BRFSS 2021 - Piedmont North Carolina: (Within the past 12 months, when seeking health care, do you feel your experiences were worse than, the same as, or better than for people of other races?)

2021 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina

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	Total Respond.^	Worse than other races	The same as other races	Better than other races	Don't know/not sure
North Carolina	3,861	135	3.3	2.7- 4.0	2,486	66.2	64.2-68.0	642	15.0	13.7-16.4	598	15.6	14.1-17.1
-Piedmont NC	1,875	66	3.4	2.6- 4.5	1,162	64.1	61.5-66.7	353	16.6	14.7-18.6	294	15.9	14.0-18.0
GENDER
Male	861	27	2.8	1.8- 4.3	552	66.2	62.3-69.9	141	14.4	11.9-17.3	141	16.6	13.8-19.9
Female	1,014	39	3.9	2.7- 5.7	610	62.4	58.8-65.9	212	18.4	15.8-21.3	153	15.3	12.8-18.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White	1,225	***	***	***	730	60.9	57.6-64.1	273	19.8	17.4-22.4	213	18.7	16.1-21.6
Non-Hispanic Black	349	36	9.2	6.4-13.0	235	69.6	63.8-74.9	39	11.1	7.7-15.8	39	10.1	7.2-13.9
Other	269	19	6.9	3.9-12.1	177	68.3	61.0-74.8	36	11.7	8.0-16.8	37	13.1	8.8-19.1
AGE
18-34	359	16	4.6	2.6- 7.8	220	64.8	58.9-70.3	69	15.4	11.9-19.6	54	15.3	11.3-20.4
35-44	319	***	***	***	201	65.1	58.7-71.0	69	19.4	14.9-24.8	36	12.0	8.3-17.1
45-54	315	***	***	***	186	63.9	57.7-69.7	57	14.8	11.1-19.6	59	18.1	13.7-23.5
55-64	303	14	4.5	2.5- 8.0	189	63.1	56.5-69.2	55	17.4	13.0-22.9	45	15.1	10.9-20.5
65-74	321	***	***	***	200	61.0	54.3-67.4	63	18.1	13.5-23.9	49	17.8	13.1-23.8
75+	219	***	***	***	139	65.6	57.7-72.8	34	13.7	9.0-20.2	45	20.5	14.8-27.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	145	***	***	***	90	59.2	49.3-68.4	17	11.4	6.6-19.0	31	24.8	17.1-34.4
H.S. or G.E.D.	372	16	3.2	1.8- 5.5	262	69.5	63.6-74.8	39	12.3	8.7-17.3	55	15.0	11.2-19.7
Some Post-H.S.	488	21	3.8	2.3- 6.3	328	68.8	63.9-73.3	71	13.8	10.7-17.5	68	13.6	10.4-17.6
College Graduate	863	22	2.8	1.7- 4.6	477	57.0	53.2-60.6	224	24.0	21.0-27.2	140	16.2	13.7-19.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes	515	30	4.8	3.1- 7.2	310	63.0	58.1-67.7	84	14.7	11.6-18.6	91	17.5	14.0-21.6
No	1,351	35	2.8	1.9- 4.1	847	64.6	61.5-67.6	268	17.4	15.2-19.8	201	15.2	13.0-17.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	202	***	***	***	137	68.6	60.2-75.9	29	14.3	9.5-21.1	30	14.4	9.0-22.1
Non-Veteran	1,671	60	3.5	2.6- 4.7	1,025	63.7	60.9-66.4	323	16.8	14.8-18.9	263	16.0	14.0-18.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed	1,077	37	3.1	2.1- 4.5	644	62.6	59.1-65.9	227	18.1	15.7-20.8	169	16.2	13.7-19.1
Unemployed	83	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
Retired	482	***	***	***	305	62.8	57.4-67.9	86	17.2	13.5-21.8	83	18.6	14.7-23.3
Unable to Work	108	***	***	***	71	68.3	57.5-77.5	***	***	***	18	13.9	8.5-22.0
Other not in Labor Force	111	***	***	***	81	76.7	65.8-84.9	16	9.6	5.4-16.3	***	***	***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	96	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	15	15.2	8.6-25.3
$15,000- 24,999	132	***	***	***	80	63.0	53.0-72.0	19	14.9	9.1-23.5	21	15.7	9.9-23.8
$25,000- 34,999	175	***	***	***	111	64.0	55.0-72.2	29	16.2	10.6-24.1	28	15.6	10.0-23.5
$35,000- 49,999	192	***	***	***	128	69.7	61.0-77.3	30	12.7	8.2-19.1	24	12.2	7.4-19.6
$50,000- 74,999	243	***	***	***	168	71.7	64.5-77.9	39	12.0	8.4-16.8	30	14.0	9.1-21.0
$75,000+	663	***	***	***	388	59.8	55.4-64.0	169	23.5	20.1-27.4	95	14.6	11.7-18.1
Don't know/Not sure or Refused	374	***	***	***	225	64.1	58.1-69.7	57	11.4	8.3-15.3	81	21.3	16.9-26.6
POVERTY LEVEL²
Less than 50%	40	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
50% to 100%	133	***	***	***	86	65.9	55.0-75.3	18	18.0	10.6-28.9	18	11.2	6.7-18.1
101% to 150%	138	***	***	***	94	66.2	55.8-75.3	18	13.5	7.6-22.9	17	14.0	7.9-23.4
151% to 200%	144	***	***	***	99	73.2	64.2-80.6	15	9.0	5.1-15.4	23	13.4	8.6-20.3
More than 200%	1,039	23	2.5	1.6- 4.0	633	62.8	59.3-66.2	239	19.9	17.4-22.7	144	14.7	12.2-17.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused	374	***	***	***	225	64.1	58.1-69.7	57	11.4	8.3-15.3	81	21.3	16.9-26.6
HOUSING
Own	1,276	27	2.2	1.4- 3.4	783	63.8	60.6-66.8	256	17.5	15.2-20.0	210	16.6	14.3-19.2
Rent	462	35	8.0	5.4-11.6	288	64.9	59.6-69.8	79	15.1	11.7-19.3	60	12.1	9.1-15.8
Other arrangement	115	***	***	***	***	***	***	14	11.6	6.7-19.5	22	20.6	12.8-31.3
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT¹
Urban	999	42	4.7	3.3- 6.6	601	62.7	59.1-66.2	208	18.3	15.8-21.1	148	14.3	12.0-17.1
Regional City or Suburban County	500	***	***	***	319	65.1	59.9-69.9	92	16.7	13.2-21.0	77	16.3	12.7-20.7
Rural	376	***	***	***	242	66.5	60.6-72.0	53	11.7	8.5-15.9	69	19.3	14.9-24.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER³
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1)	176	***	***	***	110	62.0	52.9-70.3	21	13.5	8.2-21.5	41	22.7	16.1-30.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2)	748	25	3.1	1.9- 5.0	496	69.5	65.4-73.3	121	13.1	10.7-16.1	106	14.3	11.5-17.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3)	951	37	4.0	2.7- 5.8	556	60.7	57.0-64.2	211	19.7	17.0-22.7	147	15.6	13.0-18.7
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX⁴
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable	611	18	2.4	1.4- 4.1	352	59.5	54.8-64.0	142	21.4	17.9-25.4	99	16.7	13.5-20.6
2nd Quartile	697	23	3.8	2.4- 6.0	474	70.7	66.6-74.4	99	11.8	9.5-14.7	101	13.7	11.0-17.0
3rd Quartile	503	24	4.4	2.8- 7.0	290	57.4	51.9-62.8	108	20.6	16.6-25.2	81	17.6	13.7-22.3
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable	64	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***

