2021 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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  Total
Respond.^		 Employer Plan Purchased Plan Medicare Medicaid TRICARE/VA/Military Other Plan
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 4,338 1,925 47.2 45.4-49.0 446 11.2 10.1-12.5 1,344 26.3 24.8-27.9 205 5.9 5.0- 6.9 291 6.4 5.6- 7.4 127 3.0 2.4- 3.7
GENDER
Male 1,978 908 49.3 46.6-52.0 214 12.1 10.4-14.1 555 23.6 21.5-25.9 56 3.3 2.4- 4.6 196 9.1 7.8-10.6 49 2.5 1.8- 3.5
Female 2,360 1,017 45.3 42.8-47.9 232 10.4 9.0-12.1 789 28.7 26.5-31.0 149 8.1 6.7- 9.8 95 4.0 3.1- 5.3 78 3.4 2.6- 4.6
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,897 1,295 47.3 45.1-49.5 280 10.2 9.0-11.7 983 30.0 28.1-32.0 82 3.5 2.7- 4.6 179 6.2 5.2- 7.4 78 2.7 2.1- 3.6
Non-Hispanic Black 831 333 44.1 39.8-48.5 86 11.5 8.9-14.7 245 23.2 20.0-26.8 83 12.4 9.6-15.8 65 6.7 5.1- 8.8 19 2.1 1.3- 3.6
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 133 *** *** *** *** *** *** 52 24.0 15.1-35.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Multiracial 78 *** *** *** *** *** *** 14 13.4 7.0-24.1 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 96 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 236 115 47.0 38.8-55.3 40 18.9 13.0-26.7 24 9.6 5.7-15.7 14 6.0 3.2-11.0 24 8.0 5.1-12.3 19 10.6 5.5-19.3
AGE
18-34 807 484 57.2 53.0-61.4 113 15.0 12.1-18.4 21 3.3 2.0- 5.4 83 12.0 9.5-15.1 85 9.5 7.3-12.2 21 3.0 1.7- 5.2
35-44 611 399 66.8 62.2-71.0 80 11.7 9.1-14.9 25 3.7 2.5- 5.7 34 6.1 3.9- 9.2 50 8.0 6.0-10.8 23 3.7 2.3- 6.0
45-54 652 447 69.3 64.9-73.4 66 10.6 8.0-13.8 34 5.6 3.8- 8.3 31 5.3 3.5- 8.2 48 5.3 3.8- 7.3 26 3.8 2.4- 5.9
55-64 754 398 53.3 48.8-57.8 126 17.2 14.2-20.7 115 15.5 12.1-19.7 33 3.7 2.5- 5.5 49 6.1 4.4- 8.3 33 4.1 2.6- 6.2
65-74 873 106 9.4 7.4-12.0 31 3.3 2.2- 5.1 678 81.2 77.9-84.1 17 1.6 0.9- 3.0 37 4.0 2.7- 5.8 *** *** ***
75+ 545 44 6.6 4.5- 9.4 18 4.1 2.4- 6.9 447 83.4 79.3-86.9 *** *** *** 18 2.7 1.6- 4.5 12 2.0 1.0- 3.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 270 53 22.8 16.9-29.9 26 9.1 5.9-13.7 134 45.9 38.2-53.7 34 13.3 8.9-19.5 *** *** *** 18 7.7 4.6-12.7
H.S. or G.E.D. 958 313 38.9 35.1-42.9 104 11.6 9.3-14.4 355 29.2 25.9-32.7 83 9.2 7.1-11.9 82 9.2 7.2-11.7 21 1.9 1.1- 3.1
Some Post-H.S. 1,194 474 44.8 41.3-48.3 144 13.2 10.9-15.9 400 26.9 24.1-29.9 60 5.4 4.1- 7.2 91 7.1 5.6- 9.0 25 2.6 1.5- 4.2
College Graduate 1,903 1,078 63.3 60.8-65.7 170 9.4 7.9-11.1 452 17.9 16.2-19.7 28 1.6 1.0- 2.5 113 4.9 4.0- 6.0 62 3.0 2.3- 3.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,350 342 27.2 24.2-30.3 112 9.1 7.3-11.4 661 44.4 41.1-47.7 102 8.7 6.9-10.8 96 7.1 5.7- 8.9 37 3.5 2.3- 5.1
