2021 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina

Health Status

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  Total
Respond.^		 Excellent Very good Good Fair Poor
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,926 907 19.6 18.2-21.1 1,716 35.2 33.5-36.9 1,515 30.0 28.4-31.6 596 11.4 10.3-12.6 192 3.8 3.2- 4.6
-Piedmont NC 2,453 511 20.9 19.0-22.9 877 35.3 33.1-37.6 724 30.0 27.8-32.2 262 10.3 9.0-11.8 79 3.5 2.7- 4.5
GENDER
Male 1,183 239 21.6 18.8-24.7 432 34.4 31.3-37.6 349 30.4 27.3-33.7 125 10.0 8.2-12.2 38 3.6 2.4- 5.2
Female 1,270 272 20.2 17.8-22.9 445 36.2 33.1-39.5 375 29.6 26.6-32.8 137 10.6 8.7-12.7 41 3.4 2.4- 4.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,563 347 21.3 19.0-23.7 633 40.9 38.1-43.9 399 25.6 23.0-28.3 143 9.2 7.6-11.0 41 3.1 2.2- 4.3
Non-Hispanic Black 441 69 17.1 13.2-21.9 139 30.5 25.7-35.8 155 35.4 30.2-40.9 52 11.0 8.1-14.8 26 5.9 3.7- 9.3
Other 395 83 23.5 18.4-29.4 95 23.3 18.6-28.8 148 38.2 32.5-44.3 61 14.1 10.5-18.8 *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 583 166 27.5 23.4-32.0 228 39.0 34.4-43.9 152 26.3 22.3-30.7 32 5.8 3.9- 8.6 *** *** ***
35-44 419 109 27.6 22.6-33.1 153 33.7 28.7-39.1 114 27.4 22.4-33.0 33 8.6 5.8-12.4 *** *** ***
45-54 399 80 18.7 14.8-23.4 140 35.7 30.4-41.3 128 34.5 29.1-40.2 42 9.5 6.6-13.4 *** *** ***
55-64 375 69 16.8 12.9-21.6 116 30.6 25.5-36.2 107 30.4 24.9-36.5 64 16.2 12.3-21.0 19 6.1 3.8- 9.6
65-74 368 45 9.8 7.0-13.7 131 37.3 31.5-43.5 127 35.4 29.7-41.6 48 13.4 9.8-18.1 17 4.1 2.4- 6.9
75+ 246 29 11.0 7.2-16.5 86 32.3 25.6-39.7 77 29.9 23.5-37.1 37 16.8 11.9-23.2 17 10.1 5.9-16.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 200 22 14.9 9.4-22.8 34 17.2 12.2-23.8 72 35.1 27.4-43.6 57 26.2 19.8-33.7 15 6.6 3.7-11.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 503 83 18.7 15.0-23.0 148 28.1 23.7-32.9 177 35.8 30.9-40.9 72 12.4 9.5-16.1 23 5.1 3.1- 8.2
Some Post-H.S. 616 101 17.6 14.3-21.5 234 41.0 36.5-45.6 189 29.6 25.6-33.9 68 8.3 6.3-10.8 24 3.5 2.3- 5.4
College Graduate 1,123 303 27.6 24.8-30.7 460 41.8 38.6-45.0 279 23.9 21.2-26.7 64 5.5 4.2- 7.1 17 1.2 0.7- 2.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 649 45 7.2 5.2- 9.8 143 23.1 19.4-27.3 236 34.5 30.4-38.9 152 23.0 19.4-27.0 73 12.3 9.4-15.8
No 1,749 453 25.7 23.3-28.2 715 39.9 37.1-42.7 476 28.8 26.2-31.6 101 5.4 4.3- 6.8 *** *** ***
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 262 48 17.3 12.6-23.2 88 31.0 24.8-38.0 81 34.3 27.6-41.7 35 11.2 7.8-15.9 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,176 457 21.1 19.1-23.2 785 35.8 33.4-38.3 640 29.7 27.4-32.1 225 10.2 8.8-11.8 69 3.2 2.5- 4.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,432 349 24.2 21.7-27.0 577 39.5 36.6-42.6 389 27.9 25.2-30.7 109 7.6 6.1- 9.4 *** *** ***
Unemployed 132 21 17.1 10.4-26.8 40 26.7 19.2-35.9 49 39.3 29.8-49.7 17 14.4 8.5-23.3 *** *** ***
Retired 555 78 12.9 10.0-16.4 183 31.7 27.2-36.6 185 34.7 30.0-39.7 81 15.0 11.8-18.8 28 5.8 3.8- 8.6
Unable to Work 132 *** *** *** *** *** *** 39 28.3 20.1-38.1 41 29.4 21.1-39.3 34 28.1 19.9-38.0
Other not in Labor Force 171 47 24.6 17.5-33.3 57 39.3 30.5-48.9 53 30.0 22.1-39.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 139 *** *** *** 34 25.6 17.4-36.2 38 29.5 20.7-40.2 34 22.2 15.3-31.1 20 13.9 8.6-21.7