Total
Respond.^

Worse than other races

The same as other races

Better than other races

Don't know/not sure

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

3,861

135

3.3

2.7- 4.0

2,486

66.2

64.2-68.0

642

15.0

13.7-16.4

598

15.6

14.1-17.1

-Piedmont NC

1,875

3.4

2.6- 4.5

1,162

64.1

61.5-66.7

353

16.6

14.7-18.6

294

15.9

14.0-18.0

GENDER

Male

861

2.8

1.8- 4.3

552

66.2

62.3-69.9

141

14.4

11.9-17.3

141

16.6

13.8-19.9

Female

1,014

3.9

2.7- 5.7

610

62.4

58.8-65.9

212

18.4

15.8-21.3

153

15.3

12.8-18.1

RACE

Non-Hispanic White

1,225

***

730

60.9

57.6-64.1

273

19.8

17.4-22.4

213

18.7

16.1-21.6

Non-Hispanic Black

349

9.2

6.4-13.0

235

69.6

63.8-74.9

11.1

7.7-15.8

10.1

7.2-13.9

Other

269

6.9

3.9-12.1

177

68.3

61.0-74.8

11.7

8.0-16.8

13.1

8.8-19.1

AGE

18-34

359

4.6

2.6- 7.8

220

64.8

58.9-70.3

15.4

11.9-19.6

15.3

11.3-20.4

35-44

319

***

201

65.1

58.7-71.0

19.4

14.9-24.8

12.0

8.3-17.1

45-54

315

***

186

63.9

57.7-69.7

14.8

11.1-19.6

18.1

13.7-23.5

55-64

303

4.5

2.5- 8.0

189

63.1

56.5-69.2

17.4

13.0-22.9

15.1

10.9-20.5

65-74

321

***

200

61.0

54.3-67.4

18.1

13.5-23.9

17.8

13.1-23.8

75+

219

***

139

65.6

57.7-72.8

13.7

9.0-20.2

20.5

14.8-27.6

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

145

***

59.2

49.3-68.4

11.4

6.6-19.0

24.8

17.1-34.4

H.S. or G.E.D.

