2021 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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  Total
Respond.^		 Employer Plan Purchased Plan Medicare Medicaid TRICARE/VA/Military Other Plan
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,338 1,925 47.2 45.4-49.0 446 11.2 10.1-12.5 1,344 26.3 24.8-27.9 205 5.9 5.0- 6.9 291 6.4 5.6- 7.4 127 3.0 2.4- 3.7
-FEMALES 2,360 1,017 45.3 42.8-47.9 232 10.4 9.0-12.1 789 28.7 26.5-31.0 149 8.1 6.7- 9.8 95 4.0 3.1- 5.3 78 3.4 2.6- 4.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,543 666 45.1 42.0-48.2 143 9.7 8.0-11.7 572 33.0 30.1-35.9 61 5.4 4.0- 7.2 60 4.3 3.0- 6.0 41 2.5 1.8- 3.7
Non-Hispanic Black 498 202 43.7 38.2-49.2 48 10.4 7.4-14.3 151 24.3 20.1-29.2 62 15.1 11.2-19.9 19 3.4 2.0- 5.6 16 3.2 1.8- 5.6
Other 291 139 50.9 42.7-59.1 34 13.8 9.0-20.6 58 9.9 6.6-14.8 24 10.1 6.2-16.1 16 4.8 2.7- 8.2 20 10.4 5.5-18.9
AGE
18-34 406 231 52.6 46.6-58.5 62 15.5 11.7-20.3 *** *** *** 66 18.7 14.4-23.9 24 6.3 3.6-10.6 14 3.6 1.8- 7.3
35-44 331 212 66.6 60.4-72.2 34 8.9 6.0-13.1 15 4.1 2.4- 7.1 31 8.9 5.9-13.2 25 7.2 4.6-11.0 14 4.2 2.3- 7.7
45-54 318 227 71.6 65.2-77.2 26 8.3 5.3-12.7 20 7.5 4.5-12.2 17 5.7 3.2-10.1 13 3.1 1.6- 5.9 15 3.9 2.1- 7.1
55-64 432 231 53.0 47.0-58.9 77 18.0 14.1-22.7 63 16.0 11.5-21.9 20 3.7 2.2- 6.0 20 4.0 2.4- 6.4 21 5.3 3.1- 9.1
65-74 488 60 8.7 6.3-12.0 16 2.2 1.2- 3.8 392 85.5 81.5-88.8 11 2.1 1.0- 4.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 327 29 7.3 4.5-11.6 *** *** *** 274 84.9 79.4-89.2 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 142 16 13.2 7.5-22.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** 24 16.6 10.2-25.9 *** *** *** 11 7.2 3.7-13.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 474 114 29.8 24.7-35.6 48 11.2 8.1-15.3 224 37.9 32.7-43.5 55 13.7 9.9-18.5 18 4.4 2.4- 8.1 15 2.9 1.6- 5.3
Some Post-H.S. 666 240 40.9 36.2-45.7 83 12.8 9.9-16.4 245 28.9 24.9-33.1 53 8.8 6.5-11.8 30 5.5 3.5- 8.4 15 3.2 1.6- 6.1
College Graduate 1,071 643 67.7 64.5-70.7 91 8.7 6.9-10.8 237 15.6 13.5-17.9 17 1.7 1.0- 3.2 47 3.3 2.4- 4.5 36 3.0 2.1- 4.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 158 18 12.7 7.6-20.5 25 18.3 10.8-29.2 78 36.5 27.9-46.0 27 27.5 18.5-38.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 222 40 23.6 16.5-32.5 19 7.2 4.3-11.9 117 44.5 36.1-53.2 30 19.5 12.6-28.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 242 64 24.0 18.1-31.1 27 10.9 7.0-16.6 102 44.9 36.5-53.6 31 14.1 9.4-20.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 229 89 41.5 33.3-50.2 26 11.1 7.2-16.7 70 21.7 16.2-28.6 14 6.3 3.3-11.6 12 8.5 3.8-17.8 18 10.9 5.9-19.4
$50,000- 74,999 286 157 57.3 49.6-64.6 28 11.3 7.5-16.6 77 21.7 16.4-28.1 *** *** *** 14 5.1 2.8- 9.2 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 701 497 73.6 69.5-77.3 53 8.0 5.8-10.9 105 11.4 9.1-14.1 *** *** *** 33 4.9 3.1- 7.5 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 785 196 26.1 22.4-30.3 58 7.6 5.6-10.3 407 47.9 43.4-52.4 74 11.8 9.0-15.2 27 3.1 2.0- 4.7 23 3.5 2.2- 5.6
