2021 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 4,136 44 1.1 0.8- 1.6 4,092 98.9 98.4-99.2
GENDER
Male 1,872 27 1.4 0.9- 2.2 1,845 98.6 97.8-99.1
Female 2,264 17 0.9 0.5- 1.6 2,247 99.1 98.4-99.5
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,617 30 1.2 0.8- 1.8 2,587 98.8 98.2-99.2
Non-Hispanic Black 793 *** *** *** 786 99.2 98.3-99.7
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 130 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Multiracial 57 *** *** *** 57 100 . - .
Non-Hispanic Other 77 *** *** *** 76 98.2 88.1-99.7
Hispanic 398 *** *** *** 396 99.6 98.4-99.9
AGE
18-34 731 18 2.1 1.2- 3.5 713 97.9 96.5-98.8
35-44 637 *** *** *** 627 98.3 96.7-99.2
45-54 680 *** *** *** 671 98.8 97.6-99.4
55-64 728 *** *** *** 722 99.4 98.5-99.7
65-74 783 *** *** *** 782 99.6 97.4-99.9
75+ 491 *** *** *** 491 100 . - .
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 386 *** *** *** 385 99.8 98.9- 100
H.S. or G.E.D. 963 12 1.3 0.7- 2.5 951 98.7 97.5-99.3
Some Post-H.S. 1,120 20 1.8 1.1- 2.9 1,100 98.2 97.1-98.9
College Graduate 1,651 11 0.6 0.3- 1.2 1,640 99.4 98.8-99.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,322 20 1.9 1.1- 3.1 1,302 98.1 96.9-98.9
No 2,787 24 0.8 0.5- 1.3 2,763 99.2 98.7-99.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 510 *** *** *** 509 99.9 99.0- 100
Non-Veteran 3,620 43 1.3 0.9- 1.8 3,577 98.7 98.2-99.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,212 34 1.4 1.0- 2.1 2,178 98.6 97.9-99.0
Unemployed 204 *** *** *** 200 98.2 94.5-99.4
Retired 1,156 *** *** *** 1,155 99.8 98.3- 100
Unable to Work 304 *** *** *** 300 98.5 95.9-99.5
Other not in Labor Force 234 *** *** *** 233 99.3 94.9-99.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 233 *** *** *** 228 96.6 91.4-98.7
$15,000- 24,999 371 *** *** *** 369 99.7 98.6-99.9
$25,000- 34,999 429 *** *** *** 423 98.9 97.3-99.5
$35,000- 49,999 430 *** *** *** 420 97.8 95.5-98.9
$50,000-74,999 525 *** *** *** 523 99.6 97.6-99.9
$75,000-100,000 423 *** *** *** 419 98.3 94.8-99.5
$100,000-150,000 446 *** *** *** 441 98.9 97.4-99.6
$150,000+ 364 *** *** *** 361 99.5 98.3-99.8
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 915 *** *** *** 908 99.2 98.1-99.6
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 95 *** *** *** 91 93.3 82.1-97.7
50% to 100% 331 *** *** *** 330 99.6 97.0-99.9
101% to 150% 358 *** *** *** 354 99.0 97.4-99.7
151% to 200% 327 *** *** *** 319 98.0 95.7-99.1
More than 200% 2,095 20 1.0 0.6- 1.8 2,075 99.0 98.2-99.4
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 915 *** *** *** 908 99.2 98.1-99.6
HOUSING
Own 2,811 20 0.8 0.5- 1.4 2,791 99.2 98.6-99.5
Rent 1,010 18 1.8 1.1- 3.0 992 98.2 97.0-98.9
Other arrangement 277 *** *** *** 271 97.8 94.3-99.2
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,206 *** *** *** 1,196 99.3 98.5-99.6
Regional City or Suburban County 1,104 19 1.9 1.1- 3.2 1,085 98.1 96.8-98.9
Rural 1,826 15 0.9 0.5- 1.5 1,811 99.1 98.5-99.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,181 11 1.4 0.7- 2.8 1,170 98.6 97.2-99.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,685 22 1.4 0.9- 2.2 1,663 98.6 97.8-99.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,270 11 0.7 0.3- 1.3 1,259 99.3 98.7-99.7
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,232 *** *** *** 1,223 99.3 98.5-99.7
2nd Quartile 1,040 *** *** *** 1,031 99.3 98.6-99.7
3rd Quartile 1,204 23 2.4 1.5- 3.8 1,181 97.6 96.2-98.5
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 660 *** *** *** 657 99.5 98.2-99.9

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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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