2021 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina

Healthy Days

Now thinking about your physical health, which includes physical illness and injury,
for how many days during the past 30 days was your physical health not good?

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  Total
Respond.^		 None 1-2 days 3-7 days 8-29 days 30 days
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,845 3,386 70.8 69.1-72.4 380 7.6 6.7- 8.6 416 8.1 7.2- 9.1 356 7.5 6.6- 8.6 307 6.0 5.2- 7.0
-Piedmont NC 2,413 1,715 72.0 69.8-74.1 199 7.6 6.4- 8.9 203 7.8 6.7- 9.1 165 7.4 6.2- 8.8 131 5.2 4.3- 6.3
GENDER
Male 1,176 853 73.3 70.1-76.2 87 6.9 5.4- 8.8 88 6.6 5.3- 8.4 76 7.5 5.7- 9.7 72 5.7 4.3- 7.4
Female 1,237 862 70.8 67.7-73.8 112 8.2 6.6-10.2 115 8.9 7.2-10.9 89 7.3 5.7- 9.3 59 4.8 3.5- 6.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,541 1,074 70.7 68.0-73.3 146 8.9 7.4-10.7 136 8.4 6.9-10.0 103 6.7 5.3- 8.3 82 5.3 4.1- 6.8
Non-Hispanic Black 432 311 72.6 67.2-77.3 21 4.2 2.6- 6.6 36 7.1 4.8-10.4 34 9.9 6.7-14.3 30 6.3 4.1- 9.5
Other 390 296 76.1 70.4-81.0 24 6.4 3.8-10.5 30 7.4 4.9-11.0 25 7.1 4.4-11.3 *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 577 431 76.3 72.0-80.2 50 7.7 5.6-10.6 55 8.0 5.9-10.7 34 6.9 4.6-10.2 *** *** ***
35-44 416 296 71.2 65.7-76.1 44 9.9 6.9-14.1 37 8.1 5.7-11.4 24 7.1 4.5-11.0 15 3.7 2.0- 6.6
45-54 395 294 76.0 70.8-80.5 27 4.4 2.9- 6.6 27 6.3 4.1- 9.5 31 9.4 6.3-13.7 *** *** ***
55-64 367 241 65.7 59.9-71.1 31 8.4 5.7-12.3 38 10.2 7.2-14.3 23 5.9 3.7- 9.2 34 9.8 6.8-13.9
65-74 362 258 72.5 66.8-77.5 26 7.2 4.7-10.9 22 4.9 3.0- 7.8 24 7.2 4.5-11.3 32 8.3 5.6-12.1
75+ 237 149 59.0 51.0-66.6 *** *** *** 22 10.5 6.4-17.0 27 10.5 6.6-16.2 25 13.4 8.4-20.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 190 124 62.4 53.6-70.4 *** *** *** 17 8.1 4.8-13.3 20 14.3 8.9-22.3 22 10.5 6.4-16.7
H.S. or G.E.D. 494 340 70.7 65.8-75.1 30 4.8 3.2- 7.0 47 9.5 6.9-13.0 38 8.3 5.7-11.9 39 6.8 4.6- 9.7
Some Post-H.S. 603 426 73.1 68.9-76.8 48 8.6 6.2-11.7 45 6.1 4.5- 8.4 50 7.8 5.7-10.5 34 4.4 3.1- 6.4
College Graduate 1,116 819 75.2 72.3-77.8 112 9.7 7.9-11.7 92 7.8 6.2- 9.7 57 4.2 3.2- 5.6 36 3.1 2.2- 4.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 626 309 48.8 44.2-53.5 48 7.4 5.4-10.2 73 11.7 9.0-15.0 92 15.9 12.6-19.8 104 16.1 13.1-19.7
No 1,733 1,368 80.4 78.0-82.5 146 7.6 6.3- 9.2 126 6.4 5.3- 7.8 68 4.2 3.1- 5.7 25 1.4 0.8- 2.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 258 174 69.3 62.1-75.7 *** *** *** 22 7.5 4.6-11.8 21 8.9 5.0-15.5 26 9.5 6.2-14.2
Non-Veteran 2,140 1,529 72.2 69.9-74.5 182 7.9 6.7- 9.4 181 7.9 6.7- 9.3 144 7.3 6.0- 8.8 104 4.7 3.7- 5.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,418 1,077 77.5 74.9-80.0 123 7.7 6.3- 9.4 118 7.5 6.1- 9.1 66 4.8 3.6- 6.4 34 2.4 1.7- 3.6
Unemployed 129 89 66.9 56.4-76.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** 16 16.9 9.8-27.4 *** *** ***
Retired 539 367 68.2 63.3-72.8 37 7.4 5.1-10.7 44 8.0 5.7-11.2 45 7.5 5.3-10.5 46 8.8 6.4-12.2
Unable to Work 127 38 26.4 18.8-35.7 *** *** *** 18 15.3 9.3-24.3 25 22.5 14.7-32.9 42 33.2 24.2-43.6
