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 4,862 476 9.3 8.3-10.5 4,386 90.7 89.5-91.7
-MALES 2,262 266 11.7 10.0-13.5 1,996 88.3 86.5-90.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,458 184 12.7 10.7-15.1 1,274 87.3 84.9-89.3
Non-Hispanic Black 369 46 12.6 8.7-17.9 323 87.4 82.1-91.3
Other 385 31 6.7 4.1-10.9 354 93.3 89.1-95.9
AGE
18-34 533 21 5.6 3.3- 9.3 512 94.4 90.7-96.7
35-44 337 26 7.0 4.5-10.6 311 93.0 89.4-95.5
45-54 381 31 6.8 4.5-10.1 350 93.2 89.9-95.5
55-64 355 51 17.4 12.4-23.8 304 82.6 76.2-87.6
65-74 389 68 18.6 14.3-23.8 321 81.4 76.2-85.7
75+ 219 66 32.1 24.4-40.9 153 67.9 59.1-75.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 216 35 16.7 11.3-24.2 181 83.3 75.8-88.7
H.S. or G.E.D. 586 73 13.5 10.1-17.9 513 86.5 82.1-89.9
Some Post-H.S. 579 79 10.9 8.5-14.0 500 89.1 86.0-91.5
College Graduate 870 78 8.1 6.3-10.3 792 91.9 89.7-93.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 90 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 182 30 13.5 8.5-20.7 152 86.5 79.3-91.5
$25,000- 34,999 224 21 9.9 6.2-15.5 203 90.1 84.5-93.8
$35,000- 49,999 272 34 11.3 7.7-16.4 238 88.7 83.6-92.3
$50,000- 74,999 309 43 13.6 9.6-18.8 266 86.4 81.2-90.4
$75,000+ 742 66 8.6 6.4-11.6 676 91.4 88.4-93.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 648 266 41.1 36.3-46.0 382 58.9 54.0-63.7
No 1,598 *** *** *** 1,598 100 . - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 551 116 22.5 18.4-27.3 435 77.5 72.7-81.6
Non-Veteran 1,703 150 8.7 7.0-10.7 1,553 91.3 89.3-93.0
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 731 72 10.3 7.7-13.6 659 89.7 86.4-92.3
Regional City or Suburban County 611 75 10.5 8.0-13.5 536 89.5 86.5-92.0
Rural 920 119 13.9 11.0-17.5 801 86.1 82.5-89.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,373 106 8.4 6.6-10.5 1,267 91.6 89.5-93.4
Unemployed 109 12 10.7 5.1-21.1 97 89.3 78.9-94.9
Retired 550 113 21.6 17.4-26.4 437 78.4 73.6-82.6
Unable to Work 148 33 22.9 14.2-34.9 115 77.1 65.1-85.8
Other not in Labor Force 63 *** *** *** 62 99.4 96.0-99.9
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 34 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 159 *** *** *** 130 80.4 68.0-88.8
101% to 150% 163 13 4.4 2.3- 8.2 150 95.6 91.8-97.7
151% to 200% 187 19 10.8 6.6-17.3 168 89.2 82.7-93.4
More than 200% 1,258 145 11.4 9.4-13.8 1,113 88.6 86.2-90.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 558 73 12.9 9.3-17.6 485 87.1 82.4-90.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 922 109 10.8 8.7-13.4 813 89.2 86.6-91.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 782 84 11.8 9.2-15.1 698 88.2 84.9-90.8
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 721 80 11.8 8.9-15.7 641 88.2 84.3-91.1
2nd Quartile 623 77 11.9 9.2-15.4 546 88.1 84.6-90.8
3rd Quartile 638 73 11.0 8.3-14.3 565 89.0 85.7-91.7
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 280 36 11.9 7.5-18.4 244 88.1 81.6-92.5

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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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