2021 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,822 4,338 89.7 88.6-90.7 484 10.3 9.3-11.4
-MALES 2,238 1,978 88.0 86.2-89.7 260 12.0 10.3-13.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,445 1,354 92.7 90.9-94.3 91 7.3 5.7- 9.1
Non-Hispanic Black 370 333 88.3 83.2-92.0 37 11.7 8.0-16.8
Other 375 252 69.4 63.2-74.9 123 30.6 25.1-36.8
AGE
18-34 506 401 78.5 73.6-82.7 105 21.5 17.3-26.4
35-44 342 280 83.1 78.1-87.2 62 16.9 12.8-21.9
45-54 387 334 88.8 85.0-91.8 53 11.2 8.2-15.0
55-64 352 322 94.2 91.2-96.2 30 5.8 3.8- 8.8
65-74 388 385 99.3 97.7-99.8 *** *** ***
75+ 218 218 100 . - . *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 217 128 64.9 56.6-72.3 89 35.1 27.7-43.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 570 484 87.2 83.7-90.0 86 12.8 10.0-16.3
Some Post-H.S. 574 528 92.3 89.4-94.5 46 7.7 5.5-10.6
College Graduate 868 832 95.2 92.8-96.8 36 4.8 3.2- 7.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 97 75 83.1 73.1-89.8 22 16.9 10.2-26.9
$15,000- 24,999 178 134 72.9 62.3-81.4 44 27.1 18.6-37.7
$25,000- 34,999 222 162 73.7 66.3-79.9 60 26.3 20.1-33.7
$35,000- 49,999 272 244 89.6 84.6-93.1 28 10.4 6.9-15.4
$50,000- 74,999 311 291 90.9 85.1-94.5 20 9.1 5.5-14.9
$75,000+ 742 724 97.1 95.1-98.3 18 2.9 1.7- 4.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 628 565 90.4 87.2-92.9 63 9.6 7.1-12.8
No 1,563 1,373 87.4 85.2-89.3 190 12.6 10.7-14.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 546 536 97.8 93.9-99.2 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,677 1,428 85.2 82.9-87.2 249 14.8 12.8-17.1
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 718 637 88.1 84.9-90.7 81 11.9 9.3-15.1
Regional City or Suburban County 604 546 90.3 86.9-92.9 58 9.7 7.1-13.1
Rural 916 795 86.2 82.9-89.0 121 13.8 11.0-17.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,364 1,164 86.0 83.6-88.1 200 14.0 11.9-16.4
Unemployed 104 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 542 541 99.8 98.6- 100 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 145 129 91.3 84.6-95.2 16 8.7 4.8-15.4
Other not in Labor Force 58 52 92.0 81.6-96.8 *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 33 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 156 103 69.5 59.2-78.2 53 30.5 21.8-40.8
101% to 150% 160 116 72.5 63.0-80.4 44 27.5 19.6-37.0
151% to 200% 185 157 87.2 81.2-91.5 28 12.8 8.5-18.8
More than 200% 1,259 1,206 94.6 92.6-96.1 53 5.4 3.9- 7.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 552 476 85.9 81.6-89.4 76 14.1 10.6-18.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 923 829 88.9 85.8-91.3 94 11.1 8.7-14.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 763 673 88.4 85.4-90.8 90 11.6 9.2-14.6
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 713 637 89.9 87.0-92.2 76 10.1 7.8-13.0
2nd Quartile 610 538 87.9 84.5-90.7 72 12.1 9.3-15.5
3rd Quartile 637 562 86.5 82.4-89.8 75 13.5 10.2-17.6
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 278 241 86.5 79.7-91.2 37 13.5 8.8-20.3

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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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