2021 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina

Chronic Health Conditions

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,916 1,018 21.3 19.9-22.8 3,898 78.7 77.2-80.1
-Piedmont NC 2,452 485 20.9 19.0-22.9 1,967 79.1 77.1-81.0
GENDER
Male 1,185 180 16.3 13.8-19.2 1,005 83.7 80.8-86.2
Female 1,267 305 25.1 22.3-28.1 962 74.9 71.9-77.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,563 352 23.2 20.8-25.7 1,211 76.8 74.3-79.2
Non-Hispanic Black 439 75 19.4 15.1-24.6 364 80.6 75.4-84.9
Other 397 47 14.3 10.0-20.0 350 85.7 80.0-90.0
AGE
18-34 580 136 26.0 21.8-30.7 444 74.0 69.3-78.2
35-44 420 91 21.3 17.1-26.2 329 78.7 73.8-82.9
45-54 399 73 18.2 14.1-23.0 326 81.8 77.0-85.9
55-64 374 86 22.1 17.7-27.2 288 77.9 72.8-82.3
65-74 370 62 15.5 11.7-20.3 308 84.5 79.7-88.3
75+ 247 29 14.2 9.3-21.0 218 85.8 79.0-90.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 204 44 23.4 17.1-31.2 160 76.6 68.8-82.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 503 113 23.6 19.4-28.4 390 76.4 71.6-80.6
Some Post-H.S. 614 144 22.6 19.0-26.6 470 77.4 73.4-81.0
College Graduate 1,121 181 16.1 13.9-18.7 940 83.9 81.3-86.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 649 243 40.4 36.0-45.0 406 59.6 55.0-64.0
No 1,749 235 14.0 12.1-16.1 1,514 86.0 83.9-87.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 261 44 17.8 12.5-24.6 217 82.2 75.4-87.5
Non-Veteran 2,177 441 21.4 19.3-23.6 1,736 78.6 76.4-80.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,431 247 17.6 15.4-20.1 1,184 82.4 79.9-84.6
Unemployed 131 *** *** *** 91 64.7 54.0-74.1
Retired 558 89 15.7 12.5-19.6 469 84.3 80.4-87.5
Unable to Work 132 66 51.2 41.1-61.1 66 48.8 38.9-58.9
Other not in Labor Force 170 40 26.3 18.7-35.6 130 73.7 64.4-81.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 137 47 35.2 26.1-45.6 90 64.8 54.4-73.9
$15,000- 24,999 186 49 32.5 24.4-41.9 137 67.5 58.1-75.6
$25,000- 34,999 227 56 23.2 17.7-29.9 171 76.8 70.1-82.3
$35,000- 49,999 247 49 19.5 14.1-26.4 198 80.5 73.6-85.9
$50,000- 74,999 298 69 21.9 17.0-27.8 229 78.1 72.2-83.0
$75,000+ 839 132 17.4 14.4-20.8 707 82.6 79.2-85.6
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 518 83 17.7 13.8-22.4 435 82.3 77.6-86.2
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 181 57 34.4 26.0-44.0 124 65.6 56.0-74.0
101% to 150% 179 51 29.6 22.5-37.8 128 70.4 62.2-77.5
151% to 200% 184 44 23.9 17.3-32.2 140 76.1 67.8-82.7
More than 200% 1,304 228 18.0 15.6-20.6 1,076 82.0 79.4-84.4
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 518 83 17.7 13.8-22.4 435 82.3 77.6-86.2
HOUSING
Own 1,534 274 18.5 16.3-21.0 1,260 81.5 79.0-83.7
Rent 720 163 25.7 21.8-30.1 557 74.3 69.9-78.2
Other arrangement 163 43 26.3 19.1-35.0 120 73.7 65.0-80.9
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,369 258 20.1 17.5-22.9 1,111 79.9 77.1-82.5
Regional City or Suburban County 627 133 21.7 18.1-25.8 494 78.3 74.2-81.9
Rural 456 94 22.2 17.9-27.2 362 77.8 72.8-82.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 209 42 20.3 14.4-27.8 167 79.7 72.2-85.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 918 211 24.5 21.2-28.2 707 75.5 71.8-78.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,325 232 18.7 16.3-21.4 1,093 81.3 78.6-83.7
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 820 135 16.9 14.1-20.2 685 83.1 79.8-85.9
2nd Quartile 948 199 22.2 19.1-25.6 749 77.8 74.4-80.9
3rd Quartile 611 141 24.8 20.7-29.3 470 75.2 70.7-79.3
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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