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 4,924 395 6.7 5.9- 7.5 4,529 93.3 92.5-94.1
-Piedmont NC 2,456 195 6.8 5.7- 8.1 2,261 93.2 91.9-94.3
GENDER
Male 1,186 106 7.8 6.3- 9.6 1,080 92.2 90.4-93.7
Female 1,270 89 5.9 4.5- 7.8 1,181 94.1 92.2-95.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,564 186 10.9 9.2-12.9 1,378 89.1 87.1-90.8
Non-Hispanic Black 441 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 397 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 584 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 419 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 400 15 3.3 1.9- 5.7 385 96.7 94.3-98.1
55-64 374 31 9.8 6.2-15.1 343 90.2 84.9-93.8
65-74 371 77 20.1 15.7-25.3 294 79.9 74.7-84.3
75+ 245 57 19.7 14.8-25.8 188 80.3 74.2-85.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 205 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 504 38 6.8 4.7- 9.6 466 93.2 90.4-95.3
Some Post-H.S. 616 45 6.2 4.5- 8.5 571 93.8 91.5-95.5
College Graduate 1,120 104 7.9 6.4- 9.6 1,016 92.1 90.4-93.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 650 57 7.5 5.6-10.1 593 92.5 89.9-94.4
No 1,751 136 6.7 5.4- 8.3 1,615 93.3 91.7-94.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 262 43 15.5 11.1-21.1 219 84.5 78.9-88.9
Non-Veteran 2,179 152 6.0 4.9- 7.3 2,027 94.0 92.7-95.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,433 58 3.8 2.8- 5.1 1,375 96.2 94.9-97.2
Unemployed 132 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 557 113 18.1 14.8-22.0 444 81.9 78.0-85.2
Unable to Work 132 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 171 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 139 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 186 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 227 20 8.5 5.2-13.4 207 91.5 86.6-94.8
$35,000- 49,999 248 19 5.8 3.5- 9.4 229 94.2 90.6-96.5
$50,000- 74,999 298 21 6.3 3.8-10.2 277 93.7 89.8-96.2
$75,000+ 840 70 6.6 5.0- 8.6 770 93.4 91.4-95.0
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 518 48 9.0 6.1-13.2 470 91.0 86.8-93.9
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 180 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 180 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 185 17 7.6 4.5-12.8 168 92.4 87.2-95.5
More than 200% 1,304 111 7.0 5.7- 8.7 1,193 93.0 91.3-94.3
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 518 48 9.0 6.1-13.2 470 91.0 86.8-93.9
HOUSING
Own 1,532 170 9.5 7.9-11.3 1,362 90.5 88.7-92.1
Rent 724 17 1.1 0.6- 1.9 707 98.9 98.1-99.4
Other arrangement 164 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,372 84 4.7 3.7- 6.0 1,288 95.3 94.0-96.3
Regional City or Suburban County 629 58 8.3 6.2-11.0 571 91.7 89.0-93.8
Rural 455 53 11.0 7.5-15.8 402 89.0 84.2-92.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 209 23 11.6 6.4-20.0 186 88.4 80.0-93.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 919 83 7.0 5.5- 9.0 836 93.0 91.0-94.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,328 89 5.9 4.6- 7.5 1,239 94.1 92.5-95.4
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 821 69 7.6 5.8- 9.8 752 92.4 90.2-94.2
2nd Quartile 949 67 5.6 4.3- 7.4 882 94.4 92.6-95.7
3rd Quartile 613 49 8.1 5.4-12.0 564 91.9 88.0-94.6
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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