2021 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina

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  Total
Respond.^		 Within the past year (<12 months) Within the past 2 years Within the past 5 years 5 or more years ago Never
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,874 3,954 79.3 77.8-80.8 433 10.2 9.1-11.4 280 5.9 5.1- 6.8 183 4.0 3.4- 4.8 24 0.6 0.4- 0.9
-Piedmont NC 2,423 1,915 78.9 76.9-80.8 252 10.9 9.5-12.4 160 6.2 5.2- 7.5 83 3.4 2.6- 4.3 13 0.6 0.3- 1.1
GENDER
Male 1,167 879 74.9 71.8-77.7 138 12.2 10.2-14.7 90 7.4 5.8- 9.3 52 4.7 3.4- 6.4 *** *** ***
Female 1,256 1,036 82.7 80.0-85.0 114 9.6 7.8-11.7 70 5.1 3.9- 6.9 31 2.2 1.4- 3.3 *** *** ***
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,545 1,236 79.8 77.3-82.0 156 11.2 9.4-13.2 99 5.4 4.4- 6.7 52 3.5 2.5- 4.9 *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Black 439 380 86.0 81.8-89.3 32 7.5 5.1-10.8 16 3.8 2.2- 6.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 387 256 63.9 57.6-69.7 61 15.7 11.7-20.9 42 13.0 9.0-18.6 19 4.8 2.9- 7.8 *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 567 370 66.5 61.8-70.9 88 16.3 13.0-20.2 72 11.3 8.6-14.7 31 4.7 3.1- 6.8 *** *** ***
35-44 414 298 74.0 68.7-78.6 56 11.7 8.8-15.5 38 8.9 6.1-12.6 19 5.1 2.9- 8.8 *** *** ***
45-54 397 302 79.6 74.9-83.6 35 7.9 5.4-11.4 39 7.5 5.3-10.4 21 5.0 3.0- 8.3 *** *** ***
55-64 373 317 85.6 81.1-89.2 40 11.4 8.2-15.7 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 370 347 93.4 89.7-95.9 19 5.6 3.4- 9.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 244 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 199 130 68.2 60.4-75.1 29 13.9 9.4-20.2 21 8.7 5.5-13.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 495 390 78.1 73.5-82.1 49 10.7 7.9-14.5 31 6.3 4.2- 9.5 23 4.4 2.8- 6.7 *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 607 500 82.2 78.3-85.5 55 9.6 7.2-12.7 34 5.1 3.4- 7.7 16 2.8 1.6- 4.7 *** *** ***
College Graduate 1,113 888 80.0 77.3-82.5 117 11.0 9.1-13.3 74 6.4 5.0- 8.2 32 2.5 1.7- 3.6 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 645 536 81.5 77.6-84.8 53 10.4 7.8-13.8 37 5.2 3.6- 7.7 16 2.1 1.2- 3.6 *** *** ***
No 1,725 1,336 77.7 75.3-80.0 193 11.1 9.5-13.0 121 6.7 5.4- 8.2 65 3.9 2.9- 5.2 *** *** ***
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 261 229 87.5 82.2-91.4 20 7.7 4.7-12.2 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,149 1,674 77.9 75.8-79.9 232 11.3 9.8-13.0 152 6.6 5.5- 8.0 80 3.6 2.8- 4.7 *** *** ***
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,413 1,058 75.2 72.4-77.8 165 11.8 9.9-13.9 119 8.1 6.5-10.0 63 4.2 3.1- 5.7 *** *** ***
Unemployed 129 85 68.6 58.9-76.9 21 17.0 10.9-25.7 15 9.7 5.5-16.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 555 515 92.3 89.2-94.6 34 6.4 4.4- 9.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 131 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 167 115 73.9 65.4-80.9 23 13.8 8.5-21.4 18 6.3 3.6-10.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 137 100 76.4 67.2-83.6 15 11.2 6.3-19.1 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 183 139 79.8 72.2-85.7 20 9.8 6.1-15.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 224 171 71.9 64.2-78.6 16 8.2 4.8-13.6 17 7.7 4.4-13.4 17 10.5 6.2-17.1 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 241 182 71.5 63.4-78.4 32 16.2 10.9-23.4 18 9.6 5.4-16.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 295 248 84.4 78.9-88.7 22 8.3 5.0-13.4 21 6.2 3.9- 9.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 835 666 79.5 76.2-82.5 92 11.3 9.1-14.1 49 5.6 4.1- 7.6 25 3.3 2.1- 5.1 *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 508 409 81.8 77.6-85.3 55 10.7 8.0-14.2 25 4.1 2.5- 6.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 57 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 179 122 71.6 63.0-78.9 21 9.9 6.2-15.4 22 10.3 5.9-17.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 176 134 74.0 65.3-81.2 14 8.5 4.7-14.9 19 11.5 7.0-18.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 179 138 72.5 63.2-80.2 20 13.5 8.3-21.2 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,294 1,049 80.6 78.0-83.0 132 11.0 9.1-13.3 78 5.7 4.4- 7.2 31 2.5 1.6- 3.7 *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 508 409 81.8 77.6-85.3 55 10.7 8.0-14.2 25 4.1 2.5- 6.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 1,527 1,285 83.4 81.0-85.5 134 9.1 7.5-10.9 70 4.8 3.7- 6.4 34 2.5 1.7- 3.7 *** *** ***
Rent 704 485 67.8 63.5-71.8 92 14.2 11.4-17.6 79 10.7 8.3-13.8 41 6.0 4.3- 8.5 *** *** ***
Other arrangement 158 115 72.9 64.0-80.2 24 17.5 11.4-26.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,353 1,042 76.7 73.9-79.3 154 11.6 9.7-13.8 99 7.3 5.7- 9.2 48 3.6 2.6- 4.9 *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 618 502 81.6 77.8-84.9 54 9.3 6.9-12.4 43 5.4 3.9- 7.6 17 3.2 1.8- 5.6 *** *** ***
Rural 452 371 81.4 76.8-85.4 44 11.1 8.0-15.2 18 4.2 2.5- 7.0 18 3.2 1.8- 5.5 *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 207 179 86.0 79.7-90.6 16 8.7 5.1-14.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 906 737 80.7 77.3-83.7 81 9.7 7.6-12.3 52 5.5 3.9- 7.8 32 3.6 2.4- 5.4 *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,310 999 76.6 73.8-79.2 155 12.0 10.1-14.2 100 7.1 5.6- 8.8 47 3.6 2.5- 5.0 *** *** ***
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 813 629 78.6 75.3-81.7 98 12.0 9.6-14.8 52 5.3 3.9- 7.1 30 3.6 2.4- 5.4 *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 936 742 78.7 75.5-81.7 89 10.2 8.1-12.7 66 6.9 5.2- 9.0 34 3.6 2.4- 5.3 *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 602 480 78.5 73.9-82.4 61 11.2 8.4-14.9 39 6.6 4.3- 9.9 18 2.9 1.7- 4.9 *** *** ***
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.

Sub-group estimates have been suppressed because they do not meet statistical reliability standards.

^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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