2021 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 4,137 158 4.3 3.6- 5.3 3,979 95.7 94.7-96.4
GENDER
Male 1,872 113 6.2 5.0- 7.7 1,759 93.8 92.3-95.0
Female 2,265 45 2.7 1.9- 4.0 2,220 97.3 96.0-98.1
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,617 66 2.6 2.0- 3.4 2,551 97.4 96.6-98.0
Non-Hispanic Black 794 47 8.4 5.9-11.7 747 91.6 88.3-94.1
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 130 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Multiracial 57 *** *** *** 55 95.5 80.4-99.1
Non-Hispanic Other 77 *** *** *** 74 99.2 97.2-99.8
Hispanic 398 31 7.4 4.8-11.0 367 92.6 89.0-95.2
AGE
18-34 731 51 7.4 5.4-10.0 680 92.6 90.0-94.6
35-44 636 34 5.9 3.8- 9.1 602 94.1 90.9-96.2
45-54 681 29 4.6 2.9- 7.2 652 95.4 92.8-97.1
55-64 728 22 2.3 1.4- 3.7 706 97.7 96.3-98.6
65-74 783 19 2.6 1.4- 4.6 764 97.4 95.4-98.6
75+ 492 *** *** *** 490 99.8 98.9-99.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 388 19 4.2 2.5- 7.1 369 95.8 92.9-97.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 963 48 5.6 3.9- 8.0 915 94.4 92.0-96.1
Some Post-H.S. 1,120 55 5.3 3.8- 7.2 1,065 94.7 92.8-96.2
College Graduate 1,650 36 2.2 1.6- 3.2 1,614 97.8 96.8-98.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,324 51 4.9 3.6- 6.7 1,273 95.1 93.3-96.4
No 2,786 104 4.0 3.1- 5.1 2,682 96.0 94.9-96.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 510 23 4.4 2.7- 7.1 487 95.6 92.9-97.3
Non-Veteran 3,621 134 4.3 3.5- 5.3 3,487 95.7 94.7-96.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,211 105 5.0 4.0- 6.4 2,106 95.0 93.6-96.0
Unemployed 204 14 8.9 4.8-15.9 190 91.1 84.1-95.2
Retired 1,157 18 1.6 0.9- 2.9 1,139 98.4 97.1-99.1
Unable to Work 305 14 5.2 2.7-10.0 291 94.8 90.0-97.3
Other not in Labor Force 234 *** *** *** 230 97.9 94.2-99.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 233 16 10.5 5.9-18.0 217 89.5 82.0-94.1
$15,000- 24,999 371 24 8.0 4.8-13.0 347 92.0 87.0-95.2
$25,000- 34,999 430 21 4.3 2.6- 7.2 409 95.7 92.8-97.4
$35,000- 49,999 430 18 5.6 3.0-10.2 412 94.4 89.8-97.0
$50,000-74,999 525 19 3.7 2.2- 6.2 506 96.3 93.8-97.8
$75,000-100,000 423 11 3.1 1.5- 6.4 412 96.9 93.6-98.5
$100,000-150,000 445 *** *** *** 435 97.6 95.3-98.8
$150,000+ 364 *** *** *** 355 97.1 93.7-98.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 916 30 3.4 2.2- 5.2 886 96.6 94.8-97.8
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 95 *** *** *** 86 87.4 75.7-93.9
50% to 100% 331 24 9.4 5.7-15.1 307 90.6 84.9-94.3
101% to 150% 358 25 7.5 4.7-11.8 333 92.5 88.2-95.3
151% to 200% 327 11 2.8 1.3- 5.9 316 97.2 94.1-98.7
More than 200% 2,095 59 3.3 2.4- 4.6 2,036 96.7 95.4-97.6
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 916 30 3.4 2.2- 5.2 886 96.6 94.8-97.8
HOUSING
Own 2,811 77 3.4 2.6- 4.5 2,734 96.6 95.5-97.4
Rent 1,010 60 7.3 5.5- 9.7 950 92.7 90.3-94.5
Other arrangement 278 21 5.5 3.1- 9.5 257 94.5 90.5-96.9
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,207 55 4.9 3.5- 6.7 1,152 95.1 93.3-96.5
Regional City or Suburban County 1,104 39 4.6 3.2- 6.6 1,065 95.4 93.4-96.8
Rural 1,826 64 3.7 2.7- 5.0 1,762 96.3 95.0-97.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,182 47 4.4 3.1- 6.3 1,135 95.6 93.7-96.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,684 60 4.2 3.1- 5.7 1,624 95.8 94.3-96.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,271 51 4.4 3.1- 6.2 1,220 95.6 93.8-96.9
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,232 30 2.2 1.4- 3.4 1,202 97.8 96.6-98.6
2nd Quartile 1,041 53 6.1 4.4- 8.3 988 93.9 91.7-95.6
3rd Quartile 1,203 48 4.3 3.1- 6.1 1,155 95.7 93.9-96.9
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 661 27 5.2 3.1- 8.4 634 94.8 91.6-96.9

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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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