2021 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Health Care Access

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes, only one Yes, more than one No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,918 2,547 52.2 50.4-53.9 1,604 31.1 29.5-32.7 767 16.8 15.4-18.1
-Non-Hispanic White 3,106 1,680 55.0 52.8-57.2 1,080 32.7 30.7-34.8 346 12.3 10.9-13.8
GENDER
Male 1,468 808 54.6 51.5-57.6 450 30.0 27.3-32.9 210 15.4 13.3-17.8
Female 1,638 872 55.4 52.2-58.5 630 35.2 32.4-38.2 136 9.4 7.6-11.6
AGE
18-34 573 281 53.7 48.7-58.7 133 20.4 17.0-24.2 159 25.9 21.8-30.6
35-44 401 227 58.4 52.6-63.9 117 27.8 22.9-33.2 57 13.8 10.5-18.1
45-54 455 235 53.3 48.0-58.5 162 33.1 28.5-38.2 58 13.5 10.2-17.8
55-64 554 321 57.7 52.5-62.7 198 36.6 31.7-41.8 35 5.8 3.9- 8.4
65-74 650 373 57.2 52.0-62.2 254 39.2 34.3-44.4 23 3.6 2.2- 5.9
75+ 416 214 48.2 42.1-54.4 193 49.4 43.2-55.5 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 150 69 48.0 38.0-58.1 57 36.8 27.4-47.2 24 15.3 9.8-23.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 661 374 57.1 52.5-61.6 206 29.8 25.8-34.2 81 13.1 10.3-16.4
Some Post-H.S. 847 464 56.6 52.5-60.5 286 30.5 27.0-34.2 97 13.0 10.3-16.2
College Graduate 1,444 771 53.5 50.5-56.4 530 36.4 33.7-39.3 143 10.1 8.5-12.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 116 *** *** *** *** *** *** 20 17.1 10.2-27.0
$15,000- 24,999 213 108 53.8 45.5-61.8 79 35.1 27.7-43.4 26 11.1 7.4-16.4
$25,000- 34,999 271 141 53.1 45.4-60.6 98 35.1 28.1-42.9 32 11.8 8.0-17.0
$35,000- 49,999 316 174 58.3 51.6-64.7 105 27.8 22.6-33.7 37 13.9 9.5-19.9
$50,000- 74,999 437 248 60.0 54.1-65.5 142 29.1 24.4-34.4 47 10.9 7.7-15.2
$75,000+ 1,142 644 56.5 53.1-59.9 398 34.0 30.8-37.3 100 9.5 7.6-11.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 929 433 46.7 42.6-50.8 419 43.7 39.7-47.9 77 9.6 7.5-12.1
No 2,122 1,217 58.8 56.1-61.3 647 28.0 25.8-30.3 258 13.2 11.5-15.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 423 229 53.1 47.3-58.7 152 35.5 30.3-41.1 42 11.4 7.8-16.4
Non-Veteran 2,673 1,445 55.3 52.9-57.6 926 32.3 30.2-34.6 302 12.4 10.9-14.1
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 907 450 50.4 46.6-54.2 331 35.8 32.2-39.5 126 13.8 11.5-16.6
Regional City or Suburban County 851 478 58.4 54.3-62.3 287 31.4 27.9-35.2 86 10.2 7.9-13.0
Rural 1,348 752 56.0 52.4-59.5 462 31.4 28.3-34.8 134 12.6 10.3-15.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,647 909 56.7 53.9-59.6 491 27.8 25.3-30.4 247 15.5 13.5-17.7
Unemployed 118 65 54.7 44.1-64.9 27 23.8 16.1-33.7 26 21.6 14.1-31.4
Retired 962 532 54.0 49.8-58.1 401 42.5 38.5-46.7 29 3.4 2.3- 5.2
Unable to Work 181 70 36.2 28.4-44.8 103 57.9 49.1-66.3 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 176 94 61.5 52.1-70.2 52 21.5 15.7-28.8 30 17.0 10.4-26.5
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 29 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 164 75 42.9 33.2-53.2 *** *** *** 20 13.6 8.2-21.5
101% to 150% 183 100 63.3 54.7-71.1 59 25.0 18.5-32.8 24 11.8 7.6-17.8
151% to 200% 245 126 53.4 45.5-61.0 87 34.1 26.7-42.3 32 12.5 8.6-17.9
More than 200% 1,853 1,040 57.0 54.3-59.7 643 33.2 30.7-35.7 170 9.8 8.3-11.6
HOUSING
Own 2,296 1,307 57.4 54.9-59.9 833 34.5 32.2-36.9 156 8.1 6.8- 9.6
Rent 601 272 44.9 40.2-49.6 180 27.4 23.5-31.8 149 27.7 23.6-32.3
Other arrangement 185 89 51.1 41.7-60.5 56 25.1 18.5-33.1 40 23.8 15.9-34.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 689 374 56.8 51.6-61.9 249 32.5 27.9-37.4 66 10.8 8.0-14.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,387 753 53.7 50.4-57.0 491 33.8 30.8-37.0 143 12.4 10.2-15.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,030 553 55.4 51.9-58.9 340 31.7 28.5-35.0 137 12.9 10.8-15.4
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,109 629 57.2 53.6-60.8 356 30.8 27.6-34.3 124 11.9 9.8-14.5
2nd Quartile 837 419 50.9 46.8-54.9 313 36.0 32.3-39.9 105 13.1 10.5-16.3
3rd Quartile 841 442 53.9 49.7-58.1 298 33.0 29.3-37.0 101 13.1 10.4-16.2
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 319 190 65.4 57.7-72.4 113 27.0 21.2-33.8 *** *** ***

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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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