2023 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina

Demographics

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,984 242 5.9 4.9- 7.0 3,742 94.1 93.0-95.1
Piedmont NC 1,992 112 6.0 4.7- 7.6 1,880 94.0 92.4-95.3
GENDER
Male 906 47 5.6 3.8- 8.2 859 94.4 91.8-96.2
Female 1,086 65 6.3 4.7- 8.5 1,021 93.7 91.5-95.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,224 58 4.8 3.5- 6.7 1,166 95.2 93.3-96.5
Non-Hispanic Black 382 32 9.7 6.3-14.7 350 90.3 85.3-93.7
Other 351 21 5.6 3.4- 9.4 330 94.4 90.6-96.6
AGE
18-34 463 19 4.0 2.4- 6.7 444 96.0 93.3-97.6
35-44 289 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 329 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 337 28 8.6 5.3-13.6 309 91.4 86.4-94.7
65-74 303 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 237 24 14.0 8.3-22.6 213 86.0 77.4-91.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 163 20 12.2 6.9-20.7 143 87.8 79.3-93.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 391 30 7.6 4.8-11.7 361 92.4 88.3-95.2
Some Post-H.S. 465 28 5.4 3.5- 8.2 437 94.6 91.8-96.5
College Graduate 962 33 3.2 2.1- 4.8 929 96.8 95.2-97.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 581 112 20.8 16.6-25.7 469 79.2 74.3-83.4
No 1,387 *** *** *** 1,387 100 -
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 212 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,777 101 6.0 4.7- 7.6 1,676 94.0 92.4-95.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,157 40 4.0 2.7- 5.7 1,117 96.0 94.3-97.3
Unemployed 91 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 501 45 9.9 6.6-14.7 456 90.1 85.3-93.4
Unable to Work 93 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 130 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 72 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 111 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 160 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 223 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 259 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 730 27 3.5 2.1- 5.7 703 96.5 94.3-97.9
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 437 29 8.6 5.4-13.4 408 91.4 86.6-94.6
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 33 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 135 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 108 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 125 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,142 49 3.7 2.6- 5.3 1,093 96.3 94.7-97.4
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 437 29 8.6 5.4-13.4 408 91.4 86.6-94.6
HOUSING
Own 1,232 59 5.3 3.9- 7.2 1,173 94.7 92.8-96.1
Rent 597 40 6.9 4.5-10.5 557 93.1 89.5-95.5
Other arrangement 140 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,142 59 5.2 3.8- 7.2 1,083 94.8 92.8-96.2
Regional City or Suburban County 453 26 5.0 3.0- 8.0 427 95.0 92.0-97.0
Rural 397 27 9.5 5.9-15.0 370 90.5 85.0-94.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 135 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 710 55 7.4 5.3-10.3 655 92.6 89.7-94.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,147 46 4.3 3.0- 6.1 1,101 95.7 93.9-97.0
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 726 25 3.4 2.1- 5.5 701 96.6 94.5-97.9
2nd Quartile 768 48 6.5 4.6- 9.2 720 93.5 90.8-95.4
3rd Quartile 434 35 8.6 5.5-13.1 399 91.4 86.9-94.5
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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