2021 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina

Chronic Health Conditions

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,916 371 7.6 6.7- 8.6 4,545 92.4 91.4-93.3
-Piedmont NC 2,450 158 6.8 5.6- 8.2 2,292 93.2 91.8-94.4
GENDER
Male 1,184 65 5.8 4.3- 7.8 1,119 94.2 92.2-95.7
Female 1,266 93 7.7 6.0- 9.9 1,173 92.3 90.1-94.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,563 108 7.4 5.9- 9.3 1,455 92.6 90.7-94.1
Non-Hispanic Black 441 34 8.1 5.4-11.9 407 91.9 88.1-94.6
Other 395 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 583 15 3.2 1.8- 5.7 568 96.8 94.3-98.2
35-44 419 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 399 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 373 43 13.7 9.5-19.4 330 86.3 80.6-90.5
65-74 370 49 12.8 9.2-17.4 321 87.2 82.6-90.8
75+ 246 29 13.7 9.0-20.2 217 86.3 79.8-91.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 205 29 17.0 11.1-25.3 176 83.0 74.7-88.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 500 40 7.3 5.2-10.3 460 92.7 89.7-94.8
Some Post-H.S. 616 51 7.0 5.1- 9.6 565 93.0 90.4-94.9
College Graduate 1,119 37 2.6 1.8- 3.7 1,082 97.4 96.3-98.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 647 99 15.4 12.4-18.9 548 84.6 81.1-87.6
No 1,748 54 3.7 2.6- 5.3 1,694 96.3 94.7-97.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 263 19 6.0 3.7- 9.5 244 94.0 90.5-96.3
Non-Veteran 2,173 139 7.0 5.7- 8.5 2,034 93.0 91.5-94.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,430 45 3.7 2.6- 5.2 1,385 96.3 94.8-97.4
Unemployed 131 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 556 65 11.2 8.5-14.7 491 88.8 85.3-91.5
Unable to Work 132 35 29.3 20.8-39.5 97 70.7 60.5-79.2
Other not in Labor Force 172 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 139 21 15.4 9.3-24.4 118 84.6 75.6-90.7
$15,000- 24,999 186 24 13.3 8.5-20.3 162 86.7 79.7-91.5
$25,000- 34,999 228 17 7.4 4.3-12.3 211 92.6 87.7-95.7
$35,000- 49,999 247 16 5.7 3.3- 9.5 231 94.3 90.5-96.7
$50,000- 74,999 298 21 7.6 4.4-13.0 277 92.4 87.0-95.6
$75,000+ 838 22 3.2 2.0- 5.1 816 96.8 94.9-98.0
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 514 37 7.6 4.9-11.8 477 92.4 88.2-95.1
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 180 20 11.6 6.9-18.9 160 88.4 81.1-93.1
101% to 150% 180 16 8.8 5.1-14.8 164 91.2 85.2-94.9
151% to 200% 185 18 8.1 4.8-13.4 167 91.9 86.6-95.2
More than 200% 1,302 58 5.1 3.8- 6.9 1,244 94.9 93.1-96.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 514 37 7.6 4.9-11.8 477 92.4 88.2-95.1
HOUSING
Own 1,532 86 6.5 5.0- 8.4 1,446 93.5 91.6-95.0
Rent 720 57 8.3 6.2-11.1 663 91.7 88.9-93.8
Other arrangement 164 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,367 68 5.5 4.2- 7.4 1,299 94.5 92.6-95.8
Regional City or Suburban County 627 52 8.0 5.9-10.8 575 92.0 89.2-94.1
Rural 456 38 8.8 5.5-13.8 418 91.2 86.2-94.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 208 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 915 70 7.9 6.0-10.4 845 92.1 89.6-94.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,327 68 5.4 4.0- 7.2 1,259 94.6 92.8-96.0
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 822 43 5.0 3.5- 7.1 779 95.0 92.9-96.5
2nd Quartile 947 65 7.1 5.3- 9.4 882 92.9 90.6-94.7
3rd Quartile 609 44 9.1 6.2-13.2 565 90.9 86.8-93.8
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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