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 4,852 219 3.8 3.2- 4.5 4,633 96.2 95.5-96.8
-MALES 2,258 88 3.3 2.6- 4.3 2,170 96.7 95.7-97.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,457 55 3.7 2.8- 5.1 1,402 96.3 94.9-97.2
Non-Hispanic Black 367 23 3.8 2.4- 5.9 344 96.2 94.1-97.6
Other 384 *** *** *** 375 98.6 96.3-99.5
AGE
18-34 531 *** *** *** 524 98.8 97.3-99.4
35-44 338 *** *** *** 331 98.2 95.6-99.3
45-54 381 17 4.2 2.4- 7.1 364 95.8 92.9-97.6
55-64 353 24 6.1 3.9- 9.4 329 93.9 90.6-96.1
65-74 388 21 4.2 2.5- 6.7 367 95.8 93.3-97.5
75+ 219 11 6.8 3.2-13.8 208 93.2 86.2-96.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 216 13 5.9 3.1-10.9 203 94.1 89.1-96.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 583 31 3.4 2.3- 5.0 552 96.6 95.0-97.7
Some Post-H.S. 577 30 4.1 2.7- 6.1 547 95.9 93.9-97.3
College Graduate 871 14 1.2 0.6- 2.3 857 98.8 97.7-99.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 90 12 8.2 4.2-15.3 78 91.8 84.7-95.8
$15,000- 24,999 180 20 8.2 4.9-13.4 160 91.8 86.6-95.1
$25,000- 34,999 222 *** *** *** 212 96.8 93.7-98.5
$35,000- 49,999 271 11 3.1 1.6- 6.1 260 96.9 93.9-98.4
$50,000- 74,999 310 *** *** *** 303 97.6 94.6-99.0
$75,000+ 742 *** *** *** 737 99.3 98.2-99.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 645 88 11.8 9.2-14.9 557 88.2 85.1-90.8
No 1,598 *** *** *** 1,598 100 . - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 551 28 4.7 3.1- 7.1 523 95.3 92.9-96.9
Non-Veteran 1,698 60 3.0 2.2- 4.0 1,638 97.0 96.0-97.8
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 731 22 2.9 1.7- 4.8 709 97.1 95.2-98.3
Regional City or Suburban County 608 27 3.6 2.4- 5.4 581 96.4 94.6-97.6
Rural 919 39 3.6 2.4- 5.2 880 96.4 94.8-97.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,373 12 0.8 0.4- 1.5 1,361 99.2 98.5-99.6
Unemployed 109 *** *** *** 99 92.9 86.5-96.3
Retired 549 29 4.4 2.9- 6.7 520 95.6 93.3-97.1
Unable to Work 147 37 24.4 16.8-34.0 110 75.6 66.0-83.2
Other not in Labor Force 61 *** *** *** 61 100 . - .
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 34 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 158 20 8.8 5.1-14.6 138 91.2 85.4-94.9
101% to 150% 161 11 5.0 2.7- 9.2 150 95.0 90.8-97.3
151% to 200% 187 11 3.0 1.6- 5.7 176 97.0 94.3-98.4
More than 200% 1,257 20 1.6 0.9- 2.6 1,237 98.4 97.4-99.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 554 31 3.7 2.5- 5.5 523 96.3 94.5-97.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 921 39 4.3 3.0- 6.2 882 95.7 93.8-97.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 783 18 2.2 1.3- 3.6 765 97.8 96.4-98.7
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 723 18 2.3 1.4- 3.9 705 97.7 96.1-98.6
2nd Quartile 621 25 3.7 2.4- 5.8 596 96.3 94.2-97.6
3rd Quartile 637 34 4.4 3.0- 6.4 603 95.6 93.6-97.0
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 277 11 2.2 1.1- 4.6 266 97.8 95.4-98.9

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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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