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 4,852 219 3.8 3.2- 4.5 4,633 96.2 95.5-96.8
-Piedmont NC 2,416 83 3.2 2.5- 4.2 2,333 96.8 95.8-97.5
GENDER
Male 1,168 39 2.9 2.0- 4.2 1,129 97.1 95.8-98.0
Female 1,248 44 3.5 2.5- 5.0 1,204 96.5 95.0-97.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,546 47 2.9 2.1- 4.1 1,499 97.1 95.9-97.9
Non-Hispanic Black 432 27 5.3 3.4- 8.2 405 94.7 91.8-96.6
Other 388 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 579 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 414 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 389 16 4.6 2.6- 8.0 373 95.4 92.0-97.4
55-64 367 24 6.4 4.1- 9.9 343 93.6 90.1-95.9
65-74 365 17 3.8 2.2- 6.6 348 96.2 93.4-97.8
75+ 242 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 198 20 10.3 6.3-16.3 178 89.7 83.7-93.7
H.S. or G.E.D. 499 17 2.5 1.5- 4.4 482 97.5 95.6-98.5
Some Post-H.S. 602 26 3.4 2.2- 5.1 576 96.6 94.9-97.8
College Graduate 1,109 20 1.3 0.8- 2.2 1,089 98.7 97.8-99.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 647 83 12.2 9.5-15.4 564 87.8 84.6-90.5
No 1,752 *** *** *** 1,752 100 -
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 261 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,150 70 3.1 2.4- 4.1 2,080 96.9 95.9-97.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,421 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unemployed 129 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 553 28 4.4 2.8- 6.8 525 95.6 93.2-97.2
Unable to Work 129 39 30.8 22.1-41.1 90 69.2 58.9-77.9
Other not in Labor Force 168 *** *** *** 168 100 -
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 125 18 12.7 7.6-20.5 107 87.3 79.5-92.4
$15,000- 24,999 184 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 226 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 246 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 295 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 837 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 503 30 5.3 3.4- 8.0 473 94.7 92.0-96.6
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 181 20 10.1 6.0-16.4 161 89.9 83.6-94.0
101% to 150% 179 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 184 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,297 14 1.0 0.5- 1.7 1,283 99.0 98.3-99.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 503 30 5.3 3.4- 8.0 473 94.7 92.0-96.6
HOUSING
Own 1,518 35 2.5 1.7- 3.7 1,483 97.5 96.3-98.3
Rent 707 35 5.0 3.4- 7.3 672 95.0 92.7-96.6
Other arrangement 160 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,346 41 2.8 1.9- 4.0 1,305 97.2 96.0-98.1
Regional City or Suburban County 617 26 4.5 2.9- 6.9 591 95.5 93.1-97.1
Rural 453 16 2.6 1.4- 4.6 437 97.4 95.4-98.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 206 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 900 36 4.0 2.7- 5.9 864 96.0 94.1-97.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,310 36 2.8 1.9- 4.0 1,274 97.2 96.0-98.1
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 817 22 2.8 1.7- 4.5 795 97.2 95.5-98.3
2nd Quartile 924 34 3.6 2.4- 5.3 890 96.4 94.7-97.6
3rd Quartile 603 23 3.1 1.9- 4.9 580 96.9 95.1-98.1
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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