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 4,920 429 8.7 7.7- 9.7 4,491 91.3 90.3-92.3
-Piedmont NC 2,454 204 9.1 7.7-10.6 2,250 90.9 89.4-92.3
GENDER
Male 1,187 62 5.6 4.2- 7.5 1,125 94.4 92.5-95.8
Female 1,267 142 12.2 10.1-14.8 1,125 87.8 85.2-89.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,563 129 9.0 7.3-11.1 1,434 91.0 88.9-92.7
Non-Hispanic Black 441 51 12.6 9.3-16.9 390 87.4 83.1-90.7
Other 396 22 5.2 3.2- 8.2 374 94.8 91.8-96.8
AGE
18-34 583 52 9.8 7.2-13.1 531 90.2 86.9-92.8
35-44 417 32 7.3 5.0-10.5 385 92.7 89.5-95.0
45-54 399 41 11.8 8.4-16.5 358 88.2 83.5-91.6
55-64 375 39 11.4 7.6-16.9 336 88.6 83.1-92.4
65-74 370 27 5.9 3.7- 9.1 343 94.1 90.9-96.3
75+ 247 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 205 24 16.9 11.0-25.1 181 83.1 74.9-89.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 503 39 7.7 5.4-11.0 464 92.3 89.0-94.6
Some Post-H.S. 615 56 9.2 6.8-12.2 559 90.8 87.8-93.2
College Graduate 1,120 84 7.2 5.7- 9.0 1,036 92.8 91.0-94.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 649 84 13.1 10.3-16.6 565 86.9 83.4-89.7
No 1,749 116 7.6 6.1- 9.5 1,633 92.4 90.5-93.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 263 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,176 197 9.8 8.3-11.6 1,979 90.2 88.4-91.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,430 118 8.2 6.6-10.0 1,312 91.8 90.0-93.4
Unemployed 131 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 559 32 5.5 3.7- 8.1 527 94.5 91.9-96.3
Unable to Work 132 24 20.7 13.3-30.6 108 79.3 69.4-86.7
Other not in Labor Force 171 17 14.7 8.2-25.0 154 85.3 75.0-91.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 139 23 20.8 13.4-30.9 116 79.2 69.1-86.6
$15,000- 24,999 186 21 12.9 7.8-20.4 165 87.1 79.6-92.2
$25,000- 34,999 226 18 7.5 4.6-12.1 208 92.5 87.9-95.4
$35,000- 49,999 248 17 7.7 4.4-13.0 231 92.3 87.0-95.6
$50,000- 74,999 297 21 5.2 3.2- 8.2 276 94.8 91.8-96.8
$75,000+ 840 73 9.5 7.3-12.3 767 90.5 87.7-92.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 518 31 7.8 4.9-12.1 487 92.2 87.9-95.1
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 180 27 17.0 11.2-24.9 153 83.0 75.1-88.8
101% to 150% 179 17 9.3 5.4-15.5 162 90.7 84.5-94.6
151% to 200% 184 16 8.4 4.9-14.1 168 91.6 85.9-95.1
More than 200% 1,304 101 7.8 6.2- 9.7 1,203 92.2 90.3-93.8
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 518 31 7.8 4.9-12.1 487 92.2 87.9-95.1
HOUSING
Own 1,530 110 7.6 6.0- 9.5 1,420 92.4 90.5-94.0
Rent 724 72 12.4 9.6-15.9 652 87.6 84.1-90.4
Other arrangement 164 20 11.5 6.8-18.6 144 88.5 81.4-93.2
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,374 112 8.7 7.1-10.7 1,262 91.3 89.3-92.9
Regional City or Suburban County 627 47 8.1 5.8-11.3 580 91.9 88.7-94.2
Rural 453 45 11.8 8.0-17.0 408 88.2 83.0-92.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 209 22 13.1 7.6-21.7 187 86.9 78.3-92.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 918 78 8.9 6.7-11.6 840 91.1 88.4-93.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,327 104 8.5 6.9-10.5 1,223 91.5 89.5-93.1
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 820 60 8.4 6.3-11.1 760 91.6 88.9-93.7
2nd Quartile 949 76 8.9 6.9-11.3 873 91.1 88.7-93.1
3rd Quartile 612 58 9.8 6.8-13.9 554 90.2 86.1-93.2
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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*Adults without asthma are included in the denominator to estimate current asthma prevalence.

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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