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 4,862 476 9.3 8.3-10.5 4,386 90.7 89.5-91.7
-FEMALES 2,600 210 7.2 5.9- 8.7 2,390 92.8 91.3-94.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,628 150 8.9 7.1-11.0 1,478 91.1 89.0-92.9
Non-Hispanic Black 524 28 4.5 2.7- 7.3 496 95.5 92.7-97.3
Other 412 29 4.3 2.7- 6.8 383 95.7 93.2-97.3
AGE
18-34 486 11 1.9 1.0- 3.9 475 98.1 96.1-99.0
35-44 391 *** *** *** 381 96.1 90.0-98.5
45-54 380 20 4.6 2.6- 8.0 360 95.4 92.0-97.4
55-64 461 30 5.8 3.7- 9.0 431 94.2 91.0-96.3
65-74 490 56 12.7 8.2-19.2 434 87.3 80.8-91.8
75+ 326 77 24.7 18.6-32.0 249 75.3 68.0-81.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 224 31 13.6 7.8-22.5 193 86.4 77.5-92.2
H.S. or G.E.D. 554 48 7.8 5.2-11.5 506 92.2 88.5-94.8
Some Post-H.S. 715 66 7.9 5.8-10.8 649 92.1 89.2-94.2
College Graduate 1,097 64 3.8 2.9- 5.1 1,033 96.2 94.9-97.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 181 18 9.0 5.0-15.8 163 91.0 84.2-95.0
$15,000- 24,999 267 33 11.1 7.2-16.6 234 88.9 83.4-92.8
$25,000- 34,999 281 31 12.0 6.8-20.4 250 88.0 79.6-93.2
$35,000- 49,999 246 *** *** *** 237 97.7 95.3-98.9
$50,000- 74,999 295 22 7.1 4.2-11.7 273 92.9 88.3-95.8
$75,000+ 708 25 2.4 1.5- 3.8 683 97.6 96.2-98.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 862 210 23.0 19.3-27.2 652 77.0 72.8-80.7
No 1,713 *** *** *** 1,713 100 . - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 84 *** *** *** 77 88.6 76.8-94.8
Non-Veteran 2,512 203 7.1 5.8- 8.6 2,309 92.9 91.4-94.2
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 765 44 5.1 3.5- 7.2 721 94.9 92.8-96.5
Regional City or Suburban County 689 54 7.2 5.2- 9.8 635 92.8 90.2-94.8
Rural 1,146 112 9.1 6.7-12.4 1,034 90.9 87.6-93.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,260 39 2.7 1.6- 4.4 1,221 97.3 95.6-98.4
Unemployed 139 *** *** *** 134 95.1 87.2-98.2
Retired 745 121 17.4 13.7-21.9 624 82.6 78.1-86.3
Unable to Work 193 32 17.2 11.3-25.3 161 82.8 74.7-88.7
Other not in Labor Force 245 11 2.9 1.3- 6.3 234 97.1 93.7-98.7
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 78 *** *** *** 74 92.8 77.9-97.9
50% to 100% 232 24 7.8 4.6-12.9 208 92.2 87.1-95.4
101% to 150% 243 23 8.3 5.0-13.3 220 91.7 86.7-95.0
151% to 200% 219 20 10.4 4.9-20.7 199 89.6 79.3-95.1
More than 200% 1,201 66 4.4 3.2- 5.9 1,135 95.6 94.1-96.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 771 68 7.7 5.0-11.7 703 92.3 88.3-95.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,003 95 9.5 7.2-12.5 908 90.5 87.5-92.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 826 47 4.6 3.2- 6.5 779 95.4 93.5-96.8
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 769 63 8.4 5.9-11.9 706 91.6 88.1-94.1
2nd Quartile 652 55 6.2 4.4- 8.7 597 93.8 91.3-95.6
3rd Quartile 736 50 7.0 4.7-10.3 686 93.0 89.7-95.3
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 443 42 7.2 4.5-11.2 401 92.8 88.8-95.5

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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 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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