No 2,904 1,546 55.9 53.7-58.2 328 12.3 10.9-14.0 658 18.4 16.8-20.1 96 4.5 3.5- 5.7 189 6.1 5.1- 7.3 87 2.8 2.1- 3.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 618 143 25.2 21.3-29.5 25 4.8 2.8- 8.0 203 29.3 25.3-33.8 12 2.3 1.2- 4.1 222 36.9 32.5-41.7 13 1.5 0.8- 2.9
Non-Veteran 3,700 1,771 50.5 48.5-52.5 418 12.2 11.0-13.7 1,137 25.9 24.2-27.6 193 6.5 5.4- 7.6 67 1.7 1.2- 2.4 114 3.2 2.6- 4.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,301 1,611 70.1 67.7-72.3 267 12.2 10.7-13.9 143 5.1 4.2- 6.2 65 3.6 2.7- 4.8 153 6.4 5.3- 7.7 62 2.5 1.8- 3.5
Unemployed 175 42 27.2 19.6-36.4 33 16.3 10.7-23.9 28 12.0 7.7-18.1 40 27.8 19.9-37.2 18 8.8 5.2-14.7 14 8.0 4.0-15.4
Retired 1,273 138 9.9 8.0-12.1 65 5.8 4.4- 7.8 950 74.7 71.5-77.6 25 2.3 1.4- 3.7 66 4.8 3.6- 6.4 29 2.6 1.6- 4.0
Unable to Work 311 17 5.0 2.9- 8.6 27 8.7 5.4-13.7 187 57.1 49.9-64.1 51 18.8 13.7-25.2 23 7.6 4.6-12.2 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 238 101 43.9 36.1-52.1 48 20.0 14.1-27.6 26 12.3 7.2-20.3 23 10.0 6.1-16.1 25 8.7 5.2-14.1 15 5.0 2.8- 8.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 233 30 16.8 11.2-24.4 32 13.9 8.6-21.9 114 39.8 31.6-48.6 39 22.9 16.1-31.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 356 71 25.8 19.6-33.1 41 10.1 7.0-14.3 173 41.5 35.0-48.3 40 15.7 10.8-22.3 18 4.4 2.6- 7.2 13 2.6 1.4- 4.9
$25,000- 34,999 404 108 27.3 22.1-33.2 52 13.3 9.7-18.1 162 39.5 33.3-46.0 37 9.7 6.7-13.8 30 6.7 4.4-10.1 15 3.5 1.9- 6.2
$35,000- 49,999 473 175 39.8 34.3-45.5 54 11.5 8.5-15.3 155 26.5 22.1-31.4 20 3.9 2.3- 6.7 47 12.2 8.5-17.2 22 6.1 3.5-10.6
$50,000-74,999 577 308 56.1 51.0-61.1 55 11.0 8.3-14.5 145 20.0 16.5-24.0 *** *** *** 55 8.7 6.5-11.6 *** *** ***
$75,000-100,000 478 286 61.2 55.7-66.4 43 10.8 7.7-15.0 97 16.2 12.8-20.3 *** *** *** 39 8.6 5.7-12.7 *** *** ***
$100,000-150,000 525 341 70.3 65.6-74.5 40 7.6 5.4-10.6 102 15.5 12.4-19.2 *** *** *** 32 5.2 3.5- 7.6 *** *** ***
$150,000+ 422 322 79.6 74.7-83.8 37 10.5 7.1-15.2 40 5.7 4.0- 8.1 *** *** *** 14 2.6 1.5- 4.6 *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 870 284 34.3 30.3-38.4 92 12.7 9.9-16.1 356 36.4 32.4-40.6 55 7.5 5.5-10.1 47 4.8 3.5- 6.6 36 4.4 2.9- 6.4
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 81 *** *** *** *** *** *** 22 15.5 9.0-25.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 294 52 23.6 17.4-31.3 31 10.2 6.1-16.3 144 41.3 33.9-49.1 47 19.8 14.1-27.2 11 3.3 1.6- 6.7 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 323 94 32.1 25.5-39.4 44 12.5 9.0-17.2 116 33.2 26.8-40.2 41 15.0 10.5-21.1 16 3.7 2.1- 6.4 12 3.5 1.8- 6.7
