2021 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Derived Variables and Risk Factors

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,247 2,571 63.2 61.4-65.0 1,676 36.8 35.0-38.6
-FEMALES 2,320 1,426 64.5 62.0-66.9 894 35.5 33.1-38.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,478 887 61.8 58.7-64.9 591 38.2 35.1-41.3
Non-Hispanic Black 471 292 64.9 59.3-70.2 179 35.1 29.8-40.7
Other 346 230 76.9 71.2-81.7 116 23.1 18.3-28.8
AGE
18-34 331 286 88.0 83.6-91.4 45 12.0 8.6-16.4
35-44 340 276 80.0 73.9-84.9 64 20.0 15.1-26.1
45-54 362 243 66.1 60.0-71.8 119 33.9 28.2-40.0
55-64 447 235 52.5 46.9-58.0 212 47.5 42.0-53.1
65-74 477 213 43.2 36.9-49.7 264 56.8 50.3-63.1
75+ 304 137 44.9 37.5-52.4 167 55.1 47.6-62.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 181 93 52.6 43.1-62.0 88 47.4 38.0-56.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 478 257 57.1 51.4-62.6 221 42.9 37.4-48.6
Some Post-H.S. 633 401 68.2 63.6-72.4 232 31.8 27.6-36.4
College Graduate 1,021 669 68.9 65.5-72.1 352 31.1 27.9-34.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 150 78 59.3 49.3-68.6 72 40.7 31.4-50.7
$15,000- 24,999 234 125 55.6 47.3-63.6 109 44.4 36.4-52.7
$25,000- 34,999 253 150 64.5 56.6-71.7 103 35.5 28.3-43.4
$35,000- 49,999 214 139 68.6 59.8-76.3 75 31.4 23.7-40.2
$50,000- 74,999 277 184 71.2 63.9-77.5 93 28.8 22.5-36.1
$75,000+ 656 450 69.3 64.9-73.3 206 30.7 26.7-35.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 756 359 50.7 46.1-55.4 397 49.3 44.6-53.9
No 1,521 1,036 70.4 67.5-73.2 485 29.6 26.8-32.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 75 55 80.3 69.3-88.1 20 19.7 11.9-30.7
Non-Veteran 2,238 1,365 63.8 61.3-66.3 873 36.2 33.7-38.7
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 685 439 65.1 60.7-69.3 246 34.9 30.7-39.3
Regional City or Suburban County 615 393 65.5 60.8-69.9 222 34.5 30.1-39.2
Rural 1,020 594 63.0 59.0-66.9 426 37.0 33.1-41.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,102 800 74.7 71.5-77.6 302 25.3 22.4-28.5
Unemployed 115 74 69.2 58.3-78.3 41 30.8 21.7-41.7
Retired 714 327 44.5 39.7-49.4 387 55.5 50.6-60.3
Unable to Work 179 65 36.5 28.1-45.7 114 63.5 54.3-71.9
Other not in Labor Force 187 148 80.7 73.0-86.6 39 19.3 13.4-27.0
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 59 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 192 101 56.5 47.4-65.1 91 43.5 34.9-52.6
101% to 150% 213 129 65.9 57.5-73.4 84 34.1 26.6-42.5
151% to 200% 191 114 65.2 56.2-73.3 77 34.8 26.7-43.8
More than 200% 1,117 734 67.7 64.2-71.0 383 32.3 29.0-35.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 686 398 63.0 57.7-67.9 288 37.0 32.1-42.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 898 539 63.6 59.6-67.5 359 36.4 32.5-40.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 736 489 66.2 62.1-70.1 247 33.8 29.9-37.9
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 691 442 67.1 62.8-71.1 249 32.9 28.9-37.2
2nd Quartile 574 358 63.5 58.5-68.1 216 36.5 31.9-41.5
3rd Quartile 658 415 64.4 59.7-68.8 243 35.6 31.2-40.3
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 397 211 60.1 52.6-67.1 186 39.9 32.9-47.4

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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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