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 utility bills?

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,055 309 7.6 6.6- 8.8 3,746 92.4 91.2-93.4
-MALES 1,830 126 6.3 5.0- 7.8 1,704 93.7 92.2-95.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,181 37 2.7 1.9- 4.0 1,144 97.3 96.0-98.1
Non-Hispanic Black 307 47 14.5 10.1-20.3 260 85.5 79.7-89.9
Other 303 40 11.9 8.1-17.3 263 88.1 82.7-91.9
AGE
18-34 347 32 9.1 6.0-13.5 315 90.9 86.5-94.0
35-44 285 26 9.0 5.7-14.0 259 91.0 86.0-94.3
45-54 331 30 7.7 4.8-12.0 301 92.3 88.0-95.2
55-64 315 25 5.3 3.4- 8.2 290 94.7 91.8-96.6
65-74 325 *** *** *** 315 98.7 97.2-99.4
75+ 194 *** *** *** 193 99.5 96.8-99.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 175 21 10.0 5.8-16.5 154 90.0 83.5-94.2
H.S. or G.E.D. 468 44 8.1 5.6-11.5 424 91.9 88.5-94.4
Some Post-H.S. 473 39 6.5 4.4- 9.6 434 93.5 90.4-95.6
College Graduate 705 21 2.5 1.5- 4.0 684 97.5 96.0-98.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 72 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 138 26 14.7 9.1-23.1 112 85.3 76.9-90.9
$25,000- 34,999 176 20 12.3 7.1-20.4 156 87.7 79.6-92.9
$35,000- 49,999 228 21 9.2 5.3-15.7 207 90.8 84.3-94.7
$50,000- 74,999 262 *** *** *** 253 96.1 92.4-98.0
$75,000+ 602 *** *** *** 599 99.7 98.9-99.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 551 55 8.0 5.5-11.3 496 92.0 88.7-94.5
No 1,271 71 5.6 4.3- 7.4 1,200 94.4 92.6-95.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 438 12 2.4 1.1- 5.0 426 97.6 95.0-98.9
Non-Veteran 1,388 114 7.4 5.8- 9.2 1,274 92.6 90.8-94.2
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 550 35 7.5 5.0-11.2 515 92.5 88.8-95.0
Regional City or Suburban County 489 35 6.6 4.5- 9.6 454 93.4 90.4-95.5
Rural 791 56 5.1 3.6- 7.1 735 94.9 92.9-96.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,109 66 6.2 4.6- 8.3 1,043 93.8 91.7-95.4
Unemployed 87 26 24.8 16.0-36.3 *** *** ***
Retired 470 *** *** *** 461 98.9 97.4-99.5
Unable to Work 123 23 10.3 6.2-16.6 100 89.7 83.4-93.8
Other not in Labor Force 30 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 26 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 123 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 140 19 10.4 5.8-18.1 121 89.6 81.9-94.2
151% to 200% 147 14 5.9 3.2-10.8 133 94.1 89.2-96.8
More than 200% 1,030 24 2.4 1.5- 3.7 1,006 97.6 96.3-98.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 483 50 7.5 5.2-10.5 433 92.5 89.5-94.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 769 43 5.4 3.8- 7.6 726 94.6 92.4-96.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 578 33 6.6 4.3- 9.9 545 93.4 90.1-95.7
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 567 33 5.7 3.8- 8.6 534 94.3 91.4-96.2
2nd Quartile 477 21 5.3 3.1- 8.8 456 94.7 91.2-96.9
3rd Quartile 537 45 7.8 5.6-10.7 492 92.2 89.3-94.4
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 249 27 7.4 4.4-12.0 222 92.6 88.0-95.6

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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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