2021 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Health Care Access

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes, only one Yes, more than one No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 4,918 2,547 52.2 50.4-53.9 1,604 31.1 29.5-32.7 767 16.8 15.4-18.1
GENDER
Male 2,290 1,181 51.2 48.7-53.7 650 27.7 25.5-30.0 459 21.1 19.1-23.3
Female 2,628 1,366 53.1 50.6-55.5 954 34.2 31.9-36.6 308 12.7 11.1-14.6
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 3,106 1,680 55.0 52.8-57.2 1,080 32.7 30.7-34.8 346 12.3 10.9-13.8
Non-Hispanic Black 905 469 51.4 47.2-55.5 322 34.0 30.3-38.0 114 14.6 11.8-17.9
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 145 *** *** *** *** *** *** 12 8.4 4.2-16.1
Non-Hispanic Multiracial 80 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 110 *** *** *** 28 23.0 15.3-33.0 19 20.7 12.5-32.2
Hispanic 478 179 36.3 31.1-41.8 58 12.5 9.1-16.9 241 51.2 45.6-56.9
AGE
18-34 1,016 463 48.1 44.4-51.9 216 19.7 17.1-22.7 337 32.1 28.7-35.7
35-44 740 384 55.2 50.8-59.5 199 26.2 22.6-30.1 157 18.7 15.6-22.1
45-54 771 386 51.1 46.9-55.3 248 32.1 28.3-36.2 137 16.8 13.9-20.1
55-64 826 476 57.2 52.9-61.4 283 36.3 32.2-40.6 67 6.5 4.8- 8.6
65-74 888 508 56.4 51.9-60.8 352 40.5 36.1-45.0 28 3.1 2.0- 4.9
75+ 555 282 49.4 44.0-54.8 257 47.9 42.5-53.3 16 2.7 1.5- 4.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 452 190 41.8 36.0-47.9 104 26.8 21.6-32.8 158 31.4 26.3-36.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,142 608 53.8 50.2-57.4 327 28.1 25.0-31.5 207 18.0 15.5-20.9
Some Post-H.S. 1,311 687 53.1 49.7-56.4 444 31.4 28.5-34.4 180 15.5 13.1-18.3
College Graduate 1,987 1,053 54.0 51.5-56.5 722 35.3 33.0-37.8 212 10.6 9.2-12.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,511 694 45.8 42.6-49.1 654 41.3 38.1-44.5 163 12.9 10.9-15.3
No 3,298 1,794 55.1 53.0-57.2 919 26.6 24.8-28.5 585 18.3 16.6-20.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 642 332 50.8 46.0-55.5 235 35.7 31.3-40.3 75 13.5 10.2-17.7
Non-Veteran 4,248 2,200 52.4 50.5-54.3 1,361 30.4 28.7-32.1 687 17.2 15.8-18.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,644 1,396 53.7 51.4-56.0 707 25.8 23.9-27.9 541 20.5 18.7-22.4
Unemployed 252 126 47.9 40.4-55.6 65 26.0 20.0-33.0 61 26.1 19.7-33.6
Retired 1,308 714 53.6 50.0-57.2 550 43.0 39.5-46.7 44 3.4 2.3- 4.8
Unable to Work 342 138 37.2 31.1-43.7 188 56.9 50.3-63.4 16 5.9 3.4-10.0
Other not in Labor Force 311 147 55.4 48.2-62.4 76 19.2 14.8-24.6 88 25.4 19.6-32.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 288 123 41.7 34.2-49.5 109 39.5 31.9-47.5 56 18.9 13.9-25.1
$15,000- 24,999 455 212 45.0 39.1-51.2 141 31.8 26.4-37.8 102 23.1 18.3-28.8
$25,000- 34,999 506 249 48.8 43.3-54.4 153 30.2 25.3-35.7 104 21.0 17.0-25.6
$35,000- 49,999 521 277 56.0 50.6-61.3 157 25.5 21.4-30.1 87 18.5 14.3-23.5
$50,000-74,999 612 347 58.4 53.4-63.2 199 28.9 24.9-33.3 66 12.7 9.4-17.0
$75,000-100,000 494 286 60.1 54.9-65.2 162 31.0 26.4-36.1 46 8.8 6.3-12.2
$100,000-150,000 531 286 53.1 48.0-58.0 195 35.7 31.0-40.6 50 11.3 8.4-15.0
$150,000+ 428 239 54.5 48.8-60.0 153 34.9 29.8-40.3 36 10.6 7.3-15.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 1,083 528 49.0 45.1-53.0 335 29.4 26.0-33.0 220 21.5 18.5-24.9
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 110 *** *** *** *** *** *** 33 26.2 17.9-36.6
50% to 100% 393 167 41.3 34.9-47.9 129 33.6 27.4-40.4 97 25.1 19.9-31.2
101% to 150% 407 215 55.2 49.1-61.3 108 24.6 19.8-30.0 84 20.2 15.9-25.3
151% to 200% 405 194 48.5 42.3-54.6 134 31.3 25.7-37.5 77 20.3 15.6-25.9
More than 200% 2,472 1,379 56.6 54.2-58.9 850 32.3 30.2-34.6 243 11.1 9.6-12.8
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 1,083 528 49.0 45.1-53.0 335 29.4 26.0-33.0 220 21.5 18.5-24.9
HOUSING
Own 3,193 1,795 56.4 54.2-58.6 1,140 33.6 31.6-35.6 258 10.0 8.7-11.5
Rent 1,324 562 40.6 37.3-43.9 344 25.8 23.0-28.9 418 33.6 30.5-36.9
Other arrangement 336 158 49.2 42.4-56.1 94 24.3 19.2-30.2 84 26.5 20.6-33.5
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,513 742 48.5 45.5-51.6 500 32.4 29.6-35.2 271 19.1 16.8-21.7
Regional City or Suburban County 1,317 698 54.4 51.1-57.7 433 31.0 28.1-34.1 186 14.5 12.3-17.1
Rural 2,088 1,107 53.7 50.8-56.6 671 30.0 27.4-32.6 310 16.3 14.2-18.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,339 695 52.8 49.0-56.5 449 32.0 28.7-35.5 195 15.2 12.7-18.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,959 1,025 52.3 49.4-55.1 660 31.5 29.0-34.1 274 16.2 14.1-18.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,620 827 51.7 48.8-54.6 495 30.1 27.6-32.8 298 18.2 16.1-20.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,503 820 55.0 51.9-58.1 441 28.4 25.7-31.3 242 16.5 14.4-18.9
2nd Quartile 1,289 619 48.2 44.9-51.4 450 34.3 31.2-37.4 220 17.6 15.1-20.3
3rd Quartile 1,397 706 52.3 49.0-55.6 478 31.1 28.2-34.1 213 16.6 14.1-19.4
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 729 402 56.3 51.0-61.5 235 28.6 24.3-33.3 92 15.1 11.5-19.5

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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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