2021 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina

Demographics

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,860 301 5.8 5.0- 6.7 4,559 94.2 93.3-95.0
-Piedmont NC 2,420 135 5.3 4.4- 6.4 2,285 94.7 93.6-95.6
GENDER
Male 1,169 52 4.4 3.2- 6.0 1,117 95.6 94.0-96.8
Female 1,251 83 6.2 4.8- 7.9 1,168 93.8 92.1-95.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,549 72 4.7 3.6- 6.2 1,477 95.3 93.8-96.4
Non-Hispanic Black 433 30 5.8 3.8- 8.6 403 94.2 91.4-96.2
Other 389 29 6.0 3.8- 9.4 360 94.0 90.6-96.2
AGE
18-34 582 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 412 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 389 26 6.8 4.3-10.7 363 93.2 89.3-95.7
55-64 369 37 10.2 7.1-14.3 332 89.8 85.7-92.9
65-74 365 22 5.7 3.5- 9.1 343 94.3 90.9-96.5
75+ 243 24 8.7 5.5-13.4 219 91.3 86.6-94.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 199 27 10.9 7.0-16.6 172 89.1 83.4-93.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 499 31 6.4 4.3- 9.3 468 93.6 90.7-95.7
Some Post-H.S. 605 47 5.7 4.1- 7.9 558 94.3 92.1-95.9
College Graduate 1,109 30 2.3 1.5- 3.4 1,079 97.7 96.6-98.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 650 135 19.8 16.5-23.7 515 80.2 76.3-83.5
No 1,752 *** *** *** 1,752 100 -
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 261 14 5.3 2.9- 9.4 247 94.7 90.6-97.1
Non-Veteran 2,155 121 5.3 4.3- 6.5 2,034 94.7 93.5-95.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,419 44 3.0 2.1- 4.4 1,375 97.0 95.6-97.9
Unemployed 129 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 555 44 7.8 5.6-10.7 511 92.2 89.3-94.4
Unable to Work 130 34 25.5 17.7-35.2 96 74.5 64.8-82.3
Other not in Labor Force 171 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 125 15 9.6 5.4-16.4 110 90.4 83.6-94.6
$15,000- 24,999 184 23 12.2 7.8-18.7 161 87.8 81.3-92.2
$25,000- 34,999 227 15 8.0 4.6-13.6 212 92.0 86.4-95.4
$35,000- 49,999 246 15 6.9 3.9-12.0 231 93.1 88.0-96.1
$50,000- 74,999 295 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 838 17 1.8 1.0- 3.0 821 98.2 97.0-99.0
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 505 41 6.5 4.5- 9.4 464 93.5 90.6-95.5
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 181 21 11.3 6.8-18.3 160 88.7 81.7-93.2
101% to 150% 179 16 7.7 4.6-12.8 163 92.3 87.2-95.4
151% to 200% 184 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,299 36 2.8 1.9- 4.1 1,263 97.2 95.9-98.1
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 505 41 6.5 4.5- 9.4 464 93.5 90.6-95.5
HOUSING
Own 1,521 68 4.6 3.5- 6.1 1,453 95.4 93.9-96.5
Rent 705 50 6.7 4.9- 9.0 655 93.3 91.0-95.1
Other arrangement 162 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,349 58 4.1 3.0- 5.5 1,291 95.9 94.5-97.0
Regional City or Suburban County 618 41 6.7 4.7- 9.4 577 93.3 90.6-95.3
Rural 453 36 6.9 4.8- 9.8 417 93.1 90.2-95.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 206 22 9.8 6.2-15.0 184 90.2 85.0-93.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 902 52 4.6 3.3- 6.3 850 95.4 93.7-96.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,312 61 5.0 3.7- 6.6 1,251 95.0 93.4-96.3
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 818 38 5.2 3.6- 7.5 780 94.8 92.5-96.4
2nd Quartile 927 46 4.5 3.2- 6.3 881 95.5 93.7-96.8
3rd Quartile 603 39 6.3 4.4- 8.9 564 93.7 91.1-95.6
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 72 12 13.6 7.4-23.6 60 86.4 76.4-92.6

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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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