2021 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,137 158 4.3 3.6- 5.3 3,979 95.7 94.7-96.4
-MALES 1,872 113 6.2 5.0- 7.7 1,759 93.8 92.3-95.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,205 48 3.9 2.8- 5.4 1,157 96.1 94.6-97.2
Non-Hispanic Black 315 31 11.3 7.5-16.6 284 88.7 83.4-92.5
Other 314 32 9.7 6.2-14.9 282 90.3 85.1-93.8
AGE
18-34 370 38 10.5 7.4-14.7 332 89.5 85.3-92.6
35-44 287 23 7.7 4.8-12.0 264 92.3 88.0-95.2
45-54 337 20 5.8 3.2-10.2 317 94.2 89.8-96.8
55-64 319 15 3.1 1.8- 5.5 304 96.9 94.5-98.2
65-74 331 14 4.4 2.1- 8.9 317 95.6 91.1-97.9
75+ 194 *** *** *** 192 99.4 97.4-99.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 185 13 6.2 3.2-11.7 172 93.8 88.3-96.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 483 35 7.0 4.7-10.3 448 93.0 89.7-95.3
Some Post-H.S. 485 36 7.2 4.9-10.4 449 92.8 89.6-95.1
College Graduate 710 29 4.2 2.8- 6.2 681 95.8 93.8-97.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 77 *** *** *** 74 97.7 92.6-99.3
$15,000- 24,999 143 16 12.8 6.7-23.0 127 87.2 77.0-93.3
$25,000- 34,999 179 15 6.1 3.2-11.4 164 93.9 88.6-96.8
$35,000- 49,999 227 13 6.1 3.3-10.9 214 93.9 89.1-96.7
$50,000- 74,999 264 15 5.9 3.3-10.3 249 94.1 89.7-96.7
$75,000+ 611 25 4.6 2.9- 7.2 586 95.4 92.8-97.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 565 30 6.1 4.0- 9.3 535 93.9 90.7-96.0
No 1,297 82 6.1 4.7- 7.9 1,215 93.9 92.1-95.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 442 20 4.1 2.4- 6.8 422 95.9 93.2-97.6
Non-Veteran 1,426 92 6.7 5.3- 8.5 1,334 93.3 91.5-94.7
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 565 38 6.4 4.5- 8.9 527 93.6 91.1-95.5
Regional City or Suburban County 502 30 7.5 4.9-11.3 472 92.5 88.7-95.1
Rural 805 45 5.1 3.5- 7.3 760 94.9 92.7-96.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,125 83 7.3 5.7- 9.3 1,042 92.7 90.7-94.3
Unemployed 91 *** *** *** 85 93.7 85.5-97.4
Retired 475 15 3.2 1.6- 6.3 460 96.8 93.7-98.4
Unable to Work 131 *** *** *** 124 93.9 84.2-97.8
Other not in Labor Force 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 129 11 9.7 4.5-19.8 118 90.3 80.2-95.5
101% to 150% 142 18 11.2 6.3-19.1 124 88.8 80.9-93.7
151% to 200% 148 *** *** *** 140 96.0 90.2-98.4
More than 200% 1,041 47 4.9 3.5- 6.8 994 95.1 93.2-96.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 491 32 6.3 4.0- 9.8 459 93.7 90.2-96.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 791 43 5.8 4.1- 8.2 748 94.2 91.8-95.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 590 38 6.6 4.6- 9.4 552 93.4 90.6-95.4
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 582 25 4.1 2.5- 6.6 557 95.9 93.4-97.5
2nd Quartile 489 37 7.9 5.5-11.1 452 92.1 88.9-94.5
3rd Quartile 546 32 6.2 4.0- 9.3 514 93.8 90.7-96.0
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 255 19 7.4 4.0-13.1 236 92.6 86.9-96.0

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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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