2021 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Health Status

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  Total
Respond.^		 Excellent Very good Good Fair Poor
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,926 907 19.6 18.2-21.1 1,716 35.2 33.5-36.9 1,515 30.0 28.4-31.6 596 11.4 10.3-12.6 192 3.8 3.2- 4.6
-FEMALES 2,632 458 18.5 16.6-20.5 897 35.4 33.1-37.9 824 29.7 27.6-32.0 341 12.4 10.9-14.1 112 4.0 3.2- 5.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,641 326 20.3 17.9-23.1 662 41.5 38.4-44.7 433 24.3 21.7-27.0 156 9.7 7.9-11.8 64 4.2 3.1- 5.6
Non-Hispanic Black 532 65 13.0 9.9-16.9 138 29.4 24.6-34.7 195 35.3 30.4-40.6 106 17.7 14.1-22.0 28 4.6 2.9- 7.1
Other 420 61 18.4 13.8-24.1 90 18.8 14.7-23.9 175 43.7 37.4-50.2 76 17.6 13.3-22.9 18 1.5 0.8- 3.0
AGE
18-34 488 128 25.5 20.8-30.8 202 43.4 38.1-48.8 118 23.3 19.2-28.0 33 6.9 4.7-10.0 *** *** ***
35-44 397 85 22.6 18.0-27.9 145 35.1 29.7-41.0 121 30.3 24.8-36.4 36 9.3 6.3-13.5 *** *** ***
45-54 383 65 17.4 13.3-22.4 118 31.1 25.8-37.0 128 32.6 27.3-38.3 57 14.4 10.7-19.0 15 4.5 2.6- 8.0
55-64 465 83 17.4 13.7-21.8 138 28.8 24.1-34.0 146 31.8 26.4-37.7 76 15.8 12.2-20.3 22 6.2 3.9- 9.8
65-74 494 55 9.6 7.0-13.0 154 34.7 28.9-41.1 184 34.4 28.9-40.4 75 16.3 11.5-22.6 26 4.9 2.9- 8.2
75+ 333 32 9.4 6.1-14.2 113 33.0 26.4-40.4 102 30.2 24.3-36.9 56 19.3 14.3-25.4 30 8.1 5.0-12.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 227 17 7.3 4.0-12.8 33 17.8 11.8-26.0 86 34.4 26.7-43.0 65 30.8 23.3-39.6 26 9.6 6.1-15.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 557 67 14.8 11.4-19.1 164 32.2 27.3-37.5 184 31.5 26.7-36.7 106 15.8 12.5-19.7 36 5.7 3.8- 8.5
Some Post-H.S. 726 93 15.3 11.8-19.5 256 39.8 35.3-44.5 250 31.4 27.4-35.7 97 10.2 8.0-12.9 30 3.3 2.1- 5.1
College Graduate 1,108 279 28.4 25.4-31.7 440 39.5 36.2-42.9 297 24.7 21.9-27.7 72 5.8 4.5- 7.5 20 1.5 0.8- 2.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 191 16 8.7 4.7-15.6 38 23.7 16.1-33.4 54 26.5 19.2-35.3 54 25.9 19.0-34.4 29 15.2 10.0-22.4
$15,000- 24,999 269 34 15.3 10.2-22.2 46 20.0 13.8-28.1 111 35.0 28.4-42.1 59 25.0 18.7-32.6 19 4.7 2.8- 7.9
$25,000- 34,999 282 23 9.3 5.8-14.7 87 29.8 23.5-37.1 109 38.2 31.2-45.7 47 17.7 11.9-25.6 16 4.9 2.5- 9.3
$35,000- 49,999 248 37 14.9 10.3-21.0 83 33.6 26.1-41.9 89 35.8 28.1-44.4 30 11.5 7.5-17.3 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 298 57 21.5 15.0-29.7 123 44.5 37.1-52.2 88 26.7 21.0-33.4 26 5.7 3.6- 8.7 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 709 198 29.1 25.3-33.2 325 46.2 41.8-50.6 157 20.9 17.6-24.6 25 3.4 2.1- 5.5 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 862 41 4.8 3.4- 6.9 172 21.6 18.1-25.7 315 34.5 30.6-38.7 226 26.7 22.9-30.9 108 12.3 9.8-15.3
No 1,712 409 24.8 22.2-27.6 707 41.8 38.8-44.8 490 27.9 25.2-30.7 103 5.3 4.2- 6.7 *** *** ***
