2021 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina

Health Status

General Health Indicator

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  Total
Respond.^		 Excellent/Vg/Good Fair/Poor
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,926 4,138 84.7 83.4-86.0 788 15.3 14.0-16.6
-Piedmont NC 2,453 2,112 86.2 84.5-87.7 341 13.8 12.3-15.5
GENDER
Male 1,183 1,020 86.4 83.9-88.6 163 13.6 11.4-16.1
Female 1,270 1,092 86.0 83.6-88.1 178 14.0 11.9-16.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,563 1,379 87.8 85.7-89.6 184 12.2 10.4-14.3
Non-Hispanic Black 441 363 83.0 78.5-86.7 78 17.0 13.3-21.5
Other 395 326 85.0 80.3-88.7 69 15.0 11.3-19.7
AGE
18-34 583 546 92.9 89.7-95.1 37 7.1 4.9-10.3
35-44 419 376 88.6 84.3-91.8 43 11.4 8.2-15.7
45-54 399 348 88.9 84.8-92.0 51 11.1 8.0-15.2
55-64 375 292 77.8 72.4-82.3 83 22.2 17.7-27.6
65-74 368 303 82.5 77.5-86.6 65 17.5 13.4-22.5
75+ 246 192 73.2 65.6-79.6 54 26.8 20.4-34.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 200 128 67.2 59.2-74.3 72 32.8 25.7-40.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 503 408 82.5 78.2-86.1 95 17.5 13.9-21.8
Some Post-H.S. 616 524 88.2 85.3-90.6 92 11.8 9.4-14.7
College Graduate 1,123 1,042 93.3 91.5-94.7 81 6.7 5.3- 8.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 649 424 64.8 60.2-69.0 225 35.2 31.0-39.8
No 1,749 1,644 94.3 92.9-95.5 105 5.7 4.5- 7.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 262 217 82.6 76.0-87.6 45 17.4 12.4-24.0
Non-Veteran 2,176 1,882 86.6 84.8-88.2 294 13.4 11.8-15.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,432 1,315 91.6 89.7-93.3 117 8.4 6.7-10.3
Unemployed 132 110 83.1 74.1-89.4 22 16.9 10.6-25.9
Retired 555 446 79.3 75.0-83.0 109 20.7 17.0-25.0
Unable to Work 132 57 42.5 32.9-52.7 75 57.5 47.3-67.1
Other not in Labor Force 171 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 139 85 63.9 54.1-72.7 54 36.1 27.3-45.9
$15,000- 24,999 185 138 74.1 65.7-81.0 47 25.9 19.0-34.3
$25,000- 34,999 226 180 80.6 74.2-85.8 46 19.4 14.2-25.8
$35,000- 49,999 248 202 81.1 74.6-86.3 46 18.9 13.7-25.4
$50,000- 74,999 298 272 91.6 86.9-94.7 26 8.4 5.3-13.1
$75,000+ 841 804 94.9 92.4-96.6 37 5.1 3.4- 7.6
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 516 431 84.6 80.5-88.0 85 15.4 12.0-19.5
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 181 117 69.6 61.1-76.9 64 30.4 23.1-38.9
101% to 150% 180 145 79.5 71.8-85.5 35 20.5 14.5-28.2
151% to 200% 183 142 76.6 68.5-83.1 41 23.4 16.9-31.5
More than 200% 1,306 1,209 92.4 90.4-94.0 97 7.6 6.0- 9.6
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 516 431 84.6 80.5-88.0 85 15.4 12.0-19.5
HOUSING
Own 1,533 1,355 87.7 85.5-89.5 178 12.3 10.5-14.5
Rent 720 596 83.0 79.6-86.0 124 17.0 14.0-20.4
Other arrangement 164 131 83.8 76.6-89.1 33 16.2 10.9-23.4
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,369 1,206 88.1 85.9-90.1 163 11.9 9.9-14.1
Regional City or Suburban County 627 532 85.4 81.8-88.4 95 14.6 11.6-18.2
Rural 457 374 81.4 76.8-85.3 83 18.6 14.7-23.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 209 161 79.4 72.5-84.8 48 20.6 15.2-27.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 917 754 83.2 80.2-85.8 163 16.8 14.2-19.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,327 1,197 89.2 86.9-91.2 130 10.8 8.8-13.1
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 822 744 89.2 86.1-91.6 78 10.8 8.4-13.9
2nd Quartile 950 818 86.9 84.2-89.2 132 13.1 10.8-15.8
3rd Quartile 608 495 81.4 77.4-84.7 113 18.6 15.3-22.6
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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