2021 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,137 158 4.3 3.6- 5.3 3,979 95.7 94.7-96.4
-Non-Hispanic Black 794 47 8.4 5.9-11.7 747 91.6 88.3-94.1
GENDER
Male 315 31 11.3 7.5-16.6 284 88.7 83.4-92.5
Female 479 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 123 16 14.5 8.6-23.4 107 85.5 76.6-91.4
35-44 131 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 139 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 158 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 147 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 86 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 68 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 221 14 12.2 6.8-20.9 207 87.8 79.1-93.2
Some Post-H.S. 242 17 8.6 4.9-14.9 225 91.4 85.1-95.1
College Graduate 261 13 5.2 2.9- 9.0 248 94.8 91.0-97.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 77 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 104 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 108 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 90 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 99 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 140 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 302 19 8.5 5.0-14.2 283 91.5 85.8-95.0
No 488 28 8.4 5.4-12.8 460 91.6 87.2-94.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 116 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 678 39 8.8 6.1-12.5 639 91.2 87.5-93.9
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 263 20 9.6 5.6-16.2 243 90.4 83.8-94.4
Regional City or Suburban County 215 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 316 16 6.6 3.7-11.5 300 93.4 88.5-96.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 391 29 9.7 6.3-14.7 362 90.3 85.3-93.7
Unemployed 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 216 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 93 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 24 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 35 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 91 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 91 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 325 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 451 21 7.8 4.6-12.8 430 92.2 87.2-95.4
Rent 275 19 8.8 5.4-14.1 256 91.2 85.9-94.6
Other arrangement 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 316 16 6.9 3.9-11.9 300 93.1 88.1-96.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 265 16 8.2 4.6-14.2 249 91.8 85.8-95.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 213 15 9.9 5.4-17.3 198 90.1 82.7-94.6
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 128 *** *** *** *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 180 16 11.2 6.4-18.9 164 88.8 81.1-93.6
3rd Quartile 292 19 8.2 4.9-13.5 273 91.8 86.5-95.1
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 194 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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