2021 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Health Status

General Health Indicator

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  Total
Respond.^		 Excellent/Vg/Good Fair/Poor
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,926 4,138 84.7 83.4-86.0 788 15.3 14.0-16.6
-MALES 2,294 1,959 86.0 84.1-87.7 335 14.0 12.3-15.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,472 1,286 86.2 83.8-88.4 186 13.8 11.6-16.2
Non-Hispanic Black 377 306 84.2 79.2-88.1 71 15.8 11.9-20.8
Other 390 319 86.3 81.5-90.0 71 13.7 10.0-18.5
AGE
18-34 537 504 92.7 89.1-95.2 33 7.3 4.8-10.9
35-44 344 301 87.6 82.9-91.1 43 12.4 8.9-17.1
45-54 390 336 88.6 84.5-91.8 54 11.4 8.2-15.5
55-64 361 279 77.2 70.8-82.5 82 22.8 17.5-29.2
65-74 391 317 81.4 76.4-85.6 74 18.6 14.4-23.6
75+ 221 178 76.4 68.3-83.0 43 23.6 17.0-31.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 221 141 69.5 61.6-76.4 80 30.5 23.6-38.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 590 485 84.6 80.3-88.0 105 15.4 12.0-19.7
Some Post-H.S. 588 497 87.3 84.2-89.8 91 12.7 10.2-15.8
College Graduate 883 826 93.9 91.8-95.4 57 6.1 4.6- 8.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 99 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 184 129 76.6 68.3-83.2 55 23.4 16.8-31.7
$25,000- 34,999 221 176 81.2 74.6-86.4 45 18.8 13.6-25.4
$35,000- 49,999 275 222 80.8 74.6-85.7 53 19.2 14.3-25.4
$50,000- 74,999 314 287 89.4 83.8-93.2 27 10.6 6.8-16.2
$75,000+ 749 704 93.1 90.2-95.2 45 6.9 4.8- 9.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 649 432 67.5 62.7-72.0 217 32.5 28.0-37.3
No 1,595 1,479 93.0 91.2-94.4 116 7.0 5.6- 8.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 557 466 83.6 79.5-87.0 91 16.4 13.0-20.5
Non-Veteran 1,721 1,480 86.7 84.5-88.6 241 13.3 11.4-15.5
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 739 665 89.2 86.0-91.8 74 10.8 8.2-14.0
Regional City or Suburban County 618 531 87.2 83.9-90.0 87 12.8 10.0-16.1
Rural 937 763 81.8 78.2-84.9 174 18.2 15.1-21.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,387 1,274 91.9 89.8-93.5 113 8.1 6.5-10.2
Unemployed 111 87 77.2 65.9-85.6 24 22.8 14.4-34.1
Retired 553 446 80.2 75.8-84.0 107 19.8 16.0-24.2
Unable to Work 149 61 41.9 32.2-52.3 88 58.1 47.7-67.8
Other not in Labor Force 65 64 98.0 86.9-99.7 *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 34 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 160 105 72.5 61.6-81.3 55 27.5 18.7-38.4
101% to 150% 162 125 80.1 71.7-86.5 37 19.9 13.5-28.3
151% to 200% 185 140 76.4 68.6-82.8 45 23.6 17.2-31.4
More than 200% 1,271 1,164 90.6 88.2-92.5 107 9.4 7.5-11.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 566 457 84.6 80.1-88.2 109 15.4 11.8-19.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 940 790 83.7 80.6-86.3 150 16.3 13.7-19.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 788 712 89.0 85.7-91.5 76 11.0 8.5-14.3
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 729 649 87.4 83.5-90.4 80 12.6 9.6-16.5
2nd Quartile 632 541 85.9 82.3-88.8 91 14.1 11.2-17.7
3rd Quartile 648 547 85.5 82.1-88.4 101 14.5 11.6-17.9
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 285 222 83.0 76.9-87.7 63 17.0 12.3-23.1

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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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