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 4,843 364 7.1 6.2- 8.1 4,479 92.9 91.9-93.8
-Non-Hispanic White 3,076 214 7.1 6.0- 8.4 2,862 92.9 91.6-94.0
GENDER
Male 1,454 78 5.4 4.1- 6.9 1,376 94.6 93.1-95.9
Female 1,622 136 8.7 7.1-10.7 1,486 91.3 89.3-92.9
AGE
18-34 574 28 4.3 2.8- 6.5 546 95.7 93.5-97.2
35-44 400 16 4.1 2.3- 7.0 384 95.9 93.0-97.7
45-54 450 31 7.6 5.3-10.9 419 92.4 89.1-94.7
55-64 546 52 9.5 6.9-12.9 494 90.5 87.1-93.1
65-74 641 38 6.6 4.2-10.1 603 93.4 89.9-95.8
75+ 411 48 14.9 10.2-21.2 363 85.1 78.8-89.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 149 31 18.8 12.4-27.5 118 81.2 72.5-87.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 656 79 10.1 7.9-13.0 577 89.9 87.0-92.1
Some Post-H.S. 833 60 6.5 4.7- 8.8 773 93.5 91.2-95.3
College Graduate 1,435 44 2.6 1.8- 3.6 1,391 97.4 96.4-98.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 110 35 27.5 18.8-38.4 75 72.5 61.6-81.2
$15,000- 24,999 213 38 15.7 10.9-22.1 175 84.3 77.9-89.1
$25,000- 34,999 266 28 9.1 5.8-14.0 238 90.9 86.0-94.2
$35,000- 49,999 314 23 8.7 5.4-13.6 291 91.3 86.4-94.6
$50,000- 74,999 435 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 1,136 24 2.1 1.3- 3.3 1,112 97.9 96.7-98.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 924 214 23.6 20.3-27.4 710 76.4 72.6-79.7
No 2,132 *** *** *** 2,132 100 . - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 419 28 6.9 4.5-10.4 391 93.1 89.6-95.5
Non-Veteran 2,652 186 7.2 6.0- 8.6 2,466 92.8 91.4-94.0
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 901 51 5.2 3.8- 7.2 850 94.8 92.8-96.2
Regional City or Suburban County 843 54 6.6 4.8- 8.9 789 93.4 91.1-95.2
Rural 1,332 109 9.0 7.0-11.4 1,223 91.0 88.6-93.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,642 30 2.0 1.3- 3.0 1,612 98.0 97.0-98.7
Unemployed 116 15 14.0 8.2-22.8 101 86.0 77.2-91.8
Retired 952 78 9.1 6.6-12.3 874 90.9 87.7-93.4
Unable to Work 180 83 46.9 37.9-56.1 97 53.1 43.9-62.1
Other not in Labor Force 171 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 163 49 25.8 18.8-34.3 114 74.2 65.7-81.2
101% to 150% 182 26 12.2 7.8-18.6 156 87.8 81.4-92.2
151% to 200% 243 21 8.5 5.0-14.1 222 91.5 85.9-95.0
More than 200% 1,843 57 3.3 2.4- 4.4 1,786 96.7 95.6-97.6
HOUSING
Own 2,273 115 5.7 4.6- 7.1 2,158 94.3 92.9-95.4
Rent 601 72 12.4 9.4-16.1 529 87.6 83.9-90.6
Other arrangement 180 26 10.9 6.8-16.9 154 89.1 83.1-93.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 680 65 10.6 7.6-14.6 615 89.4 85.4-92.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,365 102 7.6 6.0- 9.4 1,263 92.4 90.6-94.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,031 47 4.7 3.4- 6.5 984 95.3 93.5-96.6
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,105 56 5.2 3.7- 7.4 1,049 94.8 92.6-96.3
2nd Quartile 831 63 7.7 5.8-10.3 768 92.3 89.7-94.2
3rd Quartile 827 65 8.6 6.5-11.2 762 91.4 88.8-93.5
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 313 30 8.6 5.5-13.2 283 91.4 86.8-94.5

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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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