2021 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,822 4,338 89.7 88.6-90.7 484 10.3 9.3-11.4
-Piedmont NC 2,392 2,142 89.8 88.3-91.1 250 10.2 8.9-11.7
GENDER
Male 1,150 1,019 87.9 85.3-90.0 131 12.1 10.0-14.7
Female 1,242 1,123 91.5 89.8-93.0 119 8.5 7.0-10.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,534 1,453 94.2 92.6-95.4 81 5.8 4.6- 7.4
Non-Hispanic Black 431 400 92.3 88.4-94.9 31 7.7 5.1-11.6
Other 382 249 67.4 61.6-72.6 133 32.6 27.4-38.4
AGE
18-34 553 455 82.4 78.3-85.8 98 17.6 14.2-21.7
35-44 417 349 85.5 81.4-88.8 68 14.5 11.2-18.6
45-54 395 337 88.1 84.4-91.0 58 11.9 9.0-15.6
55-64 368 348 96.0 93.4-97.5 20 4.0 2.5- 6.6
65-74 364 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 242 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 199 115 65.7 57.9-72.7 84 34.3 27.3-42.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 482 400 86.5 82.8-89.5 82 13.5 10.5-17.2
Some Post-H.S. 599 554 93.6 91.2-95.4 45 6.4 4.6- 8.8
College Graduate 1,107 1,068 96.6 95.2-97.6 39 3.4 2.4- 4.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 633 575 91.4 88.7-93.5 58 8.6 6.5-11.3
No 1,712 1,527 89.3 87.4-90.9 185 10.7 9.1-12.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 255 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,126 1,880 88.8 87.1-90.2 246 11.2 9.8-12.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,405 1,245 89.1 87.0-90.8 160 10.9 9.2-13.0
Unemployed 126 87 69.7 59.4-78.3 39 30.3 21.7-40.6
Retired 544 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 127 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 165 131 85.1 78.6-89.9 34 14.9 10.1-21.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 135 108 84.0 76.3-89.5 27 16.0 10.5-23.7
$15,000- 24,999 184 138 77.7 69.5-84.2 46 22.3 15.8-30.5
$25,000- 34,999 226 177 78.3 71.5-83.8 49 21.7 16.2-28.5
$35,000- 49,999 245 224 91.3 86.4-94.5 21 8.7 5.5-13.6
$50,000- 74,999 294 276 92.0 87.0-95.2 18 8.0 4.8-13.0
$75,000+ 833 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 475 400 85.6 81.6-88.8 75 14.4 11.2-18.4
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 56 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 179 127 74.3 65.7-81.3 52 25.7 18.7-34.3
101% to 150% 177 138 79.0 71.3-85.0 39 21.0 15.0-28.7
151% to 200% 182 159 87.9 81.6-92.3 23 12.1 7.7-18.4
More than 200% 1,295 1,254 96.1 94.5-97.2 41 3.9 2.8- 5.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 475 400 85.6 81.6-88.8 75 14.4 11.2-18.4
HOUSING
Own 1,509 1,441 94.8 93.3-96.0 68 5.2 4.0- 6.7
Rent 703 541 76.2 72.2-79.8 162 23.8 20.2-27.8
Other arrangement 153 135 89.0 82.3-93.3 18 11.0 6.7-17.7
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,337 1,201 90.2 88.2-91.9 136 9.8 8.1-11.8
Regional City or Suburban County 606 539 89.5 86.3-92.0 67 10.5 8.0-13.7
Rural 449 402 89.0 84.9-92.1 47 11.0 7.9-15.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 207 185 89.3 82.7-93.6 22 10.7 6.4-17.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 903 819 90.4 87.8-92.5 84 9.6 7.5-12.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,282 1,138 89.5 87.5-91.2 144 10.5 8.8-12.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 799 708 89.6 87.0-91.7 91 10.4 8.3-13.0
2nd Quartile 921 831 89.9 87.4-91.9 90 10.1 8.1-12.6
3rd Quartile 600 538 89.8 86.2-92.5 62 10.2 7.5-13.8
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 72 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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