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 4,851 806 14.8 13.6-16.1 4,045 85.2 83.9-86.4
-Non-Hispanic White 3,080 480 15.2 13.6-16.9 2,600 84.8 83.1-86.4
GENDER
Male 1,455 183 12.6 10.6-14.9 1,272 87.4 85.1-89.4
Female 1,625 297 17.5 15.2-20.1 1,328 82.5 79.9-84.8
AGE
18-34 575 20 3.2 2.0- 5.3 555 96.8 94.7-98.0
35-44 399 23 6.8 4.0-11.6 376 93.2 88.4-96.0
45-54 450 54 13.0 9.7-17.1 396 87.0 82.9-90.3
55-64 546 112 21.8 17.5-26.8 434 78.2 73.2-82.5
65-74 642 141 24.5 19.9-29.7 501 75.5 70.3-80.1
75+ 413 126 32.6 27.1-38.7 287 67.4 61.3-72.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 148 51 34.0 25.0-44.4 97 66.0 55.6-75.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 657 148 20.2 16.6-24.3 509 79.8 75.7-83.4
Some Post-H.S. 836 159 14.6 12.3-17.4 677 85.4 82.6-87.7
College Graduate 1,435 122 7.3 6.0- 8.9 1,313 92.7 91.1-94.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 111 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 212 76 31.9 25.0-39.8 136 68.1 60.2-75.0
$25,000- 34,999 268 71 28.2 21.5-36.2 197 71.8 63.8-78.5
$35,000- 49,999 315 62 18.3 13.9-23.9 253 81.7 76.1-86.1
$50,000- 74,999 435 40 8.5 5.9-12.1 395 91.5 87.9-94.1
$75,000+ 1,137 72 5.5 4.3- 7.1 1,065 94.5 92.9-95.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 927 480 50.4 46.3-54.5 447 49.6 45.5-53.7
No 2,132 *** *** *** 2,132 100 . - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 420 79 17.4 13.6-21.9 341 82.6 78.1-86.4
Non-Veteran 2,655 401 14.9 13.2-16.8 2,254 85.1 83.2-86.8
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 902 95 10.2 8.1-12.8 807 89.8 87.2-91.9
Regional City or Suburban County 845 131 14.7 12.2-17.7 714 85.3 82.3-87.8
Rural 1,333 254 19.3 16.5-22.5 1,079 80.7 77.5-83.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,644 97 5.6 4.3- 7.1 1,547 94.4 92.9-95.7
Unemployed 115 23 19.1 12.4-28.3 92 80.9 71.7-87.6
Retired 953 234 27.4 23.6-31.6 719 72.6 68.4-76.4
Unable to Work 180 115 67.4 59.1-74.7 65 32.6 25.3-40.9
Other not in Labor Force 173 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 163 68 41.2 31.4-51.8 95 58.8 48.2-68.6
101% to 150% 183 49 22.6 16.5-30.1 134 77.4 69.9-83.5
151% to 200% 245 60 26.4 19.3-35.1 185 73.6 64.9-80.7
More than 200% 1,844 181 9.0 7.6-10.6 1,663 91.0 89.4-92.4
HOUSING
Own 2,278 337 15.0 13.2-16.9 1,941 85.0 83.1-86.8
Rent 599 106 15.7 12.6-19.3 493 84.3 80.7-87.4
Other arrangement 181 34 17.6 11.1-26.7 147 82.4 73.3-88.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 682 142 21.4 17.1-26.3 540 78.6 73.7-82.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,367 216 15.4 13.0-18.0 1,151 84.6 82.0-87.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,031 122 11.6 9.5-14.0 909 88.4 86.0-90.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,103 134 12.9 10.4-15.8 969 87.1 84.2-89.6
2nd Quartile 833 135 14.8 12.2-17.8 698 85.2 82.2-87.8
3rd Quartile 830 137 17.4 14.3-21.0 693 82.6 79.0-85.7
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 314 74 20.3 15.0-26.8 240 79.7 73.2-85.0

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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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