2021 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Demographics

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 4,860 301 5.8 5.0- 6.7 4,559 94.2 93.3-95.0
GENDER
Male 2,261 115 4.8 3.7- 6.1 2,146 95.2 93.9-96.3
Female 2,599 186 6.7 5.6- 8.0 2,413 93.3 92.0-94.4
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 3,086 155 5.2 4.2- 6.3 2,931 94.8 93.7-95.8
Non-Hispanic Black 893 76 7.0 5.3- 9.2 817 93.0 90.8-94.7
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 143 13 6.3 2.9-13.0 130 93.7 87.0-97.1
Non-Hispanic Multiracial 76 11 8.3 4.1-16.1 65 91.7 83.9-95.9
Non-Hispanic Other 107 *** *** *** 103 98.9 96.6-99.6
Hispanic 471 36 7.7 5.1-11.4 435 92.3 88.6-94.9
AGE
18-34 1,019 26 2.5 1.6- 3.9 993 97.5 96.1-98.4
35-44 727 26 3.6 2.3- 5.6 701 96.4 94.4-97.7
45-54 760 51 7.3 5.2-10.0 709 92.7 90.0-94.8
55-64 814 88 11.0 8.3-14.4 726 89.0 85.6-91.7
65-74 881 62 5.8 4.2- 7.9 819 94.2 92.1-95.8
75+ 545 43 8.4 5.5-12.7 502 91.6 87.3-94.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 442 58 10.4 7.7-14.0 384 89.6 86.0-92.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,137 76 6.6 4.9- 8.8 1,061 93.4 91.2-95.1
Some Post-H.S. 1,292 96 6.2 4.8- 7.9 1,196 93.8 92.1-95.2
College Graduate 1,968 71 2.8 2.1- 3.7 1,897 97.2 96.3-97.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,508 301 19.3 16.9-22.0 1,207 80.7 78.0-83.1
No 3,311 *** *** *** 3,311 100 . - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 634 34 5.1 3.5- 7.4 600 94.9 92.6-96.5
Non-Veteran 4,214 267 5.9 5.0- 6.8 3,947 94.1 93.2-95.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,631 90 3.2 2.4- 4.1 2,541 96.8 95.9-97.6
Unemployed 248 16 5.2 3.0- 8.9 232 94.8 91.1-97.0
Retired 1,296 94 7.4 5.7- 9.7 1,202 92.6 90.3-94.3
Unable to Work 339 80 24.8 18.9-31.9 259 75.2 68.1-81.1
Other not in Labor Force 309 17 4.4 2.5- 7.6 292 95.6 92.4-97.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 270 43 15.3 9.6-23.4 227 84.7 76.6-90.4
$15,000- 24,999 450 55 10.7 7.8-14.6 395 89.3 85.4-92.2
$25,000- 34,999 505 34 7.0 4.6-10.3 471 93.0 89.7-95.4
$35,000- 49,999 518 29 6.3 4.2- 9.5 489 93.7 90.5-95.8
$50,000-74,999 605 22 2.9 1.6- 5.2 583 97.1 94.8-98.4
$75,000-100,000 492 13 2.2 1.2- 4.0 479 97.8 96.0-98.8
$100,000-150,000 529 12 2.2 1.1- 4.3 517 97.8 95.7-98.9
$150,000+ 429 *** *** *** 424 99.2 97.8-99.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 1,062 88 7.6 5.8- 9.9 974 92.4 90.1-94.2
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 111 14 11.1 6.0-19.6 97 88.9 80.4-94.0
50% to 100% 392 55 13.7 9.3-19.8 337 86.3 80.2-90.7
101% to 150% 405 43 7.8 5.4-11.2 362 92.2 88.8-94.6
151% to 200% 405 31 7.8 5.2-11.6 374 92.2 88.4-94.8
More than 200% 2,462 68 2.6 1.9- 3.5 2,394 97.4 96.5-98.1
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 1,062 88 7.6 5.8- 9.9 974 92.4 90.1-94.2
HOUSING
Own 3,161 163 5.3 4.3- 6.4 2,998 94.7 93.6-95.7
Rent 1,310 100 7.1 5.6- 8.9 1,210 92.9 91.1-94.4
Other arrangement 334 33 5.7 3.6- 8.8 301 94.3 91.2-96.4
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,495 70 4.2 3.2- 5.6 1,425 95.8 94.4-96.8
Regional City or Suburban County 1,299 77 6.0 4.6- 7.8 1,222 94.0 92.2-95.4
Rural 2,066 154 7.0 5.7- 8.7 1,912 93.0 91.3-94.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,327 104 8.0 6.1-10.5 1,223 92.0 89.5-93.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,925 123 5.3 4.3- 6.4 1,802 94.7 93.6-95.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,608 74 5.0 3.8- 6.4 1,534 95.0 93.6-96.2
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,490 77 6.0 4.5- 8.0 1,413 94.0 92.0-95.5
2nd Quartile 1,272 73 5.0 3.8- 6.5 1,199 95.0 93.5-96.2
3rd Quartile 1,376 88 5.7 4.5- 7.2 1,288 94.3 92.8-95.5
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 722 63 8.0 5.7-11.0 659 92.0 89.0-94.3

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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 2021 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2021 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. 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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