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 4,843 364 7.1 6.2- 8.1 4,479 92.9 91.9-93.8
-MALES 2,258 119 5.1 4.1- 6.4 2,139 94.9 93.6-95.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,454 78 5.4 4.1- 6.9 1,376 94.6 93.1-95.9
Non-Hispanic Black 368 25 5.6 3.1- 9.7 343 94.4 90.3-96.9
Other 386 12 2.3 1.1- 4.7 374 97.7 95.3-98.9
AGE
18-34 531 17 3.7 2.0- 6.6 514 96.3 93.4-98.0
35-44 338 15 4.6 2.5- 8.1 323 95.4 91.9-97.5
45-54 380 17 4.4 2.6- 7.4 363 95.6 92.6-97.4
55-64 355 21 4.9 3.0- 7.9 334 95.1 92.1-97.0
65-74 387 23 4.7 2.9- 7.6 364 95.3 92.4-97.1
75+ 219 25 15.1 9.3-23.6 194 84.9 76.4-90.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 217 19 9.2 5.4-15.2 198 90.8 84.8-94.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 583 48 6.9 4.8- 9.7 535 93.1 90.3-95.2
Some Post-H.S. 577 31 4.0 2.6- 6.0 546 96.0 94.0-97.4
College Graduate 870 21 2.4 1.2- 4.6 849 97.6 95.4-98.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 88 19 13.1 7.6-21.5 69 86.9 78.5-92.4
$15,000- 24,999 181 28 14.8 9.4-22.6 153 85.2 77.4-90.6
$25,000- 34,999 221 *** *** *** 211 96.9 94.1-98.4
$35,000- 49,999 273 15 4.8 2.7- 8.6 258 95.2 91.4-97.3
$50,000- 74,999 310 *** *** *** 304 96.6 91.8-98.6
$75,000+ 741 12 1.8 0.8- 4.4 729 98.2 95.6-99.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 646 119 17.9 14.4-22.0 527 82.1 78.0-85.6
No 1,598 *** *** *** 1,598 100 . - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 551 36 7.0 4.5-10.8 515 93.0 89.2-95.5
Non-Veteran 1,698 83 4.6 3.5- 5.9 1,615 95.4 94.1-96.5
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 730 35 4.6 2.9- 7.1 695 95.4 92.9-97.1
Regional City or Suburban County 609 30 4.0 2.6- 6.1 579 96.0 93.9-97.4
Rural 919 54 6.4 4.6- 8.8 865 93.6 91.2-95.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,374 21 2.1 1.2- 3.6 1,353 97.9 96.4-98.8
Unemployed 108 *** *** *** 98 90.9 82.5-95.5
Retired 548 46 7.5 5.1-10.7 502 92.5 89.3-94.9
Unable to Work 147 41 26.8 19.0-36.5 106 73.2 63.5-81.0
Other not in Labor Force 62 *** *** *** 62 100 . - .
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 33 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 157 26 11.8 7.1-19.0 131 88.2 81.0-92.9
101% to 150% 162 16 8.8 4.9-15.3 146 91.2 84.7-95.1
151% to 200% 186 13 5.4 3.0- 9.6 173 94.6 90.4-97.0
More than 200% 1,258 29 2.7 1.6- 4.4 1,229 97.3 95.6-98.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 555 35 6.4 4.1- 9.8 520 93.6 90.2-95.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 920 59 6.0 4.4- 8.0 861 94.0 92.0-95.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 783 25 3.5 2.1- 5.8 758 96.5 94.2-97.9
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 724 27 3.1 2.0- 4.7 697 96.9 95.3-98.0
2nd Quartile 621 38 6.4 4.4- 9.4 583 93.6 90.6-95.6
3rd Quartile 635 40 5.4 3.7- 7.7 595 94.6 92.3-96.3
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 278 14 6.0 2.8-12.4 264 94.0 87.6-97.2

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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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