2021 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Derived Variables and Risk Factors

Health Insurance Coverage - Age Under 65*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,294 2,824 86.6 85.1-87.9 470 13.4 12.1-14.9
-MALES 1,587 1,337 84.8 82.5-86.9 250 15.2 13.1-17.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 966 877 90.2 87.7-92.3 89 9.8 7.7-12.3
Non-Hispanic Black 272 235 85.6 79.4-90.1 37 14.4 9.9-20.6
Other 319 202 67.1 60.4-73.1 117 32.9 26.9-39.6
AGE
18-34 506 401 78.5 73.6-82.7 105 21.5 17.3-26.4
35-44 342 280 83.1 78.1-87.2 62 16.9 12.8-21.9
45-54 387 334 88.8 85.0-91.8 53 11.2 8.2-15.0
55-64 352 322 94.2 91.2-96.2 30 5.8 3.8- 8.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 159 74 54.7 44.9-64.0 85 45.3 36.0-55.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 439 355 84.7 80.5-88.1 84 15.3 11.9-19.5
Some Post-H.S. 403 357 89.8 86.0-92.7 46 10.2 7.3-14.0
College Graduate 583 549 93.9 90.7-96.0 34 6.1 4.0- 9.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 125 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 161 103 66.5 57.4-74.5 58 33.5 25.5-42.6
$35,000- 49,999 168 140 84.5 77.4-89.7 28 15.5 10.3-22.6
$50,000- 74,999 215 195 88.3 81.1-93.0 20 11.7 7.0-18.9
$75,000+ 563 545 96.5 94.0-97.9 18 3.5 2.1- 6.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 361 300 85.3 80.5-89.1 61 14.7 10.9-19.5
No 1,188 1,006 84.9 82.2-87.3 182 15.1 12.7-17.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 281 271 96.1 89.6-98.6 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,296 1,057 82.4 79.8-84.8 239 17.6 15.2-20.2
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 552 474 85.7 81.9-88.8 78 14.3 11.2-18.1
Regional City or Suburban County 429 373 87.6 83.2-91.0 56 12.4 9.0-16.8
Rural 606 490 81.5 77.1-85.2 116 18.5 14.8-22.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,228 1,036 85.2 82.6-87.4 192 14.8 12.6-17.4
Unemployed 92 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 71 71 100 . - . *** *** ***
Unable to Work 120 105 90.0 82.2-94.6 15 10.0 5.4-17.8
Other not in Labor Force 58 52 92.0 81.6-96.8 *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 125 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 128 86 68.9 58.2-77.9 42 31.1 22.1-41.8
151% to 200% 117 90 80.7 72.0-87.2 27 19.3 12.8-28.0
More than 200% 883 831 93.0 90.4-94.9 52 7.0 5.1- 9.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 393 321 82.6 77.2-86.9 72 17.4 13.1-22.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 633 541 85.2 81.3-88.5 92 14.8 11.5-18.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 561 475 85.6 81.9-88.6 86 14.4 11.4-18.1
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 478 405 86.7 82.8-89.8 73 13.3 10.2-17.2
2nd Quartile 456 386 85.0 80.8-88.5 70 15.0 11.5-19.2
3rd Quartile 467 394 83.2 78.1-87.3 73 16.8 12.7-21.9
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 186 152 82.5 73.9-88.7 34 17.5 11.3-26.1

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*Data in this table were derived from the health insurance question and only those under age 65 included

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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