Other not in Labor Force 169 121 74.1 65.3-81.3 20 10.0 5.6-17.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 133 81 65.7 55.9-74.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** 14 9.2 5.1-16.0 22 14.0 8.8-21.5
$15,000- 24,999 182 114 60.1 50.9-68.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** 22 15.2 9.2-24.2 21 12.8 7.8-20.3
$25,000- 34,999 218 148 67.8 60.0-74.6 15 8.3 4.5-14.6 20 10.4 6.4-16.4 21 9.0 5.6-14.1 14 4.6 2.5- 8.2
$35,000- 49,999 246 168 68.6 61.2-75.2 25 10.4 6.7-15.9 25 9.2 6.0-13.7 18 9.2 5.5-15.1 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 297 225 78.6 72.9-83.4 31 8.8 5.9-13.1 23 6.1 3.8- 9.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 839 633 77.5 74.1-80.6 76 8.2 6.3-10.6 68 7.1 5.4- 9.1 39 4.5 3.0- 6.7 23 2.7 1.8- 4.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 498 346 69.0 63.7-73.8 29 5.2 3.2- 8.1 49 9.4 6.8-12.9 41 9.1 6.3-13.0 33 7.3 4.9-10.9
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 53 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 176 112 65.3 55.9-73.7 *** *** *** *** *** *** 22 15.0 9.0-24.0 23 10.7 6.5-17.3
101% to 150% 176 112 62.0 53.2-70.0 *** *** *** 20 12.0 7.5-18.6 19 11.3 7.0-17.9 16 8.8 5.0-14.9
151% to 200% 180 121 65.7 56.8-73.6 17 11.3 6.7-18.4 18 10.5 6.3-16.9 16 9.9 5.6-17.1 *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,299 965 76.7 74.0-79.3 126 8.8 7.2-10.7 104 6.9 5.6- 8.5 62 4.6 3.4- 6.2 42 3.0 2.1- 4.1
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 498 346 69.0 63.7-73.8 29 5.2 3.2- 8.1 49 9.4 6.8-12.9 41 9.1 6.3-13.0 33 7.3 4.9-10.9
HOUSING
Own 1,513 1,098 73.8 71.1-76.3 126 7.7 6.2- 9.4 124 7.5 6.2- 9.1 88 5.9 4.6- 7.6 77 5.1 4.0- 6.6
Rent 709 483 68.2 63.8-72.2 64 7.9 6.0-10.4 59 7.9 5.9-10.7 60 10.1 7.4-13.6 43 5.9 4.1- 8.2
Other arrangement 157 110 70.7 61.8-78.3 *** *** *** 19 10.8 6.5-17.5 14 10.0 5.6-17.2 *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,354 970 72.9 70.0-75.6 127 8.4 6.9-10.2 113 7.5 6.1- 9.2 86 6.8 5.3- 8.8 58 4.3 3.2- 5.8
Regional City or Suburban County 612 435 71.9 67.5-76.0 42 5.9 4.0- 8.7 54 8.5 6.4-11.4 41 7.4 5.2-10.6 40 6.1 4.3- 8.8
Rural 447 310 69.4 63.9-74.4 30 7.6 5.0-11.5 36 7.5 5.0-11.0 38 9.1 6.3-12.8 33 6.4 4.4- 9.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 202 141 70.2 62.0-77.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** 25 13.1 8.1-20.6 17 7.5 4.4-12.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 902 631 70.7 67.0-74.2 60 5.9 4.3- 7.9 79 8.6 6.6-11.1 66 8.2 6.1-10.9 66 6.6 5.0- 8.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,309 943 73.2 70.2-75.9 132 9.2 7.5-11.2 112 7.7 6.3- 9.5 74 5.9 4.5- 7.7 48 3.9 2.8- 5.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 811 578 72.0 68.2-75.5 86 10.3 8.1-13.1 72 8.1 6.2-10.3 42 5.1 3.6- 7.1 33 4.6 3.0- 6.8
2nd Quartile 928 668 72.7 69.2-75.9 65 6.3 4.7- 8.3 73 7.7 5.9- 9.9 60 7.5 5.6-10.0 62 5.9 4.4- 7.7
3rd Quartile 601 420 71.4 66.7-75.7 45 6.6 4.6- 9.5 54 8.1 6.0-10.8 52 9.7 6.9-13.4 30 4.3 2.8- 6.4
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 73 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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