2021 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,106 2,761 67.6 65.7-69.4 1,345 32.4 30.6-34.3
-Non-Hispanic White 2,597 1,810 68.4 66.1-70.7 787 31.6 29.3-33.9
GENDER
Male 1,198 825 66.3 62.9-69.6 373 33.7 30.4-37.1
Female 1,399 985 70.3 67.0-73.3 414 29.7 26.7-33.0
AGE
18-34 395 296 75.0 69.6-79.6 99 25.0 20.4-30.4
35-44 344 272 78.8 72.8-83.8 72 21.2 16.2-27.2
45-54 401 296 71.9 66.4-76.8 105 28.1 23.2-33.6
55-64 480 333 67.1 61.1-72.5 147 32.9 27.5-38.9
65-74 569 367 60.5 55.0-65.7 202 39.5 34.3-45.0
75+ 369 221 53.5 46.7-60.1 148 46.5 39.9-53.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 130 58 36.9 27.3-47.8 72 63.1 52.2-72.7
H.S. or G.E.D. 552 339 61.8 56.7-66.7 213 38.2 33.3-43.3
Some Post-H.S. 714 471 69.1 65.0-72.9 243 30.9 27.1-35.0
College Graduate 1,199 941 80.9 78.3-83.2 258 19.1 16.8-21.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 95 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 165 91 56.1 46.4-65.3 74 43.9 34.7-53.6
$25,000- 34,999 229 147 64.0 55.7-71.6 82 36.0 28.4-44.3
$35,000- 49,999 262 162 62.3 54.9-69.1 100 37.7 30.9-45.1
$50,000- 74,999 373 252 68.7 62.8-74.1 121 31.3 25.9-37.2
$75,000+ 967 763 78.7 75.5-81.6 204 21.3 18.4-24.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 809 495 58.6 54.0-62.9 314 41.4 37.1-46.0
No 1,770 1,303 73.0 70.3-75.5 467 27.0 24.5-29.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 341 220 63.1 56.7-69.0 121 36.9 31.0-43.3
Non-Veteran 2,253 1,588 69.1 66.6-71.5 665 30.9 28.5-33.4
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 725 593 80.5 76.8-83.8 132 19.5 16.2-23.2
Regional City or Suburban County 710 480 64.8 60.4-69.0 230 35.2 31.0-39.6
Rural 1,162 737 62.7 58.9-66.4 425 37.3 33.6-41.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,362 1,015 74.2 71.3-76.9 347 25.8 23.1-28.7
Unemployed 93 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 847 537 59.4 54.9-63.8 310 40.6 36.2-45.1
Unable to Work 159 91 48.7 39.2-58.3 68 51.3 41.7-60.8
Other not in Labor Force 124 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 21 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 140 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 159 96 57.6 47.4-67.3 63 42.4 32.7-52.6
151% to 200% 197 117 61.4 52.9-69.3 80 38.6 30.7-47.1
More than 200% 1,566 1,161 74.6 71.9-77.1 405 25.4 22.9-28.1
HOUSING
Own 2,011 1,373 67.0 64.4-69.6 638 33.0 30.4-35.6
Rent 423 325 75.2 69.6-80.0 98 24.8 20.0-30.4
Other arrangement 144 95 70.2 60.3-78.6 49 29.8 21.4-39.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 597 337 54.2 48.6-59.7 260 45.8 40.3-51.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,190 828 67.5 64.1-70.8 362 32.5 29.2-35.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 810 645 78.3 74.7-81.5 165 21.7 18.5-25.3
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 897 703 76.2 72.4-79.7 194 23.8 20.3-27.6
2nd Quartile 690 473 67.9 63.6-71.9 217 32.1 28.1-36.4
3rd Quartile 726 493 63.9 59.2-68.3 233 36.1 31.7-40.8
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 284 141 51.5 43.6-59.4 143 48.5 40.6-56.4

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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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