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2021 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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	Total Respond.^	White	Black or African American	Hispanic or Latino	American Indian or Alaska Native	Other*
North Carolina	3,975	2,633	65.9	64.0-67.8	783	21.1	19.5-22.8	361	8.4	7.3- 9.5	101	1.3	0.8- 2.0	97	3.4	2.6- 4.3
-MALES	1,794	1,217	67.4	64.6-70.1	307	19.1	16.8-21.6	180	8.4	7.0-10.1	40	1.3	0.7- 2.3	50	3.8	2.7- 5.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White	1,174	1,160	98.9	97.8-99.4	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
Non-Hispanic Black	302	***	***	***	290	93.7	88.2-96.7	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
Other	299	44	15.1	10.4-21.3	13	4.6	2.4- 8.7	169	53.9	46.0-61.6	34	4.9	2.7- 8.8	39	21.5	14.9-30.0
AGE
18-34	354	223	59.1	52.6-65.4	46	16.3	11.7-22.2	62	15.8	11.9-20.8	***	***	***	18	8.1	4.7-13.5
35-44	278	167	63.4	56.5-69.7	51	19.2	14.3-25.3	45	12.3	8.7-17.3	***	***	***	12	4.1	2.1- 7.6
45-54	329	206	64.1	57.6-70.2	63	23.2	17.9-29.6	42	8.0	5.6-11.3	***	***	***	***	***	***
55-64	306	216	71.2	64.5-77.2	60	21.6	16.3-27.9	17	3.5	1.9- 6.6	***	***	***	***	***	***
65-74	317	249	82.5	76.8-87.1	50	15.7	11.3-21.4	***	***	***	12	0.7	0.3- 1.6	***	***	***
75+	185	148	79.4	70.3-86.2	33	19.6	12.9-28.6	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	175	64	47.4	38.1-56.8	27	18.0	11.7-26.7	74	30.7	23.3-39.3	***	***	***	***	***	***
H.S. or G.E.D.	460	282	63.8	58.3-69.0	97	21.4	17.2-26.4	56	9.9	7.1-13.6	14	1.9	0.8- 4.5	11	3.0	1.5- 5.8
Some Post-H.S.	467	332	70.4	64.8-75.4	96	21.0	16.7-26.1	22	3.4	2.1- 5.5	***	***	***	***	***	***
College Graduate	686	537	77.0	73.0-80.6	87	14.7	11.7-18.2	26	2.8	1.7- 4.4	***	***	***	26	5.0	3.3- 7.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	76	***	***	***	***	***	***	12	10.4	5.2-19.9	***	***	***	***	***	***
$15,000- 24,999	137	***	***	***	***	***	***	30	14.8	9.3-22.8	***	***	***	***	***	***
$25,000- 34,999	173	91	58.2	48.9-66.9	42	23.6	16.6-32.4	31	13.0	8.4-19.5	***	***	***	***	***	***
$35,000- 49,999	220	143	62.0	53.8-69.5	43	23.8	17.4-31.5	27	11.6	7.3-17.9	***	***	***	***	***	***
$50,000- 74,999	253	185	71.8	64.4-78.2	43	18.0	13.0-24.3	12	4.7	2.3- 9.4	***	***	***	***	***	***
$75,000+	592	486	80.9	76.7-84.4	56	10.7	8.1-14.1	16	2.4	1.3- 4.2	11	1.7	0.6- 4.4	23	4.4	2.8- 6.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes	545	383	72.2	67.1-76.7	104	19.3	15.3-23.9	39	6.2	4.1- 9.3	13	1.5	0.6- 3.4	***	***	***
No	1,239	826	65.4	61.9-68.7	201	18.9	16.2-21.9	141	9.4	7.7-11.5	27	1.2	0.6- 2.5	44	5.1	3.5- 7.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	426	309	73.5	68.1-78.3	90	22.7	18.2-28.1	14	1.9	0.9- 4.0	***	***	***	***	***	***
Non-Veteran	1,366	906	65.8	62.5-68.9	217	18.2	15.6-21.0	166	10.1	8.4-12.2	31	1.3	0.7- 2.5	46	4.6	3.2- 6.6
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT¹
Urban	539	344	58.2	52.9-63.4	102	22.1	18.0-26.9	60	10.6	7.7-14.4	***	***	***	30	8.4	5.4-12.8
Regional City or Suburban County	475	352	72.3	66.8-77.3	73	17.8	13.5-23.1	40	7.1	4.9-10.2	***	***	***	***	***	***
Rural	780	521	71.3	67.3-75.0	132	17.5	14.5-21.1	80	7.6	5.7- 9.9	33	1.8	0.9- 3.6	14	1.8	0.9- 3.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed	1,081	717	67.0	63.5-70.3	159	17.0	14.4-20.0	152	11.1	9.1-13.5	17	1.0	0.5- 2.3	36	3.8	2.6- 5.5
Unemployed	86	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
Retired	452	347	77.1	71.7-81.8	84	20.4	15.9-25.8	***	***	***	12	1.0	0.5- 2.3	***	***	***
Unable to Work	126	***	***	***	32	26.7	18.2-37.3	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
Other not in Labor Force	39	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
POVERTY LEVEL²
Less than 50%	28	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
50% to 100%	125	***	***	***	***	***	***	31	18.0	11.4-27.3	***	***	***	***	***	***
101% to 150%	139	***	***	***	***	***	***	35	19.4	12.8-28.3	***	***	***	***	***	***
151% to 200%	144	96	69.8	60.1-78.1	24	19.1	12.3-28.5	19	9.0	5.0-15.6	***	***	***	***	***	***
More than 200%	1,007	784	76.7	73.4-79.8	141	15.1	12.6-17.9	32	2.9	1.9- 4.5	21	1.6	0.8- 3.2	29	3.6	2.3- 5.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER³
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1)	472	252	58.5	52.8-64.0	133	29.7	24.7-35.2	52	7.5	5.3-10.4	29	3.1	1.5- 6.3	***	***	***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2)	760	571	73.3	68.9-77.2	101	15.9	12.7-19.8	67	7.1	5.3- 9.4	***	***	***	17	3.4	1.7- 6.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3)	562	394	66.5	61.5-71.2	73	15.8	12.3-20.2	61	10.5	7.8-14.1	***	***	***	27	6.0	3.8- 9.2
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX⁴
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable	560	436	78.0	73.5-82.0	43	8.6	6.0-12.2	54	8.4	6.1-11.4	***	***	***	21	4.1	2.5- 6.5
2nd Quartile	465	336	67.1	61.5-72.3	66	18.0	14.0-22.9	45	8.1	5.6-11.6	***	***	***	15	6.1	3.4-10.6
3rd Quartile	523	343	65.1	59.8-70.1	119	24.4	19.9-29.5	46	7.7	5.4-10.8	***	***	***	***	***	***
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable	246	102	42.5	34.7-50.7	79	40.2	32.2-48.7	35	11.4	7.5-17.1	26	3.9	1.9- 7.8	***	***	***

