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 4,137 158 4.3 3.6- 5.3 3,979 95.7 94.7-96.4
-Piedmont NC 2,004 82 4.6 3.5- 6.0 1,922 95.4 94.0-96.5
GENDER
Male 936 58 6.4 4.8- 8.6 878 93.6 91.4-95.2
Female 1,068 24 3.1 1.8- 5.1 1,044 96.9 94.9-98.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,295 30 2.4 1.6- 3.6 1,265 97.6 96.4-98.4
Non-Hispanic Black 369 30 10.0 6.5-15.0 339 90.0 85.0-93.5
Other 305 22 6.1 3.7-10.1 283 93.9 89.9-96.3
AGE
18-34 396 27 7.1 4.6-10.8 369 92.9 89.2-95.4
35-44 355 23 7.1 4.1-12.0 332 92.9 88.0-95.9
45-54 340 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 320 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 328 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 221 *** *** *** 221 100 -
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 167 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 406 26 6.7 4.1-10.9 380 93.3 89.1-95.9
Some Post-H.S. 515 24 5.2 3.3- 8.1 491 94.8 91.9-96.7
College Graduate 909 24 2.7 1.7- 4.1 885 97.3 95.9-98.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 542 22 4.4 2.7- 7.0 520 95.6 93.0-97.3
No 1,451 58 4.6 3.3- 6.3 1,393 95.4 93.7-96.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 206 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,795 77 4.9 3.7- 6.4 1,718 95.1 93.6-96.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,160 60 5.4 3.9- 7.3 1,100 94.6 92.7-96.1
Unemployed 103 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 493 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 113 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 120 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 103 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 146 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 186 16 6.1 3.4-10.8 170 93.9 89.2-96.6
$35,000- 49,999 208 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 254 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 693 19 3.1 1.8- 5.3 674 96.9 94.7-98.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 414 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 146 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 151 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 152 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,087 32 3.8 2.5- 5.8 1,055 96.2 94.2-97.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 414 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 1,340 35 3.5 2.3- 5.2 1,305 96.5 94.8-97.7
Rent 508 41 9.2 6.5-12.7 467 90.8 87.3-93.5
Other arrangement 132 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,073 52 5.1 3.6- 7.2 1,021 94.9 92.8-96.4
Regional City or Suburban County 526 19 5.3 3.2- 8.6 507 94.7 91.4-96.8
Rural 405 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 189 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 797 31 4.9 3.2- 7.3 766 95.1 92.7-96.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,018 42 4.5 3.0- 6.6 976 95.5 93.4-97.0
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 655 *** *** *** *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 745 35 6.0 4.1- 8.7 710 94.0 91.3-95.9
3rd Quartile 537 26 5.4 3.5- 8.4 511 94.6 91.6-96.5
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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