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 4,862 476 9.3 8.3-10.5 4,386 90.7 89.5-91.7
-Non-Hispanic Black 893 74 8.1 6.0-10.9 819 91.9 89.1-94.0
GENDER
Male 369 46 12.6 8.7-17.9 323 87.4 82.1-91.3
Female 524 28 4.5 2.7- 7.3 496 95.5 92.7-97.3
AGE
18-34 157 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 143 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 154 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 172 19 12.2 7.3-19.8 153 87.8 80.2-92.7
65-74 158 18 11.4 6.6-19.2 140 88.6 80.8-93.4
75+ 97 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 78 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 251 25 10.9 6.4-17.9 226 89.1 82.1-93.6
Some Post-H.S. 268 24 7.7 4.8-12.2 244 92.3 87.8-95.2
College Graduate 294 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 89 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 117 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 125 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 101 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 103 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 162 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 333 74 24.5 18.6-31.5 259 75.5 68.5-81.4
No 552 *** *** *** 552 100 . - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 137 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 755 46 5.5 3.7- 8.0 709 94.5 92.0-96.3
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 307 23 9.2 5.6-14.9 284 90.8 85.1-94.4
Regional City or Suburban County 244 24 7.8 4.7-12.8 220 92.2 87.2-95.3
Rural 342 27 6.9 4.1-11.3 315 93.1 88.7-95.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 446 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unemployed 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 233 33 15.4 10.0-23.2 200 84.6 76.8-90.0
Unable to Work 103 17 13.8 7.7-23.6 86 86.2 76.4-92.3
Other not in Labor Force 32 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 38 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 106 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 105 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 88 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 357 21 6.3 3.5-11.1 336 93.7 88.9-96.5
HOUSING
Own 490 46 9.6 6.6-13.7 444 90.4 86.3-93.4
Rent 328 25 7.0 4.0-11.9 303 93.0 88.1-96.0
Other arrangement 71 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 338 27 6.8 4.0-11.4 311 93.2 88.6-96.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 300 27 6.2 4.0- 9.4 273 93.8 90.6-96.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 255 20 10.9 6.6-17.4 235 89.1 82.6-93.4
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 144 19 12.9 7.7-20.7 125 87.1 79.3-92.3
2nd Quartile 214 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 331 25 6.0 3.8- 9.1 306 94.0 90.9-96.2
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 204 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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