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 4,851 806 14.8 13.6-16.1 4,045 85.2 83.9-86.4
-Non-Hispanic Black 890 218 19.0 16.1-22.2 672 81.0 77.8-83.9
GENDER
Male 367 68 14.5 10.8-19.2 299 85.5 80.8-89.2
Female 523 150 22.6 18.6-27.1 373 77.4 72.9-81.4
AGE
18-34 155 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 142 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 154 26 14.6 9.3-22.3 128 85.4 77.7-90.7
55-64 172 62 35.9 27.9-44.8 110 64.1 55.2-72.1
65-74 159 69 38.5 29.4-48.4 90 61.5 51.6-70.6
75+ 96 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 78 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 250 73 17.6 13.2-23.1 177 82.4 76.9-86.8
Some Post-H.S. 266 66 17.8 13.3-23.4 200 82.2 76.6-86.7
College Graduate 294 43 9.8 6.9-13.9 251 90.2 86.1-93.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 89 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 116 40 26.6 17.9-37.7 76 73.4 62.3-82.1
$25,000- 34,999 125 29 19.8 12.7-29.6 96 80.2 70.4-87.3
$35,000- 49,999 101 22 14.4 8.4-23.4 79 85.6 76.6-91.6
$50,000- 74,999 104 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 161 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 334 218 57.1 50.0-64.0 116 42.9 36.0-50.0
No 552 *** *** *** 552 100 . - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 137 36 24.0 16.3-33.7 101 76.0 66.3-83.7
Non-Veteran 752 182 18.2 15.2-21.6 570 81.8 78.4-84.8
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 306 53 14.7 10.8-19.7 253 85.3 80.3-89.2
Regional City or Suburban County 244 59 19.7 14.4-26.3 185 80.3 73.7-85.6
Rural 340 106 23.9 18.8-29.9 234 76.1 70.1-81.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 444 35 6.1 4.2- 8.8 409 93.9 91.2-95.8
Unemployed 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 233 89 36.8 29.1-45.2 144 63.2 54.8-70.9
Unable to Work 102 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 32 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 38 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 105 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 105 28 20.5 13.0-30.7 77 79.5 69.3-87.0
151% to 200% 88 24 16.7 10.3-25.9 64 83.3 74.1-89.7
More than 200% 357 46 8.8 6.2-12.5 311 91.2 87.5-93.8
HOUSING
Own 490 113 19.1 15.2-23.7 377 80.9 76.3-84.8
Rent 325 82 19.6 15.1-24.9 243 80.4 75.1-84.9
Other arrangement 71 22 16.3 9.5-26.7 49 83.7 73.3-90.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 336 109 25.0 19.8-31.2 227 75.0 68.8-80.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 301 63 16.1 12.0-21.4 238 83.9 78.6-88.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 253 46 17.0 12.4-22.9 207 83.0 77.1-87.6
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 145 27 17.0 11.1-25.1 118 83.0 74.9-88.9
2nd Quartile 212 38 15.7 11.0-22.0 174 84.3 78.0-89.0
3rd Quartile 330 80 18.6 14.6-23.4 250 81.4 76.6-85.4
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 203 73 29.4 21.8-38.3 130 70.6 61.7-78.2

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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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