2021 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Demographics

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,860 301 5.8 5.0- 6.7 4,559 94.2 93.3-95.0
-Non-Hispanic White 3,086 155 5.2 4.2- 6.3 2,931 94.8 93.7-95.8
GENDER
Male 1,458 59 4.0 2.8- 5.7 1,399 96.0 94.3-97.2
Female 1,628 96 6.2 4.8- 7.9 1,532 93.8 92.1-95.2
AGE
18-34 577 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 399 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 451 28 7.4 4.8-11.1 423 92.6 88.9-95.2
55-64 546 48 9.3 6.2-13.6 498 90.7 86.4-93.8
65-74 646 29 4.6 3.0- 7.0 617 95.4 93.0-97.0
75+ 412 28 8.4 4.9-13.8 384 91.6 86.2-95.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 150 24 11.2 7.0-17.3 126 88.8 82.7-93.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 657 40 7.0 4.7-10.3 617 93.0 89.7-95.3
Some Post-H.S. 839 44 4.7 3.2- 6.8 795 95.3 93.2-96.8
College Graduate 1,436 47 2.8 2.0- 3.8 1,389 97.2 96.2-98.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 112 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 213 24 10.2 6.3-16.2 189 89.8 83.8-93.7
$25,000- 34,999 271 17 6.6 3.8-11.2 254 93.4 88.8-96.2
$35,000- 49,999 313 19 6.1 3.7- 9.8 294 93.9 90.2-96.3
$50,000- 74,999 434 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 1,140 20 1.6 1.0- 2.7 1,120 98.4 97.3-99.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 928 155 17.1 14.2-20.5 773 82.9 79.5-85.8
No 2,132 *** *** *** 2,132 100 . - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 419 15 3.1 1.7- 5.5 404 96.9 94.5-98.3
Non-Veteran 2,662 140 5.5 4.4- 6.7 2,522 94.5 93.3-95.6
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 904 32 3.3 2.2- 4.9 872 96.7 95.1-97.8
Regional City or Suburban County 846 42 5.3 3.7- 7.6 804 94.7 92.4-96.3
Rural 1,336 81 6.4 4.8- 8.6 1,255 93.6 91.4-95.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,643 45 2.4 1.7- 3.4 1,598 97.6 96.6-98.3
Unemployed 117 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 956 56 6.6 4.7- 9.4 900 93.4 90.6-95.3
Unable to Work 179 41 27.7 19.3-37.9 138 72.3 62.1-80.7
Other not in Labor Force 176 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 30 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 164 *** *** *** 135 77.7 66.0-86.2
101% to 150% 182 16 5.2 2.9- 9.1 166 94.8 90.9-97.1
151% to 200% 245 18 8.7 5.2-14.2 227 91.3 85.8-94.8
More than 200% 1,848 47 2.5 1.7- 3.5 1,801 97.5 96.5-98.3
HOUSING
Own 2,280 97 4.7 3.7- 6.1 2,183 95.3 93.9-96.3
Rent 600 42 7.0 4.9- 9.9 558 93.0 90.1-95.1
Other arrangement 183 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 685 40 7.2 4.6-11.1 645 92.8 88.9-95.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,370 78 5.1 3.9- 6.5 1,292 94.9 93.5-96.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,031 37 4.1 2.8- 5.9 994 95.9 94.1-97.2
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,103 51 5.9 4.1- 8.4 1,052 94.1 91.6-95.9
2nd Quartile 834 43 5.0 3.6- 7.0 791 95.0 93.0-96.4
3rd Quartile 833 39 4.1 2.8- 5.9 794 95.9 94.1-97.2
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 316 22 5.9 3.6- 9.7 294 94.1 90.3-96.4

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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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