2021 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Housing Insecurity

During the past 12 months, was there a time when you were not able to pay your mortgage or rent?

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,893 302 8.1 7.0- 9.3 3,591 91.9 90.7-93.0
-MALES 1,753 134 6.9 5.6- 8.5 1,619 93.1 91.5-94.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,126 42 3.5 2.5- 5.0 1,084 96.5 95.0-97.5
Non-Hispanic Black 291 47 15.2 10.7-21.1 244 84.8 78.9-89.3
Other 297 42 11.4 7.8-16.4 255 88.6 83.6-92.2
AGE
18-34 346 34 9.2 6.2-13.6 312 90.8 86.4-93.8
35-44 282 26 7.2 4.6-11.1 256 92.8 88.9-95.4
45-54 324 36 11.0 7.4-16.1 288 89.0 83.9-92.6
55-64 305 25 6.2 4.0- 9.6 280 93.8 90.4-96.0
65-74 305 *** *** *** 296 98.8 97.2-99.5
75+ 157 *** *** *** 156 99.6 97.5-99.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 168 24 9.6 6.0-15.0 144 90.4 85.0-94.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 440 49 11.2 8.1-15.4 391 88.8 84.6-91.9
Some Post-H.S. 453 32 5.2 3.4- 7.8 421 94.8 92.2-96.6
College Graduate 683 28 3.1 2.1- 4.8 655 96.9 95.2-97.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 71 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 131 29 20.5 12.9-31.1 102 79.5 68.9-87.1
$25,000- 34,999 164 25 13.3 8.3-20.8 139 86.7 79.2-91.7
$35,000- 49,999 213 18 6.3 3.7-10.6 195 93.7 89.4-96.3
$50,000- 74,999 249 13 5.1 2.7- 9.3 236 94.9 90.7-97.3
$75,000+ 589 *** *** *** 580 98.4 96.8-99.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 518 64 9.8 7.2-13.3 454 90.2 86.7-92.8
No 1,227 70 5.8 4.4- 7.6 1,157 94.2 92.4-95.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 411 21 4.5 2.7- 7.4 390 95.5 92.6-97.3
Non-Veteran 1,338 113 7.6 6.0- 9.4 1,225 92.4 90.6-94.0
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 537 36 6.9 4.6-10.1 501 93.1 89.9-95.4
Regional City or Suburban County 471 37 7.7 5.3-11.1 434 92.3 88.9-94.7
Rural 745 61 6.3 4.6- 8.6 684 93.7 91.4-95.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,091 76 6.7 5.1- 8.7 1,015 93.3 91.3-94.9
Unemployed 85 25 22.9 14.7-33.9 60 77.1 66.1-85.3
Retired 420 11 1.5 0.7- 3.2 409 98.5 96.8-99.3
Unable to Work 117 20 13.7 7.4-23.9 97 86.3 76.1-92.6
Other not in Labor Force 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 26 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 119 28 20.5 12.7-31.5 91 79.5 68.5-87.3
101% to 150% 135 23 12.6 7.5-20.6 112 87.4 79.4-92.5
151% to 200% 137 19 10.4 6.3-16.9 118 89.6 83.1-93.7
More than 200% 989 33 3.2 2.1- 4.7 956 96.8 95.3-97.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 454 49 8.3 5.9-11.5 405 91.7 88.5-94.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 742 47 6.1 4.4- 8.5 695 93.9 91.5-95.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 557 38 6.9 4.7-10.1 519 93.1 89.9-95.3
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 548 39 6.8 4.6- 9.9 509 93.2 90.1-95.4
2nd Quartile 456 30 7.0 4.6-10.6 426 93.0 89.4-95.4
3rd Quartile 520 37 6.0 4.2- 8.5 483 94.0 91.5-95.8
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 229 28 9.5 5.7-15.2 201 90.5 84.8-94.3

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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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