2021 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Demographics

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,860 301 5.8 5.0- 6.7 4,559 94.2 93.3-95.0
-Non-Hispanic Black 893 76 7.0 5.3- 9.2 817 93.0 90.8-94.7
GENDER
Male 369 31 6.9 4.5-10.4 338 93.1 89.6-95.5
Female 524 45 7.1 4.9-10.2 479 92.9 89.8-95.1
AGE
18-34 157 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 143 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 154 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 172 27 16.5 10.9-24.3 145 83.5 75.7-89.1
65-74 159 20 9.2 5.3-15.4 139 90.8 84.6-94.7
75+ 96 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 78 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 251 19 5.5 3.2- 9.2 232 94.5 90.8-96.8
Some Post-H.S. 267 35 11.3 7.6-16.5 232 88.7 83.5-92.4
College Graduate 295 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 88 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 117 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 125 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 101 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 104 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 162 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 333 76 21.3 16.3-27.2 257 78.7 72.8-83.7
No 552 *** *** *** 552 100 . - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 137 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 755 65 7.0 5.1- 9.4 690 93.0 90.6-94.9
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 307 20 4.9 2.9- 8.3 287 95.1 91.7-97.1
Regional City or Suburban County 244 21 7.9 4.7-13.0 223 92.1 87.0-95.3
Rural 342 35 8.9 5.9-13.2 307 91.1 86.8-94.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 446 20 4.2 2.4- 7.1 426 95.8 92.9-97.6
Unemployed 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 233 25 8.8 5.3-14.1 208 91.2 85.9-94.7
Unable to Work 103 25 22.1 14.2-32.8 78 77.9 67.2-85.8
Other not in Labor Force 32 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 37 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 106 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 105 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 88 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 358 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 490 42 7.3 5.0-10.5 448 92.7 89.5-95.0
Rent 328 23 6.5 4.0-10.5 305 93.5 89.5-96.0
Other arrangement 71 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 338 36 9.5 6.3-14.1 302 90.5 85.9-93.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 300 26 6.5 4.2-10.0 274 93.5 90.0-95.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 255 *** *** *** *** *** ***
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 144 *** *** *** *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 214 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 331 30 8.8 5.9-12.9 301 91.2 87.1-94.1
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 204 24 11.4 6.7-18.7 180 88.6 81.3-93.3

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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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