2021 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina

Chronic Health Conditions

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,913 1,520 27.3 25.8-28.9 3,393 72.7 71.1-74.2
-Piedmont NC 2,448 660 25.5 23.5-27.6 1,788 74.5 72.4-76.5
GENDER
Male 1,185 282 22.5 19.9-25.4 903 77.5 74.6-80.1
Female 1,263 378 28.2 25.3-31.3 885 71.8 68.7-74.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,564 472 29.8 27.2-32.6 1,092 70.2 67.4-72.8
Non-Hispanic Black 439 130 25.5 21.1-30.3 309 74.5 69.7-78.9
Other 392 47 8.7 6.0-12.5 345 91.3 87.5-94.0
AGE
18-34 583 29 4.2 2.8- 6.3 554 95.8 93.7-97.2
35-44 417 56 13.9 10.4-18.4 361 86.1 81.6-89.6
45-54 398 90 22.3 17.8-27.6 308 77.7 72.4-82.2
55-64 373 157 44.2 38.2-50.3 216 55.8 49.7-61.8
65-74 369 183 55.4 49.4-61.4 186 44.6 38.6-50.6
75+ 246 134 53.3 45.7-60.7 112 46.7 39.3-54.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 203 58 30.4 23.2-38.7 145 69.6 61.3-76.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 503 152 27.0 22.8-31.6 351 73.0 68.4-77.2
Some Post-H.S. 612 191 28.4 24.6-32.6 421 71.6 67.4-75.4
College Graduate 1,120 256 19.7 17.3-22.2 864 80.3 77.8-82.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 648 331 48.7 44.2-53.2 317 51.3 46.8-55.8
No 1,746 314 16.8 14.8-19.1 1,432 83.2 80.9-85.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 263 93 35.2 28.6-42.4 170 64.8 57.6-71.4
Non-Veteran 2,171 563 24.3 22.3-26.5 1,608 75.7 73.5-77.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,430 238 15.6 13.5-17.8 1,192 84.4 82.2-86.5
Unemployed 129 29 16.8 11.1-24.7 100 83.2 75.3-88.9
Retired 557 284 54.5 49.5-59.4 273 45.5 40.6-50.5
Unable to Work 131 85 64.5 54.4-73.4 46 35.5 26.6-45.6
Other not in Labor Force 172 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 136 50 29.6 21.8-38.8 86 70.4 61.2-78.2
$15,000- 24,999 186 69 35.3 27.6-43.9 117 64.7 56.1-72.4
$25,000- 34,999 227 77 33.8 26.9-41.5 150 66.2 58.5-73.1
$35,000- 49,999 248 60 22.6 17.0-29.4 188 77.4 70.6-83.0
$50,000- 74,999 295 75 24.6 19.3-30.8 220 75.4 69.2-80.7
$75,000+ 839 180 19.5 16.6-22.7 659 80.5 77.3-83.4
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 517 149 28.0 23.5-33.0 368 72.0 67.0-76.5
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 56 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 180 67 32.5 24.8-41.3 113 67.5 58.7-75.2
101% to 150% 179 51 26.6 19.8-34.9 128 73.4 65.1-80.2
151% to 200% 184 65 37.1 29.3-45.6 119 62.9 54.4-70.7
More than 200% 1,301 310 22.0 19.5-24.7 991 78.0 75.3-80.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 517 149 28.0 23.5-33.0 368 72.0 67.0-76.5
HOUSING
Own 1,529 476 29.8 27.2-32.7 1,053 70.2 67.3-72.8
Rent 720 144 17.5 14.6-20.9 576 82.5 79.1-85.4
Other arrangement 164 35 16.0 11.0-22.7 129 84.0 77.3-89.0
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,368 317 21.0 18.6-23.6 1,051 79.0 76.4-81.4
Regional City or Suburban County 625 197 31.3 27.3-35.7 428 68.7 64.3-72.7
Rural 455 146 29.8 24.9-35.2 309 70.2 64.8-75.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 208 84 40.3 32.4-48.8 124 59.7 51.2-67.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 915 290 27.3 24.0-30.8 625 72.7 69.2-76.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,325 286 21.9 19.3-24.6 1,039 78.1 75.4-80.7
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 820 191 24.5 21.2-28.2 629 75.5 71.8-78.8
2nd Quartile 945 253 23.9 21.0-27.2 692 76.1 72.8-79.0
3rd Quartile 610 183 28.7 24.3-33.5 427 71.3 66.5-75.7
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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