2021 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Derived Variables and Risk Factors

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  Total
Respond.^		 No Yes
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,824 4,172 85.6 84.3-86.8 652 14.4 13.2-15.7
-Non-Hispanic White 3,063 2,654 85.6 83.9-87.1 409 14.4 12.9-16.1
GENDER
Male 1,449 1,225 82.6 80.1-84.9 224 17.4 15.1-19.9
Female 1,614 1,429 88.2 86.0-90.1 185 11.8 9.9-14.0
AGE
18-34 570 502 86.7 82.9-89.7 68 13.3 10.3-17.1
35-44 398 318 78.7 73.5-83.1 80 21.3 16.9-26.5
45-54 452 366 79.4 74.6-83.5 86 20.6 16.5-25.4
55-64 544 466 85.1 80.5-88.8 78 14.9 11.2-19.5
65-74 639 559 87.4 84.0-90.2 80 12.6 9.8-16.0
75+ 408 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 148 89 62.9 52.7-72.1 59 37.1 27.9-47.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 654 518 80.3 76.6-83.6 136 19.7 16.4-23.4
Some Post-H.S. 829 706 87.1 84.4-89.4 123 12.9 10.6-15.6
College Graduate 1,429 1,338 93.6 92.0-94.9 91 6.4 5.1- 8.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 112 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 212 158 75.3 67.7-81.6 54 24.7 18.4-32.3
$25,000- 34,999 266 214 80.6 74.0-85.9 52 19.4 14.1-26.0
$35,000- 49,999 314 262 83.6 78.3-87.8 52 16.4 12.2-21.7
$50,000- 74,999 433 371 83.1 77.9-87.3 62 16.9 12.7-22.1
$75,000+ 1,132 1,051 92.1 90.0-93.7 81 7.9 6.3-10.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 924 752 81.3 78.1-84.1 172 18.7 15.9-21.9
No 2,118 1,885 87.5 85.5-89.2 233 12.5 10.8-14.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 418 359 84.2 79.4-88.1 59 15.8 11.9-20.6
Non-Veteran 2,640 2,290 85.7 83.9-87.3 350 14.3 12.7-16.1
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 899 813 90.4 87.9-92.4 86 9.6 7.6-12.1
Regional City or Suburban County 838 726 85.5 82.2-88.2 112 14.5 11.8-17.8
Rural 1,326 1,115 82.0 79.0-84.6 211 18.0 15.4-21.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,633 1,415 85.4 83.2-87.4 218 14.6 12.6-16.8
Unemployed 115 89 80.4 71.4-87.1 26 19.6 12.9-28.6
Retired 950 863 90.6 88.1-92.6 87 9.4 7.4-11.9
Unable to Work 181 122 67.8 59.1-75.4 59 32.2 24.6-40.9
Other not in Labor Force 169 151 86.4 76.5-92.6 18 13.6 7.4-23.5
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 164 112 71.7 62.7-79.3 52 28.3 20.7-37.3
101% to 150% 182 147 82.4 74.3-88.3 35 17.6 11.7-25.7
151% to 200% 245 198 81.8 75.6-86.7 47 18.2 13.3-24.4
More than 200% 1,835 1,647 88.3 86.4-90.0 188 11.7 10.0-13.6
HOUSING
Own 2,265 2,025 87.6 85.8-89.3 240 12.4 10.7-14.2
Rent 597 472 78.6 74.5-82.2 125 21.4 17.8-25.5
Other arrangement 179 137 78.9 70.9-85.1 42 21.1 14.9-29.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 676 555 80.9 76.5-84.7 121 19.1 15.3-23.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,361 1,171 84.5 81.9-86.8 190 15.5 13.2-18.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,026 928 89.3 86.7-91.4 98 10.7 8.6-13.3
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,096 977 88.0 85.3-90.2 119 12.0 9.8-14.7
2nd Quartile 829 714 85.3 82.1-87.9 115 14.7 12.1-17.9
3rd Quartile 828 712 84.5 80.9-87.6 116 15.5 12.4-19.1
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 310 251 79.0 72.1-84.5 59 21.0 15.5-27.9

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*Data in this table were derived from the tobacco use questions 1 and 2.

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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