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 4,888 264 4.7 4.0- 5.5 4,624 95.3 94.5-96.0
-Piedmont NC 2,442 108 3.8 3.0- 4.8 2,334 96.2 95.2-97.0
GENDER
Male 1,178 64 4.3 3.2- 5.8 1,114 95.7 94.2-96.8
Female 1,264 44 3.3 2.3- 4.7 1,220 96.7 95.3-97.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,551 71 4.1 3.1- 5.4 1,480 95.9 94.6-96.9
Non-Hispanic Black 440 24 4.5 2.8- 7.3 416 95.5 92.7-97.2
Other 397 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 584 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 415 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 399 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 373 16 5.7 3.3- 9.6 357 94.3 90.4-96.7
65-74 368 37 8.3 5.7-11.9 331 91.7 88.1-94.3
75+ 240 32 12.5 8.2-18.6 208 87.5 81.4-91.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 201 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 499 30 5.2 3.4- 7.8 469 94.8 92.2-96.6
Some Post-H.S. 612 32 4.0 2.7- 6.0 580 96.0 94.0-97.3
College Graduate 1,119 37 2.2 1.5- 3.1 1,082 97.8 96.9-98.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 638 66 9.5 7.1-12.5 572 90.5 87.5-92.9
No 1,749 41 1.8 1.2- 2.6 1,708 98.2 97.4-98.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 262 27 7.5 4.9-11.3 235 92.5 88.7-95.1
Non-Veteran 2,165 81 3.4 2.6- 4.5 2,084 96.6 95.5-97.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,431 22 1.5 1.0- 2.5 1,409 98.5 97.5-99.0
Unemployed 131 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 550 61 8.7 6.6-11.6 489 91.3 88.4-93.4
Unable to Work 128 22 21.3 13.4-32.0 106 78.7 68.0-86.6
Other not in Labor Force 171 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 139 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 179 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 224 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 247 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 297 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 841 25 2.2 1.4- 3.4 816 97.8 96.6-98.6
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 515 24 3.9 2.4- 6.4 491 96.1 93.6-97.6
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 180 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 174 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 182 16 8.8 4.9-15.4 166 91.2 84.6-95.1
More than 200% 1,302 46 2.6 1.9- 3.7 1,256 97.4 96.3-98.1
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 515 24 3.9 2.4- 6.4 491 96.1 93.6-97.6
HOUSING
Own 1,526 66 3.8 2.8- 5.1 1,460 96.2 94.9-97.2
Rent 718 35 4.2 2.8- 6.4 683 95.8 93.6-97.2
Other arrangement 162 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,368 50 2.9 2.0- 4.0 1,318 97.1 96.0-98.0
Regional City or Suburban County 623 26 4.2 2.6- 6.8 597 95.8 93.2-97.4
Rural 451 32 6.1 4.1- 9.0 419 93.9 91.0-95.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 205 19 7.7 4.7-12.5 186 92.3 87.5-95.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 914 38 3.1 2.1- 4.6 876 96.9 95.4-97.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,323 51 3.6 2.5- 5.0 1,272 96.4 95.0-97.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 819 30 3.7 2.3- 5.8 789 96.3 94.2-97.7
2nd Quartile 941 45 3.8 2.7- 5.4 896 96.2 94.6-97.3
3rd Quartile 610 30 4.0 2.6- 6.0 580 96.0 94.0-97.4
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 72 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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