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 87 14 14.4 8.1-24.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,533 442 18.6 16.7-20.7 855 35.0 32.6-37.4 797 30.0 27.7-32.3 332 12.5 10.9-14.3 107 3.9 3.1- 5.0
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 778 158 20.3 17.2-23.9 289 37.9 33.9-42.2 224 28.9 25.2-33.0 84 9.7 7.6-12.3 23 3.1 1.9- 5.1
Regional City or Suburban County 700 150 21.0 17.7-24.9 209 32.8 28.6-37.4 225 29.0 25.2-33.1 88 13.2 10.4-16.6 28 4.0 2.6- 6.1
Rural 1,154 150 14.7 11.7-18.4 399 35.3 31.4-39.3 375 31.1 27.4-34.9 169 14.2 11.5-17.4 61 4.8 3.4- 6.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,267 277 23.3 20.4-26.4 501 39.4 36.1-42.8 372 28.4 25.4-31.6 107 8.2 6.5-10.2 *** *** ***
Unemployed 141 17 9.7 5.5-16.6 41 30.8 22.3-40.8 50 38.3 29.0-48.6 29 18.4 11.7-27.7 *** *** ***
Retired 751 96 11.9 9.4-15.0 240 32.2 27.7-37.0 260 33.5 29.3-38.0 114 17.0 13.3-21.4 41 5.4 3.7- 8.0
Unable to Work 195 *** *** *** 19 8.8 4.9-15.3 56 23.9 17.5-31.8 64 36.2 28.0-45.2 50 27.8 20.6-36.4
Other not in Labor Force 245 58 23.2 16.8-31.2 87 41.5 33.6-49.8 72 27.0 20.4-34.8 22 5.9 3.6- 9.5 *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 78 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 232 16 11.5 6.6-19.5 43 20.2 13.8-28.6 81 29.5 22.8-37.2 61 26.7 20.0-34.7 31 12.0 8.0-17.5
101% to 150% 244 28 12.5 8.3-18.4 63 27.5 20.6-35.6 98 38.0 30.7-45.9 41 18.1 12.8-24.9 14 3.9 2.0- 7.5
151% to 200% 221 31 12.3 8.2-18.0 60 26.7 20.0-34.7 84 37.8 29.7-46.7 35 17.2 10.6-26.8 11 5.9 2.8-11.9
More than 200% 1,206 272 24.1 21.1-27.4 513 44.2 40.7-47.7 321 24.8 21.9-27.9 82 5.6 4.3- 7.3 18 1.3 0.7- 2.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 778 96 14.8 11.0-19.5 239 31.7 27.1-36.7 254 31.3 26.5-36.4 140 17.1 13.9-20.8 49 5.2 3.5- 7.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,014 170 17.0 14.1-20.2 355 37.0 33.1-40.9 320 29.1 25.7-32.7 126 12.8 10.2-16.0 43 4.2 2.9- 5.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 840 192 22.3 19.2-25.7 303 36.3 32.6-40.2 250 29.4 26.0-33.1 75 9.0 6.9-11.6 20 3.0 1.8- 4.9
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 776 175 21.6 18.5-25.1 289 38.1 33.9-42.5 223 27.0 23.5-30.7 69 10.2 7.4-14.0 20 3.1 1.8- 5.2
2nd Quartile 667 116 18.6 15.1-22.6 239 38.0 33.6-42.6 210 29.6 25.6-33.8 79 10.9 8.5-13.9 23 2.9 1.8- 4.7
3rd Quartile 743 123 15.4 12.7-18.7 241 33.1 28.9-37.5 228 30.7 26.3-35.5 114 15.1 12.3-18.4 37 5.7 3.9- 8.2
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 446 44 16.6 10.2-25.8 128 26.2 20.6-32.7 163 35.5 29.1-42.5 79 16.3 12.1-21.6 32 5.4 3.3- 8.7

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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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