2021 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Health Status

General Health Indicator

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  Total
Respond.^
Excellent/Vg/Good Fair/Poor
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,926 4,138 84.7 83.4-86.0 788 15.3 14.0-16.6
-Non-Hispanic Black 909 704 80.7 77.4-83.6 205 19.3 16.4-22.6
GENDER
Male 377 306 84.2 79.2-88.1 71 15.8 11.9-20.8
Female 532 398 77.7 73.2-81.8 134 22.3 18.2-26.8
AGE
18-34 158 145 89.3 81.6-94.1 13 10.7 5.9-18.4
35-44 145 123 84.8 76.4-90.6 22 15.2 9.4-23.6
45-54 159 127 82.3 74.3-88.2 32 17.7 11.8-25.7
55-64 174 120 72.9 64.9-79.7 54 27.1 20.3-35.1
65-74 160 115 74.8 65.7-82.1 45 25.2 17.9-34.3
75+ 101 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 81 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 253 179 78.3 71.6-83.8 74 21.7 16.2-28.4
Some Post-H.S. 273 208 80.8 75.0-85.5 65 19.2 14.5-25.0
College Graduate 298 265 92.2 88.5-94.8 33 7.8 5.2-11.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 95 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 117 85 74.0 62.5-82.9 32 26.0 17.1-37.5
$25,000- 34,999 125 95 79.1 69.8-86.2 30 20.9 13.8-30.2
$35,000- 49,999 102 83 80.8 70.0-88.4 19 19.2 11.6-30.0
$50,000- 74,999 106 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 164 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 333 180 55.8 48.7-62.5 153 44.2 37.5-51.3
No 552 505 93.1 90.5-95.1 47 6.9 4.9- 9.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 138 108 77.7 67.0-85.7 30 22.3 14.3-33.0
Non-Veteran 768 594 81.0 77.5-84.1 174 19.0 15.9-22.5
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 314 261 83.5 77.8-87.9 53 16.5 12.1-22.2
Regional City or Suburban County 250 194 80.6 74.2-85.7 56 19.4 14.3-25.8
Rural 345 249 77.0 71.1-82.0 96 23.0 18.0-28.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 449 404 90.1 86.1-93.1 45 9.9 6.9-13.9
Unemployed 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 237 162 70.9 63.1-77.6 75 29.1 22.4-36.9
Unable to Work 105 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 33 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 38 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 105 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 106 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 88 60 75.8 64.9-84.1 28 24.2 15.9-35.1
More than 200% 362 329 92.7 88.3-95.5 33 7.3 4.5-11.7
HOUSING
Own 496 387 80.6 76.0-84.5 109 19.4 15.5-24.0
Rent 336 265 82.1 76.8-86.4 71 17.9 13.6-23.2
Other arrangement 72 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 343 243 75.8 69.7-81.0 100 24.2 19.0-30.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 305 239 79.9 74.1-84.7 66 20.1 15.3-25.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 261 222 85.1 79.1-89.6 39 14.9 10.4-20.9
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 145 124 85.4 77.2-91.0 21 14.6 9.0-22.8
2nd Quartile 223 187 85.0 78.7-89.7 36 15.0 10.3-21.3
3rd Quartile 335 253 77.2 71.5-82.0 82 22.8 18.0-28.5
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 206 140 72.1 63.5-79.3 66 27.9 20.7-36.5

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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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