2021 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Food Insecurity

“The food that we bought just didn’t last, and we didn’t have money to get more.”
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  Total
Respond.^		 Often True Sometimes True Never True
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,090 94 2.6 2.0- 3.6 338 8.4 7.3- 9.7 3,658 88.9 87.5-90.2
-FEMALES 2,239 62 3.9 2.7- 5.5 196 9.0 7.5-10.9 1,981 87.1 84.8-89.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,401 26 3.1 1.7- 5.4 75 6.9 5.0- 9.5 1,300 90.0 87.0-92.4
Non-Hispanic Black 473 22 5.5 3.0- 9.9 65 12.0 8.9-15.9 386 82.5 77.5-86.5
Other 342 12 3.1 1.6- 6.0 54 14.8 10.6-20.4 276 82.1 76.3-86.7
AGE
18-34 352 *** *** *** 31 9.5 6.3-13.9 312 87.1 82.0-90.9
35-44 345 *** *** *** 46 12.5 8.5-18.1 290 83.6 76.9-88.6
45-54 340 14 4.4 2.3- 8.2 35 8.2 5.7-11.8 291 87.4 82.8-90.9
55-64 408 15 3.5 1.9- 6.6 36 8.1 4.4-14.3 357 88.4 82.3-92.6
65-74 447 *** *** *** 35 10.7 6.7-16.7 402 84.0 76.0-89.7
75+ 297 *** *** *** 11 4.1 1.8- 8.9 282 94.1 88.7-97.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 195 14 11.7 5.5-23.3 38 18.3 11.6-27.6 143 69.9 59.0-79.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 474 23 5.8 3.3-10.0 56 12.3 8.3-17.8 395 81.9 75.9-86.6
Some Post-H.S. 631 15 2.5 1.3- 4.6 63 8.9 6.7-11.8 553 88.6 85.4-91.2
College Graduate 931 *** *** *** 38 3.4 2.3- 4.9 884 95.8 94.2-97.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 153 16 10.1 5.4-18.2 35 21.5 14.7-30.4 102 68.4 58.5-76.8
$15,000- 24,999 225 *** *** *** 41 15.0 10.2-21.4 177 81.1 73.7-86.8
$25,000- 34,999 249 13 8.8 3.8-19.0 38 16.5 10.8-24.3 198 74.7 65.2-82.4
$35,000- 49,999 202 *** *** *** 20 11.3 6.5-18.8 177 84.0 74.4-90.5
$50,000- 74,999 260 *** *** *** 13 3.0 1.5- 5.6 244 93.6 86.6-97.0
$75,000+ 617 *** *** *** *** *** *** 610 99.3 98.4-99.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 753 45 7.9 5.1-12.0 112 15.2 12.0-19.1 596 76.9 72.1-81.0
No 1,472 17 2.0 1.0- 3.9 83 6.2 4.5- 8.4 1,372 91.8 89.2-93.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 68 *** *** *** *** *** *** 60 91.4 82.4-96.0
Non-Veteran 2,168 60 3.9 2.7- 5.6 190 9.1 7.5-11.0 1,918 87.0 84.6-89.0
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 636 *** *** *** 46 7.0 5.0- 9.6 581 90.9 87.4-93.4
Regional City or Suburban County 596 20 5.2 3.0- 8.8 44 7.6 5.3-10.9 532 87.1 82.9-90.4
Rural 1,007 33 4.2 2.4- 7.4 106 11.8 8.8-15.6 868 84.0 79.6-87.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,071 23 3.2 1.8- 5.5 81 7.3 5.5- 9.6 967 89.6 86.6-91.9
Unemployed 110 *** *** *** 18 15.0 8.7-24.6 89 82.8 72.9-89.7
Retired 677 *** *** *** 36 6.5 4.1-10.3 633 90.3 84.9-93.8
Unable to Work 174 23 14.5 8.7-23.2 37 17.9 12.0-25.9 114 67.5 58.1-75.7
Other not in Labor Force 193 *** *** *** 23 14.2 7.9-24.3 166 84.1 74.1-90.7
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 63 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 200 *** *** *** 45 17.6 12.5-24.1 145 75.8 67.9-82.3
101% to 150% 213 *** *** *** 40 22.0 15.1-30.9 163 74.1 65.2-81.4
151% to 200% 178 *** *** *** 24 11.8 6.8-19.6 147 80.7 68.6-88.9
More than 200% 1,049 *** *** *** 30 2.1 1.3- 3.3 1,009 95.8 93.3-97.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 683 20 2.5 1.4- 4.4 79 13.7 9.6-19.2 584 83.9 78.4-88.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 884 30 5.8 3.5- 9.5 75 9.3 7.1-12.2 779 84.9 80.9-88.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 672 12 2.7 1.3- 5.6 42 5.5 3.9- 7.6 618 91.8 88.8-94.0
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 644 13 4.0 1.7- 8.9 37 6.0 4.0- 9.0 594 90.0 85.4-93.2
2nd Quartile 546 19 5.0 2.8- 8.6 39 6.7 4.7- 9.4 488 88.3 84.4-91.4
3rd Quartile 647 15 2.7 1.5- 4.8 65 14.0 9.9-19.3 567 83.3 78.0-87.6
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 402 15 3.1 1.6- 5.8 55 11.9 8.3-16.6 332 85.0 79.9-89.0

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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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