2021 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Health Status

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  Total
Respond.^		 Excellent Very good Good Fair Poor
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,926 907 19.6 18.2-21.1 1,716 35.2 33.5-36.9 1,515 30.0 28.4-31.6 596 11.4 10.3-12.6 192 3.8 3.2- 4.6
-MALES 2,294 449 20.9 18.8-23.2 819 34.9 32.6-37.3 691 30.2 27.9-32.6 255 10.3 8.9-11.9 80 3.7 2.7- 5.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,472 281 18.9 16.6-21.4 587 38.8 36.0-41.8 418 28.5 25.7-31.3 142 10.3 8.5-12.4 44 3.5 2.3- 5.2
Non-Hispanic Black 377 71 22.0 16.7-28.5 108 26.7 21.7-32.4 127 35.4 29.6-41.8 47 9.3 6.6-13.0 24 6.5 3.9-10.8
Other 390 84 25.5 19.8-32.2 109 30.4 24.6-36.9 126 30.3 25.0-36.3 61 12.6 9.0-17.4 *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 537 155 30.1 25.4-35.3 212 37.3 32.6-42.3 137 25.2 21.2-29.8 30 6.2 4.0- 9.3 *** *** ***
35-44 344 87 27.6 22.1-33.8 119 31.2 26.0-37.0 95 28.8 23.2-35.1 36 10.6 7.3-15.0 *** *** ***
45-54 390 80 18.7 14.8-23.4 147 38.8 33.3-44.6 109 31.1 25.7-37.1 40 8.3 5.6-12.1 14 3.1 1.7- 5.5
55-64 361 41 11.9 8.3-16.8 121 31.6 26.1-37.6 117 33.7 27.9-40.0 60 15.9 11.9-21.0 22 6.9 3.6-13.0
65-74 391 44 9.6 6.8-13.6 137 36.6 31.0-42.5 136 35.2 29.6-41.3 55 13.8 10.1-18.5 19 4.8 2.9- 7.8
75+ 221 31 12.1 7.4-19.3 65 29.5 22.7-37.4 82 34.8 27.3-43.1 28 12.3 8.2-17.9 15 11.3 6.3-19.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 221 29 19.2 12.7-27.9 42 19.4 14.1-26.1 70 30.9 23.8-39.1 60 22.5 16.5-29.8 20 8.0 4.6-13.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 590 105 19.3 15.7-23.5 171 28.7 24.6-33.1 209 36.5 32.0-41.4 78 10.5 8.0-13.8 27 4.9 2.7- 8.7
Some Post-H.S. 588 95 19.9 16.0-24.6 217 38.8 34.2-43.5 185 28.6 24.6-33.0 68 9.6 7.4-12.4 23 3.1 2.0- 4.9
College Graduate 883 218 24.6 21.5-28.0 387 45.1 41.3-48.8 221 24.2 21.2-27.6 47 5.2 3.8- 7.1 *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 99 *** *** *** 20 19.5 11.5-31.1 *** *** *** 20 14.1 8.4-22.8 *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 184 *** *** *** 37 19.9 13.9-27.8 67 35.4 26.9-44.9 35 13.0 8.4-19.4 20 10.4 6.0-17.5
$25,000- 34,999 221 38 20.2 14.3-27.9 63 25.5 19.4-32.7 75 35.5 28.0-43.7 36 15.1 10.4-21.3 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 275 50 18.2 13.4-24.3 80 28.7 22.8-35.4 92 33.9 27.5-40.9 42 16.0 11.4-22.0 11 3.2 1.6- 6.4
$50,000- 74,999 314 72 25.0 19.4-31.6 125 38.4 32.2-45.0 90 26.0 20.7-32.1 25 9.8 6.1-15.3 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 749 180 23.0 19.7-26.7 335 43.9 39.7-48.2 189 26.2 22.6-30.3 40 5.5 3.8- 7.8 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 649 54 8.6 6.2-11.8 156 26.2 22.1-30.8 222 32.6 28.3-37.2 146 20.7 17.2-24.7 71 11.8 8.6-16.0
No 1,595 386 25.4 22.8-28.3 642 38.4 35.6-41.3 451 29.1 26.5-32.0 109 6.6 5.2- 8.2 *** *** ***
