2021 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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Respond.^		 Within the past year (<12 months) Within the past 2 years Within the past 5 years 5 or more years ago Never
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 4,874 3,954 79.3 77.8-80.8 433 10.2 9.1-11.4 280 5.9 5.1- 6.8 183 4.0 3.4- 4.8 24 0.6 0.4- 0.9
GENDER
Male 2,264 1,732 74.9 72.6-77.1 231 11.1 9.6-12.8 162 7.4 6.1- 8.9 125 5.9 4.8- 7.3 14 0.7 0.4- 1.2
Female 2,610 2,222 83.4 81.4-85.3 202 9.4 7.9-11.1 118 4.4 3.5- 5.5 58 2.3 1.7- 3.2 *** *** ***
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 3,086 2,532 80.1 78.2-81.9 261 10.3 8.9-11.9 173 5.4 4.5- 6.5 115 4.0 3.2- 5.0 *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Black 904 788 86.1 83.1-88.6 69 7.6 5.8- 9.9 26 3.4 2.2- 5.3 20 2.7 1.7- 4.3 *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 143 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Multiracial 79 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 110 81 75.4 64.1-84.0 18 15.2 8.5-25.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 463 296 61.0 55.1-66.6 63 13.6 10.2-18.0 58 14.2 10.1-19.7 31 6.7 4.4-10.0 15 4.4 2.5- 7.6
AGE
18-34 999 664 66.7 63.1-70.2 135 15.0 12.4-18.0 112 9.9 8.0-12.3 76 7.1 5.4- 9.2 12 1.3 0.7- 2.3
35-44 733 544 74.3 70.2-78.0 85 12.0 9.3-15.4 66 8.4 6.3-11.0 35 5.1 3.4- 7.6 *** *** ***
45-54 769 602 79.7 76.2-82.8 70 8.6 6.6-11.2 54 6.0 4.5- 8.0 40 5.3 3.7- 7.6 *** *** ***
55-64 823 694 83.8 80.2-86.9 83 10.8 8.5-13.7 24 3.4 1.8- 6.4 18 1.6 1.0- 2.8 *** *** ***
65-74 885 826 93.2 90.9-95.0 38 4.9 3.3- 7.1 14 1.0 0.6- 1.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 550 522 95.6 93.0-97.2 19 3.1 1.8- 5.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 440 317 72.2 66.6-77.1 44 10.0 7.1-13.9 43 8.5 6.1-11.8 23 6.6 3.9-10.9 13 2.7 1.5- 4.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,133 900 76.8 73.4-79.9 106 11.1 8.8-13.8 62 6.0 4.3- 8.4 60 5.5 4.1- 7.3 *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 1,300 1,086 82.2 79.5-84.7 108 9.7 7.8-12.1 62 4.7 3.5- 6.3 42 3.2 2.3- 4.5 *** *** ***
College Graduate 1,979 1,635 81.3 79.2-83.2 173 10.0 8.5-11.7 110 5.9 4.8- 7.2 57 2.7 2.0- 3.6 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,500 1,289 82.4 79.5-85.0 106 9.5 7.6-11.9 67 5.1 3.6- 7.0 35 2.6 1.8- 3.9 *** *** ***
No 3,269 2,578 77.9 76.0-79.6 319 10.6 9.3-12.1 208 6.3 5.3- 7.4 143 4.6 3.7- 5.5 21 0.7 0.4- 1.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 639 554 85.7 81.9-88.9 55 8.9 6.6-11.8 18 2.8 1.7- 4.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 4,209 3,377 78.3 76.7-79.9 377 10.4 9.3-11.8 260 6.3 5.4- 7.3 173 4.3 3.6- 5.2 22 0.6 0.4- 1.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,624 1,990 74.7 72.6-76.7 274 11.6 10.1-13.3 200 7.6 6.4- 8.9 143 5.4 4.4- 6.6 17 0.7 0.4- 1.3
Unemployed 248 175 70.5 63.3-76.9 34 14.1 9.6-20.1 25 9.5 6.1-14.6 13 5.3 2.7- 9.8 *** *** ***
Retired 1,302 1,212 93.0 91.1-94.5 67 5.5 4.1- 7.3 12 0.6 0.3- 1.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 341 310 87.8 80.7-92.6 17 5.8 3.3-10.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 302 220 74.9 68.0-80.8 38 14.4 9.5-21.1 28 5.6 3.6- 8.6 13 4.3 2.3- 7.9 *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 286 221 74.4 66.4-81.1 26 10.2 6.5-15.6 23 9.4 4.8-17.4 13 4.3 2.2- 8.0 *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 448 359 79.1 73.7-83.7 39 8.4 6.0-11.8 23 5.3 3.1- 8.9 26 7.1 4.2-11.6 *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 499 385 73.6 68.2-78.4 39 8.7 5.8-12.7 38 8.4 5.8-12.0 31 7.9 5.1-11.8 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 514 394 74.2 68.9-78.9 58 13.6 10.0-18.2 42 9.2 6.3-13.3 19 2.6 1.5- 4.2 *** *** ***
