2021 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Demographics

Functional Disability Status*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,828 1,517 30.4 28.8-32.0 3,311 69.6 68.0-71.2
-Non-Hispanic Black 886 334 33.4 29.6-37.4 552 66.6 62.6-70.4
GENDER
Male 366 123 29.9 24.4-36.1 243 70.1 63.9-75.6
Female 520 211 36.2 31.3-41.5 309 63.8 58.5-68.7
AGE
18-34 154 30 24.2 16.9-33.5 124 75.8 66.5-83.1
35-44 140 28 17.9 11.8-26.2 112 82.1 73.8-88.2
45-54 153 46 30.3 22.3-39.8 107 69.7 60.2-77.7
55-64 172 83 46.1 37.3-55.1 89 53.9 44.9-62.7
65-74 159 89 50.2 40.2-60.1 70 49.8 39.9-59.8
75+ 96 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 78 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 250 115 36.9 29.7-44.6 135 63.1 55.4-70.3
Some Post-H.S. 263 112 37.1 30.4-44.5 151 62.9 55.5-69.6
College Graduate 293 61 14.9 11.1-19.8 232 85.1 80.2-88.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 88 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 116 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 124 44 33.8 24.4-44.6 80 66.2 55.4-75.6
$35,000- 49,999 100 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 104 22 13.8 8.3-21.9 82 86.2 78.1-91.7
$75,000+ 160 21 12.8 7.3-21.5 139 87.2 78.5-92.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 334 334 100 . - . *** *** ***
No 552 *** *** *** 552 100 . - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 136 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 749 277 32.4 28.4-36.7 472 67.6 63.3-71.6
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 304 88 27.8 22.1-34.4 216 72.2 65.6-77.9
Regional City or Suburban County 242 95 34.5 27.6-42.2 147 65.5 57.8-72.4
Rural 340 151 39.6 33.1-46.5 189 60.4 53.5-66.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 442 84 20.4 16.0-25.6 358 79.6 74.4-84.0
Unemployed 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 232 125 50.7 42.3-59.0 107 49.3 41.0-57.7
Unable to Work 102 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 32 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 37 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 105 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 103 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 88 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 356 78 17.9 13.6-23.3 278 82.1 76.7-86.4
HOUSING
Own 488 174 32.0 27.1-37.4 314 68.0 62.6-72.9
Rent 323 121 33.6 27.5-40.3 202 66.4 59.7-72.5
Other arrangement 71 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 336 153 39.7 33.2-46.6 183 60.3 53.4-66.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 299 106 31.7 25.6-38.4 193 68.3 61.6-74.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 251 75 30.2 23.8-37.4 176 69.8 62.6-76.2
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 144 51 33.5 25.1-43.2 93 66.5 56.8-74.9
2nd Quartile 211 63 28.4 21.8-35.9 148 71.6 64.1-78.2
3rd Quartile 328 123 33.3 27.5-39.7 205 66.7 60.3-72.5
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 203 97 45.2 36.3-54.5 106 54.8 45.5-63.7

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*Functional disability status (Yes) is defined by an affirmative response to at least one of the six functional disability items in the Demographics section. See the BRFSS Technical Notes for details.

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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