2021 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Health Status

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  Total
Respond.^		 Excellent Very good Good Fair Poor
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,926 907 19.6 18.2-21.1 1,716 35.2 33.5-36.9 1,515 30.0 28.4-31.6 596 11.4 10.3-12.6 192 3.8 3.2- 4.6
-Non-Hispanic White 3,113 607 19.7 17.9-21.5 1,249 40.3 38.1-42.4 851 26.3 24.4-28.2 298 10.0 8.7-11.4 108 3.8 3.0- 4.9
GENDER
Male 1,472 281 18.9 16.6-21.4 587 38.8 36.0-41.8 418 28.5 25.7-31.3 142 10.3 8.5-12.4 44 3.5 2.3- 5.2
Female 1,641 326 20.3 17.9-23.1 662 41.5 38.4-44.7 433 24.3 21.7-27.0 156 9.7 7.9-11.8 64 4.2 3.1- 5.6
AGE
18-34 579 162 27.6 23.1-32.5 263 46.7 41.8-51.7 121 19.9 16.5-23.9 29 5.3 3.5- 8.1 *** *** ***
35-44 403 100 24.7 20.1-29.9 172 40.7 35.2-46.5 98 26.1 20.9-32.1 28 6.7 4.4-10.1 *** *** ***
45-54 457 100 21.0 17.0-25.6 187 40.9 35.8-46.2 113 24.5 20.3-29.3 38 8.6 6.0-12.2 19 5.0 3.1- 8.0
55-64 554 100 17.2 13.9-21.1 204 34.8 30.2-39.7 154 27.6 23.1-32.6 70 13.7 10.4-17.7 26 6.8 4.0-11.3
65-74 648 80 10.2 7.8-13.1 245 38.3 33.6-43.3 221 33.4 28.9-38.2 74 13.4 9.8-18.1 28 4.7 3.0- 7.1
75+ 415 54 12.8 9.1-17.8 154 36.8 30.9-43.1 127 27.6 22.6-33.2 54 15.5 11.7-20.3 26 7.3 4.5-11.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 150 13 10.0 5.5-17.5 37 25.3 17.8-34.6 38 25.1 16.9-35.4 38 27.2 18.9-37.5 24 12.5 7.8-19.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 662 96 17.3 14.0-21.1 235 35.3 31.0-39.8 198 28.9 24.9-33.3 98 13.2 10.5-16.5 35 5.4 3.4- 8.4
Some Post-H.S. 848 114 16.2 13.0-19.9 339 43.4 39.5-47.5 276 28.9 25.6-32.6 85 8.0 6.4-10.1 34 3.4 2.3- 5.0
College Graduate 1,449 382 27.4 24.9-30.1 637 44.5 41.6-47.4 338 21.8 19.5-24.2 77 5.3 4.2- 6.7 *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 117 *** *** *** *** *** *** 34 20.8 13.9-30.0 23 17.9 11.4-27.1 *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 213 25 13.7 9.0-20.5 41 21.7 15.2-29.9 80 33.1 26.1-41.0 40 21.0 14.8-28.9 27 10.4 6.7-15.8
$25,000- 34,999 270 30 12.9 8.7-18.7 92 32.1 25.7-39.4 98 34.6 27.8-42.1 37 15.5 10.0-23.2 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 317 46 14.1 10.2-19.1 112 36.1 29.7-43.0 102 31.5 25.7-37.8 44 13.9 9.9-19.1 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 438 94 22.8 17.7-28.9 194 43.7 37.9-49.6 114 23.7 19.2-28.8 31 8.2 5.3-12.5 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 1,146 300 25.8 22.9-28.9 527 46.7 43.3-50.2 259 22.2 19.5-25.2 54 4.7 3.4- 6.3 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 928 59 6.6 4.8- 9.0 239 26.4 22.9-30.2 324 32.3 28.8-36.1 203 22.4 19.0-26.1 103 12.3 9.7-15.5
No 2,131 540 25.5 23.2-27.9 985 46.1 43.5-48.7 511 23.6 21.4-25.9 91 4.6 3.6- 5.9 *** *** ***
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 423 79 18.5 14.5-23.4 162 37.1 31.8-42.7 123 30.3 25.2-35.9 48 11.6 8.5-15.5 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,680 524 19.8 18.0-21.8 1,083 40.6 38.3-43.0 728 25.8 23.8-27.9 248 9.7 8.3-11.2 97 4.0 3.1- 5.2
