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 4,929 648 13.7 12.5-15.0 4,281 86.3 85.0-87.5
-Piedmont NC 2,457 322 14.2 12.5-16.0 2,135 85.8 84.0-87.5
GENDER
Male 1,187 122 11.4 9.4-13.9 1,065 88.6 86.1-90.6
Female 1,270 200 16.7 14.2-19.5 1,070 83.3 80.5-85.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,565 189 12.7 10.8-15.0 1,376 87.3 85.0-89.2
Non-Hispanic Black 441 82 18.5 14.6-23.1 359 81.5 76.9-85.4
Other 397 45 13.5 9.8-18.3 352 86.5 81.7-90.2
AGE
18-34 584 94 17.0 13.6-20.9 490 83.0 79.1-86.4
35-44 417 53 12.6 9.4-16.7 364 87.4 83.3-90.6
45-54 400 57 16.0 12.0-21.0 343 84.0 79.0-88.0
55-64 375 58 16.2 11.7-22.0 317 83.8 78.0-88.3
65-74 371 41 9.8 6.9-13.8 330 90.2 86.2-93.1
75+ 247 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 205 32 21.3 14.8-29.6 173 78.7 70.4-85.2
H.S. or G.E.D. 504 64 13.5 10.3-17.5 440 86.5 82.5-89.7
Some Post-H.S. 616 85 14.2 11.2-17.7 531 85.8 82.3-88.8
College Graduate 1,121 140 12.2 10.2-14.4 981 87.8 85.6-89.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 651 116 18.7 15.3-22.5 535 81.3 77.5-84.7
No 1,750 200 12.5 10.6-14.6 1,550 87.5 85.4-89.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 263 14 4.6 2.6- 7.9 249 95.4 92.1-97.4
Non-Veteran 2,179 307 15.1 13.3-17.1 1,872 84.9 82.9-86.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,432 192 13.5 11.5-15.8 1,240 86.5 84.2-88.5
Unemployed 132 24 20.4 13.5-29.7 108 79.6 70.3-86.5
Retired 559 47 8.2 6.0-11.1 512 91.8 88.9-94.0
Unable to Work 132 32 28.0 19.6-38.3 100 72.0 61.7-80.4
Other not in Labor Force 171 24 17.8 10.8-27.9 147 82.2 72.1-89.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 139 27 24.7 16.6-35.0 112 75.3 65.0-83.4
$15,000- 24,999 186 26 17.0 11.0-25.4 160 83.0 74.6-89.0
$25,000- 34,999 227 33 14.4 10.0-20.3 194 85.6 79.7-90.0
$35,000- 49,999 249 35 15.1 10.5-21.3 214 84.9 78.7-89.5
$50,000- 74,999 298 36 9.6 6.5-14.0 262 90.4 86.0-93.5
$75,000+ 840 105 13.7 11.1-16.9 735 86.3 83.1-88.9
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 518 60 13.3 9.7-17.9 458 86.7 82.1-90.3
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 180 33 21.1 14.5-29.7 147 78.9 70.3-85.5
101% to 150% 180 27 15.7 10.4-23.0 153 84.3 77.0-89.6
151% to 200% 185 28 14.5 9.6-21.4 157 85.5 78.6-90.4
More than 200% 1,305 160 12.5 10.5-14.8 1,145 87.5 85.2-89.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 518 60 13.3 9.7-17.9 458 86.7 82.1-90.3
HOUSING
Own 1,533 172 11.8 9.9-14.0 1,361 88.2 86.0-90.1
Rent 724 117 19.5 16.1-23.5 607 80.5 76.5-83.9
Other arrangement 164 31 18.9 12.8-27.0 133 81.1 73.0-87.2
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,374 175 13.3 11.3-15.7 1,199 86.7 84.3-88.7
Regional City or Suburban County 628 80 13.2 10.4-16.8 548 86.8 83.2-89.6
Rural 455 67 18.3 13.7-23.9 388 81.7 76.1-86.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 209 30 16.4 10.4-24.9 179 83.6 75.1-89.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 920 123 14.3 11.6-17.4 797 85.7 82.6-88.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,328 169 13.7 11.6-16.1 1,159 86.3 83.9-88.4
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 821 99 13.4 10.8-16.6 722 86.6 83.4-89.2
2nd Quartile 950 118 14.0 11.5-17.0 832 86.0 83.0-88.5
3rd Quartile 613 92 15.0 11.6-19.3 521 85.0 80.7-88.4
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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