2021 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Housing Insecurity

During the past 12 months, was there a time when you were not able to pay your utility bills?

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,055 309 7.6 6.6- 8.8 3,746 92.4 91.2-93.4
-Non-Hispanic White 2,576 100 4.5 3.4- 5.8 2,476 95.5 94.2-96.6
GENDER
Male 1,181 37 2.7 1.9- 4.0 1,144 97.3 96.0-98.1
Female 1,395 63 6.0 4.3- 8.3 1,332 94.0 91.7-95.7
AGE
18-34 380 24 8.0 5.1-12.3 356 92.0 87.7-94.9
35-44 343 21 5.1 3.2- 8.1 322 94.9 91.9-96.8
45-54 398 20 4.2 2.6- 6.7 378 95.8 93.3-97.4
55-64 483 17 2.8 1.6- 4.7 466 97.2 95.3-98.4
65-74 564 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 369 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 122 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 545 31 4.9 3.3- 7.4 514 95.1 92.6-96.7
Some Post-H.S. 708 39 4.8 3.4- 6.8 669 95.2 93.2-96.6
College Graduate 1,199 16 1.2 0.7- 2.0 1,183 98.8 98.0-99.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 88 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 165 19 11.3 6.7-18.5 146 88.7 81.5-93.3
$25,000- 34,999 227 22 13.1 7.3-22.5 205 86.9 77.5-92.7
$35,000- 49,999 263 13 3.3 1.9- 5.9 250 96.7 94.1-98.1
$50,000- 74,999 371 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 964 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 796 61 8.6 6.1-12.1 735 91.4 87.9-93.9
No 1,764 39 2.7 1.8- 3.9 1,725 97.3 96.1-98.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 339 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,234 97 4.9 3.8- 6.4 2,137 95.1 93.6-96.2
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 719 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 703 29 5.0 3.2- 7.7 674 95.0 92.3-96.8
Rural 1,154 60 6.0 4.2- 8.6 1,094 94.0 91.4-95.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,354 45 3.8 2.6- 5.4 1,309 96.2 94.6-97.4
Unemployed 91 14 17.1 9.9-28.1 77 82.9 71.9-90.1
Retired 843 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 157 24 12.9 8.5-19.3 133 87.1 80.7-91.5
Other not in Labor Force 119 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 19 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 132 29 21.7 14.3-31.4 103 78.3 68.6-85.7
101% to 150% 161 19 10.7 6.3-17.6 142 89.3 82.4-93.7
151% to 200% 198 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,560 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 2,011 48 3.0 2.0- 4.5 1,963 97.0 95.5-98.0
Rent 417 43 12.4 8.9-17.0 374 87.6 83.0-91.1
Other arrangement 129 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 597 29 4.3 2.8- 6.5 568 95.7 93.5-97.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,176 53 6.5 4.5- 9.3 1,123 93.5 90.7-95.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 803 18 2.1 1.2- 3.4 785 97.9 96.6-98.8
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 887 *** *** *** *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 682 22 3.2 2.0- 5.1 660 96.8 94.9-98.0
3rd Quartile 721 40 6.4 4.6- 9.0 681 93.6 91.0-95.4
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 286 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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