2021 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina

Healthy Days

During the past 30 days, for about how many days did poor physical or mental health keep you from doing your
usual activities, such as self-care, work, or recreation?*

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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 4,897 3,777 77.2 75.7-78.6 248 5.1 4.4- 5.9 322 6.5 5.7- 7.4 345 7.2 6.4- 8.2 205 4.0 3.3- 4.7
-Piedmont NC 2,442 1,898 77.4 75.4-79.4 139 5.6 4.6- 6.8 160 6.5 5.4- 7.7 159 7.1 6.0- 8.5 86 3.3 2.6- 4.3
GENDER
Male 1,183 943 80.5 77.7-83.0 67 5.0 3.8- 6.6 68 5.7 4.3- 7.4 70 6.3 4.7- 8.2 35 2.5 1.7- 3.7
Female 1,259 955 74.6 71.6-77.4 72 6.2 4.7- 8.1 92 7.2 5.7- 9.1 89 7.9 6.3-10.0 51 4.0 2.9- 5.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,558 1,204 77.4 74.9-79.8 93 5.6 4.4- 7.1 111 7.2 5.8- 8.8 101 7.0 5.6- 8.6 49 2.8 2.0- 3.9
Non-Hispanic Black 436 336 76.1 70.9-80.6 19 5.1 3.1- 8.2 22 4.7 2.9- 7.4 37 9.2 6.2-13.3 22 5.0 3.1- 8.1
Other 396 315 77.9 72.2-82.6 23 6.6 4.0-10.7 26 7.4 4.6-11.5 20 5.5 3.2- 9.1 *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 582 412 70.3 65.7-74.5 55 9.4 7.0-12.5 63 10.1 7.6-13.3 45 8.6 6.1-11.8 *** *** ***
35-44 420 337 80.5 75.7-84.5 21 5.4 3.3- 8.7 29 5.5 3.7- 8.1 25 6.1 4.0- 9.2 *** *** ***
45-54 396 312 82.0 77.5-85.8 23 3.9 2.5- 6.1 25 5.0 3.3- 7.7 25 7.3 4.6-11.2 *** *** ***
55-64 373 287 77.9 72.8-82.2 16 3.7 2.1- 6.4 20 5.9 3.7- 9.4 23 5.9 3.8- 9.2 27 6.6 4.4- 9.8
65-74 369 303 83.5 78.6-87.5 16 4.9 2.8- 8.4 *** *** *** 19 4.4 2.6- 7.6 18 4.1 2.4- 6.9
75+ 242 195 75.9 68.0-82.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** 18 9.4 5.6-15.4 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 200 148 71.7 63.6-78.6 *** *** *** 15 7.9 4.6-13.4 18 10.2 5.9-17.0 16 7.8 4.5-13.2
H.S. or G.E.D. 498 386 78.4 74.0-82.3 19 3.4 2.1- 5.6 37 7.2 5.0-10.3 34 7.7 5.3-11.1 22 3.2 2.0- 5.2
Some Post-H.S. 611 458 75.9 71.8-79.6 36 6.7 4.6- 9.5 33 5.3 3.6- 7.8 58 8.6 6.5-11.2 26 3.6 2.2- 5.7
College Graduate 1,123 897 80.0 77.3-82.5 80 7.3 5.7- 9.2 75 6.7 5.2- 8.5 49 4.3 3.1- 5.9 22 1.7 1.0- 2.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 641 378 57.3 52.7-61.8 27 4.4 2.8- 6.9 70 11.5 8.9-14.9 91 15.5 12.5-19.2 75 11.1 8.6-14.3
No 1,747 1,477 84.6 82.4-86.6 110 6.1 4.9- 7.6 88 4.8 3.7- 6.1 63 4.0 2.9- 5.4 *** *** ***
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 261 207 80.4 74.3-85.3 14 5.5 3.1- 9.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** 14 5.2 2.9- 9.2
Non-Veteran 2,167 1,677 77.0 74.8-79.0 125 5.7 4.6- 7.0 149 6.9 5.7- 8.2 144 7.3 6.1- 8.8 72 3.1 2.4- 4.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,432 1,162 82.2 79.8-84.3 101 6.6 5.2- 8.2 94 5.8 4.6- 7.3 62 4.6 3.5- 6.1 *** *** ***
Unemployed 130 81 58.0 47.5-67.8 *** *** *** 17 12.3 7.5-19.7 21 17.2 10.3-27.3 *** *** ***
Retired 551 453 82.1 77.9-85.6 *** *** *** 18 3.8 2.2- 6.7 36 6.4 4.4- 9.2 31 5.2 3.5- 7.8
Unable to Work 128 51 38.9 29.5-49.1 *** *** *** *** *** *** 27 24.9 16.8-35.3 32 21.7 14.7-30.8
Other not in Labor Force 171 126 72.3 63.2-79.8 *** *** *** 18 10.7 6.1-18.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 136 79 56.4 46.0-66.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** 18 14.5 8.4-23.7 26 20.2 13.0-30.2
