2021 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina

Chronic Health Conditions

Has a doctor, nurse, or other health professional EVER told you that you had any of the following?

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,927 393 6.9 6.0- 7.8 4,534 93.1 92.2-94.0
-Piedmont NC 2,457 179 6.5 5.4- 7.8 2,278 93.5 92.2-94.6
GENDER
Male 1,188 77 5.2 3.9- 6.8 1,111 94.8 93.2-96.1
Female 1,269 102 7.7 6.0- 9.9 1,167 92.3 90.1-94.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,566 126 7.9 6.3- 9.8 1,440 92.1 90.2-93.7
Non-Hispanic Black 441 31 5.3 3.4- 8.0 410 94.7 92.0-96.6
Other 396 19 3.5 2.0- 6.1 377 96.5 93.9-98.0
AGE
18-34 583 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 419 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 400 18 4.0 2.4- 6.6 382 96.0 93.4-97.6
55-64 374 32 10.9 7.0-16.5 342 89.1 83.5-93.0
65-74 371 60 15.5 11.6-20.6 311 84.5 79.4-88.4
75+ 247 53 19.4 14.1-26.0 194 80.6 74.0-85.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 205 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 504 31 5.8 3.8- 8.7 473 94.2 91.3-96.2
Some Post-H.S. 616 53 7.2 5.3- 9.6 563 92.8 90.4-94.7
College Graduate 1,121 83 6.0 4.7- 7.6 1,038 94.0 92.4-95.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 651 84 11.2 8.7-14.2 567 88.8 85.8-91.3
No 1,750 94 4.9 3.7- 6.5 1,656 95.1 93.5-96.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 263 37 10.3 6.9-15.1 226 89.7 84.9-93.1
Non-Veteran 2,179 142 6.2 5.0- 7.6 2,037 93.8 92.4-95.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,432 51 3.1 2.2- 4.3 1,381 96.9 95.7-97.8
Unemployed 132 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 559 101 17.7 14.2-21.9 458 82.3 78.1-85.8
Unable to Work 132 15 12.1 6.8-20.7 117 87.9 79.3-93.2
Other not in Labor Force 171 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 139 15 8.3 4.6-14.6 124 91.7 85.4-95.4
$15,000- 24,999 186 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 227 19 8.2 5.0-13.2 208 91.8 86.8-95.0
$35,000- 49,999 249 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 298 26 6.9 4.4-10.8 272 93.1 89.2-95.6
$75,000+ 841 51 5.2 3.8- 7.1 790 94.8 92.9-96.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 517 42 8.6 5.6-13.0 475 91.4 87.0-94.4
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 180 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 180 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 185 21 12.0 7.4-18.9 164 88.0 81.1-92.6
More than 200% 1,306 93 5.7 4.5- 7.2 1,213 94.3 92.8-95.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 517 42 8.6 5.6-13.0 475 91.4 87.0-94.4
HOUSING
Own 1,534 136 8.2 6.6-10.1 1,398 91.8 89.9-93.4
Rent 723 34 3.3 2.1- 5.0 689 96.7 95.0-97.9
Other arrangement 164 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,373 80 5.0 3.9- 6.5 1,293 95.0 93.5-96.1
Regional City or Suburban County 628 44 6.7 4.8- 9.4 584 93.3 90.6-95.2
Rural 456 55 10.8 7.3-15.6 401 89.2 84.4-92.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 209 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 919 76 6.7 5.2- 8.7 843 93.3 91.3-94.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,329 78 5.6 4.3- 7.3 1,251 94.4 92.7-95.7
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 822 55 6.7 4.9- 9.2 767 93.3 90.8-95.1
2nd Quartile 949 62 5.3 4.0- 7.1 887 94.7 92.9-96.0
3rd Quartile 613 52 8.4 5.6-12.4 561 91.6 87.6-94.4
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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