2021 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,106 2,761 67.6 65.7-69.4 1,345 32.4 30.6-34.3
-FEMALES 2,242 1,515 69.2 66.7-71.7 727 30.8 28.3-33.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,399 985 70.3 67.0-73.3 414 29.7 26.7-33.0
Non-Hispanic Black 471 296 66.0 60.4-71.2 175 34.0 28.8-39.6
Other 346 215 68.8 62.2-74.8 131 31.2 25.2-37.8
AGE
18-34 355 258 74.7 69.2-79.6 97 25.3 20.4-30.8
35-44 345 260 77.6 71.6-82.6 85 22.4 17.4-28.4
45-54 342 247 72.2 66.2-77.5 95 27.8 22.5-33.8
55-64 404 278 70.0 63.5-75.8 126 30.0 24.2-36.5
65-74 449 260 56.6 49.9-63.1 189 43.4 36.9-50.1
75+ 297 180 56.1 48.3-63.6 117 43.9 36.4-51.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 201 99 44.3 35.3-53.8 102 55.7 46.2-64.7
H.S. or G.E.D. 474 276 62.3 56.5-67.8 198 37.7 32.2-43.5
Some Post-H.S. 630 419 71.3 66.8-75.3 211 28.7 24.7-33.2
College Graduate 929 714 80.8 77.9-83.5 215 19.2 16.5-22.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 153 89 65.5 55.6-74.3 64 34.5 25.7-44.4
$15,000- 24,999 224 129 61.0 52.5-68.9 95 39.0 31.1-47.5
$25,000- 34,999 250 154 62.8 54.6-70.3 96 37.2 29.7-45.4
$35,000- 49,999 202 138 71.0 62.0-78.7 64 29.0 21.3-38.0
$50,000- 74,999 261 174 70.2 62.9-76.6 87 29.8 23.4-37.1
$75,000+ 617 503 83.1 79.4-86.2 114 16.9 13.8-20.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 752 445 60.8 56.0-65.3 307 39.2 34.7-44.0
No 1,473 1,060 73.3 70.3-76.1 413 26.7 23.9-29.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 68 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,171 1,458 68.9 66.3-71.4 713 31.1 28.6-33.7
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 633 503 79.2 75.0-82.8 130 20.8 17.2-25.0
Regional City or Suburban County 596 413 69.2 64.5-73.6 183 30.8 26.4-35.5
Rural 1,013 599 61.1 56.8-65.2 414 38.9 34.8-43.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,076 786 75.6 72.3-78.6 290 24.4 21.4-27.7
Unemployed 112 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 676 414 59.4 54.1-64.4 262 40.6 35.6-45.9
Unable to Work 171 91 50.7 41.3-60.1 80 49.3 39.9-58.7
Other not in Labor Force 193 141 74.1 64.6-81.7 52 25.9 18.3-35.4
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 65 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 199 114 60.9 51.9-69.2 85 39.1 30.8-48.1
101% to 150% 212 129 62.9 54.3-70.7 83 37.1 29.3-45.7
151% to 200% 178 113 67.7 58.5-75.8 65 32.3 24.2-41.5
More than 200% 1,050 788 77.6 74.4-80.6 262 22.4 19.4-25.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 684 370 55.0 49.4-60.5 314 45.0 39.5-50.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 886 608 68.2 64.2-72.0 278 31.8 28.0-35.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 672 537 80.3 76.5-83.7 135 19.7 16.3-23.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 642 507 78.6 74.2-82.4 135 21.4 17.6-25.8
2nd Quartile 546 385 71.1 66.2-75.5 161 28.9 24.5-33.8
3rd Quartile 651 436 65.0 60.0-69.8 215 35.0 30.2-40.0
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 403 187 49.7 42.5-56.9 216 50.3 43.1-57.5

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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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