No 1,531 807 54.6 51.4-57.8 169 11.8 9.9-14.1 365 19.4 17.1-22.0 72 6.3 4.8- 8.3 66 4.5 3.2- 6.3 52 3.3 2.3- 4.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 82 *** *** *** *** *** *** 14 14.3 7.7-25.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,272 984 45.7 43.2-48.3 230 10.8 9.2-12.5 772 29.0 26.8-31.4 145 8.1 6.7- 9.9 65 2.8 2.0- 3.9 76 3.5 2.6- 4.7
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 698 383 55.9 51.4-60.3 72 9.4 7.1-12.4 168 21.4 18.0-25.2 30 6.2 4.1- 9.2 18 2.7 1.4- 5.0 27 4.4 2.6- 7.2
Regional City or Suburban County 625 272 44.3 39.7-49.1 71 12.7 9.8-16.4 190 26.7 22.8-30.9 38 6.7 4.6- 9.6 37 6.7 4.3-10.1 17 3.0 1.7- 5.1
Rural 1,037 362 36.5 32.4-40.7 89 9.6 7.4-12.3 431 36.9 32.8-41.1 81 10.9 8.4-14.2 40 3.2 2.2- 4.6 34 2.9 1.9- 4.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,137 806 70.3 66.9-73.6 134 11.9 9.8-14.3 67 5.3 3.9- 7.0 49 5.4 3.9- 7.5 45 4.1 2.8- 6.1 36 3.0 1.9- 4.8
Unemployed 104 *** *** *** 19 13.7 8.0-22.3 13 7.4 3.6-14.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 732 89 10.8 8.4-13.8 33 4.9 3.3- 7.4 568 77.9 73.8-81.5 12 2.2 1.1- 4.4 14 1.4 0.7- 2.6 16 2.8 1.5- 5.1
Unable to Work 182 12 5.7 3.0-10.8 13 8.0 4.0-15.3 110 57.1 47.8-66.0 35 22.1 15.2-30.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 186 79 41.8 33.2-50.9 31 16.8 10.8-25.2 24 15.6 9.0-25.6 19 10.3 5.8-17.7 20 9.7 5.5-16.6 13 5.7 3.0-10.6
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 58 *** *** *** *** *** *** 15 15.1 7.7-27.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 191 30 20.4 13.6-29.6 16 7.6 3.5-15.5 101 42.8 34.1-52.0 35 26.1 18.1-36.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 207 63 29.9 22.8-38.2 23 10.4 6.5-16.1 73 33.9 26.0-43.0 34 19.8 13.4-28.4 *** *** *** 11 5.3 2.7-10.4
151% to 200% 191 52 28.8 21.1-38.0 27 14.1 9.0-21.3 71 34.8 25.8-45.1 16 8.0 4.6-13.7 14 5.9 3.1-10.9 11 8.4 3.5-18.5
More than 200% 1,179 703 63.1 59.6-66.4 98 8.8 7.0-11.0 286 18.8 16.4-21.5 13 1.7 0.9- 3.2 55 5.6 3.9- 7.9 24 2.1 1.3- 3.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 705 239 34.2 29.2-39.6 67 10.7 7.9-14.3 274 34.7 29.6-40.2 69 12.3 9.1-16.3 34 5.0 3.0- 8.0 22 3.2 1.9- 5.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 925 381 41.3 37.4-45.4 96 11.2 8.8-14.1 342 33.0 29.3-37.0 51 8.6 6.2-11.7 28 2.9 1.9- 4.5 27 2.9 1.6- 5.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 730 397 56.7 52.4-60.8 69 9.5 7.3-12.4 173 20.3 17.2-23.8 29 4.8 3.2- 7.2 33 4.6 2.9- 7.1 29 4.1 2.7- 6.2
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 687 314 48.3 43.8-52.9 70 11.0 8.4-14.3 222 28.3 24.3-32.7 23 3.7 2.3- 5.8 31 4.4 2.8- 7.0 27 4.3 2.6- 6.8
2nd Quartile 591 276 49.2 44.4-54.0 57 9.6 7.1-12.7 185 26.6 22.6-30.9 36 8.6 6.0-12.2 20 3.6 2.1- 6.3 17 2.4 1.4- 4.0
3rd Quartile 679 295 41.8 37.3-46.5 66 10.0 7.5-13.2 211 30.5 26.1-35.3 51 9.6 7.1-12.9 34 4.8 3.0- 7.6 22 3.3 1.7- 6.4
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 403 132 34.4 26.9-42.8 39 12.5 8.1-18.9 171 31.4 25.3-38.2 39 14.8 9.6-22.0 *** *** *** 12 4.4 2.2- 8.6

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*Among respondents who have health care coverage.

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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