BRFSS 2021 - Piedmont North Carolina: (Within the past 30 days, have you felt emotionally upset, for example angry, sad, or frustrated, as a result of how you were treated based on your race?)

2021 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	4,072	300	7.5	6.5- 8.5	3,772	92.5	91.5-93.5
-Piedmont NC	1,977	144	8.1	6.7- 9.7	1,833	91.9	90.3-93.3
GENDER
Male	922	63	7.8	5.8-10.2	859	92.2	89.8-94.2
Female	1,055	81	8.4	6.6-10.6	974	91.6	89.4-93.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White	1,282	37	3.2	2.2- 4.6	1,245	96.8	95.4-97.8
Non-Hispanic Black	364	68	19.6	15.3-24.9	296	80.4	75.1-84.7
Other	300	34	10.0	6.7-14.6	266	90.0	85.4-93.3
AGE
18-34	390	29	6.9	4.6-10.2	361	93.1	89.8-95.4
35-44	351	35	12.1	8.4-17.3	316	87.9	82.7-91.6
45-54	336	31	9.7	6.5-14.4	305	90.3	85.6-93.5
55-64	314	27	8.0	5.2-12.0	287	92.0	88.0-94.8
65-74	327	***	***	***	***	***	***
75+	218	***	***	***	***	***	***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	162	16	11.0	6.4-18.3	146	89.0	81.7-93.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	404	26	7.0	4.5-10.8	378	93.0	89.2-95.5
Some Post-H.S.	509	43	8.3	6.0-11.5	466	91.7	88.5-94.0
College Graduate	896	58	7.6	5.7-10.1	838	92.4	89.9-94.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes	533	62	12.7	9.7-16.5	471	87.3	83.5-90.3
No	1,433	81	6.4	5.0- 8.2	1,352	93.6	91.8-95.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	204	14	6.1	3.3-10.7	190	93.9	89.3-96.7
Non-Veteran	1,770	129	8.2	6.7- 9.9	1,641	91.8	90.1-93.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed	1,144	89	7.8	6.1- 9.8	1,055	92.2	90.2-93.9
Unemployed	100	14	14.9	8.3-25.1	86	85.1	74.9-91.7
Retired	488	18	4.8	2.8- 8.2	470	95.2	91.8-97.2
Unable to Work	111	15	17.3	10.0-28.1	96	82.7	71.9-90.0
Other not in Labor Force	119	***	***	***	***	***	***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	102	13	14.7	8.1-25.2	89	85.3	74.8-91.9
$15,000- 24,999	145	***	***	***	***	***	***
$25,000- 34,999	185	15	9.2	5.0-16.2	170	90.8	83.8-95.0
$35,000- 49,999	205	17	8.1	4.7-13.6	188	91.9	86.4-95.3
$50,000- 74,999	253	23	10.7	7.0-16.1	230	89.3	83.9-93.0
$75,000+	685	33	5.2	3.6- 7.6	652	94.8	92.4-96.4
Don't know/Not sure or Refused	402	28	7.8	5.0-12.0	374	92.2	88.0-95.0
POVERTY LEVEL²
Less than 50%	44	***	***	***	***	***	***
50% to 100%	144	***	***	***	***	***	***
101% to 150%	150	18	9.6	5.7-15.7	132	90.4	84.3-94.3
151% to 200%	152	***	***	***	***	***	***
More than 200%	1,076	66	7.0	5.4- 9.1	1,010	93.0	90.9-94.6
Don't know/Not sure or Refused	402	28	7.8	5.0-12.0	374	92.2	88.0-95.0
HOUSING
Own	1,323	78	6.8	5.3- 8.7	1,245	93.2	91.3-94.7
Rent	503	49	10.7	7.8-14.4	454	89.3	85.6-92.2
Other arrangement	130	15	11.7	6.5-20.2	115	88.3	79.8-93.5
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT¹
Urban	1,056	89	9.8	7.8-12.3	967	90.2	87.7-92.2
Regional City or Suburban County	521	31	6.1	4.1- 9.2	490	93.9	90.8-95.9
Rural	400	24	6.4	4.0-10.1	376	93.6	89.9-96.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER³
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1)	187	***	***	***	***	***	***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2)	783	58	8.3	6.1-11.1	725	91.7	88.9-93.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3)	1,007	80	9.0	7.0-11.4	927	91.0	88.6-93.0
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX⁴
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable	645	36	4.7	3.3- 6.9	609	95.3	93.1-96.7
2nd Quartile	738	58	9.5	7.2-12.5	680	90.5	87.5-92.8
3rd Quartile	527	48	10.5	7.7-14.2	479	89.5	85.8-92.3
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable	67	***	***	***	***	***	***

