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 4,832 575 12.9 11.7-14.1 4,257 87.1 85.9-88.3
-Non-Hispanic White 3,071 346 12.1 10.7-13.6 2,725 87.9 86.4-89.3
GENDER
Male 1,449 134 9.9 8.2-11.9 1,315 90.1 88.1-91.8
Female 1,622 212 14.1 12.0-16.4 1,410 85.9 83.6-88.0
AGE
18-34 574 68 12.3 9.6-15.7 506 87.7 84.3-90.4
35-44 398 58 16.3 12.0-21.8 340 83.7 78.2-88.0
45-54 449 62 14.2 10.8-18.3 387 85.8 81.7-89.2
55-64 545 60 11.1 8.2-14.9 485 88.9 85.1-91.8
65-74 642 46 7.6 5.3-10.7 596 92.4 89.3-94.7
75+ 408 48 13.3 9.4-18.3 360 86.7 81.7-90.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 147 36 24.1 16.8-33.3 111 75.9 66.7-83.2
H.S. or G.E.D. 657 104 15.8 12.7-19.5 553 84.2 80.5-87.3
Some Post-H.S. 833 106 11.8 9.5-14.5 727 88.2 85.5-90.5
College Graduate 1,430 99 6.5 5.3- 8.1 1,331 93.5 91.9-94.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 111 32 26.2 17.7-37.0 79 73.8 63.0-82.3
$15,000- 24,999 213 47 23.3 16.8-31.4 166 76.7 68.6-83.2
$25,000- 34,999 267 51 17.2 12.6-23.1 216 82.8 76.9-87.4
$35,000- 49,999 314 47 15.6 11.3-21.1 267 84.4 78.9-88.7
$50,000- 74,999 434 35 9.6 6.6-13.6 399 90.4 86.4-93.4
$75,000+ 1,135 57 5.6 4.2- 7.4 1,078 94.4 92.6-95.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 920 346 40.2 36.2-44.2 574 59.8 55.8-63.8
No 2,132 *** *** *** 2,132 100 . - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 418 41 10.2 7.4-13.8 377 89.8 86.2-92.6
Non-Veteran 2,648 304 12.3 10.8-14.0 2,344 87.7 86.0-89.2
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 898 78 8.8 6.8-11.2 820 91.2 88.8-93.2
Regional City or Suburban County 840 98 13.2 10.6-16.2 742 86.8 83.8-89.4
Rural 1,333 170 13.8 11.5-16.4 1,163 86.2 83.6-88.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,641 131 8.7 7.1-10.6 1,510 91.3 89.4-92.9
Unemployed 115 32 32.0 22.8-42.9 83 68.0 57.1-77.2
Retired 947 83 9.3 7.2-12.0 864 90.7 88.0-92.8
Unable to Work 179 84 48.1 39.0-57.4 95 51.9 42.6-61.0
Other not in Labor Force 174 16 8.1 4.4-14.2 158 91.9 85.8-95.6
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 164 46 26.2 18.8-35.4 118 73.8 64.6-81.2
101% to 150% 182 38 21.3 14.9-29.5 144 78.7 70.5-85.1
151% to 200% 244 49 21.6 15.8-28.7 195 78.4 71.3-84.2
More than 200% 1,841 129 7.3 6.0- 8.8 1,712 92.7 91.2-94.0
HOUSING
Own 2,269 191 9.0 7.7-10.6 2,078 91.0 89.4-92.3
Rent 598 114 22.0 18.1-26.6 484 78.0 73.4-81.9
Other arrangement 181 38 22.8 15.4-32.3 143 77.2 67.7-84.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 683 82 13.1 9.9-17.2 601 86.9 82.8-90.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,364 176 13.9 11.7-16.3 1,188 86.1 83.7-88.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,024 88 9.5 7.6-11.9 936 90.5 88.1-92.4
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,099 102 9.4 7.5-11.7 997 90.6 88.3-92.5
2nd Quartile 829 95 11.8 9.4-14.6 734 88.2 85.4-90.6
3rd Quartile 829 108 15.6 12.5-19.3 721 84.4 80.7-87.5
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 314 41 14.1 9.6-20.3 273 85.9 79.7-90.4

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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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