$15,000- 24,999 185 32 20.0 13.2-29.0 34 20.0 13.7-28.3 72 34.1 26.6-42.4 37 20.5 14.2-28.7 *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 226 36 18.2 12.9-25.1 57 21.0 15.7-27.6 87 41.4 34.0-49.3 34 13.8 9.6-19.4 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 248 42 15.6 11.1-21.4 77 29.2 22.6-36.9 83 36.3 28.9-44.4 37 15.4 10.8-21.6 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 298 70 23.7 18.4-30.0 117 40.7 34.3-47.4 85 27.2 21.7-33.5 22 6.7 4.0-10.9 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 841 224 26.3 23.0-29.8 391 46.0 42.2-50.0 189 22.6 19.5-26.1 32 3.9 2.6- 6.0 *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 516 94 18.2 14.3-22.9 167 33.2 28.4-38.4 170 33.1 28.2-38.4 66 11.5 8.7-15.1 19 3.9 2.3- 6.6
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 57 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 181 18 15.9 9.4-25.6 36 19.9 13.4-28.5 63 33.8 25.6-43.1 47 22.6 16.2-30.6 17 7.8 4.5-13.2
101% to 150% 180 33 19.5 13.7-26.9 38 17.1 12.0-23.7 74 42.9 34.6-51.6 27 16.1 10.7-23.4 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 183 29 15.2 10.2-21.9 53 26.9 20.0-35.2 60 34.5 26.4-43.5 32 17.0 11.6-24.2 *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,306 315 23.7 21.1-26.5 558 42.9 39.7-46.1 336 25.9 23.2-28.9 80 6.0 4.6- 7.7 *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 516 94 18.2 14.3-22.9 167 33.2 28.4-38.4 170 33.1 28.2-38.4 66 11.5 8.7-15.1 19 3.9 2.3- 6.6
HOUSING
Own 1,533 318 19.9 17.6-22.3 595 37.2 34.4-40.1 442 30.6 27.8-33.5 138 9.2 7.6-11.2 40 3.1 2.1- 4.4
Rent 720 152 23.1 19.4-27.2 222 30.4 26.4-34.6 222 29.6 25.9-33.6 96 13.0 10.4-16.1 28 4.0 2.6- 6.1
Other arrangement 164 31 21.2 14.7-29.6 50 36.1 27.7-45.5 50 26.5 19.6-34.6 23 10.9 6.7-17.2 *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,369 301 22.5 19.9-25.3 521 37.9 34.8-41.0 384 27.8 25.0-30.8 125 8.5 7.0-10.4 38 3.3 2.3- 4.9
Regional City or Suburban County 627 138 21.8 18.2-25.8 195 31.4 27.2-35.8 199 32.3 28.1-36.8 76 11.8 9.1-15.1 19 2.8 1.7- 4.7
Rural 457 72 14.4 11.1-18.5 161 34.0 28.9-39.5 141 33.0 27.7-38.8 61 13.5 10.2-17.8 22 5.0 3.2- 7.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 209 33 17.4 11.8-24.9 60 27.1 20.5-34.8 68 34.9 27.0-43.8 39 16.7 11.9-23.1 *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 917 179 20.0 16.9-23.4 321 34.9 31.2-38.8 254 28.3 24.8-32.1 121 12.2 9.9-14.9 42 4.6 3.3- 6.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,327 299 22.0 19.5-24.8 496 37.0 34.0-40.1 402 30.2 27.3-33.2 102 8.1 6.4-10.1 28 2.7 1.7- 4.2
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 822 194 22.2 19.2-25.6 307 37.7 33.9-41.7 243 29.2 25.7-33.0 66 8.8 6.6-11.6 *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 950 191 21.2 18.2-24.6 348 36.3 32.8-40.0 279 29.4 26.1-33.0 96 9.2 7.3-11.5 36 3.9 2.6- 5.7
3rd Quartile 608 123 19.7 16.1-24.0 200 30.9 26.6-35.7 172 30.7 26.0-35.8 87 14.1 11.2-17.6 26 4.5 2.9- 7.0
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 73 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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