Total
Respond.^

White

Black or African American

Hispanic or Latino

American Indian or Alaska Native

Other*

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

3,975

2,633

65.9

64.0-67.8

783

21.1

19.5-22.8

361

8.4

7.3- 9.5

101

1.3

0.8- 2.0

3.4

2.6- 4.3

-MALES

1,794

1,217

67.4

64.6-70.1

307

19.1

16.8-21.6

180

8.4

7.0-10.1

1.3

0.7- 2.3

3.8

2.7- 5.4

RACE

Non-Hispanic White

1,174

1,160

98.9

97.8-99.4

***

Non-Hispanic Black

302

***

290

93.7

88.2-96.7

***

Other

299

15.1

10.4-21.3

4.6

2.4- 8.7

169

53.9

46.0-61.6

4.9

2.7- 8.8

21.5

14.9-30.0

AGE

18-34

354

223

59.1

52.6-65.4

16.3

11.7-22.2

15.8

11.9-20.8

***

8.1

4.7-13.5

35-44

278

167

63.4

56.5-69.7

19.2

14.3-25.3

12.3

8.7-17.3

***

4.1

2.1- 7.6

45-54

329

206

64.1

57.6-70.2

23.2

17.9-29.6

8.0

5.6-11.3

***

55-64

306

216

71.2

64.5-77.2

21.6

16.3-27.9

3.5

1.9- 6.6

***

65-74

317

249

82.5

76.8-87.1

15.7

11.3-21.4

***

0.7

0.3- 1.6

***

75+

185

148

79.4

70.3-86.2

19.6

12.9-28.6

***

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

175

47.4

38.1-56.8

18.0

11.7-26.7

30.7

23.3-39.3

***

H.S. or G.E.D.