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 910 209 23.1 20.1-26.4 389 44.1 40.3-47.9 225 23.4 20.3-26.8 66 6.8 5.2- 8.8 21 2.7 1.6- 4.6
Regional City or Suburban County 852 185 20.6 17.6-24.0 320 38.4 34.5-42.5 237 27.4 23.9-31.1 83 10.3 8.0-13.0 27 3.3 2.2- 5.1
Rural 1,351 213 16.4 13.7-19.5 540 38.7 35.4-42.2 389 27.6 24.6-30.8 149 12.2 9.9-14.9 60 5.0 3.5- 7.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,657 392 23.6 21.2-26.2 752 45.3 42.5-48.2 411 24.5 22.1-27.1 96 6.3 5.0- 7.9 *** *** ***
Unemployed 118 13 12.2 6.8-20.9 43 33.5 24.6-43.8 41 32.4 23.4-43.0 17 18.0 10.6-28.9 *** *** ***
Retired 959 136 13.0 10.6-15.9 352 35.9 31.9-40.0 311 32.0 28.4-35.9 118 14.4 11.5-17.9 42 4.7 3.3- 6.6
Unable to Work 181 *** *** *** 16 7.0 3.9-12.0 45 21.2 15.4-28.4 57 30.7 23.3-39.3 54 36.0 27.3-45.9
Other not in Labor Force 176 50 27.7 19.8-37.2 76 46.5 37.1-56.1 40 21.1 14.1-30.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 30 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 164 *** *** *** 40 23.9 16.5-33.4 45 23.3 16.2-32.4 37 21.5 14.8-30.2 31 20.7 12.7-32.1
101% to 150% 183 24 15.2 9.9-22.5 44 26.7 19.0-36.2 71 36.5 28.2-45.8 31 16.8 11.3-24.2 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 246 30 12.6 8.6-18.1 72 28.2 22.1-35.3 96 34.4 27.8-41.6 34 17.5 11.2-26.3 *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,858 425 22.8 20.5-25.3 827 45.2 42.5-48.0 461 23.9 21.7-26.3 123 6.8 5.5- 8.4 22 1.3 0.8- 2.0
HOUSING
Own 2,296 454 19.1 17.2-21.2 951 41.4 38.9-43.9 627 26.4 24.3-28.7 204 9.7 8.2-11.4 60 3.4 2.4- 4.6
Rent 608 109 19.1 15.5-23.3 224 37.4 33.0-42.1 171 25.5 21.7-29.6 66 11.0 8.3-14.4 38 7.0 4.7-10.2
Other arrangement 185 38 26.8 18.4-37.3 65 35.1 27.0-44.2 47 24.3 17.0-33.4 26 11.4 7.2-17.6 *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 693 102 15.6 11.9-20.1 267 37.8 32.9-42.9 205 29.8 25.2-34.9 83 11.0 8.6-14.0 36 5.9 3.6- 9.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,384 263 19.0 16.5-21.8 542 39.8 36.7-43.1 384 25.6 22.9-28.4 142 11.5 9.4-14.0 53 4.1 3.0- 5.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,036 242 22.7 19.9-25.8 440 42.1 38.7-45.7 262 25.0 22.0-28.2 73 7.8 5.9-10.1 19 2.4 1.5- 4.0
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,112 239 20.1 17.5-22.9 451 41.3 37.8-45.0 305 25.7 22.8-28.8 98 10.6 8.2-13.6 *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 844 161 20.2 17.0-23.8 349 41.7 37.8-45.8 219 24.7 21.4-28.2 79 8.9 7.0-11.3 36 4.5 3.1- 6.5
3rd Quartile 837 163 17.9 15.0-21.1 332 39.1 35.1-43.2 224 28.1 24.2-32.3 86 10.8 8.6-13.6 32 4.2 2.8- 6.2
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 320 44 21.4 13.8-31.6 117 33.0 26.2-40.6 103 29.8 23.3-37.2 35 9.0 6.1-13.3 21 6.8 4.1-11.1

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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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