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 4,843 364 7.1 6.2- 8.1 4,479 92.9 91.9-93.8
-Non-Hispanic Black 887 94 9.1 7.0-11.7 793 90.9 88.3-93.0
GENDER
Male 368 25 5.6 3.1- 9.7 343 94.4 90.3-96.9
Female 519 69 12.0 9.0-15.9 450 88.0 84.1-91.0
AGE
18-34 154 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 142 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 153 14 11.0 6.2-18.9 139 89.0 81.1-93.8
55-64 172 17 9.2 5.3-15.6 155 90.8 84.4-94.7
65-74 159 22 11.6 6.8-19.0 137 88.4 81.0-93.2
75+ 95 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 78 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 250 36 10.6 6.8-16.4 214 89.4 83.6-93.2
Some Post-H.S. 265 29 8.0 5.2-12.2 236 92.0 87.8-94.8
College Graduate 292 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 88 22 19.2 11.1-31.0 66 80.8 69.0-88.9
$15,000- 24,999 116 21 14.9 8.2-25.4 95 85.1 74.6-91.8
$25,000- 34,999 123 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 100 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 104 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 161 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 332 94 27.5 21.7-34.2 238 72.5 65.8-78.3
No 552 *** *** *** 552 100 . - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 136 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 750 77 8.6 6.5-11.3 673 91.4 88.7-93.5
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 304 26 8.2 5.0-13.0 278 91.8 87.0-95.0
Regional City or Suburban County 243 30 11.6 7.4-17.6 213 88.4 82.4-92.6
Rural 340 38 8.0 5.2-11.9 302 92.0 88.1-94.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 442 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unemployed 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 232 36 13.8 9.0-20.5 196 86.2 79.5-91.0
Unable to Work 103 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 32 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 37 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 105 22 17.3 10.1-28.2 83 82.7 71.8-89.9
101% to 150% 102 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 88 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 357 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 488 44 8.5 5.7-12.5 444 91.5 87.5-94.3
Rent 324 35 8.9 6.0-13.0 289 91.1 87.0-94.0
Other arrangement 71 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 336 40 9.1 6.1-13.4 296 90.9 86.6-93.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 300 34 9.7 6.4-14.3 266 90.3 85.7-93.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 251 20 8.6 5.0-14.2 231 91.4 85.8-95.0
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 143 17 10.8 6.2-18.0 126 89.2 82.0-93.8
2nd Quartile 214 19 9.3 5.5-15.4 195 90.7 84.6-94.5
3rd Quartile 328 35 7.3 5.0-10.6 293 92.7 89.4-95.0
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 202 23 10.2 5.8-17.2 179 89.8 82.8-94.2

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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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