2021 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina

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  Total
Respond.^		 Employer Plan Purchased Plan Medicare Medicaid TRICARE/VA/Military Other Plan
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,338 1,925 47.2 45.4-49.0 446 11.2 10.1-12.5 1,344 26.3 24.8-27.9 205 5.9 5.0- 6.9 291 6.4 5.6- 7.4 127 3.0 2.4- 3.7
-Piedmont NC 2,142 1,107 53.0 50.4-55.4 223 11.5 9.9-13.4 564 22.9 21.0-25.0 86 5.4 4.2- 6.9 93 4.0 3.1- 5.2 69 3.1 2.3- 4.2
GENDER
Male 1,019 528 53.9 50.2-57.5 113 13.4 10.8-16.4 256 21.1 18.4-24.0 34 4.3 2.8- 6.4 62 5.2 4.0- 6.9 26 2.2 1.3- 3.5
Female 1,123 579 52.1 48.7-55.6 110 9.9 8.0-12.3 308 24.6 21.8-27.6 52 6.4 4.8- 8.6 31 3.0 1.8- 4.8 43 4.0 2.7- 5.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,453 741 52.9 49.9-55.9 142 10.2 8.5-12.2 431 26.9 24.4-29.5 33 2.8 1.9- 4.0 67 4.8 3.5- 6.5 39 2.5 1.7- 3.6
Non-Hispanic Black 400 200 50.0 44.2-55.9 38 12.0 8.5-16.7 92 19.1 15.2-23.8 40 13.0 9.2-18.0 19 3.3 2.0- 5.6 *** *** ***
Other 249 146 57.2 49.1-64.8 35 17.4 11.6-25.3 34 10.3 6.8-15.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 455 301 61.0 55.3-66.4 65 15.7 11.8-20.6 *** *** *** 35 10.3 7.2-14.4 28 6.5 4.1-10.2 *** *** ***
35-44 349 253 72.3 66.3-77.6 44 11.6 8.3-16.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** 15 3.9 2.2- 6.9 *** *** ***
45-54 337 257 75.8 69.9-80.9 30 9.3 6.1-13.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 348 205 58.2 51.8-64.2 50 16.1 12.1-21.2 47 14.1 9.9-19.8 *** *** *** 16 3.8 2.2- 6.7 17 4.6 2.5- 8.0
65-74 363 45 10.2 7.2-14.2 15 3.9 2.2- 6.9 283 81.1 76.2-85.2 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 241 18 7.0 4.1-11.8 13 6.5 3.6-11.5 192 80.1 73.5-85.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 115 26 24.0 15.8-34.6 14 11.2 6.5-18.7 *** *** *** 15 16.8 9.8-27.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 400 158 44.8 39.1-50.6 52 13.4 9.8-18.0 135 27.6 23.1-32.6 33 8.5 5.7-12.4 17 4.5 2.6- 7.8 *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 554 254 49.0 44.2-53.8 69 13.6 10.4-17.5 160 24.1 20.5-28.2 24 4.8 3.1- 7.3 30 5.0 3.2- 7.7 17 3.6 2.0- 6.3
College Graduate 1,068 666 68.8 65.7-71.6 87 8.5 6.7-10.6 220 14.9 12.9-17.0 *** *** *** 44 3.6 2.6- 4.9 37 2.9 2.0- 4.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 575 167 31.5 27.0-36.3 53 10.4 7.6-14.0 263 41.3 36.7-46.0 37 7.9 5.5-11.2 35 5.0 3.5- 7.1 20 4.0 2.4- 6.6
No 1,527 922 61.2 58.1-64.1 168 12.2 10.3-14.5 289 15.9 13.9-18.2 45 4.3 3.1- 6.1 55 3.6 2.5- 5.1 48 2.8 1.9- 4.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 253 65 30.5 24.0-37.8 *** *** *** 93 31.4 25.2-38.3 *** *** *** 69 27.4 21.3-34.5 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,880 1,037 55.5 52.8-58.2 206 12.0 10.3-13.9 468 21.9 19.8-24.0 82 5.9 4.6- 7.6 23 1.3 0.7- 2.3 64 3.4 2.5- 4.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,245 941 74.3 71.2-77.1 136 11.7 9.7-14.1 61 4.6 3.5- 6.2 30 3.2 2.1- 4.9 45 3.7 2.5- 5.2 32 2.5 1.6- 3.9
