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 4,832 575 12.9 11.7-14.1 4,257 87.1 85.9-88.3
-FEMALES 2,588 355 14.9 13.2-16.8 2,233 85.1 83.2-86.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,622 212 14.1 12.0-16.4 1,410 85.9 83.6-88.0
Non-Hispanic Black 522 79 16.6 12.8-21.1 443 83.4 78.9-87.2
Other 409 59 15.6 11.5-20.9 350 84.4 79.1-88.5
AGE
18-34 484 70 15.3 12.0-19.4 414 84.7 80.6-88.0
35-44 391 57 15.8 11.4-21.5 334 84.2 78.5-88.6
45-54 377 59 17.4 13.2-22.6 318 82.6 77.4-86.8
55-64 459 63 14.7 10.9-19.5 396 85.3 80.5-89.1
65-74 489 54 11.8 8.4-16.4 435 88.2 83.6-91.6
75+ 322 47 15.6 10.9-21.9 275 84.4 78.1-89.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 224 51 24.1 17.7-32.0 173 75.9 68.0-82.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 553 96 18.2 14.3-22.9 457 81.8 77.1-85.7
Some Post-H.S. 710 122 16.3 13.3-19.8 588 83.7 80.2-86.7
College Graduate 1,092 85 7.7 6.0- 9.7 1,007 92.3 90.3-94.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 180 54 29.4 21.8-38.4 126 70.6 61.6-78.2
$15,000- 24,999 269 50 22.0 16.0-29.4 219 78.0 70.6-84.0
$25,000- 34,999 279 57 20.6 15.3-27.1 222 79.4 72.9-84.7
$35,000- 49,999 244 35 15.2 10.3-21.9 209 84.8 78.1-89.7
$50,000- 74,999 295 25 9.8 6.2-15.3 270 90.2 84.7-93.8
$75,000+ 703 44 7.0 5.0- 9.6 659 93.0 90.4-95.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 856 355 47.6 43.2-52.0 501 52.4 48.0-56.8
No 1,713 *** *** *** 1,713 100 . - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 85 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,499 333 14.6 12.8-16.5 2,166 85.4 83.5-87.2
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 758 82 10.9 8.6-13.7 676 89.1 86.3-91.4
Regional City or Suburban County 690 99 17.0 13.7-20.8 591 83.0 79.2-86.3
Rural 1,140 174 16.9 14.0-20.2 966 83.1 79.8-86.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,255 123 11.3 9.2-13.9 1,132 88.7 86.1-90.8
Unemployed 140 28 21.2 14.2-30.5 112 78.8 69.5-85.8
Retired 738 85 12.3 9.5-15.8 653 87.7 84.2-90.5
Unable to Work 192 88 50.7 41.8-59.5 104 49.3 40.5-58.2
Other not in Labor Force 245 29 12.4 8.2-18.5 216 87.6 81.5-91.8
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 77 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 233 61 27.3 20.6-35.3 172 72.7 64.7-79.4
101% to 150% 242 44 20.1 14.5-27.1 198 79.9 72.9-85.5
151% to 200% 218 43 22.9 16.4-31.2 175 77.1 68.8-83.6
More than 200% 1,195 101 8.5 6.7-10.6 1,094 91.5 89.4-93.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 767 115 16.4 12.8-20.7 652 83.6 79.3-87.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,002 149 16.9 14.1-20.2 853 83.1 79.8-85.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 819 91 12.0 9.6-14.8 728 88.0 85.2-90.4
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 766 97 13.0 10.3-16.1 669 87.0 83.9-89.7
2nd Quartile 648 86 13.4 10.6-16.9 562 86.6 83.1-89.4
3rd Quartile 736 104 18.0 14.4-22.3 632 82.0 77.7-85.6
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 438 68 17.1 12.4-23.1 370 82.9 76.9-87.6

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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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