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 4,862 476 9.3 8.3-10.5 4,386 90.7 89.5-91.7
-Piedmont NC 2,420 202 7.9 6.7- 9.3 2,218 92.1 90.7-93.3
GENDER
Male 1,168 122 10.5 8.5-12.8 1,046 89.5 87.2-91.5
Female 1,252 80 5.5 4.2- 7.2 1,172 94.5 92.8-95.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,549 152 9.3 7.8-11.1 1,397 90.7 88.9-92.2
Non-Hispanic Black 433 29 7.4 4.7-11.3 404 92.6 88.7-95.3
Other 388 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 581 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 414 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 389 24 5.7 3.6- 9.0 365 94.3 91.0-96.4
55-64 369 41 11.2 8.0-15.5 328 88.8 84.5-92.0
65-74 366 52 14.3 10.6-19.0 314 85.7 81.0-89.4
75+ 241 52 21.6 16.0-28.5 189 78.4 71.5-84.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 198 22 10.5 6.6-16.4 176 89.5 83.6-93.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 500 50 10.4 7.5-14.2 450 89.6 85.8-92.5
Some Post-H.S. 605 61 8.0 6.0-10.6 544 92.0 89.4-94.0
College Graduate 1,109 69 5.1 3.9- 6.6 1,040 94.9 93.4-96.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 649 202 29.6 25.6-34.0 447 70.4 66.0-74.4
No 1,752 *** *** *** 1,752 100 -
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 260 55 22.9 17.1-30.0 205 77.1 70.0-82.9
Non-Veteran 2,156 147 6.4 5.2- 7.7 2,009 93.6 92.3-94.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,421 72 5.6 4.3- 7.4 1,349 94.4 92.6-95.7
Unemployed 129 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 554 92 15.7 12.5-19.6 462 84.3 80.4-87.5
Unable to Work 130 28 18.1 11.7-26.9 102 81.9 73.1-88.3
Other not in Labor Force 170 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 125 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 184 19 9.6 5.6-16.0 165 90.4 84.0-94.4
$25,000- 34,999 227 22 9.7 6.0-15.1 205 90.3 84.9-94.0
$35,000- 49,999 247 20 7.4 4.4-12.0 227 92.6 88.0-95.6
$50,000- 74,999 295 30 8.5 5.7-12.7 265 91.5 87.3-94.3
$75,000+ 838 44 5.0 3.5- 7.3 794 95.0 92.7-96.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 504 54 10.3 7.5-14.2 450 89.7 85.8-92.5
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 181 19 8.4 4.8-14.3 162 91.6 85.7-95.2
101% to 150% 180 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 184 17 8.6 5.1-14.1 167 91.4 85.9-94.9
More than 200% 1,299 97 7.1 5.6- 9.0 1,202 92.9 91.0-94.4
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 504 54 10.3 7.5-14.2 450 89.7 85.8-92.5
HOUSING
Own 1,520 131 8.4 6.9-10.2 1,389 91.6 89.8-93.1
Rent 707 55 7.4 5.3-10.3 652 92.6 89.7-94.7
Other arrangement 161 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,349 99 7.3 5.7- 9.3 1,250 92.7 90.7-94.3
Regional City or Suburban County 617 64 9.0 6.8-11.8 553 91.0 88.2-93.2
Rural 454 39 7.9 5.5-11.1 415 92.1 88.9-94.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 207 18 7.0 4.2-11.6 189 93.0 88.4-95.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 903 88 8.6 6.7-10.8 815 91.4 89.2-93.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,310 96 7.6 6.0- 9.7 1,214 92.4 90.3-94.0
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 815 66 8.1 6.1-10.6 749 91.9 89.4-93.9
2nd Quartile 929 74 7.5 5.7- 9.9 855 92.5 90.1-94.3
3rd Quartile 604 52 7.6 5.5-10.3 552 92.4 89.7-94.5
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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