2021 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Derived Variables and Risk Factors

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 4,247 2,571 63.2 61.4-65.0 1,676 36.8 35.0-38.6
GENDER
Male 1,927 1,145 61.8 59.1-64.4 782 38.2 35.6-40.9
Female 2,320 1,426 64.5 62.0-66.9 894 35.5 33.1-38.0
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,749 1,622 60.6 58.3-62.8 1,127 39.4 37.2-41.7
Non-Hispanic Black 800 488 64.5 60.2-68.5 312 35.5 31.5-39.8
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 126 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Multiracial 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 88 *** *** *** 25 24.7 16.0-36.2
Hispanic 350 252 77.6 72.4-82.1 98 22.4 17.9-27.6
AGE
18-34 642 551 86.7 83.4-89.4 91 13.3 10.6-16.6
35-44 633 492 77.2 72.9-81.0 141 22.8 19.0-27.1
45-54 720 466 64.0 59.7-68.1 254 36.0 31.9-40.3
55-64 791 405 51.5 47.2-55.8 386 48.5 44.2-52.8
65-74 853 365 43.1 38.6-47.6 488 56.9 52.4-61.4
75+ 507 228 43.6 38.0-49.3 279 56.4 50.7-62.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 344 184 54.3 47.5-60.9 160 45.7 39.1-52.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 938 519 58.5 54.5-62.4 419 41.5 37.6-45.5
Some Post-H.S. 1,136 705 66.1 62.8-69.3 431 33.9 30.7-37.2
College Graduate 1,812 1,152 66.8 64.3-69.2 660 33.2 30.8-35.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,316 619 50.2 46.8-53.7 697 49.8 46.3-53.2
No 2,847 1,892 68.6 66.5-70.6 955 31.4 29.4-33.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 572 313 56.6 51.6-61.4 259 43.4 38.6-48.4
Non-Veteran 3,653 2,244 64.1 62.2-66.0 1,409 35.9 34.0-37.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,229 1,560 71.6 69.3-73.8 669 28.4 26.2-30.7
Unemployed 198 130 68.1 59.8-75.4 68 31.9 24.6-40.2
Retired 1,239 551 44.2 40.7-47.9 688 55.8 52.1-59.3
Unable to Work 314 126 42.7 35.7-50.1 188 57.3 49.9-64.3
Other not in Labor Force 224 178 81.5 74.8-86.7 46 18.5 13.3-25.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 233 130 61.3 52.8-69.2 103 38.7 30.8-47.2
$15,000- 24,999 374 207 57.9 51.4-64.1 167 42.1 35.9-48.6
$25,000- 34,999 424 247 62.6 56.7-68.1 177 37.4 31.9-43.3
$35,000- 49,999 437 266 63.4 57.5-68.9 171 36.6 31.1-42.5
$50,000-74,999 545 342 67.2 62.2-71.8 203 32.8 28.2-37.8
$75,000-100,000 450 290 64.3 58.7-69.5 160 35.7 30.5-41.3
$100,000-150,000 495 333 68.3 63.4-72.9 162 31.7 27.1-36.6
$150,000+ 403 261 66.7 61.1-71.9 142 33.3 28.1-38.9
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 886 495 58.3 54.1-62.4 391 41.7 37.6-45.9
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 87 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 317 181 60.9 53.6-67.8 136 39.1 32.2-46.4
101% to 150% 329 196 62.9 56.1-69.2 133 37.1 30.8-43.9
151% to 200% 348 203 61.8 55.2-67.9 145 38.2 32.1-44.8
More than 200% 2,245 1,412 65.2 62.8-67.5 833 34.8 32.5-37.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 886 495 58.3 54.1-62.4 391 41.7 37.6-45.9
HOUSING
Own 2,964 1,707 60.1 58.0-62.3 1,257 39.9 37.7-42.0
Rent 1,008 686 71.9 68.5-75.0 322 28.1 25.0-31.5
Other arrangement 222 141 70.5 62.6-77.3 81 29.5 22.7-37.4
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,294 827 65.8 62.7-68.8 467 34.2 31.2-37.3
Regional City or Suburban County 1,133 696 63.1 59.7-66.4 437 36.9 33.6-40.3
Rural 1,820 1,048 61.0 58.0-63.8 772 39.0 36.2-42.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,149 649 60.0 56.1-63.8 500 40.0 36.2-43.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,701 1,008 62.8 59.9-65.5 693 37.2 34.5-40.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,397 914 65.6 62.5-68.4 483 34.4 31.6-37.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,305 814 65.3 62.1-68.3 491 34.7 31.7-37.9
2nd Quartile 1,103 685 63.2 59.7-66.5 418 36.8 33.5-40.3
3rd Quartile 1,202 730 62.2 58.8-65.5 472 37.8 34.5-41.2
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 637 342 59.7 54.2-65.0 295 40.3 35.0-45.8

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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.

***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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