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 4,832 575 12.9 11.7-14.1 4,257 87.1 85.9-88.3
-Non-Hispanic Black 886 120 14.0 11.3-17.3 766 86.0 82.7-88.7
GENDER
Male 364 41 10.9 7.4-15.7 323 89.1 84.3-92.6
Female 522 79 16.6 12.8-21.1 443 83.4 78.9-87.2
AGE
18-34 154 21 17.1 10.9-25.7 133 82.9 74.3-89.1
35-44 142 15 8.5 4.7-14.7 127 91.5 85.3-95.3
45-54 153 21 15.4 9.5-23.8 132 84.6 76.2-90.5
55-64 172 21 10.1 6.1-16.0 151 89.9 84.0-93.9
65-74 159 24 17.3 11.0-26.2 135 82.7 73.8-89.0
75+ 94 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 78 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 247 39 14.9 9.9-21.8 208 85.1 78.2-90.1
Some Post-H.S. 266 46 18.1 13.1-24.4 220 81.9 75.6-86.9
College Graduate 293 16 4.6 2.6- 8.1 277 95.4 91.9-97.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 88 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 115 21 21.3 13.0-33.0 94 78.7 67.0-87.0
$25,000- 34,999 125 16 12.3 6.9-20.8 109 87.7 79.2-93.1
$35,000- 49,999 100 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 104 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 160 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 329 120 43.0 36.2-50.2 209 57.0 49.8-63.8
No 552 *** *** *** 552 100 . - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 135 22 16.0 9.0-26.9 113 84.0 73.1-91.0
Non-Veteran 750 98 13.7 10.9-17.2 652 86.3 82.8-89.1
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 304 33 11.1 7.4-16.3 271 88.9 83.7-92.6
Regional City or Suburban County 242 37 16.5 11.3-23.4 205 83.5 76.6-88.7
Rural 340 50 15.5 10.9-21.5 290 84.5 78.5-89.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 443 39 11.2 7.9-15.7 404 88.8 84.3-92.1
Unemployed 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 230 33 14.4 9.4-21.5 197 85.6 78.5-90.6
Unable to Work 102 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 32 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 37 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 105 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 104 16 15.4 8.6-26.1 88 84.6 73.9-91.4
151% to 200% 88 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 355 24 7.1 4.2-11.9 331 92.9 88.1-95.8
HOUSING
Own 488 59 13.3 9.8-17.9 429 86.7 82.1-90.2
Rent 323 45 12.5 8.9-17.4 278 87.5 82.6-91.1
Other arrangement 71 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 335 51 14.1 10.0-19.5 284 85.9 80.5-90.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 299 39 16.0 11.2-22.3 260 84.0 77.7-88.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 252 30 12.2 8.1-17.9 222 87.8 82.1-91.9
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 144 23 14.7 9.4-22.2 121 85.3 77.8-90.6
2nd Quartile 212 25 12.9 8.3-19.5 187 87.1 80.5-91.7
3rd Quartile 328 42 14.3 10.0-20.0 286 85.7 80.0-90.0
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 202 30 15.4 9.7-23.7 172 84.6 76.3-90.3

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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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