2021 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina

Derived Variables and Risk Factors

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,247 2,571 63.2 61.4-65.0 1,676 36.8 35.0-38.6
-Piedmont NC 2,113 1,302 62.8 60.3-65.2 811 37.2 34.8-39.7
GENDER
Male 995 597 61.9 58.3-65.4 398 38.1 34.6-41.7
Female 1,118 705 63.6 60.1-66.9 413 36.4 33.1-39.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,375 826 59.6 56.5-62.6 549 40.4 37.4-43.5
Non-Hispanic Black 390 242 64.4 58.6-69.9 148 35.6 30.1-41.4
Other 303 206 74.6 68.7-79.6 97 25.4 20.4-31.3
AGE
18-34 383 325 85.6 81.2-89.2 58 14.4 10.8-18.8
35-44 362 278 76.3 70.4-81.3 84 23.7 18.7-29.6
45-54 373 239 62.7 56.8-68.3 134 37.3 31.7-43.2
55-64 354 173 49.7 43.7-55.6 181 50.3 44.4-56.3
65-74 359 153 40.8 34.8-47.1 206 59.2 52.9-65.2
75+ 227 96 41.2 33.7-49.1 131 58.8 50.9-66.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 150 81 54.1 44.8-63.1 69 45.9 36.9-55.2
H.S. or G.E.D. 405 229 57.0 51.2-62.7 176 43.0 37.3-48.8
Some Post-H.S. 531 326 64.5 59.7-68.9 205 35.5 31.1-40.3
College Graduate 1,019 661 67.2 63.9-70.2 358 32.8 29.8-36.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 569 266 48.7 43.9-53.5 303 51.3 46.5-56.1
No 1,504 1,007 67.9 65.0-70.7 497 32.1 29.3-35.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 240 119 52.3 44.8-59.7 121 47.7 40.3-55.2
Non-Veteran 1,862 1,175 63.9 61.3-66.5 687 36.1 33.5-38.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,220 856 71.1 68.1-74.0 364 28.9 26.0-31.9
Unemployed 95 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 532 226 41.6 36.7-46.8 306 58.4 53.2-63.3
Unable to Work 119 47 36.3 26.9-46.8 72 63.7 53.2-73.1
Other not in Labor Force 125 96 78.0 68.7-85.2 29 22.0 14.8-31.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 105 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 155 91 56.5 47.0-65.6 64 43.5 34.4-53.0
$25,000- 34,999 186 102 57.6 49.1-65.6 84 42.4 34.4-50.9
$35,000- 49,999 205 126 64.0 55.3-71.8 79 36.0 28.2-44.7
$50,000- 74,999 259 174 69.7 62.8-75.9 85 30.3 24.1-37.2
$75,000+ 775 503 65.2 61.2-69.0 272 34.8 31.0-38.8
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 428 243 58.6 52.9-64.1 185 41.4 35.9-47.1
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 42 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 142 87 61.3 50.7-70.9 55 38.7 29.1-49.3
101% to 150% 141 88 61.9 52.1-70.8 53 38.1 29.2-47.9
151% to 200% 158 90 59.0 49.5-67.9 68 41.0 32.1-50.5
More than 200% 1,177 747 64.8 61.5-67.9 430 35.2 32.1-38.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 428 243 58.6 52.9-64.1 185 41.4 35.9-47.1
HOUSING
Own 1,424 834 59.9 56.9-62.9 590 40.1 37.1-43.1
Rent 555 380 71.1 66.6-75.3 175 28.9 24.7-33.4
Other arrangement 105 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,169 762 66.5 63.2-69.6 407 33.5 30.4-36.8
Regional City or Suburban County 542 313 60.2 55.3-65.0 229 39.8 35.0-44.7
Rural 402 227 55.8 49.9-61.5 175 44.2 38.5-50.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 189 101 54.4 46.0-62.6 88 45.6 37.4-54.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 794 460 60.9 56.8-64.9 334 39.1 35.1-43.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,130 741 65.5 62.1-68.7 389 34.5 31.3-37.9
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 707 455 65.1 60.8-69.1 252 34.9 30.9-39.2
2nd Quartile 802 498 63.0 59.0-66.8 304 37.0 33.2-41.0
3rd Quartile 538 321 61.0 55.9-65.9 217 39.0 34.1-44.1
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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