2021 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Derived Variables and Risk Factors

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,247 2,571 63.2 61.4-65.0 1,676 36.8 35.0-38.6
-Non-Hispanic White 2,749 1,622 60.6 58.3-62.8 1,127 39.4 37.2-41.7
GENDER
Male 1,271 735 59.1 55.9-62.3 536 40.9 37.7-44.1
Female 1,478 887 61.8 58.7-64.9 591 38.2 35.1-41.3
AGE
18-34 365 307 84.6 79.8-88.3 58 15.4 11.7-20.2
35-44 360 278 76.2 70.6-81.0 82 23.8 19.0-29.4
45-54 423 276 64.0 58.6-69.1 147 36.0 30.9-41.4
55-64 533 277 52.2 47.0-57.3 256 47.8 42.7-53.0
65-74 629 272 43.0 37.9-48.2 357 57.0 51.8-62.1
75+ 389 182 44.7 38.4-51.1 207 55.3 48.9-61.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 122 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 555 288 55.7 50.7-60.7 267 44.3 39.3-49.3
Some Post-H.S. 741 451 64.6 60.5-68.6 290 35.4 31.4-39.5
College Graduate 1,328 831 64.4 61.5-67.2 497 35.6 32.8-38.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 92 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 179 97 53.4 44.3-62.3 82 46.6 37.7-55.7
$25,000- 34,999 233 125 55.7 47.5-63.5 108 44.3 36.5-52.5
$35,000- 49,999 268 152 59.7 52.5-66.5 116 40.3 33.5-47.5
$50,000- 74,999 393 239 64.0 57.8-69.7 154 36.0 30.3-42.2
$75,000+ 1,061 680 65.1 61.7-68.4 381 34.9 31.6-38.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 820 379 48.4 44.1-52.7 441 51.6 47.3-55.9
No 1,886 1,210 65.4 62.7-67.9 676 34.6 32.1-37.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 379 205 54.4 48.3-60.3 174 45.6 39.7-51.7
Non-Veteran 2,363 1,413 61.4 58.9-63.7 950 38.6 36.3-41.1
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 798 494 62.4 58.4-66.3 304 37.6 33.7-41.6
Regional City or Suburban County 740 434 60.1 55.8-64.3 306 39.9 35.7-44.2
Rural 1,211 694 59.6 56.0-63.1 517 40.4 36.9-44.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,429 979 69.7 66.8-72.4 450 30.3 27.6-33.2
Unemployed 87 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 923 418 44.3 40.2-48.5 505 55.7 51.5-59.8
Unable to Work 166 66 40.7 31.2-51.0 100 59.3 49.0-68.8
Other not in Labor Force 131 100 76.8 67.1-84.3 31 23.2 15.7-32.9
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 23 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 136 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 147 83 55.6 45.2-65.5 64 44.4 34.5-54.8
151% to 200% 218 117 54.3 46.1-62.4 101 45.7 37.6-53.9
More than 200% 1,690 1,041 63.7 60.9-66.4 649 36.3 33.6-39.1
HOUSING
Own 2,155 1,226 58.7 56.2-61.2 929 41.3 38.8-43.8
Rent 459 306 66.9 61.5-72.0 153 33.1 28.0-38.5
Other arrangement 113 74 72.9 61.9-81.7 39 27.1 18.3-38.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 614 337 56.8 51.4-61.9 277 43.2 38.1-48.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,225 698 60.0 56.6-63.3 527 40.0 36.7-43.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 910 587 63.4 59.7-67.0 323 36.6 33.0-40.3
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 993 600 62.9 59.2-66.5 393 37.1 33.5-40.8
2nd Quartile 732 437 59.9 55.7-64.0 295 40.1 36.0-44.3
3rd Quartile 731 434 58.9 54.5-63.2 297 41.1 36.8-45.5
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 293 151 57.6 49.3-65.5 142 42.4 34.5-50.7

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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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