2021 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina

Housing Insecurity

During the past 12 months, was there a time when you were not able to pay your mortgage or rent?

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,893 302 8.1 7.0- 9.3 3,591 91.9 90.7-93.0
-Eastern NC 1,485 132 8.2 6.7-10.0 1,353 91.8 90.0-93.3
GENDER
Male 641 62 8.2 6.0-11.0 579 91.8 89.0-94.0
Female 844 70 8.2 6.2-10.8 774 91.8 89.2-93.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 819 40 4.6 3.2- 6.5 779 95.4 93.5-96.8
Non-Hispanic Black 373 50 12.1 8.7-16.6 323 87.9 83.4-91.3
Other 271 38 14.5 9.5-21.5 233 85.5 78.5-90.5
AGE
18-34 236 35 12.6 8.7-18.0 201 87.4 82.0-91.3
35-44 211 29 9.7 6.3-14.6 182 90.3 85.4-93.7
45-54 230 25 9.7 6.2-14.8 205 90.3 85.2-93.8
55-64 291 25 7.2 4.5-11.3 266 92.8 88.7-95.5
65-74 319 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 165 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 141 19 11.4 6.6-18.9 122 88.6 81.1-93.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 386 48 11.4 8.2-15.7 338 88.6 84.3-91.8
Some Post-H.S. 415 37 7.6 5.2-11.0 378 92.4 89.0-94.8
College Graduate 535 26 3.6 2.2- 5.7 509 96.4 94.3-97.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 522 75 14.1 10.7-18.3 447 85.9 81.7-89.3
No 952 57 5.3 3.9- 7.3 895 94.7 92.7-96.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 233 16 7.4 4.1-12.9 217 92.6 87.1-95.9
Non-Veteran 1,249 115 8.3 6.6-10.3 1,134 91.7 89.7-93.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 751 67 8.0 6.1-10.6 684 92.0 89.4-93.9
Unemployed 76 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 445 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 126 20 13.0 7.4-21.7 106 87.0 78.3-92.6
Other not in Labor Force 78 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 89 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 146 28 14.9 9.2-23.2 118 85.1 76.8-90.8
$25,000- 34,999 158 27 17.8 11.4-26.5 131 82.2 73.5-88.6
$35,000- 49,999 166 19 10.6 6.3-17.3 147 89.4 82.7-93.7
$50,000- 74,999 190 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 394 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 342 24 7.9 5.0-12.3 318 92.1 87.7-95.0
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 43 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 110 24 18.0 11.2-27.5 86 82.0 72.5-88.8
101% to 150% 138 31 19.3 12.1-29.4 107 80.7 70.6-87.9
151% to 200% 125 18 12.8 7.6-20.6 107 87.2 79.4-92.4
More than 200% 723 25 2.9 1.8- 4.6 698 97.1 95.4-98.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 342 24 7.9 5.0-12.3 318 92.1 87.7-95.0
HOUSING
Own 1,022 43 3.7 2.6- 5.3 979 96.3 94.7-97.4
Rent 362 69 21.0 16.0-27.0 293 79.0 73.0-84.0
Other arrangement 91 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 127 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 397 33 9.0 6.2-12.8 364 91.0 87.2-93.8
Rural 961 92 8.1 6.2-10.4 869 91.9 89.6-93.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 761 84 10.7 8.2-13.9 677 89.3 86.1-91.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 583 37 5.9 4.1- 8.5 546 94.1 91.5-95.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 141 *** *** *** *** *** ***
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 289 18 4.9 3.0- 8.1 271 95.1 91.9-97.0
2nd Quartile 170 14 7.7 4.3-13.3 156 92.3 86.7-95.7
3rd Quartile 483 35 7.9 5.4-11.2 448 92.1 88.8-94.6
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 543 65 10.8 7.8-14.8 478 89.2 85.2-92.2

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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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