2021 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Derived Variables and Risk Factors

Health Insurance Coverage - Age Under 65*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,294 2,824 86.6 85.1-87.9 470 13.4 12.1-14.9
-FEMALES 1,707 1,487 88.3 86.4-89.9 220 11.7 10.1-13.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 990 917 92.7 90.5-94.5 73 7.3 5.5- 9.5
Non-Hispanic Black 353 331 94.5 91.4-96.5 22 5.5 3.5- 8.6
Other 349 226 64.1 57.7-70.1 123 35.9 29.9-42.3
AGE
18-34 473 406 87.0 83.3-90.1 67 13.0 9.9-16.7
35-44 394 331 86.7 82.6-89.9 63 13.3 10.1-17.4
45-54 380 318 85.4 81.1-88.9 62 14.6 11.1-18.9
55-64 460 432 94.4 91.4-96.3 28 5.6 3.7- 8.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 150 70 53.9 43.8-63.6 80 46.1 36.4-56.2
H.S. or G.E.D. 319 253 83.9 79.1-87.8 66 16.1 12.2-20.9
Some Post-H.S. 446 401 92.4 89.6-94.5 45 7.6 5.5-10.4
College Graduate 789 760 96.7 95.1-97.8 29 3.3 2.2- 4.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 120 91 79.8 70.3-86.9 29 20.2 13.1-29.7
$15,000- 24,999 157 113 76.4 68.3-83.0 44 23.6 17.0-31.7
$25,000- 34,999 178 139 77.2 69.0-83.7 39 22.8 16.3-31.0
$35,000- 49,999 166 150 90.4 84.0-94.4 16 9.6 5.6-16.0
$50,000- 74,999 201 188 91.8 84.3-95.9 13 8.2 4.1-15.7
$75,000+ 567 562 99.2 97.9-99.7 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 458 393 86.9 83.0-90.0 65 13.1 10.0-17.0
No 1,221 1,070 88.8 86.6-90.7 151 11.2 9.3-13.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 69 65 96.3 89.4-98.8 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,635 1,421 88.0 86.1-89.7 214 12.0 10.3-13.9
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 566 501 90.1 87.2-92.4 65 9.9 7.6-12.8
Regional City or Suburban County 473 416 87.9 83.9-91.0 57 12.1 9.0-16.1
Rural 668 570 86.8 83.5-89.5 98 13.2 10.5-16.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,133 1,021 90.5 88.3-92.3 112 9.5 7.7-11.7
Unemployed 120 86 73.5 63.5-81.5 34 26.5 18.5-36.5
Retired 79 73 94.6 88.0-97.6 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 140 131 94.5 88.6-97.4 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 224 170 82.8 77.0-87.4 54 17.2 12.6-23.0
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 148 108 77.4 68.8-84.1 40 22.6 15.9-31.2
101% to 150% 170 138 82.7 75.4-88.2 32 17.3 11.8-24.6
151% to 200% 140 113 79.1 70.0-86.1 27 20.9 13.9-30.0
More than 200% 855 829 96.5 94.5-97.8 26 3.5 2.2- 5.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 464 406 88.9 85.0-91.8 58 11.1 8.2-15.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 635 559 88.5 85.1-91.2 76 11.5 8.8-14.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 608 522 87.8 84.8-90.2 86 12.2 9.8-15.2
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 513 440 86.4 82.6-89.5 73 13.6 10.5-17.4
2nd Quartile 448 392 89.6 86.2-92.2 56 10.4 7.8-13.8
3rd Quartile 497 441 89.1 85.4-91.9 56 10.9 8.1-14.6
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 249 214 87.9 82.0-92.1 35 12.1 7.9-18.0

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*Data in this table were derived from the health insurance question and only those under age 65 included

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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