2021 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Health Care Access

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,924 493 10.6 9.6-11.8 4,431 89.4 88.2-90.4
-Non-Hispanic White 3,115 237 8.5 7.3- 9.9 2,878 91.5 90.1-92.7
GENDER
Male 1,474 95 7.4 5.8- 9.4 1,379 92.6 90.6-94.2
Female 1,641 142 9.6 7.8-11.8 1,499 90.4 88.2-92.2
AGE
18-34 578 72 11.9 9.2-15.3 506 88.1 84.7-90.8
35-44 403 49 11.4 8.3-15.5 354 88.6 84.5-91.7
45-54 457 43 9.0 6.4-12.4 414 91.0 87.6-93.6
55-64 553 49 10.1 6.9-14.6 504 89.9 85.4-93.1
65-74 652 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 416 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 151 28 20.4 13.0-30.6 123 79.6 69.4-87.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 663 61 9.8 7.2-13.2 602 90.2 86.8-92.8
Some Post-H.S. 849 75 8.0 6.1-10.3 774 92.0 89.7-93.9
College Graduate 1,448 73 5.2 4.0- 6.7 1,375 94.8 93.3-96.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 116 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 213 33 14.8 10.0-21.4 180 85.2 78.6-90.0
$25,000- 34,999 271 50 20.6 14.5-28.4 221 79.4 71.6-85.5
$35,000- 49,999 317 34 13.5 9.4-19.1 283 86.5 80.9-90.6
$50,000- 74,999 439 29 6.5 4.0-10.4 410 93.5 89.6-96.0
$75,000+ 1,146 25 2.4 1.6- 3.6 1,121 97.6 96.4-98.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 930 124 14.9 12.0-18.4 806 85.1 81.6-88.0
No 2,130 108 5.7 4.6- 7.1 2,022 94.3 92.9-95.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 424 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,681 226 9.5 8.1-11.0 2,455 90.5 89.0-91.9
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 912 63 6.4 4.9- 8.3 849 93.6 91.7-95.1
Regional City or Suburban County 851 66 9.0 6.8-11.8 785 91.0 88.2-93.2
Rural 1,352 108 9.8 7.7-12.5 1,244 90.2 87.5-92.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,655 132 8.6 7.0-10.4 1,523 91.4 89.6-93.0
Unemployed 118 24 18.5 12.0-27.4 94 81.5 72.6-88.0
Retired 964 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 180 33 20.3 12.8-30.7 147 79.7 69.3-87.2
Other not in Labor Force 176 25 11.0 7.0-16.8 151 89.0 83.2-93.0
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 30 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 163 *** *** *** 120 70.2 59.0-79.4
101% to 150% 183 34 17.8 12.2-25.4 149 82.2 74.6-87.8
151% to 200% 246 39 20.0 13.4-28.8 207 80.0 71.2-86.6
More than 200% 1,859 72 4.1 3.1- 5.3 1,787 95.9 94.7-96.9
HOUSING
Own 2,299 107 6.2 4.9- 7.8 2,192 93.8 92.2-95.1
Rent 607 103 18.7 15.2-22.7 504 81.3 77.3-84.8
Other arrangement 185 27 11.6 7.4-17.7 158 88.4 82.3-92.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 693 56 9.1 6.3-12.9 637 90.9 87.1-93.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,386 126 10.4 8.3-12.9 1,260 89.6 87.1-91.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,036 55 6.2 4.7- 8.2 981 93.8 91.8-95.3
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,111 76 9.0 6.8-12.0 1,035 91.0 88.0-93.2
2nd Quartile 843 70 7.9 6.1-10.3 773 92.1 89.7-93.9
3rd Quartile 841 71 9.3 7.1-12.0 770 90.7 88.0-92.9
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 320 20 6.4 3.9-10.5 300 93.6 89.5-96.1

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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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