2021 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina

Health Care Access

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes, only one Yes, more than one No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,918 2,547 52.2 50.4-53.9 1,604 31.1 29.5-32.7 767 16.8 15.4-18.1
-Piedmont NC 2,446 1,240 51.5 49.1-53.9 801 31.5 29.4-33.7 405 17.0 15.3-18.9
GENDER
Male 1,181 578 49.3 45.9-52.7 361 29.3 26.3-32.5 242 21.4 18.7-24.4
Female 1,265 662 53.5 50.1-56.8 440 33.5 30.5-36.6 163 13.0 10.9-15.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,558 819 54.5 51.6-57.4 545 33.0 30.4-35.8 194 12.5 10.7-14.5
Non-Hispanic Black 438 230 51.4 45.8-57.0 157 34.5 29.5-39.9 51 14.1 10.4-18.8
Other 396 163 40.0 34.1-46.1 83 20.5 16.2-25.6 150 39.5 33.7-45.7
AGE
18-34 575 258 46.3 41.5-51.2 128 21.7 18.1-25.8 189 32.0 27.6-36.7
35-44 419 218 53.9 48.2-59.6 110 26.5 21.9-31.8 91 19.5 15.5-24.3
45-54 398 205 53.3 47.6-59.0 126 31.0 25.9-36.7 67 15.6 12.0-20.2
55-64 374 209 56.4 50.4-62.2 136 37.5 31.9-43.5 29 6.1 4.0- 9.1
65-74 370 204 57.2 50.9-63.2 156 40.1 34.2-46.3 *** *** ***
75+ 247 118 45.4 38.0-53.0 121 50.9 43.4-58.4 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 203 81 40.9 33.0-49.4 40 22.2 16.0-29.9 82 36.9 29.4-45.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 501 274 54.8 49.6-59.8 134 28.0 23.6-32.9 93 17.2 13.8-21.3
Some Post-H.S. 613 301 50.9 46.3-55.4 218 33.2 29.1-37.5 94 15.9 12.7-19.8
College Graduate 1,118 579 53.3 50.0-56.5 406 35.8 32.7-39.0 133 10.9 9.1-13.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 648 289 46.5 41.9-51.0 267 38.1 33.9-42.6 92 15.4 12.3-19.0
No 1,742 922 53.5 50.7-56.3 517 28.9 26.4-31.5 303 17.6 15.5-20.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 262 140 52.5 45.2-59.8 95 34.6 28.1-41.7 27 12.9 8.3-19.5
Non-Veteran 2,169 1,095 51.6 49.0-54.1 700 31.0 28.7-33.3 374 17.5 15.6-19.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,422 741 52.6 49.6-55.7 398 27.8 25.2-30.6 283 19.6 17.2-22.2
Unemployed 132 63 43.8 34.1-54.0 34 26.7 19.0-36.2 35 29.5 20.8-39.9
Retired 558 296 53.7 48.6-58.6 245 42.7 37.8-47.7 17 3.7 2.1- 6.2
Unable to Work 131 45 35.6 26.7-45.7 76 55.6 45.4-65.2 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 172 84 57.9 48.7-66.5 36 18.1 12.5-25.5 52 24.0 17.4-32.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 137 *** *** *** 49 37.9 28.5-48.3 35 21.8 15.0-30.6
$15,000- 24,999 186 80 39.8 31.9-48.3 59 36.2 27.9-45.4 47 24.0 17.1-32.7
$25,000- 34,999 228 106 48.9 41.3-56.6 73 29.6 23.3-36.8 49 21.5 16.0-28.2
$35,000- 49,999 246 124 53.9 46.0-61.6 73 24.1 18.6-30.7 49 22.0 15.8-29.9
$50,000- 74,999 297 170 58.3 51.5-64.7 93 28.8 23.3-35.0 34 12.9 8.6-19.0
$75,000+ 837 448 53.8 49.8-57.7 302 34.9 31.3-38.8 87 11.3 9.0-14.1
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 515 259 50.9 45.5-56.2 152 29.1 24.5-34.1 104 20.0 16.2-24.5
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 55 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 181 70 38.5 29.9-47.9 57 33.5 25.3-42.9 54 28.0 20.5-36.9
101% to 150% 180 97 55.6 47.1-63.8 44 22.0 16.0-29.4 39 22.4 16.1-30.3
151% to 200% 183 86 47.6 38.9-56.3 61 31.8 24.6-40.1 36 20.6 13.9-29.4
More than 200% 1,300 702 55.2 52.0-58.3 455 32.7 29.8-35.7 143 12.1 10.0-14.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 515 259 50.9 45.5-56.2 152 29.1 24.5-34.1 104 20.0 16.2-24.5
HOUSING
Own 1,533 835 55.4 52.4-58.4 564 33.9 31.2-36.7 134 10.7 8.8-12.9
Rent 715 304 39.9 35.8-44.2 180 26.2 22.5-30.3 231 33.9 29.8-38.2
Other arrangement 162 82 53.2 44.2-62.1 44 26.4 19.3-35.0 36 20.4 14.1-28.4
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,365 662 48.3 45.2-51.5 449 32.4 29.5-35.4 254 19.3 16.8-22.0
Regional City or Suburban County 627 326 53.1 48.5-57.8 219 32.6 28.4-37.0 82 14.3 11.2-18.1
Rural 454 252 58.5 53.0-63.9 133 26.9 22.4-31.9 69 14.6 11.2-18.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 207 110 54.6 46.2-62.8 72 32.5 25.4-40.4 25 12.9 7.9-20.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 919 469 51.9 47.9-55.9 325 32.9 29.3-36.6 125 15.2 12.4-18.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,320 661 50.7 47.5-53.8 404 30.5 27.7-33.5 255 18.9 16.5-21.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 820 437 55.2 51.2-59.1 237 28.2 24.8-31.9 146 16.6 13.9-19.7
2nd Quartile 940 448 47.2 43.5-51.0 336 35.0 31.5-38.7 156 17.8 15.0-20.9
3rd Quartile 613 313 53.6 48.6-58.6 208 30.0 25.8-34.4 92 16.4 12.7-20.9
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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