$15,000- 24,999 182 120 63.8 54.6-72.1 *** *** *** 17 9.6 5.5-16.1 26 17.2 10.8-26.4 *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 227 171 76.4 69.6-82.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** 22 9.6 6.1-14.7 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 247 188 75.9 68.8-81.8 21 10.1 6.3-16.0 17 5.6 3.2- 9.6 17 7.5 4.3-12.6 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 298 229 78.3 72.4-83.1 22 6.7 4.2-10.7 19 5.5 3.3- 9.1 22 7.7 4.9-12.0 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 841 699 83.5 80.3-86.2 51 5.5 4.0- 7.6 52 6.0 4.4- 8.2 28 3.8 2.5- 5.7 *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 511 412 79.0 74.2-83.0 20 4.4 2.6- 7.3 35 7.8 5.3-11.2 26 5.4 3.4- 8.3 18 3.5 2.0- 6.0
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 56 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 178 117 65.5 56.0-73.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** 19 13.3 7.6-22.5 22 10.4 6.2-17.1
101% to 150% 178 122 70.8 62.8-77.6 *** *** *** 13 7.9 4.4-13.7 23 12.8 8.2-19.3 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 184 129 67.7 58.9-75.4 15 10.4 5.8-17.9 16 8.4 4.6-14.6 17 9.9 5.8-16.1 *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,304 1,056 81.8 79.3-84.1 87 6.2 4.8- 7.8 78 5.6 4.3- 7.2 63 5.2 3.9- 6.8 20 1.3 0.8- 2.0
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 511 412 79.0 74.2-83.0 20 4.4 2.6- 7.3 35 7.8 5.3-11.2 26 5.4 3.4- 8.3 18 3.5 2.0- 6.0
HOUSING
Own 1,528 1,250 81.7 79.3-83.9 79 5.0 3.8- 6.4 78 5.0 3.9- 6.5 78 5.5 4.3- 7.1 43 2.8 1.9- 3.9
Rent 716 507 68.5 64.2-72.6 51 7.7 5.6-10.4 61 8.6 6.4-11.4 65 10.4 7.8-13.8 32 4.8 3.2- 7.2
Other arrangement 164 111 68.5 59.7-76.1 *** *** *** 20 12.0 7.6-18.5 14 10.2 5.7-17.7 *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,367 1,067 78.5 75.8-81.0 85 5.4 4.2- 6.9 88 6.0 4.7- 7.7 81 6.2 4.8- 7.9 46 3.8 2.7- 5.4
Regional City or Suburban County 620 486 77.4 73.1-81.1 30 5.3 3.5- 7.9 41 7.4 5.3-10.4 41 7.5 5.2-10.7 22 2.4 1.5- 3.8
Rural 455 345 74.2 69.0-78.7 24 6.9 4.3-10.8 31 6.3 4.3- 9.3 37 9.4 6.7-13.2 18 3.2 1.9- 5.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 207 152 72.8 64.8-79.6 *** *** *** 15 5.6 3.3- 9.4 22 12.6 7.7-20.0 *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 911 710 76.5 72.9-79.8 42 5.5 3.9- 7.9 51 5.9 4.3- 8.1 66 8.0 6.1-10.5 42 4.0 2.7- 5.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,324 1,036 78.8 76.1-81.3 88 5.7 4.5- 7.2 94 7.0 5.5- 8.8 71 5.7 4.4- 7.3 35 2.9 2.0- 4.2
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 820 643 78.4 74.8-81.5 59 6.0 4.5- 7.9 61 7.8 5.8-10.5 43 6.0 4.2- 8.4 *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 939 729 78.0 74.7-80.9 51 5.5 4.1- 7.5 51 5.3 3.9- 7.2 59 6.6 4.9- 8.7 49 4.6 3.3- 6.4
3rd Quartile 610 471 75.1 70.4-79.3 28 5.8 3.6- 9.2 42 6.8 4.8- 9.5 47 9.2 6.6-12.8 22 3.1 1.9- 5.0
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 73 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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*Respondents who reported no mental and physical health problems in the past month were not asked this question, however, they are included in the 'None' category here.

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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