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

4,072

300

7.5

6.5- 8.5

3,772

92.5

91.5-93.5

-Piedmont NC

1,977

144

8.1

6.7- 9.7

1,833

91.9

90.3-93.3

GENDER

Male

922

7.8

5.8-10.2

859

92.2

89.8-94.2

Female

1,055

8.4

6.6-10.6

974

91.6

89.4-93.4

RACE

Non-Hispanic White

1,282

3.2

2.2- 4.6

1,245

96.8

95.4-97.8

Non-Hispanic Black

364

19.6

15.3-24.9

296

80.4

75.1-84.7

Other

300

10.0

6.7-14.6

266

90.0

85.4-93.3

AGE

18-34

390

6.9

4.6-10.2

361

93.1

89.8-95.4

35-44

351

12.1

8.4-17.3

316

87.9

82.7-91.6

45-54

336

9.7

6.5-14.4

305

90.3

85.6-93.5

55-64

314

8.0

5.2-12.0

287

92.0

88.0-94.8

65-74

327

***

75+

218

***

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

162

11.0

6.4-18.3

146

89.0

81.7-93.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

404

7.0

4.5-10.8

378

93.0

89.2-95.5

Some Post-H.S.

509

8.3

6.0-11.5

466

91.7

88.5-94.0

College Graduate

896

7.6

5.7-10.1

838

92.4

89.9-94.3

FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY

Yes

533

12.7

9.7-16.5

471

87.3

83.5-90.3

1,433

6.4

5.0- 8.2

1,352

93.6

91.8-95.0

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

204

6.1

3.3-10.7

190

93.9

89.3-96.7

Non-Veteran

1,770

129

8.2

6.7- 9.9

1,641

91.8

90.1-93.3

EMPLOYMENT STATUS

Employed or Self-Employed

1,144

7.8

6.1- 9.8

1,055

92.2

90.2-93.9

Unemployed

100

14.9

8.3-25.1

85.1

74.9-91.7

Retired

488

4.8

2.8- 8.2

470

95.2

91.8-97.2

Unable to Work

111

17.3

10.0-28.1

82.7

71.9-90.0

Other not in Labor Force

119

***

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

102

14.7

8.1-25.2

85.3

74.8-91.9

$15,000- 24,999

145

***

$25,000- 34,999

185

9.2

5.0-16.2

170

90.8

83.8-95.0

$35,000- 49,999

205

8.1

4.7-13.6

188

91.9

86.4-95.3

$50,000- 74,999

253

10.7

7.0-16.1

230

89.3

83.9-93.0

$75,000+

685

5.2

3.6- 7.6

652

94.8

92.4-96.4

Don't know/Not sure or Refused

402

7.8

5.0-12.0

374

92.2

88.0-95.0

POVERTY LEVEL²

Less than 50%

***

50% to 100%

144

***

101% to 150%

150

9.6

5.7-15.7

132

90.4

84.3-94.3

151% to 200%

152

***

More than 200%

1,076

7.0

5.4- 9.1

1,010

93.0

90.9-94.6

Don't know/Not sure or Refused

402

7.8

5.0-12.0

374

92.2

88.0-95.0

HOUSING

Own

1,323

6.8

5.3- 8.7

1,245

93.2

91.3-94.7

Rent

503

10.7

7.8-14.4

454

89.3

85.6-92.2

Other arrangement

130

11.7

6.5-20.2

115

88.3

79.8-93.5

RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT¹

Urban

1,056

9.8

7.8-12.3

967

90.2

87.7-92.2

Regional City or Suburban County

521

6.1

4.1- 9.2

490

93.9

90.8-95.9

Rural

400

6.4

4.0-10.1

376

93.6

89.9-96.0

NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER³

Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1)

187

***

Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2)

783

8.3

6.1-11.1

725

91.7

88.9-93.9

Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3)

1,007

9.0

7.0-11.4

927

91.0

88.6-93.0

CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX⁴

1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable

645

4.7

3.3- 6.9

609

95.3

93.1-96.7

2nd Quartile

738

9.5

7.2-12.5

680

90.5

87.5-92.8

3rd Quartile

527

10.5

7.7-14.2

479

89.5

85.8-92.3

4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable

***

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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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2021 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina

Reactions to Race

Within the past 30 days, have you felt emotionally upset, for example angry, sad, or frustrated, as a result of how you were treated based on your race?