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 4,851 806 14.8 13.6-16.1 4,045 85.2 83.9-86.4
-FEMALES 2,594 515 17.5 15.7-19.4 2,079 82.5 80.6-84.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,625 297 17.5 15.2-20.1 1,328 82.5 79.9-84.8
Non-Hispanic Black 523 150 22.6 18.6-27.1 373 77.4 72.9-81.4
Other 411 64 8.8 6.2-12.2 347 91.2 87.8-93.8
AGE
18-34 484 16 2.3 1.3- 4.1 468 97.7 95.9-98.7
35-44 391 31 9.4 5.8-14.8 360 90.6 85.2-94.2
45-54 379 64 17.8 13.6-23.0 315 82.2 77.0-86.4
55-64 459 123 27.7 22.9-33.2 336 72.3 66.8-77.1
65-74 489 149 30.5 24.4-37.2 340 69.5 62.8-75.6
75+ 327 126 38.3 31.7-45.5 201 61.7 54.5-68.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 223 72 36.0 27.8-45.1 151 64.0 54.9-72.2
H.S. or G.E.D. 552 160 23.5 19.4-28.3 392 76.5 71.7-80.6
Some Post-H.S. 715 165 15.8 13.2-18.8 550 84.2 81.2-86.8
College Graduate 1,095 117 8.2 6.6-10.2 978 91.8 89.8-93.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 181 87 38.4 30.1-47.5 94 61.6 52.5-69.9
$15,000- 24,999 268 91 28.0 21.8-35.1 177 72.0 64.9-78.2
$25,000- 34,999 281 72 24.7 18.1-32.8 209 75.3 67.2-81.9
$35,000- 49,999 245 47 15.6 10.9-21.8 198 84.4 78.2-89.1
$50,000- 74,999 296 29 9.0 5.8-13.7 267 91.0 86.3-94.2
$75,000+ 704 55 6.5 4.8- 8.6 649 93.5 91.4-95.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 863 515 55.5 51.0-59.8 348 44.5 40.2-49.0
No 1,713 *** *** *** 1,713 100 . - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 84 18 18.8 11.2-29.8 66 81.2 70.2-88.8
Non-Veteran 2,506 497 17.4 15.6-19.4 2,009 82.6 80.6-84.4
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 763 103 12.6 10.1-15.6 660 87.4 84.4-89.9
Regional City or Suburban County 691 134 18.3 15.1-22.0 557 81.7 78.0-84.9
Rural 1,140 278 21.1 17.9-24.8 862 78.9 75.2-82.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,258 110 7.6 6.0- 9.7 1,148 92.4 90.3-94.0
Unemployed 140 29 18.6 11.9-27.9 111 81.4 72.1-88.1
Retired 744 223 31.8 27.1-36.9 521 68.2 63.1-72.9
Unable to Work 190 133 69.5 61.0-76.8 57 30.5 23.2-39.0
Other not in Labor Force 244 18 4.0 2.2- 7.1 226 96.0 92.9-97.8
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 78 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 232 97 35.6 28.4-43.6 135 64.4 56.4-71.6
101% to 150% 243 55 17.5 12.7-23.7 188 82.5 76.3-87.3
151% to 200% 220 53 20.8 13.7-30.1 167 79.2 69.9-86.3
More than 200% 1,197 153 11.0 9.1-13.2 1,044 89.0 86.8-90.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 766 213 24.0 19.9-28.6 553 76.0 71.4-80.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,003 188 17.2 14.3-20.5 815 82.8 79.5-85.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 825 114 13.6 11.1-16.5 711 86.4 83.5-88.9
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 769 104 13.9 10.9-17.7 665 86.1 82.3-89.1
2nd Quartile 649 121 16.7 13.6-20.4 528 83.3 79.6-86.4
3rd Quartile 737 150 18.8 15.5-22.7 587 81.2 77.3-84.5
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 439 140 26.2 20.8-32.5 299 73.8 67.5-79.2

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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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