2021 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Health Status

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  Total
Respond.^
Excellent Very good Good Fair Poor
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,926 907 19.6 18.2-21.1 1,716 35.2 33.5-36.9 1,515 30.0 28.4-31.6 596 11.4 10.3-12.6 192 3.8 3.2- 4.6
-Non-Hispanic Black 909 136 17.1 14.0-20.7 246 28.2 24.6-32.0 322 35.4 31.5-39.4 153 13.9 11.5-16.8 52 5.4 3.8- 7.7
GENDER
Male 377 71 22.0 16.7-28.5 108 26.7 21.7-32.4 127 35.4 29.6-41.8 47 9.3 6.6-13.0 24 6.5 3.9-10.8
Female 532 65 13.0 9.9-16.9 138 29.4 24.6-34.7 195 35.3 30.4-40.6 106 17.7 14.1-22.0 28 4.6 2.9- 7.1
AGE
18-34 158 48 29.3 21.4-38.7 56 36.3 27.9-45.7 41 23.7 17.0-32.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 145 31 26.6 18.2-37.0 51 27.9 20.6-36.7 41 30.3 21.7-40.6 14 11.0 6.1-19.2 *** *** ***
45-54 159 26 15.3 10.2-22.4 45 27.0 19.7-35.7 56 40.0 31.1-49.6 25 15.0 9.4-23.0 *** *** ***
55-64 174 14 6.3 3.5-10.9 39 21.4 15.3-29.1 67 45.2 36.4-54.4 42 20.3 14.5-27.7 *** *** ***
65-74 160 *** *** *** 34 27.0 18.4-37.8 69 42.0 32.6-52.0 37 19.8 13.3-28.5 *** *** ***
75+ 101 *** *** *** 16 17.6 9.7-29.7 *** *** *** 24 20.0 12.0-31.6 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 81 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 253 40 16.2 11.4-22.6 44 20.7 14.9-28.1 95 41.3 33.7-49.4 55 14.3 10.2-19.6 *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 273 36 14.2 9.3-21.2 77 33.4 26.7-40.8 95 33.2 26.7-40.3 51 14.7 10.7-20.0 *** *** ***
College Graduate 298 51 21.5 16.2-28.0 113 38.8 32.5-45.5 101 31.9 26.1-38.3 24 5.9 3.6- 9.5 *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 95 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 16 14.9 8.2-25.5
$15,000- 24,999 117 *** *** *** 24 20.4 12.2-32.0 *** *** *** 25 19.6 12.0-30.5 *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 125 19 17.0 9.7-27.9 31 22.3 15.0-31.8 *** *** *** 22 14.9 9.1-23.5 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 102 16 17.4 10.2-28.1 *** *** *** *** *** *** 13 14.6 7.9-25.3 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 106 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 164 39 24.2 17.6-32.4 69 40.3 31.9-49.3 51 31.0 23.3-39.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 333 *** *** *** 48 17.4 12.5-23.8 120 34.9 28.7-41.7 108 29.9 24.0-36.5 45 14.3 9.9-20.3
No 552 120 23.9 19.5-29.0 190 33.2 28.6-38.2 195 36.0 31.1-41.2 41 5.8 4.1- 8.2 *** *** ***
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 138 19 14.3 8.6-22.6 35 22.7 15.5-31.8 *** *** *** 19 11.4 6.9-18.3 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 768 116 17.5 14.1-21.5 211 29.2 25.3-33.4 267 34.4 30.3-38.8 133 14.3 11.7-17.5 41 4.6 3.2- 6.7
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 314 54 17.7 13.1-23.5 102 31.0 25.3-37.4 105 34.8 28.6-41.5 35 10.1 6.9-14.6 18 6.4 3.6-11.2
Regional City or Suburban County 250 42 23.6 16.8-32.1 64 25.2 19.1-32.4 88 31.8 25.0-39.5 42 15.4 10.8-21.4 *** *** ***
Rural 345 40 10.2 7.0-14.6 80 27.3 21.4-34.2 129 39.5 33.0-46.3 76 17.5 13.1-22.9 20 5.5 3.3- 9.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 449 91 22.4 18.1-27.5 165 34.7 29.6-40.1 148 33.0 27.9-38.5 42 8.3 5.8-11.6 *** *** ***
Unemployed 75 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 237 17 4.7 2.7- 8.1 42 19.6 13.9-27.1 103 46.5 38.4-54.9 55 18.6 13.4-25.2 20 10.5 6.2-17.2
Unable to Work 105 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 22 19.1 11.8-29.3
Other not in Labor Force 33 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 38 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 105 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 30 21.6 13.5-32.7 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 106 *** *** *** 29 22.2 14.6-32.4 *** *** *** 18 20.2 12.0-32.0 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 88 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 21 18.5 11.3-28.8 *** *** ***
More than 200% 362 68 21.0 16.2-26.7 126 35.2 29.5-41.3 135 36.5 30.6-42.9 26 4.8 3.0- 7.6 *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 496 59 12.4 9.1-16.7 145 28.9 24.4-34.0 183 39.2 33.8-44.9 83 13.4 10.3-17.3 26 6.0 3.7- 9.6
Rent 336 67 25.5 19.4-32.7 84 25.8 20.2-32.4 114 30.8 25.2-37.0 54 14.4 10.5-19.4 17 3.5 2.1- 6.0
Other arrangement 72 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 343 37 12.5 8.1-18.8 84 26.1 20.5-32.6 122 37.2 30.8-44.1 77 19.4 14.6-25.2 23 4.9 3.0- 7.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 305 57 20.6 15.1-27.4 77 27.5 21.5-34.3 105 31.9 25.8-38.6 50 14.8 10.7-20.2 16 5.3 3.0- 8.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 261 42 17.4 12.5-23.7 85 30.4 24.4-37.3 95 37.3 30.5-44.5 26 8.8 5.8-13.3 *** *** ***
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 145 25 16.1 10.1-24.5 48 31.4 23.2-41.0 51 38.0 28.8-48.2 15 8.7 4.8-15.3 *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 223 42 20.3 14.9-27.0 66 30.1 23.6-37.5 79 34.7 27.8-42.3 26 10.3 6.6-15.5 *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 335 49 19.0 13.3-26.5 85 25.9 20.5-32.1 119 32.3 26.5-38.6 58 16.4 12.3-21.5 24 6.4 4.0-10.1
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 206 20 7.0 3.9-12.1 47 24.8 17.7-33.5 73 40.3 31.7-49.6 54 23.1 16.3-31.6 *** *** ***

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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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