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 4,832 575 12.9 11.7-14.1 4,257 87.1 85.9-88.3
-Piedmont NC 2,404 257 11.9 10.4-13.6 2,147 88.1 86.4-89.6
GENDER
Male 1,160 107 10.1 8.1-12.4 1,053 89.9 87.6-91.9
Female 1,244 150 13.6 11.4-16.1 1,094 86.4 83.9-88.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,541 159 11.2 9.5-13.3 1,382 88.8 86.7-90.5
Non-Hispanic Black 430 49 12.5 9.1-16.9 381 87.5 83.1-90.9
Other 384 42 12.8 9.1-17.6 342 87.2 82.4-90.9
AGE
18-34 576 75 14.4 11.3-18.1 501 85.6 81.9-88.7
35-44 413 42 10.1 7.2-14.0 371 89.9 86.0-92.8
45-54 390 44 13.0 9.4-17.7 346 87.0 82.3-90.6
55-64 368 37 10.8 7.6-15.2 331 89.2 84.8-92.4
65-74 360 31 9.1 6.2-13.3 329 90.9 86.7-93.8
75+ 237 25 13.1 8.2-20.3 212 86.9 79.7-91.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 197 37 19.6 14.0-26.9 160 80.4 73.1-86.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 497 77 15.6 12.2-19.8 420 84.4 80.2-87.8
Some Post-H.S. 598 78 12.8 10.1-16.1 520 87.2 83.9-89.9
College Graduate 1,104 64 5.5 4.2- 7.2 1,040 94.5 92.8-95.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 640 257 44.8 40.3-49.4 383 55.2 50.6-59.7
No 1,752 *** *** *** 1,752 100 -
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 258 32 13.8 9.1-20.3 226 86.2 79.7-90.9
Non-Veteran 2,142 225 11.7 10.2-13.5 1,917 88.3 86.5-89.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,417 110 8.7 7.0-10.6 1,307 91.3 89.4-93.0
Unemployed 129 29 22.8 15.6-32.1 100 77.2 67.9-84.4
Retired 544 49 8.9 6.5-12.2 495 91.1 87.8-93.5
Unable to Work 129 50 43.5 33.7-53.9 79 56.5 46.1-66.3
Other not in Labor Force 169 18 12.3 7.3-20.0 151 87.7 80.0-92.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 125 38 30.1 21.6-40.4 87 69.9 59.6-78.4
$15,000- 24,999 185 35 22.7 16.0-31.1 150 77.3 68.9-84.0
$25,000- 34,999 224 39 16.9 12.1-23.2 185 83.1 76.8-87.9
$35,000- 49,999 246 26 12.3 8.0-18.5 220 87.7 81.5-92.0
$50,000- 74,999 294 25 8.8 5.7-13.4 269 91.2 86.6-94.3
$75,000+ 834 45 6.4 4.5- 8.9 789 93.6 91.1-95.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 496 49 11.6 8.4-15.7 447 88.4 84.3-91.6
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 181 42 23.1 16.5-31.3 139 76.9 68.7-83.5
101% to 150% 178 33 20.7 14.5-28.5 145 79.3 71.5-85.5
151% to 200% 184 33 20.3 14.0-28.5 151 79.7 71.5-86.0
More than 200% 1,293 84 7.2 5.6- 9.1 1,209 92.8 90.9-94.4
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 496 49 11.6 8.4-15.7 447 88.4 84.3-91.6
HOUSING
Own 1,511 117 9.0 7.3-10.9 1,394 91.0 89.1-92.7
Rent 702 104 15.6 12.7-19.0 598 84.4 81.0-87.3
Other arrangement 159 33 24.7 17.6-33.6 126 75.3 66.4-82.4
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,337 120 9.6 7.9-11.8 1,217 90.4 88.2-92.1
Regional City or Suburban County 617 80 14.5 11.5-18.2 537 85.5 81.8-88.5
Rural 450 57 14.6 10.9-19.2 393 85.4 80.8-89.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 206 27 13.9 9.2-20.5 179 86.1 79.5-90.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 898 106 13.5 10.9-16.7 792 86.5 83.3-89.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,300 124 10.5 8.7-12.7 1,176 89.5 87.3-91.3
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 813 75 10.0 7.8-12.7 738 90.0 87.3-92.2
2nd Quartile 920 98 11.6 9.3-14.3 822 88.4 85.7-90.7
3rd Quartile 599 72 14.4 11.1-18.4 527 85.6 81.6-88.9
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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