2021 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Demographics

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 4,852 219 3.8 3.2- 4.5 4,633 96.2 95.5-96.8
GENDER
Male 2,258 88 3.3 2.6- 4.3 2,170 96.7 95.7-97.4
Female 2,594 131 4.3 3.4- 5.3 2,463 95.7 94.7-96.6
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 3,080 122 3.7 3.0- 4.6 2,958 96.3 95.4-97.0
Non-Hispanic Black 891 66 5.4 4.0- 7.3 825 94.6 92.7-96.0
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 142 12 5.6 2.5-11.9 130 94.4 88.1-97.5
Non-Hispanic Multiracial 78 *** *** *** 76 99.3 97.2-99.8
Non-Hispanic Other 105 *** *** *** 103 98.3 90.2-99.7
Hispanic 471 12 1.5 0.8- 3.0 459 98.5 97.0-99.2
AGE
18-34 1,014 14 1.0 0.6- 1.7 1,000 99.0 98.3-99.4
35-44 730 17 1.9 1.1- 3.4 713 98.1 96.6-98.9
45-54 760 38 5.1 3.5- 7.4 722 94.9 92.6-96.5
55-64 811 57 6.8 5.0- 9.1 754 93.2 90.9-95.0
65-74 879 54 4.6 3.3- 6.4 825 95.4 93.6-96.7
75+ 544 37 8.1 5.3-12.4 507 91.9 87.6-94.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 439 38 8.7 5.9-12.5 401 91.3 87.5-94.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,135 71 4.1 3.1- 5.4 1,064 95.9 94.6-96.9
Some Post-H.S. 1,290 71 3.9 2.9- 5.2 1,219 96.1 94.8-97.1
College Graduate 1,968 39 1.5 1.1- 2.3 1,929 98.5 97.7-98.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,506 219 12.7 10.9-14.9 1,287 87.3 85.1-89.1
No 3,311 *** *** *** 3,311 100 . - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 636 37 5.7 4.0- 8.1 599 94.3 91.9-96.0
Non-Veteran 4,203 182 3.6 3.0- 4.3 4,021 96.4 95.7-97.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,631 32 1.0 0.6- 1.4 2,599 99.0 98.6-99.4
Unemployed 249 16 4.6 2.7- 8.0 233 95.4 92.0-97.3
Retired 1,293 65 4.7 3.4- 6.4 1,228 95.3 93.6-96.6
Unable to Work 339 104 30.0 24.1-36.5 235 70.0 63.5-75.9
Other not in Labor Force 303 *** *** *** 302 99.9 99.2- 100
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 271 41 11.1 7.6-15.9 230 88.9 84.1-92.4
$15,000- 24,999 448 42 7.9 5.3-11.5 406 92.1 88.5-94.7
$25,000- 34,999 502 26 4.2 2.6- 6.6 476 95.8 93.4-97.4
$35,000- 49,999 517 17 3.3 1.8- 5.8 500 96.7 94.2-98.2
$50,000-74,999 606 12 1.6 0.8- 3.3 594 98.4 96.7-99.2
$75,000-100,000 492 *** *** *** 484 98.3 96.2-99.2
$100,000-150,000 527 *** *** *** 523 99.3 98.1-99.7
$150,000+ 427 *** *** *** 423 99.3 98.0-99.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 1,062 65 5.5 4.0- 7.4 997 94.5 92.6-96.0
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 112 11 6.3 3.1-12.6 101 93.7 87.4-96.9
50% to 100% 391 48 9.8 6.9-13.8 343 90.2 86.2-93.1
101% to 150% 404 25 5.3 3.3- 8.3 379 94.7 91.7-96.7
151% to 200% 405 25 3.8 2.3- 6.4 380 96.2 93.6-97.7
More than 200% 2,455 44 1.7 1.2- 2.4 2,411 98.3 97.6-98.8
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 1,062 65 5.5 4.0- 7.4 997 94.5 92.6-96.0
HOUSING
Own 3,157 107 3.3 2.6- 4.2 3,050 96.7 95.8-97.4
Rent 1,312 81 5.1 3.9- 6.7 1,231 94.9 93.3-96.1
Other arrangement 330 29 4.1 2.6- 6.4 301 95.9 93.6-97.4
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,494 47 2.8 1.9- 3.9 1,447 97.2 96.1-98.1
Regional City or Suburban County 1,297 61 4.5 3.3- 6.0 1,236 95.5 94.0-96.7
Rural 2,061 111 4.3 3.4- 5.4 1,950 95.7 94.6-96.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,320 81 4.7 3.6- 6.3 1,239 95.3 93.7-96.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,924 94 4.3 3.4- 5.6 1,830 95.7 94.4-96.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,608 44 2.8 2.0- 3.8 1,564 97.2 96.2-98.0
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,493 43 2.8 2.0- 4.0 1,450 97.2 96.0-98.0
2nd Quartile 1,270 63 4.2 3.2- 5.7 1,207 95.8 94.3-96.8
3rd Quartile 1,374 71 4.4 3.3- 5.8 1,303 95.6 94.2-96.7
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 715 42 4.1 2.8- 6.0 673 95.9 94.0-97.2

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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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