151% to 200% 348 101 30.2 24.5-36.6 48 13.6 9.8-18.6 120 32.5 26.3-39.3 21 5.6 3.5- 8.9 38 11.0 7.5-15.7 20 7.1 3.8-12.7
More than 200% 2,385 1,358 60.7 58.3-63.0 212 9.9 8.5-11.5 580 19.1 17.4-21.0 21 1.3 0.7- 2.2 171 7.2 6.0- 8.6 43 1.8 1.2- 2.6
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 870 284 34.3 30.3-38.4 92 12.7 9.9-16.1 356 36.4 32.4-40.6 55 7.5 5.5-10.1 47 4.8 3.5- 6.6 36 4.4 2.9- 6.4
HOUSING
Own 3,006 1,364 48.1 45.9-50.3 273 10.3 9.0-11.8 1,039 29.7 27.8-31.7 55 2.6 1.9- 3.6 200 6.6 5.6- 7.8 75 2.7 2.0- 3.6
Rent 1,011 431 44.4 40.6-48.2 128 12.8 10.4-15.5 230 18.3 15.7-21.2 109 13.9 11.2-17.1 68 6.0 4.5- 8.0 45 4.7 3.3- 6.6
Other arrangement 275 104 43.2 36.0-50.7 40 16.4 11.3-23.2 64 15.7 11.7-20.6 38 16.3 11.5-22.6 22 6.4 3.9-10.1 *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,335 742 56.2 52.9-59.4 146 11.7 9.6-14.2 295 19.7 17.3-22.2 50 5.2 3.7- 7.1 54 3.8 2.7- 5.3 48 3.5 2.4- 5.1
Regional City or Suburban County 1,171 497 45.5 42.0-49.0 121 11.9 9.7-14.4 337 24.4 21.7-27.3 48 4.7 3.4- 6.6 139 10.9 8.9-13.3 29 2.6 1.7- 3.9
Rural 1,832 686 40.2 37.3-43.2 179 10.3 8.7-12.2 712 34.0 31.2-37.0 107 7.4 5.8- 9.3 98 5.2 4.2- 6.6 50 2.8 2.0- 4.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,181 422 38.3 34.5-42.2 117 10.1 8.1-12.6 418 31.3 27.7-35.2 88 8.7 6.7-11.2 104 8.9 7.0-11.2 32 2.8 1.9- 4.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,754 752 44.3 41.4-47.2 182 11.9 10.0-14.0 587 29.0 26.4-31.6 72 5.8 4.4- 7.6 118 6.7 5.5- 8.2 43 2.4 1.6- 3.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,403 751 55.5 52.4-58.6 147 11.2 9.3-13.4 339 20.7 18.4-23.1 45 4.2 3.0- 5.9 69 4.7 3.5- 6.2 52 3.7 2.6- 5.1
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,324 614 49.4 46.2-52.6 145 11.6 9.7-13.9 418 27.1 24.4-30.0 39 3.3 2.3- 4.7 65 4.9 3.6- 6.6 43 3.7 2.5- 5.3
2nd Quartile 1,129 537 49.3 45.8-52.8 119 12.0 9.8-14.6 319 24.1 21.4-27.0 53 6.6 4.9- 8.9 69 5.7 4.4- 7.5 32 2.3 1.5- 3.5
3rd Quartile 1,241 539 44.7 41.2-48.1 114 9.9 8.0-12.1 353 26.2 23.2-29.4 67 6.3 4.8- 8.2 132 10.1 8.2-12.3 36 2.9 1.8- 4.6
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 644 235 40.2 34.6-46.1 68 11.0 7.9-15.2 254 31.4 26.7-36.6 46 10.1 6.8-14.7 25 3.9 2.5- 6.1 16 3.3 1.9- 5.9

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*Among respondents who have health care coverage.

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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