2021 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,136 44 1.1 0.8- 1.6 4,092 98.9 98.4-99.2
-Non-Hispanic White 2,617 30 1.2 0.8- 1.8 2,587 98.8 98.2-99.2
GENDER
Male 1,205 18 1.3 0.8- 2.3 1,187 98.7 97.7-99.2
Female 1,412 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 398 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 347 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 402 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 486 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 572 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 372 *** *** *** 372 100 . - .
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 130 *** *** *** 130 100 . - .
H.S. or G.E.D. 558 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 719 *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 1,208 *** *** *** *** *** ***
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+ 974 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 815 *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 1,784 17 0.9 0.5- 1.5 1,767 99.1 98.5-99.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 342 *** *** *** 342 100 . - .
Non-Veteran 2,272 30 1.3 0.9- 2.0 2,242 98.7 98.0-99.1
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 730 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 718 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 1,169 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,371 23 1.4 0.9- 2.3 1,348 98.6 97.7-99.1
Unemployed 93 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 854 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 161 *** *** *** *** *** ***
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% 1,573 17 1.1 0.6- 1.9 1,556 98.9 98.1-99.4
HOUSING
Own 2,021 16 0.9 0.5- 1.5 2,005 99.1 98.5-99.5
Rent 429 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other arrangement 148 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 603 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,198 18 1.8 1.1- 2.9 1,180 98.2 97.1-98.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 816 *** *** *** *** *** ***
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 906 *** *** *** *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 693 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 732 14 2.2 1.2- 3.9 718 97.8 96.1-98.8
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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