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 4,852 219 3.8 3.2- 4.5 4,633 96.2 95.5-96.8
-Non-Hispanic White 3,080 122 3.7 3.0- 4.6 2,958 96.3 95.4-97.0
GENDER
Male 1,457 55 3.7 2.8- 5.1 1,402 96.3 94.9-97.2
Female 1,623 67 3.7 2.8- 5.0 1,556 96.3 95.0-97.2
AGE
18-34 574 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 400 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 452 22 4.7 3.0- 7.5 430 95.3 92.5-97.0
55-64 544 35 6.5 4.4- 9.4 509 93.5 90.6-95.6
65-74 644 25 3.4 2.2- 5.2 619 96.6 94.8-97.8
75+ 411 24 7.8 4.6-12.8 387 92.2 87.2-95.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 149 17 10.2 5.9-17.2 132 89.8 82.8-94.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 657 43 4.8 3.4- 6.8 614 95.2 93.2-96.6
Some Post-H.S. 834 35 3.4 2.3- 5.0 799 96.6 95.0-97.7
College Graduate 1,436 27 1.6 1.0- 2.4 1,409 98.4 97.6-99.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 112 18 12.9 7.5-21.2 94 87.1 78.8-92.5
$15,000- 24,999 212 20 8.2 5.1-13.0 192 91.8 87.0-94.9
$25,000- 34,999 268 18 5.2 3.0- 8.9 250 94.8 91.1-97.0
$35,000- 49,999 314 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 435 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 1,137 14 1.2 0.7- 2.2 1,123 98.8 97.8-99.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 925 122 12.4 10.1-15.1 803 87.6 84.9-89.9
No 2,132 *** *** *** 2,132 100 . - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 421 21 4.5 2.8- 7.0 400 95.5 93.0-97.2
Non-Veteran 2,654 101 3.6 2.9- 4.6 2,553 96.4 95.4-97.1
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 903 27 3.0 1.9- 4.7 876 97.0 95.3-98.1
Regional City or Suburban County 843 26 3.2 2.0- 4.9 817 96.8 95.1-98.0
Rural 1,334 69 4.7 3.6- 6.2 1,265 95.3 93.8-96.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,644 16 0.8 0.5- 1.4 1,628 99.2 98.6-99.5
Unemployed 117 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 953 41 4.3 2.9- 6.3 912 95.7 93.7-97.1
Unable to Work 180 59 33.3 25.4-42.3 121 66.7 57.7-74.6
Other not in Labor Force 171 *** *** *** 171 100 . - .
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 30 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 164 28 15.0 9.8-22.3 136 85.0 77.7-90.2
101% to 150% 183 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 244 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,843 36 1.9 1.3- 2.8 1,807 98.1 97.2-98.7
HOUSING
Own 2,276 71 3.2 2.4- 4.2 2,205 96.8 95.8-97.6
Rent 603 35 5.9 3.9- 8.8 568 94.1 91.2-96.1
Other arrangement 179 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 682 39 5.4 3.7- 7.8 643 94.6 92.2-96.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,367 57 3.9 2.8- 5.3 1,310 96.1 94.7-97.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,031 26 2.7 1.7- 4.1 1,005 97.3 95.9-98.3
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,104 29 2.5 1.6- 3.8 1,075 97.5 96.2-98.4
2nd Quartile 832 44 4.8 3.4- 6.7 788 95.2 93.3-96.6
3rd Quartile 831 31 3.7 2.4- 5.7 800 96.3 94.3-97.6
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 313 18 5.3 3.2- 8.9 295 94.7 91.1-96.8

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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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