2021 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina

Chronic Health Conditions

Summary Index of Chronic Health Conditions*

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  Total
Respond.^		 No chronic disease 1 chronic disease 2+ chronic diseases
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,936 2,064 44.7 42.9-46.5 1,358 27.7 26.1-29.3 1,514 27.6 26.1-29.2
-Piedmont NC 2,460 1,092 45.0 42.7-47.4 692 29.2 27.1-31.5 676 25.7 23.8-27.8
GENDER
Male 1,188 590 50.0 46.6-53.4 303 27.7 24.6-31.1 295 22.3 19.7-25.1
Female 1,272 502 40.4 37.2-43.7 389 30.6 27.6-33.8 381 29.0 26.1-32.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,567 618 40.4 37.6-43.3 471 30.1 27.5-32.9 478 29.5 26.9-32.2
Non-Hispanic Black 441 181 41.2 35.9-46.8 134 33.1 27.9-38.8 126 25.6 21.2-30.6
Other 398 265 68.0 62.0-73.5 77 20.9 16.1-26.7 56 11.1 8.0-15.1
AGE
18-34 584 381 61.3 56.4-65.9 155 30.8 26.3-35.7 48 7.9 5.8-10.8
35-44 420 255 59.4 53.6-64.9 113 27.6 22.6-33.1 52 13.0 9.7-17.3
45-54 400 209 51.3 45.6-57.0 110 28.5 23.5-34.1 81 20.2 15.9-25.3
55-64 375 108 28.8 23.7-34.5 123 30.6 25.4-36.2 144 40.6 34.8-46.7
65-74 371 68 17.1 13.0-22.0 111 29.1 23.7-35.1 192 53.9 47.6-60.0
75+ 247 33 14.5 9.8-20.8 65 25.9 19.9-32.8 149 59.7 52.1-66.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 205 96 42.9 35.2-51.0 42 23.3 16.9-31.4 67 33.8 26.4-42.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 505 195 39.5 34.6-44.7 150 32.5 27.7-37.7 160 28.0 23.8-32.6
Some Post-H.S. 616 244 41.6 37.1-46.2 162 29.1 24.9-33.5 210 29.4 25.5-33.5
College Graduate 1,123 550 53.1 49.9-56.3 336 29.2 26.3-32.1 237 17.7 15.5-20.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 652 109 18.2 14.9-22.1 183 29.3 25.2-33.8 360 52.5 47.9-57.0
No 1,752 957 55.0 52.2-57.8 487 28.6 26.0-31.3 308 16.4 14.4-18.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 263 92 38.4 31.5-45.8 65 26.2 20.0-33.5 106 35.4 29.1-42.4
Non-Veteran 2,182 990 45.8 43.3-48.3 622 29.3 27.0-31.7 570 24.9 22.9-27.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,434 815 56.1 53.0-59.1 398 29.4 26.6-32.3 221 14.5 12.6-16.7
Unemployed 132 59 45.3 35.5-55.5 44 30.7 22.1-40.8 29 24.0 16.4-33.9
Retired 559 91 16.2 12.9-20.2 158 28.5 24.1-33.3 310 55.3 50.3-60.3
Unable to Work 132 13 11.4 6.3-19.8 24 16.8 10.7-25.2 95 71.8 62.1-79.9
Other not in Labor Force 172 98 53.1 43.6-62.4 56 34.0 25.6-43.5 18 12.9 7.0-22.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 139 44 35.7 26.2-46.6 38 25.9 18.0-35.6 57 38.4 29.2-48.6
$15,000- 24,999 186 72 34.5 27.0-42.9 40 26.5 18.8-35.9 74 39.0 30.9-47.8
$25,000- 34,999 228 84 38.8 31.6-46.6 64 27.3 20.9-34.7 80 33.9 27.2-41.3
$35,000- 49,999 249 109 47.4 39.7-55.3 69 29.6 22.9-37.2 71 23.0 17.6-29.5
$50,000- 74,999 298 128 45.7 39.1-52.5 86 29.3 23.5-36.0 84 24.9 19.8-30.9
$75,000+ 841 426 51.3 47.4-55.2 244 29.3 25.8-33.1 171 19.4 16.5-22.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 519 229 42.8 37.7-48.0 151 31.6 26.7-36.9 139 25.7 21.3-30.6
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 57 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 181 63 34.2 25.9-43.5 49 29.8 21.7-39.4 69 36.0 27.8-45.1
101% to 150% 180 78 44.5 36.2-53.1 44 24.3 17.6-32.5 58 31.2 24.1-39.4
151% to 200% 185 77 42.3 34.0-51.2 38 21.5 15.0-29.7 70 36.2 28.6-44.6
More than 200% 1,306 600 47.9 44.7-51.1 391 30.3 27.4-33.4 315 21.8 19.3-24.4
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 519 229 42.8 37.7-48.0 151 31.6 26.7-36.9 139 25.7 21.3-30.6
HOUSING
Own 1,536 611 41.6 38.7-44.6 460 29.8 27.1-32.7 465 28.6 26.0-31.3
Rent 724 379 51.0 46.6-55.4 178 27.7 23.7-32.1 167 21.3 18.1-25.0
Other arrangement 164 79 53.2 44.2-62.0 45 28.2 20.7-37.1 40 18.6 13.1-25.7
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,374 673 48.9 45.8-52.1 388 29.8 26.9-32.9 313 21.2 18.8-23.8
Regional City or Suburban County 629 259 41.5 37.0-46.1 170 28.7 24.5-33.2 200 29.9 25.9-34.1
Rural 457 160 38.6 33.3-44.1 134 28.3 23.5-33.7 163 33.1 28.1-38.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 209 64 33.6 26.2-41.8 60 26.5 19.7-34.6 85 39.9 32.1-48.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 921 361 41.8 37.9-45.8 264 30.3 26.7-34.1 296 27.9 24.6-31.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,330 667 48.9 45.8-52.1 368 29.1 26.2-32.1 295 22.0 19.5-24.7
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 823 405 47.2 43.2-51.2 231 30.0 26.4-34.0 187 22.7 19.6-26.3
2nd Quartile 951 424 46.4 42.6-50.1 270 29.5 26.1-33.2 257 24.1 21.2-27.3
3rd Quartile 613 241 39.7 34.9-44.6 175 28.7 24.3-33.6 197 31.6 27.2-36.4
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 73 *** *** *** 16 18.2 10.7-29.3 *** *** ***

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*The index consists of heart disease (heart attack/stoke/angina), current asthma, skin cancer,
other cancer, COPD, arthritis, depression, kidney disease and diabetes.

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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