2021 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,137 158 4.3 3.6- 5.3 3,979 95.7 94.7-96.4
-FEMALES 2,265 45 2.7 1.9- 4.0 2,220 97.3 96.0-98.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,412 18 1.5 0.9- 2.5 1,394 98.5 97.5-99.1
Non-Hispanic Black 479 16 6.2 3.4-11.0 463 93.8 89.0-96.6
Other 348 11 3.1 1.5- 6.4 337 96.9 93.6-98.5
AGE
18-34 361 13 4.4 2.4- 8.1 348 95.6 91.9-97.6
35-44 349 11 4.4 1.8-10.2 338 95.6 89.8-98.2
45-54 344 *** *** *** 335 96.5 92.7-98.4
55-64 409 *** *** *** 402 98.5 96.4-99.4
65-74 452 *** *** *** 447 98.9 97.2-99.6
75+ 298 *** *** *** 298 100 . - .
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 203 *** *** *** 197 97.6 94.3-99.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 480 13 4.0 1.9- 8.3 467 96.0 91.7-98.1
Some Post-H.S. 635 19 3.8 2.2- 6.4 616 96.2 93.6-97.8
College Graduate 940 *** *** *** 933 99.2 98.3-99.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 156 13 14.4 7.9-25.0 143 85.6 75.0-92.1
$15,000- 24,999 228 *** *** *** 220 95.4 89.7-98.0
$25,000- 34,999 251 *** *** *** 245 97.0 93.0-98.7
$35,000- 49,999 203 *** *** *** 198 95.0 84.0-98.6
$50,000- 74,999 261 *** *** *** 257 98.9 96.4-99.7
$75,000+ 621 *** *** *** 616 98.9 96.8-99.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 759 21 4.0 2.4- 6.3 738 96.0 93.7-97.6
No 1,489 22 2.1 1.2- 3.7 1,467 97.9 96.3-98.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 68 *** *** *** 65 93.6 80.7-98.1
Non-Veteran 2,195 42 2.6 1.8- 3.9 2,153 97.4 96.1-98.2
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 642 17 3.6 1.8- 6.8 625 96.4 93.2-98.2
Regional City or Suburban County 602 *** *** *** 593 97.9 95.6-99.0
Rural 1,021 19 2.5 1.4- 4.2 1,002 97.5 95.8-98.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,086 22 2.6 1.5- 4.7 1,064 97.4 95.3-98.5
Unemployed 113 *** *** *** 105 88.9 77.1-95.0
Retired 682 *** *** *** 679 99.6 98.5-99.9
Unable to Work 174 *** *** *** 167 95.5 90.0-98.1
Other not in Labor Force 195 *** *** *** 191 97.3 92.6-99.0
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 202 13 9.2 4.7-17.0 189 90.8 83.0-95.3
101% to 150% 216 *** *** *** 209 95.0 89.2-97.8
151% to 200% 179 *** *** *** 176 98.3 93.3-99.6
More than 200% 1,054 12 1.7 0.7- 3.9 1,042 98.3 96.1-99.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 691 15 2.9 1.5- 5.2 676 97.1 94.8-98.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 893 17 2.8 1.6- 4.9 876 97.2 95.1-98.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 681 13 2.5 1.2- 5.3 668 97.5 94.7-98.8
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 650 *** *** *** 645 99.4 98.6-99.8
2nd Quartile 552 16 4.5 2.4- 8.0 536 95.5 92.0-97.6
3rd Quartile 657 16 2.8 1.6- 4.8 641 97.2 95.2-98.4
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 406 *** *** *** 398 96.5 91.9-98.5

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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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