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 4,926 213 4.3 3.6- 5.1 4,713 95.7 94.9-96.4
-Piedmont NC 2,454 107 4.4 3.5- 5.4 2,347 95.6 94.6-96.5
GENDER
Male 1,185 44 3.3 2.4- 4.6 1,141 96.7 95.4-97.6
Female 1,269 63 5.3 4.0- 7.1 1,206 94.7 92.9-96.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,562 63 4.0 3.0- 5.3 1,499 96.0 94.7-97.0
Non-Hispanic Black 441 28 6.4 4.2- 9.7 413 93.6 90.3-95.8
Other 397 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 584 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 420 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 400 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 373 17 5.2 3.1- 8.7 356 94.8 91.3-96.9
65-74 369 36 9.4 6.5-13.4 333 90.6 86.6-93.5
75+ 245 34 18.4 12.7-26.0 211 81.6 74.0-87.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 204 18 9.9 6.0-16.1 186 90.1 83.9-94.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 505 30 4.9 3.3- 7.2 475 95.1 92.8-96.7
Some Post-H.S. 613 35 4.7 3.2- 6.8 578 95.3 93.2-96.8
College Graduate 1,121 23 1.6 1.0- 2.6 1,098 98.4 97.4-99.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 649 67 11.0 8.4-14.3 582 89.0 85.7-91.6
No 1,750 39 2.0 1.4- 2.9 1,711 98.0 97.1-98.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 261 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,178 93 4.4 3.4- 5.5 2,085 95.6 94.5-96.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,433 17 1.1 0.7- 1.9 1,416 98.9 98.1-99.3
Unemployed 132 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 557 62 11.7 8.9-15.3 495 88.3 84.7-91.1
Unable to Work 129 23 23.2 15.1-33.9 106 76.8 66.1-84.9
Other not in Labor Force 172 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 137 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 186 18 11.2 6.6-18.4 168 88.8 81.6-93.4
$25,000- 34,999 228 15 7.9 4.5-13.5 213 92.1 86.5-95.5
$35,000- 49,999 249 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 298 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 839 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 517 29 5.0 3.2- 7.6 488 95.0 92.4-96.8
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 179 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 180 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 185 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,304 39 2.8 1.9- 4.0 1,265 97.2 96.0-98.1
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 517 29 5.0 3.2- 7.6 488 95.0 92.4-96.8
HOUSING
Own 1,533 71 4.6 3.5- 6.0 1,462 95.4 94.0-96.5
Rent 722 28 4.3 2.8- 6.5 694 95.7 93.5-97.2
Other arrangement 163 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,370 48 3.8 2.7- 5.2 1,322 96.2 94.8-97.3
Regional City or Suburban County 627 36 5.4 3.6- 7.9 591 94.6 92.1-96.4
Rural 457 23 4.6 2.9- 7.2 434 95.4 92.8-97.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 209 14 6.1 3.5-10.5 195 93.9 89.5-96.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 917 49 5.1 3.6- 7.1 868 94.9 92.9-96.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,328 44 3.6 2.6- 5.1 1,284 96.4 94.9-97.4
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 821 30 4.2 2.8- 6.3 791 95.8 93.7-97.2
2nd Quartile 948 41 4.2 3.0- 6.0 907 95.8 94.0-97.0
3rd Quartile 612 31 4.8 3.2- 7.3 581 95.2 92.7-96.8
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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