2021 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 4,822 4,338 89.7 88.6-90.7 484 10.3 9.3-11.4
GENDER
Male 2,238 1,978 88.0 86.2-89.7 260 12.0 10.3-13.8
Female 2,584 2,360 91.2 89.8-92.4 224 8.8 7.6-10.2
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 3,062 2,897 93.9 92.7-94.9 165 6.1 5.1- 7.3
Non-Hispanic Black 891 831 92.2 89.6-94.2 60 7.8 5.8-10.4
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 142 133 89.7 78.3-95.5 *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Multiracial 79 78 99.5 96.5-99.9 *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 107 96 87.2 77.1-93.3 11 12.8 6.7-22.9
Hispanic 462 236 51.3 45.6-57.0 226 48.7 43.0-54.4
AGE
18-34 979 807 82.7 79.7-85.4 172 17.3 14.6-20.3
35-44 736 611 84.9 81.8-87.6 125 15.1 12.4-18.2
45-54 767 652 87.1 84.3-89.5 115 12.9 10.5-15.7
55-64 812 754 94.3 92.3-95.8 58 5.7 4.2- 7.7
65-74 876 873 99.7 98.9-99.9 *** *** ***
75+ 546 545 99.7 97.6- 100 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 442 270 66.1 60.4-71.3 172 33.9 28.7-39.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,111 958 88.0 85.7-90.0 153 12.0 10.0-14.3
Some Post-H.S. 1,285 1,194 93.5 91.8-94.8 91 6.5 5.2- 8.2
College Graduate 1,968 1,903 96.4 95.2-97.3 65 3.6 2.7- 4.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,479 1,350 91.1 89.2-92.7 129 8.9 7.3-10.8
No 3,248 2,904 89.2 87.8-90.4 344 10.8 9.6-12.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 632 618 97.7 94.5-99.0 14 2.3 1.0- 5.5
Non-Veteran 4,167 3,700 88.5 87.3-89.7 467 11.5 10.3-12.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,616 2,301 88.3 86.7-89.7 315 11.7 10.3-13.3
Unemployed 242 175 71.0 63.4-77.6 67 29.0 22.4-36.6
Retired 1,281 1,273 99.4 98.7-99.7 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 336 311 93.5 89.7-95.9 25 6.5 4.1-10.3
Other not in Labor Force 298 238 85.6 80.9-89.3 60 14.4 10.7-19.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 284 233 84.0 78.3-88.4 51 16.0 11.6-21.7
$15,000- 24,999 445 356 78.7 73.1-83.5 89 21.3 16.5-26.9
$25,000- 34,999 503 404 79.8 75.2-83.7 99 20.2 16.3-24.8
$35,000- 49,999 517 473 91.0 87.7-93.5 44 9.0 6.5-12.3
$50,000-74,999 610 577 92.2 88.4-94.9 33 7.8 5.1-11.6
$75,000-100,000 492 478 97.0 94.7-98.3 14 3.0 1.7- 5.3
$100,000-150,000 530 525 99.1 97.3-99.7 *** *** ***
$150,000+ 426 422 98.4 95.2-99.5 *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 1,015 870 86.6 83.9-88.9 145 13.4 11.1-16.1
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 110 81 78.8 68.8-86.2 29 21.2 13.8-31.2
50% to 100% 387 294 77.0 71.3-81.9 93 23.0 18.1-28.7
101% to 150% 400 323 80.6 75.5-84.9 77 19.4 15.1-24.5
151% to 200% 403 348 86.1 81.6-89.6 55 13.9 10.4-18.4
More than 200% 2,464 2,385 95.9 94.6-96.8 79 4.1 3.2- 5.4
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 1,015 870 86.6 83.9-88.9 145 13.4 11.1-16.1
HOUSING
Own 3,148 3,006 94.2 93.0-95.2 142 5.8 4.8- 7.0
Rent 1,304 1,011 77.3 74.3-80.0 293 22.7 20.0-25.7
Other arrangement 320 275 86.9 82.2-90.5 45 13.1 9.5-17.8
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,482 1,335 90.1 88.2-91.8 147 9.9 8.2-11.8
Regional City or Suburban County 1,287 1,171 90.5 88.3-92.3 116 9.5 7.7-11.7
Rural 2,053 1,832 88.6 86.6-90.3 221 11.4 9.7-13.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,317 1,181 89.2 86.7-91.2 136 10.8 8.8-13.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,926 1,754 90.3 88.4-91.9 172 9.7 8.1-11.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,579 1,403 89.4 87.5-91.0 176 10.6 9.0-12.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,474 1,324 89.8 87.8-91.5 150 10.2 8.5-12.2
2nd Quartile 1,259 1,129 90.0 87.9-91.7 130 10.0 8.3-12.1
3rd Quartile 1,373 1,241 89.3 86.9-91.3 132 10.7 8.7-13.1
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 716 644 89.2 85.5-92.0 72 10.8 8.0-14.5

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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 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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