2021 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,822 4,338 89.7 88.6-90.7 484 10.3 9.3-11.4
-FEMALES 2,584 2,360 91.2 89.8-92.4 224 8.8 7.6-10.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,617 1,543 95.0 93.5-96.2 74 5.0 3.8- 6.5
Non-Hispanic Black 521 498 95.4 92.9-97.1 23 4.6 2.9- 7.1
Other 415 291 66.0 59.9-71.7 124 34.0 28.3-40.1
AGE
18-34 473 406 87.0 83.3-90.1 67 13.0 9.9-16.7
35-44 394 331 86.7 82.6-89.9 63 13.3 10.1-17.4
45-54 380 318 85.4 81.1-88.9 62 14.6 11.1-18.9
55-64 460 432 94.4 91.4-96.3 28 5.6 3.7- 8.6
65-74 488 488 100 . - . *** *** ***
75+ 328 327 99.4 96.0-99.9 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 225 142 67.4 59.4-74.5 83 32.6 25.5-40.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 541 474 89.0 85.7-91.7 67 11.0 8.3-14.3
Some Post-H.S. 711 666 94.5 92.5-96.0 45 5.5 4.0- 7.5
College Graduate 1,100 1,071 97.4 96.0-98.2 29 2.6 1.8- 4.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 187 158 84.5 77.0-89.9 29 15.5 10.1-23.0
$15,000- 24,999 267 222 83.1 77.3-87.7 45 16.9 12.3-22.7
$25,000- 34,999 281 242 84.6 78.6-89.2 39 15.4 10.8-21.4
$35,000- 49,999 245 229 92.5 87.4-95.6 16 7.5 4.4-12.6
$50,000- 74,999 299 286 93.8 88.0-96.9 13 6.2 3.1-12.0
$75,000+ 706 701 99.3 98.2-99.7 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 851 785 91.7 89.2-93.7 66 8.3 6.3-10.8
No 1,685 1,531 90.9 89.1-92.4 154 9.1 7.6-10.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 86 82 96.9 91.1-99.0 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,490 2,272 91.0 89.6-92.3 218 9.0 7.7-10.4
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 764 698 92.1 89.8-93.9 66 7.9 6.1-10.2
Regional City or Suburban County 683 625 90.7 87.6-93.0 58 9.3 7.0-12.4
Rural 1,137 1,037 90.8 88.5-92.7 100 9.2 7.3-11.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,252 1,137 90.8 88.7-92.6 115 9.2 7.4-11.3
Unemployed 138 104 75.4 66.0-82.9 34 24.6 17.1-34.0
Retired 739 732 99.0 97.9-99.6 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 191 182 95.4 90.5-97.9 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 240 186 83.6 78.0-88.0 54 16.4 12.0-22.0
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 77 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 231 191 82.6 76.0-87.7 40 17.4 12.3-24.0
101% to 150% 240 207 86.3 80.4-90.6 33 13.7 9.4-19.6
151% to 200% 218 191 85.2 78.2-90.2 27 14.8 9.8-21.8
More than 200% 1,205 1,179 97.3 95.7-98.3 26 2.7 1.7- 4.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 765 705 91.8 89.1-94.0 60 8.2 6.0-10.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,003 925 91.6 89.1-93.6 78 8.4 6.4-10.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 816 730 90.3 88.0-92.3 86 9.7 7.7-12.0
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 761 687 89.8 86.8-92.1 74 10.2 7.9-13.2
2nd Quartile 649 591 92.0 89.4-94.0 58 8.0 6.0-10.6
3rd Quartile 736 679 91.8 89.1-93.9 57 8.2 6.1-10.9
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 438 403 91.2 86.9-94.2 35 8.8 5.8-13.1

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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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