2021 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,822 4,338 89.7 88.6-90.7 484 10.3 9.3-11.4
-Non-Hispanic White 3,062 2,897 93.9 92.7-94.9 165 6.1 5.1- 7.3
GENDER
Male 1,445 1,354 92.7 90.9-94.3 91 7.3 5.7- 9.1
Female 1,617 1,543 95.0 93.5-96.2 74 5.0 3.8- 6.5
AGE
18-34 553 494 88.9 85.3-91.8 59 11.1 8.2-14.7
35-44 402 373 91.6 87.8-94.3 29 8.4 5.7-12.2
45-54 453 407 90.1 86.6-92.8 46 9.9 7.2-13.4
55-64 548 520 95.8 93.5-97.3 28 4.2 2.7- 6.5
65-74 642 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 412 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 147 124 82.5 73.7-88.8 23 17.5 11.2-26.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 646 594 92.5 89.8-94.5 52 7.5 5.5-10.2
Some Post-H.S. 831 777 94.1 92.2-95.6 54 5.9 4.4- 7.8
College Graduate 1,435 1,399 97.5 96.4-98.3 36 2.5 1.7- 3.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 115 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 205 177 86.2 79.6-90.9 28 13.8 9.1-20.4
$25,000- 34,999 271 234 85.8 80.1-90.1 37 14.2 9.9-19.9
$35,000- 49,999 313 288 91.2 86.7-94.2 25 8.8 5.8-13.3
$50,000- 74,999 438 417 92.9 88.2-95.8 21 7.1 4.2-11.8
$75,000+ 1,139 1,123 98.5 97.5-99.1 16 1.5 0.9- 2.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 912 857 93.5 91.3-95.2 55 6.5 4.8- 8.7
No 2,102 1,994 94.1 92.7-95.3 108 5.9 4.7- 7.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 421 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,632 2,475 93.2 91.8-94.3 157 6.8 5.7- 8.2
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 894 852 95.0 93.1-96.3 42 5.0 3.7- 6.9
Regional City or Suburban County 839 798 94.6 92.2-96.3 41 5.4 3.7- 7.8
Rural 1,329 1,247 92.6 90.5-94.3 82 7.4 5.7- 9.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,641 1,527 92.6 90.8-94.0 114 7.4 6.0- 9.2
Unemployed 110 86 78.4 68.1-86.0 24 21.6 14.0-31.9
Retired 947 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 178 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 169 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 30 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 159 138 87.7 80.4-92.6 21 12.3 7.4-19.6
101% to 150% 180 149 82.6 75.0-88.3 31 17.4 11.7-25.0
151% to 200% 244 215 88.0 82.5-91.9 29 12.0 8.1-17.5
More than 200% 1,848 1,797 96.4 95.0-97.4 51 3.6 2.6- 5.0
HOUSING
Own 2,274 2,207 96.1 94.9-97.1 67 3.9 2.9- 5.1
Rent 593 520 85.3 81.3-88.5 73 14.7 11.5-18.7
Other arrangement 175 151 89.1 83.1-93.1 24 10.9 6.9-16.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 681 639 93.8 91.3-95.6 42 6.2 4.4- 8.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,365 1,292 93.6 91.6-95.1 73 6.4 4.9- 8.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,016 966 94.3 92.3-95.8 50 5.7 4.2- 7.7
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,093 1,041 94.1 91.9-95.8 52 5.9 4.2- 8.1
2nd Quartile 826 776 94.0 91.8-95.6 50 6.0 4.4- 8.2
3rd Quartile 828 779 93.1 90.5-95.0 49 6.9 5.0- 9.5
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 315 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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