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 4,862 476 9.3 8.3-10.5 4,386 90.7 89.5-91.7
-Non-Hispanic White 3,086 334 10.7 9.3-12.2 2,752 89.3 87.8-90.7
GENDER
Male 1,458 184 12.7 10.7-15.1 1,274 87.3 84.9-89.3
Female 1,628 150 8.9 7.1-11.0 1,478 91.1 89.0-92.9
AGE
18-34 576 18 3.8 2.3- 6.4 558 96.2 93.6-97.7
35-44 400 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 452 32 6.9 4.6-10.3 420 93.1 89.7-95.4
55-64 548 54 11.4 8.0-15.9 494 88.6 84.1-92.0
65-74 645 95 16.4 12.5-21.2 550 83.6 78.8-87.5
75+ 411 112 28.5 22.9-34.8 299 71.5 65.2-77.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 149 35 24.5 16.4-34.8 114 75.5 65.2-83.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 659 85 12.6 9.6-16.4 574 87.4 83.6-90.4
Some Post-H.S. 840 99 10.1 7.9-12.8 741 89.9 87.2-92.1
College Graduate 1,434 115 6.5 5.3- 7.9 1,319 93.5 92.1-94.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 112 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 211 38 15.9 10.8-22.7 173 84.1 77.3-89.2
$25,000- 34,999 271 37 14.4 9.0-22.1 234 85.6 77.9-91.0
$35,000- 49,999 314 25 7.0 4.4-11.1 289 93.0 88.9-95.6
$50,000- 74,999 434 49 11.6 8.3-15.9 385 88.4 84.1-91.7
$75,000+ 1,140 83 6.4 4.9- 8.2 1,057 93.6 91.8-95.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 928 334 35.5 31.6-39.6 594 64.5 60.4-68.4
No 2,132 *** *** *** 2,132 100 . - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 420 80 19.8 15.7-24.6 340 80.2 75.4-84.3
Non-Veteran 2,661 254 9.4 8.0-11.1 2,407 90.6 88.9-92.0
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 905 81 8.4 6.5-10.7 824 91.6 89.3-93.5
Regional City or Suburban County 845 88 9.8 7.7-12.3 757 90.2 87.7-92.3
Rural 1,336 165 13.1 10.7-16.0 1,171 86.9 84.0-89.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,643 97 6.3 4.9- 8.0 1,546 93.7 92.0-95.1
Unemployed 117 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 955 180 20.1 16.8-23.9 775 79.9 76.1-83.2
Unable to Work 181 38 22.6 14.7-33.0 143 77.4 67.0-85.3
Other not in Labor Force 176 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 30 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 163 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 183 22 9.2 5.6-14.7 161 90.8 85.3-94.4
151% to 200% 245 28 14.1 8.2-23.0 217 85.9 77.0-91.8
More than 200% 1,847 169 8.5 7.1-10.1 1,678 91.5 89.9-92.9
HOUSING
Own 2,282 253 11.0 9.4-12.7 2,029 89.0 87.3-90.6
Rent 602 62 10.0 7.5-13.4 540 90.0 86.6-92.5
Other arrangement 180 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 687 81 11.7 8.4-16.1 606 88.3 83.9-91.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,368 158 12.2 10.0-14.8 1,210 87.8 85.2-90.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,031 95 8.5 6.7-10.7 936 91.5 89.3-93.3
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,103 114 11.4 9.0-14.3 989 88.6 85.7-91.0
2nd Quartile 836 93 9.8 7.8-12.3 743 90.2 87.7-92.2
3rd Quartile 830 84 11.0 8.3-14.3 746 89.0 85.7-91.7
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 317 43 10.5 6.8-15.7 274 89.5 84.3-93.2

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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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