2021 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Health Status

General Health Indicator

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  Total
Respond.^
Excellent/Vg/Good Fair/Poor
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,926 4,138 84.7 83.4-86.0 788 15.3 14.0-16.6
-FEMALES 2,632 2,179 83.6 81.7-85.4 453 16.4 14.6-18.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,641 1,421 86.1 83.8-88.2 220 13.9 11.8-16.2
Non-Hispanic Black 532 398 77.7 73.2-81.8 134 22.3 18.2-26.8
Other 420 326 80.9 75.6-85.3 94 19.1 14.7-24.4
AGE
18-34 488 448 92.2 89.0-94.5 40 7.8 5.5-11.0
35-44 397 351 88.0 83.3-91.5 46 12.0 8.5-16.7
45-54 383 311 81.1 76.0-85.3 72 18.9 14.7-24.0
55-64 465 367 77.9 72.9-82.3 98 22.1 17.7-27.1
65-74 494 393 78.8 72.4-84.0 101 21.2 16.0-27.6
75+ 333 247 72.7 66.0-78.5 86 27.3 21.5-34.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 227 136 59.5 50.7-67.7 91 40.5 32.3-49.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 557 415 78.5 74.1-82.3 142 21.5 17.7-25.9
Some Post-H.S. 726 599 86.5 83.5-89.0 127 13.5 11.0-16.5
College Graduate 1,108 1,016 92.6 90.7-94.2 92 7.4 5.8- 9.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 191 108 58.9 49.8-67.4 83 41.1 32.6-50.2
$15,000- 24,999 269 191 70.3 62.7-76.9 78 29.7 23.1-37.3
$25,000- 34,999 282 219 77.4 69.5-83.7 63 22.6 16.3-30.5
$35,000- 49,999 248 209 84.3 77.8-89.1 39 15.7 10.9-22.2
$50,000- 74,999 298 268 92.7 88.7-95.4 30 7.3 4.6-11.3
$75,000+ 709 680 96.1 93.9-97.6 29 3.9 2.4- 6.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 862 528 61.0 56.6-65.2 334 39.0 34.8-43.4
No 1,712 1,606 94.5 93.1-95.6 106 5.5 4.4- 6.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 87 74 83.0 71.1-90.6 13 17.0 9.4-28.9
Non-Veteran 2,533 2,094 83.6 81.7-85.3 439 16.4 14.7-18.3
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 778 671 87.2 84.2-89.7 107 12.8 10.3-15.8
Regional City or Suburban County 700 584 82.8 79.1-86.0 116 17.2 14.0-20.9
Rural 1,154 924 81.0 77.7-84.0 230 19.0 16.0-22.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,267 1,150 91.1 89.0-92.8 117 8.9 7.2-11.0
Unemployed 141 108 78.8 69.4-86.0 33 21.2 14.0-30.6
Retired 751 596 77.6 73.0-81.7 155 22.4 18.3-27.0
Unable to Work 195 81 36.0 28.2-44.7 114 64.0 55.3-71.8
Other not in Labor Force 245 217 91.7 87.1-94.8 28 8.3 5.2-12.9
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 78 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 232 140 61.3 53.0-68.9 92 38.7 31.1-47.0
101% to 150% 244 189 78.0 71.0-83.7 55 22.0 16.3-29.0
151% to 200% 221 175 76.9 67.3-84.3 46 23.1 15.7-32.7
More than 200% 1,206 1,106 93.1 91.3-94.6 100 6.9 5.4- 8.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 778 589 77.8 73.7-81.4 189 22.2 18.6-26.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,014 845 83.0 79.7-85.9 169 17.0 14.1-20.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 840 745 88.0 85.1-90.4 95 12.0 9.6-14.9
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 776 687 86.7 82.8-89.8 89 13.3 10.2-17.2
2nd Quartile 667 565 86.1 82.9-88.9 102 13.9 11.1-17.1
3rd Quartile 743 592 79.2 75.4-82.6 151 20.8 17.4-24.6
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 446 335 78.3 72.5-83.1 111 21.7 16.9-27.5

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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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