372

3.2

1.8- 5.5

262

69.5

63.6-74.8

12.3

8.7-17.3

15.0

11.2-19.7

Some Post-H.S.

488

3.8

2.3- 6.3

328

68.8

63.9-73.3

13.8

10.7-17.5

13.6

10.4-17.6

College Graduate

863

2.8

1.7- 4.6

477

57.0

53.2-60.6

224

24.0

21.0-27.2

140

16.2

13.7-19.2

FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY

Yes

515

4.8

3.1- 7.2

310

63.0

58.1-67.7

14.7

11.6-18.6

17.5

14.0-21.6

1,351

2.8

1.9- 4.1

847

64.6

61.5-67.6

268

17.4

15.2-19.8

201

15.2

13.0-17.7

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

202

***

137

68.6

60.2-75.9

14.3

9.5-21.1

14.4

9.0-22.1

Non-Veteran

1,671

3.5

2.6- 4.7

1,025

63.7

60.9-66.4

323

16.8

14.8-18.9

263

16.0

14.0-18.2

EMPLOYMENT STATUS

Employed or Self-Employed

1,077

3.1

2.1- 4.5

644

62.6

59.1-65.9

227

18.1

15.7-20.8

169

16.2

13.7-19.1

Unemployed

***

Retired

482

***

305

62.8

57.4-67.9

17.2

13.5-21.8

18.6

14.7-23.3

Unable to Work

108

***

68.3

57.5-77.5

***

13.9

8.5-22.0

Other not in Labor Force

111

***

76.7

65.8-84.9

9.6

5.4-16.3

***

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

***

15.2

8.6-25.3

$15,000- 24,999

132

***

63.0

53.0-72.0

14.9

9.1-23.5

15.7

9.9-23.8

$25,000- 34,999

175

***

111

64.0

55.0-72.2

16.2

10.6-24.1

15.6

10.0-23.5

$35,000- 49,999

192

***

128

69.7

61.0-77.3

12.7

8.2-19.1

12.2

7.4-19.6

$50,000- 74,999

243

***

168

71.7

64.5-77.9

12.0

8.4-16.8

14.0

9.1-21.0

$75,000+

663

***

388

59.8

55.4-64.0

169

23.5

20.1-27.4

14.6

11.7-18.1

Don't know/Not sure or Refused

374

***

225

64.1

58.1-69.7

11.4

8.3-15.3

21.3

16.9-26.6

POVERTY LEVEL²

Less than 50%

***

50% to 100%

133

***

65.9

55.0-75.3

18.0

10.6-28.9

11.2

6.7-18.1

101% to 150%

138

***

66.2

55.8-75.3

13.5

7.6-22.9

14.0

7.9-23.4

151% to 200%

144

***

73.2

64.2-80.6

9.0

5.1-15.4

13.4

8.6-20.3

More than 200%

1,039

2.5

1.6- 4.0

633

62.8

59.3-66.2

239

19.9

17.4-22.7

144

14.7

12.2-17.7

Don't know/Not sure or Refused

374

***

225

64.1

58.1-69.7

11.4

8.3-15.3

21.3

16.9-26.6

HOUSING

Own

1,276

2.2

1.4- 3.4

783

63.8

60.6-66.8

256

17.5

15.2-20.0

210

16.6

14.3-19.2

Rent

462

8.0

5.4-11.6

288

64.9

59.6-69.8

15.1

11.7-19.3

12.1

9.1-15.8

Other arrangement

115

***

11.6

6.7-19.5

20.6

12.8-31.3

RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT¹

Urban

999

4.7

3.3- 6.6

601

62.7

59.1-66.2

208

18.3

15.8-21.1

148

14.3

12.0-17.1

Regional City or Suburban County

500

***

319

65.1

59.9-69.9

16.7

13.2-21.0

16.3

12.7-20.7

Rural

376

***

242

66.5

60.6-72.0

11.7

8.5-15.9

19.3

14.9-24.6

NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER³

Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1)

176

***

110

62.0

52.9-70.3

13.5

8.2-21.5

22.7

16.1-30.9

Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2)

748

3.1

1.9- 5.0

496

69.5

65.4-73.3

121

13.1

10.7-16.1

106

14.3

11.5-17.5

Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3)

951

4.0

2.7- 5.8

556

60.7

57.0-64.2

211

19.7

17.0-22.7

147

15.6

13.0-18.7

CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX⁴

1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable

611

2.4

1.4- 4.1

352

59.5

54.8-64.0

142

21.4

17.9-25.4

16.7

13.5-20.6

2nd Quartile

697

3.8

2.4- 6.0

474

70.7

66.6-74.4

11.8

9.5-14.7

101

13.7

11.0-17.0

3rd Quartile

503

4.4

2.8- 7.0

290

57.4

51.9-62.8

108

20.6

16.6-25.2

17.6

13.7-22.3

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

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Within the past 12 months, when seeking health care, do you feel your experiences were worse than, the same as, or better than for people of other races?