2021 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina

Housing Insecurity

During the past 12 months, was there a time when you were not able to pay your utility bills?

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,055 309 7.6 6.6- 8.8 3,746 92.4 91.2-93.4
-Piedmont NC 1,958 138 7.2 5.9- 8.7 1,820 92.8 91.3-94.1
GENDER
Male 911 59 6.6 4.9- 9.0 852 93.4 91.0-95.1
Female 1,047 79 7.7 5.9- 9.8 968 92.3 90.2-94.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,270 37 2.8 2.0- 4.1 1,233 97.2 95.9-98.0
Non-Hispanic Black 360 58 16.5 12.3-21.7 302 83.5 78.3-87.7
Other 295 38 10.5 7.2-15.2 257 89.5 84.8-92.8
AGE
18-34 373 33 10.0 6.9-14.3 340 90.0 85.7-93.1
35-44 352 36 10.1 6.8-14.7 316 89.9 85.3-93.2
45-54 334 31 8.9 5.8-13.4 303 91.1 86.6-94.2
55-64 317 24 5.4 3.5- 8.4 293 94.6 91.6-96.5
65-74 321 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 220 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 156 25 15.7 10.0-23.7 131 84.3 76.3-90.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 392 44 10.5 7.4-14.7 348 89.5 85.3-92.6
Some Post-H.S. 502 43 6.9 4.9- 9.7 459 93.1 90.3-95.1
College Graduate 901 26 2.5 1.6- 3.9 875 97.5 96.1-98.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 521 68 13.6 10.3-17.8 453 86.4 82.2-89.7
No 1,427 69 4.9 3.7- 6.5 1,358 95.1 93.5-96.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 205 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,750 133 7.7 6.3- 9.4 1,617 92.3 90.6-93.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,137 77 7.2 5.5- 9.3 1,060 92.8 90.7-94.5
Unemployed 101 28 24.8 16.6-35.5 73 75.2 64.5-83.4
Retired 488 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 105 19 13.6 7.8-22.7 86 86.4 77.3-92.2
Other not in Labor Force 112 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 96 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 141 26 17.7 11.3-26.7 115 82.3 73.3-88.7
$25,000- 34,999 185 24 14.1 9.0-21.5 161 85.9 78.5-91.0
$35,000- 49,999 209 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 251 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 684 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 392 31 8.4 5.5-12.6 361 91.6 87.4-94.5
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 135 37 26.2 17.8-36.8 98 73.8 63.2-82.2
101% to 150% 150 25 15.9 10.4-23.6 125 84.1 76.4-89.6
151% to 200% 152 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,076 19 1.9 1.1- 3.1 1,057 98.1 96.9-98.9
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 392 31 8.4 5.5-12.6 361 91.6 87.4-94.5
HOUSING
Own 1,332 43 3.7 2.6- 5.3 1,289 96.3 94.7-97.4
Rent 493 85 19.6 15.4-24.5 408 80.4 75.5-84.6
Other arrangement 109 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,048 71 7.5 5.7- 9.9 977 92.5 90.1-94.3
Regional City or Suburban County 513 33 6.4 4.3- 9.3 480 93.6 90.7-95.7
Rural 397 34 7.5 5.0-11.3 363 92.5 88.7-95.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 187 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 774 59 7.8 5.8-10.4 715 92.2 89.6-94.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 997 64 6.7 5.0- 9.0 933 93.3 91.0-95.0
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 638 43 6.9 4.9- 9.6 595 93.1 90.4-95.1
2nd Quartile 726 44 6.8 4.8- 9.6 682 93.2 90.4-95.2
3rd Quartile 529 46 8.6 6.1-12.0 483 91.4 88.0-93.9
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 65 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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