2021 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,137 158 4.3 3.6- 5.3 3,979 95.7 94.7-96.4
-Non-Hispanic White 2,617 66 2.6 2.0- 3.4 2,551 97.4 96.6-98.0
GENDER
Male 1,205 48 3.9 2.8- 5.4 1,157 96.1 94.6-97.2
Female 1,412 18 1.5 0.9- 2.5 1,394 98.5 97.5-99.1
AGE
18-34 398 17 4.4 2.6- 7.3 381 95.6 92.7-97.4
35-44 346 15 4.8 2.8- 8.2 331 95.2 91.8-97.2
45-54 403 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 486 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 572 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 372 *** *** *** 372 100 . - .
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 131 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 558 16 2.5 1.5- 4.3 542 97.5 95.7-98.5
Some Post-H.S. 719 28 3.9 2.5- 5.9 691 96.1 94.1-97.5
College Graduate 1,207 19 1.6 1.0- 2.6 1,188 98.4 97.4-99.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 98 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 168 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 229 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 263 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 373 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 973 20 2.0 1.2- 3.3 953 98.0 96.7-98.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 816 20 3.1 1.9- 4.9 796 96.9 95.1-98.1
No 1,783 44 2.3 1.6- 3.2 1,739 97.7 96.8-98.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 342 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,272 51 2.4 1.8- 3.3 2,221 97.6 96.7-98.2
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 731 22 2.7 1.7- 4.2 709 97.3 95.8-98.3
Regional City or Suburban County 718 18 3.0 1.8- 5.0 700 97.0 95.0-98.2
Rural 1,168 26 2.3 1.4- 3.6 1,142 97.7 96.4-98.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,370 39 2.9 2.0- 4.1 1,331 97.1 95.9-98.0
Unemployed 93 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 854 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 162 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 126 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 22 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 142 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 161 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 199 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,572 34 2.1 1.5- 3.2 1,538 97.9 96.8-98.5
HOUSING
Own 2,020 43 2.2 1.5- 3.0 1,977 97.8 97.0-98.5
Rent 429 16 5.1 3.0- 8.6 413 94.9 91.4-97.0
Other arrangement 149 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 603 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,197 32 3.0 2.0- 4.5 1,165 97.0 95.5-98.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 817 18 2.4 1.5- 3.9 799 97.6 96.1-98.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 906 15 1.5 0.9- 2.6 891 98.5 97.4-99.1
2nd Quartile 694 27 4.3 2.9- 6.5 667 95.7 93.5-97.1
3rd Quartile 731 17 2.2 1.2- 3.8 714 97.8 96.2-98.8
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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