2021 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes, only one Yes, more than one No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,918 2,547 52.2 50.4-53.9 1,604 31.1 29.5-32.7 767 16.8 15.4-18.1
-MALES 2,290 1,181 51.2 48.7-53.7 650 27.7 25.5-30.0 459 21.1 19.1-23.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,468 808 54.6 51.5-57.6 450 30.0 27.3-32.9 210 15.4 13.3-17.8
Non-Hispanic Black 373 202 53.3 46.8-59.6 112 28.8 23.5-34.7 59 18.0 13.4-23.7
Other 393 147 37.9 31.7-44.6 74 16.9 12.8-22.0 172 45.2 38.8-51.7
AGE
18-34 532 221 44.2 39.1-49.4 92 16.2 13.0-20.1 219 39.6 34.7-44.7
35-44 343 180 53.9 47.6-60.2 78 22.3 17.4-28.0 85 23.8 18.8-29.6
45-54 390 201 52.9 47.0-58.8 99 25.7 20.8-31.4 90 21.3 17.0-26.4
55-64 361 218 58.8 52.3-65.1 110 33.7 27.7-40.3 33 7.5 4.9-11.1
65-74 392 230 59.0 53.0-64.7 148 37.8 32.2-43.8 14 3.2 1.7- 6.2
75+ 221 114 45.3 37.3-53.6 102 52.4 44.1-60.6 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 223 84 38.4 30.7-46.7 45 21.8 15.6-29.5 94 39.9 32.0-48.2
H.S. or G.E.D. 586 299 49.9 45.0-54.9 154 28.1 23.7-32.9 133 22.0 18.3-26.2
Some Post-H.S. 586 321 55.6 50.8-60.2 162 26.5 22.6-30.8 103 18.0 14.6-21.9
College Graduate 882 473 53.7 49.9-57.5 286 31.7 28.3-35.3 123 14.6 12.0-17.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 98 *** *** *** *** *** *** 24 19.6 12.1-30.2
$15,000- 24,999 185 78 43.4 33.9-53.4 49 25.1 18.0-33.9 58 31.5 22.9-41.5
$25,000- 34,999 224 110 51.0 43.0-58.9 51 21.0 15.5-27.8 63 28.0 21.6-35.4
$35,000- 49,999 275 142 54.2 47.1-61.1 79 27.0 21.2-33.8 54 18.8 14.0-24.7
$50,000- 74,999 313 179 55.1 48.3-61.7 89 26.7 21.4-32.7 45 18.2 12.9-25.1
$75,000+ 748 420 54.5 50.2-58.7 233 31.3 27.4-35.4 95 14.3 11.4-17.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 647 316 47.9 43.1-52.7 245 36.1 31.6-40.9 86 16.0 12.7-20.0
No 1,592 834 52.4 49.4-55.4 392 24.3 21.8-26.9 366 23.3 20.8-26.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 555 292 51.7 46.6-56.8 202 36.0 31.2-41.0 61 12.3 9.1-16.5
Non-Veteran 1,718 879 51.0 48.1-53.9 443 25.3 22.8-27.9 396 23.8 21.3-26.4
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 740 349 44.6 40.3-49.0 224 30.9 27.0-35.0 167 24.5 20.8-28.6
Regional City or Suburban County 618 328 56.1 51.3-60.8 183 27.1 23.2-31.5 107 16.7 13.4-20.6
Rural 932 504 53.6 49.6-57.7 243 25.1 21.7-28.8 185 21.3 18.1-24.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,384 709 51.4 48.2-54.5 304 21.7 19.2-24.3 371 27.0 24.2-29.9
Unemployed 111 *** *** *** 25 20.6 13.4-30.3 *** *** ***
Retired 554 306 53.1 47.8-58.3 228 43.7 38.6-49.0 20 3.2 1.9- 5.5
Unable to Work 147 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 65 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 33 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 160 57 38.1 28.3-48.9 *** *** *** 61 34.3 25.3-44.6
101% to 150% 163 77 52.6 42.6-62.3 35 18.0 12.2-25.8 51 29.4 21.6-38.7
151% to 200% 187 92 50.5 42.1-58.8 57 31.6 24.1-40.1 38 18.0 12.7-24.8
More than 200% 1,268 716 55.5 52.2-58.7 382 29.2 26.4-32.3 170 15.3 12.9-18.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 562 289 50.0 44.6-55.3 161 30.3 25.4-35.7 112 19.7 15.8-24.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 941 503 53.2 49.3-57.2 269 26.5 23.3-30.0 169 20.3 17.1-23.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 787 389 49.9 45.7-54.0 220 27.5 23.9-31.3 178 22.7 19.3-26.4
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 729 395 54.7 50.2-59.1 194 25.3 21.6-29.4 140 20.0 16.7-23.7
2nd Quartile 627 291 46.9 42.3-51.5 194 30.4 26.3-34.7 142 22.8 19.0-27.0
3rd Quartile 651 335 51.4 46.7-56.2 188 27.8 23.8-32.2 128 20.8 17.1-25.1
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 283 160 55.1 47.3-62.6 74 25.3 19.2-32.7 49 19.6 13.9-26.7

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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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