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 4,852 219 3.8 3.2- 4.5 4,633 96.2 95.5-96.8
-FEMALES 2,594 131 4.3 3.4- 5.3 2,463 95.7 94.7-96.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,623 67 3.7 2.8- 5.0 1,556 96.3 95.0-97.2
Non-Hispanic Black 524 43 6.8 4.6- 9.9 481 93.2 90.1-95.4
Other 412 19 2.2 1.2- 3.9 393 97.8 96.1-98.8
AGE
18-34 483 *** *** *** 476 99.2 98.4-99.6
35-44 392 *** *** *** 382 98.0 95.8-99.1
45-54 379 21 6.0 3.7- 9.8 358 94.0 90.2-96.3
55-64 458 33 7.4 4.9-11.0 425 92.6 89.0-95.1
65-74 491 33 5.0 3.2- 7.8 458 95.0 92.2-96.8
75+ 325 26 9.1 5.3-15.1 299 90.9 84.9-94.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 223 25 11.5 7.2-17.9 198 88.5 82.1-92.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 552 40 5.0 3.4- 7.3 512 95.0 92.7-96.6
Some Post-H.S. 713 41 3.8 2.5- 5.5 672 96.2 94.5-97.5
College Graduate 1,097 25 1.8 1.1- 2.8 1,072 98.2 97.2-98.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 181 29 12.5 8.0-19.1 152 87.5 80.9-92.0
$15,000- 24,999 268 22 7.7 4.3-13.2 246 92.3 86.8-95.7
$25,000- 34,999 280 16 4.9 2.7- 8.9 264 95.1 91.1-97.3
$35,000- 49,999 246 *** *** *** 240 96.6 91.4-98.7
$50,000- 74,999 296 *** *** *** 291 99.2 98.0-99.7
$75,000+ 704 11 1.4 0.7- 2.7 693 98.6 97.3-99.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 861 131 13.6 11.0-16.7 730 86.4 83.3-89.0
No 1,713 *** *** *** 1,713 100 . - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 85 *** *** *** 76 88.0 77.2-94.1
Non-Veteran 2,505 122 4.0 3.2- 5.1 2,383 96.0 94.9-96.8
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 763 25 2.6 1.6- 4.2 738 97.4 95.8-98.4
Regional City or Suburban County 689 34 5.3 3.5- 7.9 655 94.7 92.1-96.5
Rural 1,142 72 4.9 3.6- 6.6 1,070 95.1 93.4-96.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,258 20 1.2 0.7- 1.9 1,238 98.8 98.1-99.3
Unemployed 140 *** *** *** 134 97.4 93.0-99.1
Retired 744 36 4.9 3.1- 7.5 708 95.1 92.5-96.9
Unable to Work 192 67 35.0 27.0-44.1 125 65.0 55.9-73.0
Other not in Labor Force 242 *** *** *** 241 99.9 99.0- 100
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 78 *** *** *** 70 93.4 84.9-97.3
50% to 100% 233 28 10.6 6.7-16.5 205 89.4 83.5-93.3
101% to 150% 243 14 5.4 2.8-10.2 229 94.6 89.8-97.2
151% to 200% 218 14 4.5 2.2- 9.1 204 95.5 90.9-97.8
More than 200% 1,198 24 1.8 1.1- 2.9 1,174 98.2 97.1-98.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 766 50 5.6 3.8- 8.1 716 94.4 91.9-96.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,003 55 4.4 3.1- 6.1 948 95.6 93.9-96.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 825 26 3.3 2.1- 5.1 799 96.7 94.9-97.9
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 770 25 3.3 2.0- 5.2 745 96.7 94.8-98.0
2nd Quartile 649 38 4.7 3.2- 6.9 611 95.3 93.1-96.8
3rd Quartile 737 37 4.4 2.9- 6.6 700 95.6 93.4-97.1
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 438 31 5.4 3.4- 8.5 407 94.6 91.5-96.6

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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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