 158 78 55.3 45.6-64.6 33 18.0 12.1-25.8 47 26.7 19.1-36.1
Other arrangement 34 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 179 76 45.4 37.0-54.2 51 27.8 20.0-37.1 52 26.8 20.1-34.7
Rural 443 166 40.5 34.4-46.9 116 26.7 21.1-33.2 161 32.8 27.0-39.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 192 80 40.0 31.1-49.6 49 24.5 17.2-33.6 63 35.5 26.3-45.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 309 117 43.0 35.4-50.9 80 27.6 20.8-35.6 112 29.5 23.6-36.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 121 45 41.5 31.8-51.8 38 30.2 21.8-40.2 38 28.3 20.4-37.8
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 314 125 42.4 35.1-50.0 94 30.6 23.6-38.7 95 27.0 20.7-34.3
2nd Quartile 129 *** *** *** 25 19.0 12.1-28.6 *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 179 70 41.7 32.7-51.3 48 26.6 18.7-36.3 61 31.7 24.1-40.4

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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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