$50,000-74,999 610 526 84.6 80.4-88.0 43 8.4 5.8-11.9 29 4.6 3.1- 6.9 11 2.3 1.1- 4.9 *** *** ***
$75,000-100,000 495 417 83.2 78.9-86.8 36 9.0 6.3-12.7 26 5.1 3.3- 7.7 16 2.7 1.6- 4.7 *** *** ***
$100,000-150,000 530 429 80.1 75.8-83.7 53 10.4 7.7-13.9 31 5.7 3.9- 8.3 15 3.6 2.0- 6.2 *** *** ***
$150,000+ 427 357 81.4 76.4-85.5 42 11.5 8.2-15.7 15 4.0 2.2- 7.0 12 3.1 1.5- 6.1 *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 1,065 866 79.8 76.4-82.9 97 11.0 8.5-14.0 53 4.3 3.1- 6.0 40 3.9 2.8- 5.6 *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 112 83 77.2 66.4-85.3 16 12.9 7.0-22.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 386 284 71.7 65.1-77.5 38 9.7 6.8-13.7 35 10.2 6.2-16.5 25 6.2 3.9- 9.9 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 402 311 74.6 68.6-79.8 30 8.4 5.3-13.2 37 10.5 7.4-14.8 21 6.1 3.5-10.5 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 400 317 75.4 69.4-80.5 40 12.0 8.5-16.7 22 7.1 4.0-12.1 20 5.3 3.3- 8.5 *** *** ***
More than 200% 2,463 2,060 82.3 80.4-84.1 209 9.9 8.5-11.5 123 5.0 4.1- 6.0 65 2.5 1.9- 3.4 *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 1,065 866 79.8 76.4-82.9 97 11.0 8.5-14.0 53 4.3 3.1- 6.0 40 3.9 2.8- 5.6 *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 3,179 2,735 83.8 82.0-85.4 237 8.7 7.5-10.0 124 4.3 3.5- 5.4 75 2.9 2.2- 3.8 *** *** ***
Rent 1,305 935 69.5 66.3-72.5 145 12.0 10.0-14.3 130 10.4 8.6-12.7 82 6.8 5.3- 8.8 13 1.2 0.7- 2.3
Other arrangement 329 229 67.0 59.7-73.5 49 19.6 14.0-26.9 23 6.1 3.8- 9.5 26 6.6 3.9-10.9 *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,501 1,164 76.7 74.0-79.2 163 11.4 9.6-13.5 110 7.5 5.9- 9.3 52 3.5 2.6- 4.8 12 0.9 0.5- 1.7
Regional City or Suburban County 1,300 1,067 81.8 79.2-84.2 114 9.3 7.6-11.5 68 4.4 3.4- 5.8 48 4.1 2.9- 5.7 *** *** ***
Rural 2,073 1,723 79.8 77.1-82.2 156 9.7 7.9-11.9 102 5.5 4.2- 7.1 83 4.5 3.4- 6.0 *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,330 1,134 82.9 79.7-85.7 91 8.5 6.5-11.0 60 5.2 3.6- 7.5 40 3.0 2.1- 4.3 *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,937 1,581 79.3 76.8-81.7 160 9.9 8.2-11.9 105 5.2 4.1- 6.6 82 5.0 3.8- 6.6 *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,607 1,239 77.2 74.7-79.5 182 11.5 9.8-13.5 115 6.9 5.6- 8.5 61 3.7 2.8- 5.0 *** *** ***
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,494 1,179 77.8 75.0-80.4 148 10.7 8.9-12.8 91 6.0 4.6- 7.9 66 4.8 3.6- 6.4 *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 1,277 1,011 78.7 75.8-81.3 124 10.6 8.7-13.0 88 6.7 5.2- 8.5 48 3.4 2.4- 4.8 *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 1,377 1,136 80.0 77.0-82.7 117 10.0 8.0-12.5 68 5.0 3.7- 6.8 51 4.5 3.1- 6.3 *** *** ***
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 726 628 84.3 80.2-87.7 44 7.8 5.3-11.3 33 4.7 3.0- 7.1 18 2.8 1.6- 4.8 *** *** ***

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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.

Sub-group estimates have been suppressed because they do not meet statistical reliability standards.

^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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