Unemployed 87 *** *** *** 16 16.4 9.2-27.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 541 54 10.9 8.0-14.7 33 7.8 5.3-11.2 409 73.3 68.4-77.7 *** *** *** 20 2.9 1.8- 4.7 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 118 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 19 19.3 11.7-30.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 131 *** *** *** 24 18.3 11.0-28.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 108 18 19.0 11.0-30.6 *** *** *** 46 30.8 22.2-40.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 138 29 25.0 17.0-35.2 16 11.3 6.6-18.7 66 42.6 33.2-52.5 14 14.8 8.3-25.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 177 59 33.0 25.2-41.8 25 15.1 9.6-23.0 59 33.8 26.0-42.6 16 8.6 5.0-14.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 224 90 43.0 35.1-51.2 27 11.5 7.5-17.1 68 24.9 18.9-32.1 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 276 153 58.2 51.3-64.9 28 10.7 7.2-15.5 64 19.6 14.9-25.4 *** *** *** 23 6.7 4.3-10.5 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 819 593 74.5 70.9-77.9 64 9.5 7.2-12.5 120 11.1 9.0-13.5 *** *** *** 29 3.4 2.1- 5.3 *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 400 165 41.9 36.0-47.9 48 13.1 9.2-18.2 141 32.7 27.3-38.6 20 6.8 4.2-10.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 40 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 127 *** *** *** *** *** *** 55 33.5 24.6-43.7 19 22.1 13.6-33.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 138 50 35.5 26.7-45.4 19 13.2 8.2-20.5 44 33.2 24.5-43.2 16 12.3 7.3-19.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 159 48 33.7 25.4-43.0 24 15.7 10.0-23.7 53 29.9 22.3-38.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,254 792 65.5 62.3-68.5 108 9.8 7.9-12.0 258 16.6 14.5-19.0 *** *** *** 62 5.1 3.7- 6.9 24 1.8 1.1- 2.9
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 400 165 41.9 36.0-47.9 48 13.1 9.2-18.2 141 32.7 27.3-38.6 20 6.8 4.2-10.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 1,441 766 54.6 51.5-57.6 127 10.7 8.8-13.0 432 25.7 23.2-28.3 21 2.4 1.4- 3.9 65 4.4 3.2- 5.9 30 2.3 1.4- 3.6
Rent 541 265 47.7 42.7-52.8 74 13.0 9.9-16.9 99 16.9 13.5-20.9 44 11.9 8.6-16.3 25 4.0 2.5- 6.4 34 6.4 4.3- 9.4
Other arrangement 135 58 47.9 38.1-57.9 20 16.5 10.2-25.7 29 14.3 9.4-21.1 20 17.4 10.9-26.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,201 690 57.3 53.9-60.7 134 11.9 9.7-14.5 243 18.4 16.0-21.0 44 5.3 3.8- 7.5 46 3.6 2.5- 5.1 44 3.5 2.3- 5.1
Regional City or Suburban County 539 264 51.8 46.8-56.7 55 12.1 9.1-15.9 169 25.4 21.6-29.6 15 3.7 2.1- 6.5 26 4.9 3.0- 7.9 *** *** ***
Rural 402 153 41.2 35.5-47.3 34 9.5 6.7-13.4 152 33.1 27.7-39.0 27 8.4 5.5-12.8 21 4.0 2.5- 6.4 *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 185 70 40.7 32.5-49.5 19 11.5 7.3-17.8 74 35.7 27.6-44.7 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 819 396 48.2 44.1-52.4 87 12.6 9.9-16.0 238 25.5 22.2-29.2 42 7.8 5.5-10.8 35 3.5 2.4- 5.0 *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,138 641 58.1 54.7-61.5 117 10.8 8.8-13.3 252 19.0 16.7-21.7 35 4.2 2.8- 6.1 51 4.3 3.1- 6.1 42 3.5 2.4- 5.0
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 708 389 57.2 52.9-61.4 74 11.0 8.4-14.1 166 20.2 17.2-23.7 19 3.0 1.8- 5.2 35 4.9 3.3- 7.4 25 3.6 2.2- 5.9
2nd Quartile 831 426 52.6 48.5-56.6 95 13.0 10.3-16.2 225 22.9 19.8-26.2 36 6.6 4.6- 9.3 23 2.6 1.5- 4.2 26 2.5 1.6- 3.8
3rd Quartile 538 278 50.6 45.3-55.9 49 9.5 6.8-13.1 139 24.8 20.4-29.9 26 6.3 4.1- 9.5 31 5.7 3.6- 8.9 *** *** ***
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 65 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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*Among respondents who have health care coverage.

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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