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 557 99 18.6 14.8-23.1 189 31.5 27.1-36.3 178 33.5 28.8-38.5 71 12.0 9.3-15.4 20 4.4 2.4- 7.8
Non-Veteran 1,721 343 21.2 18.8-23.9 627 36.0 33.3-38.8 510 29.4 26.8-32.1 181 9.8 8.2-11.6 60 3.5 2.5- 5.0
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 739 168 24.1 20.3-28.2 285 37.9 33.8-42.2 212 27.3 23.6-31.3 55 7.4 5.5-10.0 19 3.4 1.9- 5.9
Regional City or Suburban County 618 127 22.9 18.8-27.5 216 32.7 28.5-37.1 188 31.7 27.3-36.5 67 10.1 7.6-13.2 20 2.7 1.6- 4.5
Rural 937 154 16.3 13.4-19.7 318 33.7 30.1-37.5 291 31.8 28.2-35.6 133 13.4 10.8-16.4 41 4.8 3.0- 7.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,387 318 23.2 20.6-26.1 568 40.2 37.1-43.3 388 28.5 25.7-31.4 108 7.6 6.0- 9.5 *** *** ***
Unemployed 111 16 18.5 10.4-30.8 32 23.0 15.5-32.7 *** *** *** 17 18.6 10.8-30.1 *** *** ***
Retired 553 70 10.6 7.8-14.2 174 31.0 26.5-35.9 202 38.6 33.5-43.9 77 13.4 10.3-17.2 30 6.4 4.2- 9.5
Unable to Work 149 11 9.3 4.8-17.4 13 7.8 4.1-14.3 37 24.8 17.2-34.3 50 28.9 21.1-38.1 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 65 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 34 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 160 20 17.6 10.2-28.8 33 21.0 14.2-30.0 52 33.9 24.6-44.7 34 13.2 8.9-19.2 21 14.3 7.0-26.8
101% to 150% 162 29 23.1 14.8-34.2 34 16.8 11.4-24.0 62 40.3 30.8-50.5 31 16.3 10.5-24.4 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 185 29 19.2 13.1-27.3 49 26.0 19.2-34.2 62 31.2 24.1-39.3 33 18.0 12.4-25.5 12 5.6 2.9-10.4
More than 200% 1,271 281 21.6 19.0-24.4 530 41.2 38.0-44.5 353 27.8 24.9-30.9 91 7.9 6.1-10.0 16 1.6 0.8- 3.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 566 91 15.9 12.4-20.3 181 33.6 28.8-38.7 185 35.1 30.2-40.4 80 10.4 7.9-13.6 29 5.0 2.5- 9.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 940 193 23.0 19.5-26.9 325 32.9 29.4-36.6 272 27.8 24.4-31.4 116 12.5 10.2-15.2 34 3.9 2.6- 5.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 788 165 21.6 18.2-25.3 313 37.5 33.6-41.6 234 29.9 26.1-33.9 59 8.2 6.1-11.1 17 2.8 1.6- 5.0
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 729 147 18.7 15.5-22.4 277 38.1 33.9-42.4 225 30.6 26.6-34.8 70 10.4 7.9-13.6 *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 632 130 23.5 19.6-27.9 224 32.9 28.8-37.3 187 29.4 25.3-33.8 63 9.0 6.8-11.9 28 5.1 3.3- 7.9
3rd Quartile 648 126 22.0 17.8-26.8 233 34.8 30.5-39.3 188 28.8 24.7-33.2 75 11.5 8.9-14.8 26 3.0 1.9- 4.5
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 285 46 14.9 10.5-20.7 85 32.0 25.2-39.7 91 36.0 28.9-43.8 47 11.8 7.9-17.3 16 5.2 2.9- 9.3

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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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