2023 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina

Chronic Health Conditions

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,065 931 23.1 21.3-24.9 3,134 76.9 75.1-78.7
Piedmont NC 2,034 475 23.3 20.9-25.9 1,559 76.7 74.1-79.1
GENDER
Male 924 153 17.6 14.5-21.1 771 82.4 78.9-85.5
Female 1,110 322 28.5 25.1-32.3 788 71.5 67.7-74.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,250 327 26.5 23.4-29.8 923 73.5 70.2-76.6
Non-Hispanic Black 386 76 19.9 14.9-26.1 310 80.1 73.9-85.1
Other 361 69 18.6 13.4-25.3 292 81.4 74.7-86.6
AGE
18-34 467 129 27.3 22.3-32.8 338 72.7 67.2-77.7
35-44 298 76 26.6 20.8-33.2 222 73.4 66.8-79.2
45-54 334 77 19.0 14.0-25.3 257 81.0 74.7-86.0
55-64 343 85 21.5 16.5-27.5 258 78.5 72.5-83.5
65-74 312 69 24.9 18.5-32.6 243 75.1 67.4-81.5
75+ 245 35 13.8 8.7-21.1 210 86.2 78.9-91.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 168 34 21.7 14.1-32.0 134 78.3 68.0-85.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 398 100 26.1 20.9-32.1 298 73.9 67.9-79.1
Some Post-H.S. 481 131 24.4 19.9-29.5 350 75.6 70.5-80.1
College Graduate 975 209 20.8 17.8-24.2 766 79.2 75.8-82.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 583 241 43.4 38.0-49.0 342 56.6 51.0-62.0
No 1,383 224 15.4 13.0-18.1 1,159 84.6 81.9-87.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 214 46 22.1 15.8-30.0 168 77.9 70.0-84.2
Non-Veteran 1,815 429 23.5 21.0-26.2 1,386 76.5 73.8-79.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,170 253 21.8 18.8-25.1 917 78.2 74.9-81.2
Unemployed 92 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 512 99 19.9 15.4-25.3 413 80.1 74.7-84.6
Unable to Work 99 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 132 32 23.1 15.5-33.1 100 76.9 66.9-84.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 100 35 29.4 20.4-40.5 65 70.6 59.5-79.6
$15,000- 24,999 114 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 159 46 29.4 20.2-40.7 113 70.6 59.3-79.8
$35,000- 49,999 222 60 27.1 20.6-34.8 162 72.9 65.2-79.4
$50,000- 74,999 260 70 24.2 18.3-31.2 190 75.8 68.8-81.7
$75,000+ 734 153 21.9 18.1-26.3 581 78.1 73.7-81.9
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 445 70 17.1 12.6-22.9 375 82.9 77.1-87.4
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 35 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 137 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 110 27 16.2 9.8-25.7 83 83.8 74.3-90.2
151% to 200% 124 40 28.4 19.9-38.8 84 71.6 61.2-80.1
More than 200% 1,145 269 24.0 20.9-27.4 876 76.0 72.6-79.1
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 445 70 17.1 12.6-22.9 375 82.9 77.1-87.4
HOUSING
Own 1,257 252 21.3 18.3-24.6 1,005 78.7 75.4-81.7
Rent 608 172 27.0 22.8-31.7 436 73.0 68.3-77.2
Other arrangement 144 47 30.0 21.4-40.4 97 70.0 59.6-78.6
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,158 264 22.5 19.6-25.7 894 77.5 74.3-80.4
Regional City or Suburban County 467 111 24.9 19.7-30.9 356 75.1 69.1-80.3
Rural 409 100 23.3 18.4-28.9 309 76.7 71.1-81.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 138 37 23.9 15.9-34.2 101 76.1 65.8-84.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 727 172 22.8 19.1-27.0 555 77.2 73.0-80.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,169 266 23.6 20.4-27.1 903 76.4 72.9-79.6
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 748 171 22.8 19.1-27.1 577 77.2 72.9-80.9
2nd Quartile 780 192 25.1 21.2-29.4 588 74.9 70.6-78.8
3rd Quartile 439 96 21.2 17.0-26.2 343 78.8 73.8-83.0
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2023 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2023 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2023 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2023 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2023 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2023 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 2023 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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