2021 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Health Care Access

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes, only one Yes, more than one No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,918 2,547 52.2 50.4-53.9 1,604 31.1 29.5-32.7 767 16.8 15.4-18.1
-FEMALES 2,628 1,366 53.1 50.6-55.5 954 34.2 31.9-36.6 308 12.7 11.1-14.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,638 872 55.4 52.2-58.5 630 35.2 32.4-38.2 136 9.4 7.6-11.6
Non-Hispanic Black 532 267 49.8 44.5-55.1 210 38.3 33.3-43.6 55 11.9 8.7-16.0
Other 420 208 47.0 40.7-53.5 101 23.0 18.0-28.8 111 30.0 24.3-36.4
AGE
18-34 484 242 52.2 46.7-57.6 124 23.3 19.3-27.9 118 24.5 20.0-29.7
35-44 397 204 56.3 50.4-62.2 121 29.8 24.7-35.5 72 13.8 10.6-17.9
45-54 381 185 49.2 43.3-55.2 149 38.5 32.9-44.4 47 12.3 8.7-17.0
55-64 465 258 55.8 50.1-61.3 173 38.6 33.2-44.3 34 5.6 3.7- 8.4
65-74 496 278 54.2 47.7-60.6 204 42.8 36.5-49.3 14 3.0 1.6- 5.7
75+ 334 168 52.2 45.1-59.2 155 44.8 37.9-51.9 11 3.0 1.5- 5.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 229 106 45.4 37.0-54.1 59 32.1 24.1-41.3 64 22.5 16.8-29.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 556 309 58.4 53.2-63.5 173 28.3 23.9-33.1 74 13.3 10.2-17.1
Some Post-H.S. 725 366 51.0 46.4-55.7 282 35.5 31.3-39.9 77 13.5 10.2-17.6
College Graduate 1,105 580 54.2 50.8-57.6 436 38.2 34.9-41.6 89 7.6 6.0- 9.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 190 81 40.9 32.1-50.4 77 40.6 32.0-49.8 32 18.5 12.4-26.5
$15,000- 24,999 270 134 46.3 38.7-54.0 92 36.9 29.5-44.9 44 16.8 12.0-23.1
$25,000- 34,999 282 139 47.1 39.6-54.7 102 37.6 30.3-45.5 41 15.3 10.8-21.3
$35,000- 49,999 246 135 58.0 49.6-66.0 78 23.8 18.3-30.3 33 18.2 11.8-27.1
$50,000- 74,999 299 168 62.3 55.2-69.0 110 31.6 25.5-38.4 21 6.1 3.5-10.1
$75,000+ 705 391 57.3 52.9-61.5 277 36.7 32.6-40.9 37 6.1 4.2- 8.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 864 378 44.1 39.7-48.6 409 45.5 41.1-50.0 77 10.4 8.0-13.4
No 1,706 960 57.6 54.6-60.6 527 28.9 26.3-31.6 219 13.5 11.4-15.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 87 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,530 1,321 53.4 50.9-56.0 918 34.1 31.8-36.5 291 12.4 10.8-14.3
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 773 393 52.3 48.0-56.5 276 33.8 30.0-37.9 104 13.9 11.1-17.2
Regional City or Suburban County 699 370 52.9 48.4-57.4 250 34.5 30.4-38.9 79 12.6 9.7-16.1
Rural 1,156 603 53.8 49.6-57.9 428 34.3 30.6-38.2 125 11.9 9.3-15.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,260 687 56.3 52.9-59.7 403 30.6 27.6-33.7 170 13.1 10.9-15.6
Unemployed 141 72 45.4 35.7-55.5 40 30.5 22.0-40.6 29 24.1 16.2-34.3
Retired 754 408 54.0 49.0-58.9 322 42.5 37.7-47.5 24 3.5 2.1- 5.6
Unable to Work 195 71 31.3 24.0-39.8 117 63.9 55.2-71.7 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 246 116 55.4 47.2-63.3 62 18.9 14.0-24.9 68 25.8 19.1-33.7
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 77 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 233 110 43.7 35.7-52.1 87 38.1 30.4-46.5 36 18.2 12.4-25.9
101% to 150% 244 138 57.1 49.3-64.7 73 29.1 22.6-36.6 33 13.7 9.4-19.6
151% to 200% 218 102 46.8 38.1-55.6 77 31.0 23.2-40.1 39 22.2 15.3-31.0
More than 200% 1,204 663 57.8 54.3-61.2 468 35.7 32.5-39.0 73 6.5 4.9- 8.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 777 406 55.1 49.9-60.1 288 33.3 28.9-38.1 83 11.6 8.6-15.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,018 522 51.3 47.3-55.4 391 36.3 32.5-40.2 105 12.4 9.6-15.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 833 438 53.5 49.5-57.4 275 32.7 29.2-36.5 120 13.8 11.4-16.7
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 774 425 55.4 50.9-59.7 247 31.3 27.4-35.6 102 13.3 10.8-16.4
2nd Quartile 662 328 49.4 44.8-54.0 256 38.0 33.7-42.6 78 12.5 9.6-16.3
3rd Quartile 746 371 53.1 48.5-57.7 290 34.2 30.2-38.4 85 12.7 9.6-16.6
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 446 242 57.3 50.0-64.2 161 31.0 25.2-37.5 43 11.7 7.5-17.9

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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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