2021 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Demographics

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,860 301 5.8 5.0- 6.7 4,559 94.2 93.3-95.0
-FEMALES 2,599 186 6.7 5.6- 8.0 2,413 93.3 92.0-94.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,628 96 6.2 4.8- 7.9 1,532 93.8 92.1-95.2
Non-Hispanic Black 524 45 7.1 4.9-10.2 479 92.9 89.8-95.1
Other 412 42 7.8 5.3-11.1 370 92.2 88.9-94.7
AGE
18-34 486 19 3.4 2.0- 5.8 467 96.6 94.2-98.0
35-44 391 11 2.8 1.4- 5.3 380 97.2 94.7-98.6
45-54 379 36 10.4 7.2-14.9 343 89.6 85.1-92.8
55-64 459 51 11.5 8.3-15.8 408 88.5 84.2-91.7
65-74 492 38 6.0 3.9- 9.0 454 94.0 91.0-96.1
75+ 325 28 9.8 5.6-16.6 297 90.2 83.4-94.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 225 34 11.6 7.7-17.1 191 88.4 82.9-92.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 553 48 8.1 5.8-11.3 505 91.9 88.7-94.2
Some Post-H.S. 714 61 7.8 5.6-10.6 653 92.2 89.4-94.4
College Graduate 1,097 43 2.8 1.9- 4.0 1,054 97.2 96.0-98.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 180 32 14.8 9.6-22.1 148 85.2 77.9-90.4
$15,000- 24,999 268 36 12.6 8.4-18.4 232 87.4 81.6-91.6
$25,000- 34,999 281 24 9.8 6.1-15.4 257 90.2 84.6-93.9
$35,000- 49,999 246 *** *** *** 236 95.8 91.8-97.9
$50,000- 74,999 296 13 3.5 1.6- 7.4 283 96.5 92.6-98.4
$75,000+ 707 16 2.2 1.2- 3.8 691 97.8 96.2-98.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 862 186 21.3 18.0-25.1 676 78.7 74.9-82.0
No 1,713 *** *** *** 1,713 100 . - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 84 *** *** *** 77 89.5 79.0-95.1
Non-Veteran 2,511 179 6.6 5.4- 7.9 2,332 93.4 92.1-94.6
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 764 49 5.5 4.0- 7.5 715 94.5 92.5-96.0
Regional City or Suburban County 690 48 7.7 5.5-10.6 642 92.3 89.4-94.5
Rural 1,145 89 6.9 5.2- 9.2 1,056 93.1 90.8-94.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,259 52 3.5 2.6- 4.9 1,207 96.5 95.1-97.4
Unemployed 139 *** *** *** 129 95.0 89.8-97.6
Retired 745 55 8.0 5.5-11.4 690 92.0 88.6-94.5
Unable to Work 192 50 28.7 21.0-37.9 142 71.3 62.1-79.0
Other not in Labor Force 245 16 5.5 3.0- 9.8 229 94.5 90.2-97.0
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 77 11 11.6 5.7-22.1 66 88.4 77.9-94.3
50% to 100% 233 39 14.9 10.1-21.5 194 85.1 78.5-89.9
101% to 150% 243 28 8.5 5.4-13.3 215 91.5 86.7-94.6
151% to 200% 219 18 9.5 5.6-15.7 201 90.5 84.3-94.4
More than 200% 1,201 34 2.8 1.8- 4.3 1,167 97.2 95.7-98.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 769 69 8.6 6.1-12.0 700 91.4 88.0-93.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,004 70 6.0 4.5- 7.9 934 94.0 92.1-95.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 826 47 6.1 4.4- 8.4 779 93.9 91.6-95.6
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 769 43 6.4 4.4- 9.3 726 93.6 90.7-95.6
2nd Quartile 651 50 6.7 4.8- 9.2 601 93.3 90.8-95.2
3rd Quartile 737 53 6.5 4.7- 8.9 684 93.5 91.1-95.3
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 442 40 7.7 5.0-11.6 402 92.3 88.4-95.0

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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 U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2021 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2021 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. 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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