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 4,832 575 12.9 11.7-14.1 4,257 87.1 85.9-88.3
-MALES 2,244 220 10.6 9.1-12.4 2,024 89.4 87.6-90.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,449 134 9.9 8.2-11.9 1,315 90.1 88.1-91.8
Non-Hispanic Black 364 41 10.9 7.4-15.7 323 89.1 84.3-92.6
Other 382 39 12.8 8.8-18.2 343 87.2 81.8-91.2
AGE
18-34 528 63 13.3 10.1-17.3 465 86.7 82.7-89.9
35-44 334 39 12.3 8.7-17.1 295 87.7 82.9-91.3
45-54 379 35 10.8 7.5-15.4 344 89.2 84.6-92.5
55-64 354 30 6.5 4.4- 9.6 324 93.5 90.4-95.6
65-74 386 27 6.5 4.1-10.0 359 93.5 90.0-95.9
75+ 215 23 13.3 8.0-21.4 192 86.7 78.6-92.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 213 35 17.0 11.7-24.1 178 83.0 75.9-88.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 578 76 12.9 9.9-16.5 502 87.1 83.5-90.1
Some Post-H.S. 574 64 11.2 8.5-14.6 510 88.8 85.4-91.5
College Graduate 868 44 4.6 3.3- 6.4 824 95.4 93.6-96.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 89 22 19.1 11.3-30.4 67 80.9 69.6-88.7
$15,000- 24,999 180 32 19.1 12.7-27.8 148 80.9 72.2-87.3
$25,000- 34,999 222 29 12.9 8.7-18.8 193 87.1 81.2-91.3
$35,000- 49,999 273 36 15.7 11.0-22.0 237 84.3 78.0-89.0
$50,000- 74,999 309 20 7.1 4.4-11.4 289 92.9 88.6-95.6
$75,000+ 738 32 5.4 3.5- 8.3 706 94.6 91.7-96.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 639 220 37.7 33.1-42.6 419 62.3 57.4-66.9
No 1,598 *** *** *** 1,598 100 . - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 544 57 12.2 9.0-16.4 487 87.8 83.6-91.0
Non-Veteran 1,692 162 10.2 8.6-12.1 1,530 89.8 87.9-91.4
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 725 58 8.7 6.4-11.8 667 91.3 88.2-93.6
Regional City or Suburban County 602 59 11.1 8.4-14.7 543 88.9 85.3-91.6
Rural 917 103 12.1 9.7-15.0 814 87.9 85.0-90.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,370 100 8.5 6.8-10.6 1,270 91.5 89.4-93.2
Unemployed 107 26 26.0 17.2-37.5 81 74.0 62.5-82.8
Retired 542 44 7.8 5.4-11.0 498 92.2 89.0-94.6
Unable to Work 145 45 30.4 22.0-40.4 100 69.6 59.6-78.0
Other not in Labor Force 62 *** *** *** 57 91.2 77.5-96.9
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 33 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 158 34 18.1 11.9-26.7 124 81.9 73.3-88.1
101% to 150% 161 26 18.5 11.9-27.4 135 81.5 72.6-88.1
151% to 200% 187 28 16.8 11.2-24.4 159 83.2 75.6-88.8
More than 200% 1,254 76 6.8 5.2- 8.9 1,178 93.2 91.1-94.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 552 61 12.0 8.8-16.1 491 88.0 83.9-91.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 916 98 11.4 9.1-14.2 818 88.6 85.8-90.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 776 61 9.2 6.9-12.1 715 90.8 87.9-93.1
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 719 54 7.7 5.6-10.3 665 92.3 89.7-94.4
2nd Quartile 615 61 10.9 8.2-14.3 554 89.1 85.7-91.8
3rd Quartile 634 72 12.9 9.9-16.6 562 87.1 83.4-90.1
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 276 33 13.7 9.2-20.0 243 86.3 80.0-90.8

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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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