2021 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina

Immunization

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  Total
Respond.^
A doctor’s office or health maintenance organization (HMO) A store (supermarket, drug store) Workplace Other*
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 2,163 823 37.7 35.2-40.3 933 42.9 40.3-45.5 235 11.4 9.9-13.1 172 8.1 6.7- 9.6
-Piedmont NC 1,056 389 37.1 33.7-40.7 466 43.8 40.2-47.4 123 11.6 9.6-13.9 78 7.6 5.8- 9.7
GENDER
Male 463 170 37.1 32.0-42.5 205 45.8 40.3-51.3 48 9.1 6.8-12.2 40 8.0 5.6-11.2
Female 593 219 37.1 32.6-41.9 261 42.3 37.5-47.1 75 13.4 10.5-16.9 38 7.2 5.0-10.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 745 261 36.2 32.2-40.3 357 46.4 42.2-50.6 90 11.9 9.5-14.8 37 5.5 3.7- 8.1
Non-Hispanic Black 178 88 48.0 39.2-56.9 55 33.2 25.0-42.6 13 8.0 4.5-14.0 22 10.8 6.6-17.0
Other 115 35 23.1 15.7-32.8 *** *** *** 17 15.4 9.4-24.3 14 10.4 5.9-17.9
AGE
18-34 148 41 25.9 18.8-34.7 65 46.6 37.0-56.4 24 13.8 8.9-20.6 18 13.7 8.0-22.5
35-44 135 40 31.4 22.8-41.6 54 40.7 31.0-51.2 26 18.0 11.8-26.5 15 9.8 5.6-16.6
45-54 151 53 36.7 28.2-46.0 54 36.1 27.8-45.4 35 21.7 15.4-29.5 *** *** ***
55-64 189 75 39.5 31.8-47.7 69 40.5 32.7-48.9 33 15.2 10.5-21.6 *** *** ***
65-74 232 106 47.6 40.0-55.2 113 45.8 38.2-53.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 180 67 39.2 30.8-48.2 100 54.3 45.3-62.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 53 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 165 74 43.9 35.1-53.0 61 40.8 31.9-50.4 *** *** *** 19 9.4 5.5-15.4
Some Post-H.S. 269 115 40.1 33.6-46.9 113 45.4 38.6-52.4 21 7.3 4.6-11.5 20 7.2 4.2-12.0
College Graduate 567 174 29.7 25.7-34.0 275 45.6 41.1-50.2 89 19.1 15.6-23.2 29 5.6 3.7- 8.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 291 140 44.4 37.7-51.4 114 42.8 35.9-50.0 15 4.6 2.6- 8.1 22 8.1 5.0-13.0
No 758 247 34.4 30.4-38.6 348 44.1 39.9-48.4 107 14.1 11.5-17.1 56 7.4 5.5-10.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 139 57 42.3 32.8-52.5 54 35.2 26.0-45.7 *** *** *** 20 15.2 9.2-24.0
Non-Veteran 915 332 36.5 32.8-40.3 410 44.9 41.0-48.8 115 12.1 10.0-14.7 58 6.6 4.8- 8.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 534 176 33.1 28.6-37.9 202 39.7 34.8-44.9 120 21.2 17.6-25.3 36 6.0 4.2- 8.6
Unemployed 32 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 372 151 41.1 35.2-47.3 197 52.3 46.1-58.4 *** *** *** 22 5.8 3.7- 9.1
Unable to Work 54 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 61 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 36 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 71 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 82 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 91 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 144 47 29.7 22.0-38.7 68 47.7 38.2-57.3 20 14.7 9.3-22.5 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 425 137 33.8 28.7-39.3 193 44.1 38.6-49.8 78 18.3 14.5-22.8 17 3.8 2.3- 6.3
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 207 78 39.7 31.9-48.1 98 47.6 39.4-56.0 *** *** *** 20 8.3 4.9-13.6
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 11 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 54 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 62 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 70 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 650 220 33.3 29.2-37.7 297 45.6 41.1-50.3 101 15.8 12.9-19.3 32 5.2 3.5- 7.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 207 78 39.7 31.9-48.1 98 47.6 39.4-56.0 *** *** *** 20 8.3 4.9-13.6
HOUSING
Own 793 300 38.1 34.2-42.2 358 45.2 41.0-49.4 100 12.3 10.0-15.1 35 4.4 3.0- 6.4
Rent 200 67 36.0 28.3-44.5 77 33.8 26.7-41.8 22 12.3 7.7-19.2 34 17.9 12.6-24.8
Other arrangement 52 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 591 202 35.3 30.9-40.0 275 46.7 41.9-51.6 74 11.4 8.9-14.5 40 6.6 4.5- 9.4
Regional City or Suburban County 264 96 37.0 30.3-44.3 119 42.8 35.8-50.1 30 11.9 8.2-17.2 19 8.2 4.8-13.6
Rural 201 91 42.9 34.9-51.3 72 36.1 28.5-44.5 19 11.3 6.9-17.9 19 9.6 6.0-15.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 81 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 394 147 37.6 31.9-43.6 167 41.6 35.8-47.7 53 13.0 9.7-17.2 27 7.8 4.9-12.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 581 209 36.2 31.7-40.9 264 45.7 40.8-50.6 62 10.3 7.9-13.4 46 7.8 5.7-10.7
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 381 136 36.1 30.6-42.0 176 46.3 40.4-52.3 40 10.0 7.1-13.7 29 7.7 5.0-11.5
2nd Quartile 365 142 38.4 32.6-44.5 162 45.6 39.4-51.8 40 11.2 8.0-15.3 21 4.9 3.0- 7.9
3rd Quartile 282 101 37.0 30.5-43.9 115 36.7 30.4-43.4 42 15.4 11.1-20.9 24 11.0 6.8-17.4
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 28 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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*Other includes at a Health Department, a senior, recreation, or community center, a hospital (inpatient), an emergency room, a school, a drive through, or some other kind of place.

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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