2021 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Health Care Access

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,924 493 10.6 9.6-11.8 4,431 89.4 88.2-90.4
-FEMALES 2,629 292 11.7 10.2-13.4 2,337 88.3 86.6-89.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,641 142 9.6 7.8-11.8 1,499 90.4 88.2-92.2
Non-Hispanic Black 531 71 13.2 10.1-17.1 460 86.8 82.9-89.9
Other 420 71 17.7 13.5-22.7 349 82.3 77.3-86.5
AGE
18-34 487 75 14.2 11.0-18.1 412 85.8 81.9-89.0
35-44 397 61 13.6 10.2-17.9 336 86.4 82.1-89.8
45-54 383 61 15.0 11.4-19.5 322 85.0 80.5-88.6
55-64 463 59 13.1 9.7-17.6 404 86.9 82.4-90.3
65-74 496 20 7.0 3.3-14.2 476 93.0 85.8-96.7
75+ 333 13 3.4 1.6- 6.8 320 96.6 93.2-98.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 228 49 24.8 17.6-33.7 179 75.2 66.3-82.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 555 70 12.2 9.2-15.9 485 87.8 84.1-90.8
Some Post-H.S. 724 89 10.9 8.6-13.7 635 89.1 86.3-91.4
College Graduate 1,109 84 7.8 6.1- 9.9 1,025 92.2 90.1-93.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 187 42 25.0 17.9-33.7 145 75.0 66.3-82.1
$15,000- 24,999 269 54 18.2 13.3-24.3 215 81.8 75.7-86.7
$25,000- 34,999 282 52 21.8 15.4-29.9 230 78.2 70.1-84.6
$35,000- 49,999 247 28 11.7 7.7-17.4 219 88.3 82.6-92.3
$50,000- 74,999 300 30 10.1 6.3-15.9 270 89.9 84.1-93.7
$75,000+ 709 17 2.9 1.8- 4.8 692 97.1 95.2-98.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 862 157 19.8 16.4-23.7 705 80.2 76.3-83.6
No 1,710 125 7.8 6.4- 9.6 1,585 92.2 90.4-93.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 87 *** *** *** 82 95.8 89.1-98.4
Non-Veteran 2,532 286 12.0 10.4-13.7 2,246 88.0 86.3-89.6
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 777 96 12.2 9.8-15.2 681 87.8 84.8-90.2
Regional City or Suburban County 697 72 11.4 8.7-14.7 625 88.6 85.3-91.3
Rural 1,155 124 11.5 9.0-14.5 1,031 88.5 85.5-91.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,265 141 11.1 9.2-13.4 1,124 88.9 86.6-90.8
Unemployed 141 38 27.4 19.4-37.2 103 72.6 62.8-80.6
Retired 754 34 5.9 3.3-10.3 720 94.1 89.7-96.7
Unable to Work 192 37 20.6 14.3-28.8 155 79.4 71.2-85.7
Other not in Labor Force 246 38 12.5 8.6-17.8 208 87.5 82.2-91.4
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 76 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 230 51 21.6 15.8-28.7 179 78.4 71.3-84.2
101% to 150% 244 45 17.8 12.8-24.1 199 82.2 75.9-87.2
151% to 200% 220 40 22.2 14.8-31.9 180 77.8 68.1-85.2
More than 200% 1,208 65 5.6 4.2- 7.4 1,143 94.4 92.6-95.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 777 86 10.4 8.0-13.3 691 89.6 86.7-92.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,016 124 13.3 10.6-16.5 892 86.7 83.5-89.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 836 82 11.0 8.7-13.8 754 89.0 86.2-91.3
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 773 75 11.6 8.6-15.4 698 88.4 84.6-91.4
2nd Quartile 666 76 11.2 8.8-14.3 590 88.8 85.7-91.2
3rd Quartile 744 90 12.2 9.7-15.4 654 87.8 84.6-90.3
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 446 51 12.0 8.6-16.6 395 88.0 83.4-91.4

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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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