2021 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Health Care Access

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes, only one Yes, more than one No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,918 2,547 52.2 50.4-53.9 1,604 31.1 29.5-32.7 767 16.8 15.4-18.1
-Non-Hispanic Black 905 469 51.4 47.2-55.5 322 34.0 30.3-38.0 114 14.6 11.8-17.9
GENDER
Male 373 202 53.3 46.8-59.6 112 28.8 23.5-34.7 59 18.0 13.4-23.7
Female 532 267 49.8 44.5-55.1 210 38.3 33.3-43.6 55 11.9 8.7-16.0
AGE
18-34 156 73 47.3 38.1-56.7 37 23.1 16.3-31.6 46 29.6 21.9-38.6
35-44 145 67 51.7 41.8-61.5 55 33.7 25.4-43.1 23 14.7 8.7-23.6
45-54 157 80 48.5 39.3-57.7 55 38.4 29.6-48.0 22 13.1 8.1-20.6
55-64 174 102 57.4 48.4-65.9 57 35.3 27.2-44.2 *** *** ***
65-74 160 90 54.6 44.6-64.3 68 44.7 35.0-54.7 *** *** ***
75+ 101 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 81 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 249 127 52.9 45.0-60.7 82 30.6 23.9-38.2 40 16.5 11.6-22.8
Some Post-H.S. 272 138 48.3 41.0-55.7 100 36.1 29.5-43.3 34 15.5 10.8-21.9
College Graduate 299 160 57.9 51.3-64.3 111 34.2 28.3-40.7 28 7.9 5.2-11.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 95 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 118 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 125 *** *** *** 41 29.5 21.0-39.6 24 22.6 14.8-32.9
$35,000- 49,999 101 *** *** *** *** *** *** 20 18.3 10.8-29.4
$50,000- 74,999 106 *** *** *** 33 27.9 19.2-38.6 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 164 95 58.6 49.5-67.1 59 33.3 25.5-42.0 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 330 148 45.0 38.2-52.0 151 41.5 34.9-48.4 31 13.5 9.1-19.6
No 551 306 54.4 49.1-59.5 163 30.1 25.6-35.1 82 15.5 12.0-19.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 136 71 52.5 42.1-62.8 49 35.2 25.8-45.8 16 12.3 7.1-20.3
Non-Veteran 766 396 51.1 46.6-55.6 272 33.9 29.8-38.1 98 15.0 11.9-18.8
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 312 168 52.7 46.0-59.3 109 33.5 27.6-39.9 35 13.8 9.5-19.6
Regional City or Suburban County 250 124 49.4 41.5-57.4 92 35.0 28.0-42.7 34 15.6 10.3-22.8
Rural 343 177 51.4 44.6-58.2 121 33.8 27.7-40.5 45 14.7 10.6-20.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 448 248 53.7 48.1-59.2 122 28.0 23.3-33.2 78 18.3 14.3-23.2
Unemployed 75 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 237 128 54.1 45.8-62.2 103 44.1 36.0-52.5 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 103 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 33 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 38 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 106 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 106 *** *** *** *** *** *** 15 16.9 9.7-27.8
151% to 200% 87 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 362 206 58.5 52.2-64.6 121 30.4 25.1-36.3 35 11.0 7.4-16.2
HOUSING
Own 496 280 56.5 50.9-62.0 187 36.0 31.0-41.4 29 7.4 4.6-11.7
Rent 332 149 41.5 34.9-48.4 112 33.1 27.1-39.7 71 25.4 19.8-31.9
Other arrangement 72 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 341 171 47.1 40.3-54.0 124 36.3 29.9-43.2 46 16.6 11.6-23.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 305 158 52.3 45.2-59.3 111 32.5 26.4-39.2 36 15.2 10.5-21.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 259 140 53.8 46.5-60.8 87 33.7 27.3-40.7 32 12.5 8.4-18.3
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 145 82 56.4 46.5-65.8 41 28.6 20.5-38.3 22 15.0 9.4-23.0
2nd Quartile 220 109 49.8 42.2-57.4 87 37.8 30.8-45.3 24 12.5 8.0-18.8
3rd Quartile 336 173 52.3 45.5-59.0 118 30.7 25.2-36.7 45 17.1 12.0-23.6
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 204 105 47.9 39.0-56.9 76 37.7 29.3-46.9 23 14.4 9.0-22.4

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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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