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 4,852 219 3.8 3.2- 4.5 4,633 96.2 95.5-96.8
-Non-Hispanic Black 891 66 5.4 4.0- 7.3 825 94.6 92.7-96.0
GENDER
Male 367 23 3.8 2.4- 5.9 344 96.2 94.1-97.6
Female 524 43 6.8 4.6- 9.9 481 93.2 90.1-95.4
AGE
18-34 155 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 143 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 154 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 172 18 9.6 5.8-15.5 154 90.4 84.5-94.2
65-74 159 18 9.7 5.3-17.0 141 90.3 83.0-94.7
75+ 96 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 78 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 249 20 4.0 2.4- 6.6 229 96.0 93.4-97.6
Some Post-H.S. 268 25 6.4 3.9-10.1 243 93.6 89.9-96.1
College Graduate 294 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 89 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 115 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 125 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 101 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 104 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 161 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 333 66 16.4 12.2-21.7 267 83.6 78.3-87.8
No 552 *** *** *** 552 100 . - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 137 13 9.9 5.5-17.2 124 90.1 82.8-94.5
Non-Veteran 753 53 4.7 3.3- 6.7 700 95.3 93.3-96.7
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 307 16 3.9 2.2- 6.8 291 96.1 93.2-97.8
Regional City or Suburban County 243 28 10.0 6.4-15.4 215 90.0 84.6-93.6
Rural 341 22 3.1 1.8- 5.2 319 96.9 94.8-98.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 444 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unemployed 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 233 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 103 30 25.1 16.2-36.7 73 74.9 63.3-83.8
Other not in Labor Force 32 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 38 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 105 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 104 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 88 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 357 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 491 26 4.9 3.0- 7.8 465 95.1 92.2-97.0
Rent 325 29 6.4 4.2- 9.7 296 93.6 90.3-95.8
Other arrangement 71 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 336 27 5.0 3.1- 7.9 309 95.0 92.1-96.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 301 26 6.8 4.1-10.9 275 93.2 89.1-95.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 254 13 4.5 2.5- 8.0 241 95.5 92.0-97.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 145 *** *** *** *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 214 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 329 30 6.9 4.6-10.3 299 93.1 89.7-95.4
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 203 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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