2021 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Demographics

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,860 301 5.8 5.0- 6.7 4,559 94.2 93.3-95.0
-MALES 2,261 115 4.8 3.7- 6.1 2,146 95.2 93.9-96.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,458 59 4.0 2.8- 5.7 1,399 96.0 94.3-97.2
Non-Hispanic Black 369 31 6.9 4.5-10.4 338 93.1 89.6-95.5
Other 385 22 5.0 2.7- 8.9 363 95.0 91.1-97.3
AGE
18-34 533 *** *** *** 526 98.5 96.2-99.4
35-44 336 15 4.6 2.5- 8.1 321 95.4 91.9-97.5
45-54 381 15 4.0 2.1- 7.8 366 96.0 92.2-97.9
55-64 355 37 10.3 6.4-16.3 318 89.7 83.7-93.6
65-74 389 24 5.6 3.5- 8.9 365 94.4 91.1-96.5
75+ 220 15 6.6 3.7-11.5 205 93.4 88.5-96.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 217 24 9.2 5.8-14.3 193 90.8 85.7-94.2
H.S. or G.E.D. 584 28 5.3 3.1- 9.0 556 94.7 91.0-96.9
Some Post-H.S. 578 35 4.2 2.8- 6.3 543 95.8 93.7-97.2
College Graduate 871 28 2.9 1.9- 4.3 843 97.1 95.7-98.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 90 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 182 19 8.2 4.9-13.4 163 91.8 86.6-95.1
$25,000- 34,999 224 *** *** *** 214 96.5 92.9-98.4
$35,000- 49,999 272 19 8.3 5.0-13.6 253 91.7 86.4-95.0
$50,000- 74,999 309 *** *** *** 300 97.6 93.9-99.0
$75,000+ 743 14 1.4 0.8- 2.5 729 98.6 97.5-99.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 646 115 16.9 13.4-21.1 531 83.1 78.9-86.6
No 1,598 *** *** *** 1,598 100 . - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 550 27 4.2 2.7- 6.5 523 95.8 93.5-97.3
Non-Veteran 1,703 88 5.0 3.7- 6.6 1,615 95.0 93.4-96.3
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 731 21 2.9 1.7- 5.1 710 97.1 94.9-98.3
Regional City or Suburban County 609 29 4.1 2.7- 6.4 580 95.9 93.6-97.3
Rural 921 65 7.2 5.1-10.0 856 92.8 90.0-94.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,372 38 2.8 1.9- 4.2 1,334 97.2 95.8-98.1
Unemployed 109 *** *** *** 103 94.6 87.8-97.7
Retired 551 39 6.7 4.6- 9.7 512 93.3 90.3-95.4
Unable to Work 147 30 20.5 12.1-32.6 117 79.5 67.4-87.9
Other not in Labor Force 64 *** *** *** 63 99.1 93.9-99.9
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 34 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 159 16 12.2 5.4-25.2 143 87.8 74.8-94.6
101% to 150% 162 15 6.9 3.7-12.2 147 93.1 87.8-96.3
151% to 200% 186 13 5.8 3.1-10.5 173 94.2 89.5-96.9
More than 200% 1,261 34 2.4 1.6- 3.6 1,227 97.6 96.4-98.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 558 35 7.3 4.4-11.9 523 92.7 88.1-95.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 921 53 4.4 3.3- 6.0 868 95.6 94.0-96.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 782 27 3.8 2.4- 6.0 755 96.2 94.0-97.6
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 721 34 5.6 3.4- 9.1 687 94.4 90.9-96.6
2nd Quartile 621 23 3.2 1.9- 5.2 598 96.8 94.8-98.1
3rd Quartile 639 35 4.8 3.3- 6.9 604 95.2 93.1-96.7
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 280 23 8.4 5.0-13.6 257 91.6 86.4-95.0

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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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