2021 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina

Chronic Health Conditions

History of Any Cardiovascular Diseases (heart attack or coronary heart disease or stroke)*

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,886 533 9.8 8.9-10.9 4,353 90.2 89.1-91.1
-Piedmont NC 2,435 243 8.9 7.7-10.3 2,192 91.1 89.7-92.3
GENDER
Male 1,174 125 8.8 7.2-10.8 1,049 91.2 89.2-92.8
Female 1,261 118 9.0 7.3-11.0 1,143 91.0 89.0-92.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,547 159 8.8 7.3-10.5 1,388 91.2 89.5-92.7
Non-Hispanic Black 440 54 11.8 8.7-15.8 386 88.2 84.2-91.3
Other 396 22 4.1 2.4- 6.9 374 95.9 93.1-97.6
AGE
18-34 581 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 417 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 398 28 7.7 4.9-11.8 370 92.3 88.2-95.1
55-64 371 35 10.8 7.5-15.2 336 89.2 84.8-92.5
65-74 366 77 18.1 14.1-22.9 289 81.9 77.1-85.9
75+ 240 79 33.4 26.4-41.1 161 66.6 58.9-73.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 201 30 14.1 9.4-20.6 171 85.9 79.4-90.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 498 62 10.9 8.2-14.3 436 89.1 85.7-91.8
Some Post-H.S. 610 76 9.7 7.5-12.5 534 90.3 87.5-92.5
College Graduate 1,115 74 4.7 3.6- 6.0 1,041 95.3 94.0-96.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 635 141 20.6 17.2-24.5 494 79.4 75.5-82.8
No 1,744 98 4.7 3.7- 6.0 1,646 95.3 94.0-96.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 258 50 14.9 10.9-20.1 208 85.1 79.9-89.1
Non-Veteran 2,162 193 8.3 7.1- 9.8 1,969 91.7 90.2-92.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,426 51 3.7 2.7- 5.1 1,375 96.3 94.9-97.3
Unemployed 130 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 552 141 23.1 19.3-27.4 411 76.9 72.6-80.7
Unable to Work 125 *** *** *** 84 63.9 53.0-73.6
Other not in Labor Force 171 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 137 21 12.8 7.9-20.1 116 87.2 79.9-92.1
$15,000- 24,999 178 34 21.6 14.8-30.5 144 78.4 69.5-85.2
$25,000- 34,999 226 29 12.2 8.0-18.0 197 87.8 82.0-92.0
$35,000- 49,999 247 31 11.2 7.4-16.8 216 88.8 83.2-92.6
$50,000- 74,999 298 21 6.1 3.7- 9.8 277 93.9 90.2-96.3
$75,000+ 837 49 4.8 3.5- 6.6 788 95.2 93.4-96.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 512 58 8.9 6.5-12.1 454 91.1 87.9-93.5
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 178 26 14.6 9.2-22.2 152 85.4 77.8-90.8
101% to 150% 174 20 13.0 8.0-20.6 154 87.0 79.4-92.0
151% to 200% 183 27 14.7 9.4-22.3 156 85.3 77.7-90.6
More than 200% 1,300 103 6.5 5.2- 8.1 1,197 93.5 91.9-94.8
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 512 58 8.9 6.5-12.1 454 91.1 87.9-93.5
HOUSING
Own 1,522 154 9.2 7.7-11.1 1,368 90.8 88.9-92.3
Rent 718 72 9.1 7.0-11.8 646 90.9 88.2-93.0
Other arrangement 160 16 6.0 3.4-10.6 144 94.0 89.4-96.6
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,362 110 7.2 5.7- 8.9 1,252 92.8 91.1-94.3
Regional City or Suburban County 619 72 10.5 8.0-13.7 547 89.5 86.3-92.0
Rural 454 61 11.7 8.8-15.4 393 88.3 84.6-91.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 207 34 15.0 10.3-21.3 173 85.0 78.7-89.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 907 100 9.1 7.2-11.5 807 90.9 88.5-92.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,321 109 7.7 6.2- 9.6 1,212 92.3 90.4-93.8
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 819 68 8.4 6.4-11.0 751 91.6 89.0-93.6
2nd Quartile 937 91 7.8 6.2- 9.9 846 92.2 90.1-93.8
3rd Quartile 606 73 11.2 8.5-14.6 533 88.8 85.4-91.5
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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*Data for this table were derived from the cardiovascular disease history questions.

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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