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 4,079 637 14.8 13.3-16.5 3,442 85.2 83.5-86.7
Piedmont NC 2,040 334 15.6 13.5-18.0 1,706 84.4 82.0-86.5
GENDER
Male 930 107 10.9 8.4-14.2 823 89.1 85.8-91.6
Female 1,110 227 19.9 16.8-23.5 883 80.1 76.5-83.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,256 207 16.5 13.7-19.8 1,049 83.5 80.2-86.3
Non-Hispanic Black 387 75 16.8 12.7-21.9 312 83.2 78.1-87.3
Other 359 49 12.6 8.2-18.9 310 87.4 81.1-91.8
AGE
18-34 468 79 19.5 14.7-25.4 389 80.5 74.6-85.3
35-44 298 35 11.4 7.7-16.7 263 88.6 83.3-92.3
45-54 333 60 15.8 11.6-21.2 273 84.2 78.8-88.4
55-64 345 55 12.9 9.2-17.8 290 87.1 82.2-90.8
65-74 315 56 15.2 10.8-21.1 259 84.8 78.9-89.2
75+ 245 42 15.0 9.7-22.6 203 85.0 77.4-90.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 167 26 12.1 7.4-19.3 141 87.9 80.7-92.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 400 72 19.4 14.4-25.6 328 80.6 74.4-85.6
Some Post-H.S. 482 74 14.8 10.9-19.9 408 85.2 80.1-89.1
College Graduate 978 159 14.8 12.4-17.6 819 85.2 82.4-87.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 585 138 24.0 19.1-29.7 447 76.0 70.3-80.9
No 1,385 185 12.4 10.3-14.8 1,200 87.6 85.2-89.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 217 35 17.1 11.5-24.5 182 82.9 75.5-88.5
Non-Veteran 1,817 298 15.5 13.2-18.0 1,519 84.5 82.0-86.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,172 164 15.0 12.2-18.3 1,008 85.0 81.7-87.8
Unemployed 92 19 13.3 7.6-22.2 73 86.7 77.8-92.4
Retired 516 94 16.4 12.6-21.1 422 83.6 78.9-87.4
Unable to Work 99 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 131 20 16.4 9.6-26.6 111 83.6 73.4-90.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 99 21 14.5 8.6-23.4 78 85.5 76.6-91.4
$15,000- 24,999 114 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 160 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 223 34 12.4 8.3-18.2 189 87.6 81.8-91.7
$50,000- 74,999 259 36 14.3 8.7-22.5 223 85.7 77.5-91.3
$75,000+ 737 112 15.0 11.9-18.8 625 85.0 81.2-88.1
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 448 63 13.2 9.6-18.1 385 86.8 81.9-90.4
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 35 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 136 31 21.6 14.0-31.8 105 78.4 68.2-86.0
101% to 150% 109 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 125 27 19.5 12.3-29.5 98 80.5 70.5-87.7
More than 200% 1,149 178 15.2 12.5-18.3 971 84.8 81.7-87.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 448 63 13.2 9.6-18.1 385 86.8 81.9-90.4
HOUSING
Own 1,264 194 15.1 12.5-18.2 1,070 84.9 81.8-87.5
Rent 608 106 15.9 12.5-19.9 502 84.1 80.1-87.5
Other arrangement 143 32 20.5 13.3-30.3 111 79.5 69.7-86.7
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,158 180 14.8 12.1-17.8 978 85.2 82.2-87.9
Regional City or Suburban County 471 75 14.2 10.2-19.4 396 85.8 80.6-89.8
Rural 411 79 20.0 15.2-25.9 332 80.0 74.1-84.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 138 23 17.5 9.8-29.2 115 82.5 70.8-90.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 727 128 16.2 12.8-20.2 599 83.8 79.8-87.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,175 183 15.0 12.4-18.2 992 85.0 81.8-87.6
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 749 117 15.8 12.2-20.2 632 84.2 79.8-87.8
2nd Quartile 784 121 14.8 11.8-18.5 663 85.2 81.5-88.2
3rd Quartile 440 83 16.7 12.4-22.0 357 83.3 78.0-87.6
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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