2021 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina

Food Insecurity

“The food that we bought just didn’t last, and we didn’t have money to get more.”
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  Total
Respond.^		 Often True Sometimes True Never True
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,090 94 2.6 2.0- 3.6 338 8.4 7.3- 9.7 3,658 88.9 87.5-90.2
-Piedmont NC 1,981 44 2.7 1.8- 3.9 138 7.4 6.0- 9.1 1,799 89.9 88.0-91.6
GENDER
Male 925 17 1.3 0.8- 2.3 56 6.4 4.7- 8.7 852 92.2 89.8-94.1
Female 1,056 27 3.8 2.4- 6.0 82 8.2 6.2-10.8 947 88.0 84.9-90.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,285 *** *** *** 50 4.9 3.4- 7.1 1,222 93.7 91.4-95.4
Non-Hispanic Black 365 *** *** *** 44 10.8 7.8-14.9 308 84.6 79.6-88.6
Other 298 13 3.1 1.7- 5.4 42 13.5 9.4-19.0 243 83.4 77.8-87.8
AGE
18-34 389 *** *** *** 28 7.9 5.3-11.7 355 90.4 86.4-93.3
35-44 350 *** *** *** 35 9.2 6.2-13.5 308 87.3 81.7-91.4
45-54 337 *** *** *** 25 6.0 3.9- 9.1 300 90.4 86.3-93.4
55-64 317 *** *** *** *** *** *** 284 89.8 83.8-93.8
65-74 326 *** *** *** 18 8.1 4.5-14.1 304 90.2 84.1-94.2
75+ 221 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 158 *** *** *** 29 20.3 12.8-30.6 118 72.7 62.5-81.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 401 *** *** *** 45 10.0 7.1-14.1 344 86.4 81.6-90.1
Some Post-H.S. 514 *** *** *** 40 6.4 4.5- 9.0 460 91.0 87.9-93.3
College Graduate 901 *** *** *** 23 2.3 1.5- 3.6 872 97.3 95.9-98.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 536 30 6.2 4.1- 9.4 62 10.8 8.1-14.1 444 83.0 78.9-86.5
No 1,435 *** *** *** 75 6.2 4.6- 8.3 1,346 92.4 90.1-94.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 207 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,771 41 2.8 1.9- 4.1 132 8.0 6.5- 9.8 1,598 89.2 87.1-91.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,144 *** *** *** 70 6.0 4.5- 7.9 1,057 92.1 89.8-93.9
Unemployed 99 *** *** *** 16 13.5 7.7-22.5 80 84.3 75.0-90.6
Retired 491 *** *** *** 22 6.3 3.7-10.5 465 92.5 88.1-95.4
Unable to Work 112 16 13.9 7.7-23.8 18 12.9 7.6-20.9 78 73.2 62.7-81.6
Other not in Labor Force 120 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 101 16 15.1 8.5-25.2 20 17.4 10.5-27.4 *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 142 *** *** *** 28 18.7 12.3-27.4 108 75.4 65.9-83.0
$25,000- 34,999 186 *** *** *** 29 16.7 10.8-24.9 154 80.6 72.0-87.0
$35,000- 49,999 207 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 253 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 689 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 403 *** *** *** 37 10.6 6.9-16.0 355 86.1 80.6-90.3
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 43 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 141 *** *** *** 29 14.9 9.6-22.4 101 77.9 68.9-84.9
101% to 150% 151 *** *** *** 29 23.7 15.9-33.9 115 71.4 61.3-79.7
151% to 200% 152 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,082 *** *** *** 19 1.8 1.1- 3.0 1,057 96.9 95.0-98.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 403 *** *** *** 37 10.6 6.9-16.0 355 86.1 80.6-90.3
HOUSING
Own 1,330 *** *** *** 47 4.5 3.1- 6.5 1,267 93.7 91.4-95.5
Rent 498 19 3.7 2.3- 6.0 78 17.3 13.6-21.7 401 79.0 74.4-83.0
Other arrangement 129 *** *** *** 13 9.5 5.3-16.7 109 84.3 75.4-90.4
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,060 *** *** *** 75 7.3 5.6- 9.4 968 90.9 88.4-92.8
Regional City or Suburban County 521 15 3.9 2.2- 6.8 26 5.7 3.5- 9.0 480 90.5 86.6-93.3
Rural 400 *** *** *** 37 10.4 6.6-16.0 351 86.5 80.8-90.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 186 *** *** *** 21 14.4 8.0-24.5 159 82.5 72.7-89.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 786 21 3.3 2.0- 5.5 55 7.2 5.3- 9.6 710 89.6 86.6-91.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,009 *** *** *** 62 6.2 4.6- 8.2 930 91.7 89.2-93.6
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 648 *** *** *** 36 4.8 3.3- 7.0 602 93.9 91.5-95.6
2nd Quartile 737 18 3.5 2.0- 6.1 44 6.6 4.7- 9.2 675 89.9 86.6-92.4
3rd Quartile 529 *** *** *** 48 11.8 8.0-17.1 468 85.5 80.2-89.5
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 67 *** *** *** *** *** *** 54 82.8 70.8-90.5

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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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