460

282

63.8

58.3-69.0

21.4

17.2-26.4

9.9

7.1-13.6

1.9

0.8- 4.5

3.0

1.5- 5.8

Some Post-H.S.

467

332

70.4

64.8-75.4

21.0

16.7-26.1

3.4

2.1- 5.5

***

College Graduate

686

537

77.0

73.0-80.6

14.7

11.7-18.2

2.8

1.7- 4.4

***

5.0

3.3- 7.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

***

10.4

5.2-19.9

***

$15,000- 24,999

137

***

14.8

9.3-22.8

***

$25,000- 34,999

173

58.2

48.9-66.9

23.6

16.6-32.4

13.0

8.4-19.5

***

$35,000- 49,999

220

143

62.0

53.8-69.5

23.8

17.4-31.5

11.6

7.3-17.9

***

$50,000- 74,999

253

185

71.8

64.4-78.2

18.0

13.0-24.3

4.7

2.3- 9.4

***

$75,000+

592

486

80.9

76.7-84.4

10.7

8.1-14.1

2.4

1.3- 4.2

1.7

0.6- 4.4

4.4

2.8- 6.9

FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY

Yes

545

383

72.2

67.1-76.7

104

19.3

15.3-23.9

6.2

4.1- 9.3

1.5

0.6- 3.4

***

1,239

826

65.4

61.9-68.7

201

18.9

16.2-21.9

141

9.4

7.7-11.5

1.2

0.6- 2.5

5.1

3.5- 7.3

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

426

309

73.5

68.1-78.3

22.7

18.2-28.1

1.9

0.9- 4.0

***

Non-Veteran

1,366

906

65.8

62.5-68.9

217

18.2

15.6-21.0

166

10.1

8.4-12.2

1.3

0.7- 2.5

4.6

3.2- 6.6

RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT¹

Urban

539

344

58.2

52.9-63.4

102

22.1

18.0-26.9

10.6

7.7-14.4

***

8.4

5.4-12.8

Regional City or Suburban County

475

352

72.3

66.8-77.3

17.8

13.5-23.1

7.1

4.9-10.2

***

Rural

780

521

71.3

67.3-75.0

132

17.5

14.5-21.1

7.6

5.7- 9.9

1.8

0.9- 3.6

1.8

0.9- 3.4

EMPLOYMENT STATUS

Employed or Self-Employed

1,081

717

67.0

63.5-70.3

159

17.0

14.4-20.0

152

11.1

9.1-13.5

1.0

0.5- 2.3

3.8

2.6- 5.5

Unemployed

***

Retired

452

347

77.1

71.7-81.8

20.4

15.9-25.8

***

1.0

0.5- 2.3

***

Unable to Work

126

***

26.7

18.2-37.3

***

Other not in Labor Force

***

POVERTY LEVEL²

Less than 50%

***

50% to 100%

125

***

18.0

11.4-27.3

***

101% to 150%

139

***

19.4

12.8-28.3

***

151% to 200%

144

69.8

60.1-78.1

19.1

12.3-28.5

9.0

5.0-15.6

***

More than 200%

1,007

784

76.7

73.4-79.8

141

15.1

12.6-17.9

2.9

1.9- 4.5

1.6

0.8- 3.2

3.6

2.3- 5.7

NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER³

Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1)

472

252

58.5

52.8-64.0

133

29.7

24.7-35.2

7.5

5.3-10.4

3.1

1.5- 6.3

***

Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2)

760

571

73.3

68.9-77.2

101

15.9

12.7-19.8

7.1

5.3- 9.4

***

3.4

1.7- 6.5

Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3)

562

394

66.5

61.5-71.2

15.8

12.3-20.2

10.5

7.8-14.1

***

6.0

3.8- 9.2

CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX⁴

1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable

560

436

78.0

73.5-82.0

8.6

6.0-12.2

8.4

6.1-11.4

***

4.1

2.5- 6.5

2nd Quartile

465

336

67.1

61.5-72.3

18.0

14.0-22.9

8.1

5.6-11.6

***

6.1

3.4-10.6

3rd Quartile

523

343

65.1

59.8-70.1

119

24.4

19.9-29.5

7.7

5.4-10.8

***

4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable

246

102

42.5

34.7-50.7

40.2

32.2-48.7

11.4

7.5-17.1

3.9

1.9- 7.8

***

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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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