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 4,075 398 8.0 7.0- 9.1 3,677 92.0 90.9-93.0
Piedmont NC 2,038 182 6.8 5.6- 8.2 1,856 93.2 91.8-94.4
GENDER
Male 928 80 5.5 4.2- 7.3 848 94.5 92.7-95.8
Female 1,110 102 8.0 6.2-10.2 1,008 92.0 89.8-93.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,252 157 9.3 7.6-11.3 1,095 90.7 88.7-92.4
Non-Hispanic Black 387 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 361 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 470 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 298 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 333 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 345 35 11.5 7.6-17.0 310 88.5 83.0-92.4
65-74 311 49 14.6 10.2-20.5 262 85.4 79.5-89.8
75+ 246 71 23.0 17.0-30.2 175 77.0 69.8-83.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 166 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 402 31 5.0 3.1- 8.0 371 95.0 92.0-96.9
Some Post-H.S. 481 42 7.5 5.2-10.7 439 92.5 89.3-94.8
College Graduate 976 102 8.6 6.8-10.9 874 91.4 89.1-93.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 585 70 9.1 6.7-12.2 515 90.9 87.8-93.3
No 1,383 109 6.0 4.7- 7.7 1,274 94.0 92.3-95.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 217 34 9.1 6.0-13.5 183 90.9 86.5-94.0
Non-Veteran 1,815 148 6.5 5.3- 8.0 1,667 93.5 92.0-94.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,173 47 3.4 2.4- 4.9 1,126 96.6 95.1-97.6
Unemployed 91 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 514 117 19.9 15.7-24.8 397 80.1 75.2-84.3
Unable to Work 98 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 132 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 100 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 114 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 161 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 223 18 7.8 4.5-13.2 205 92.2 86.8-95.5
$50,000- 74,999 259 29 7.6 4.6-12.2 230 92.4 87.8-95.4
$75,000+ 735 66 6.4 4.7- 8.7 669 93.6 91.3-95.3
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 446 41 7.1 4.8-10.6 405 92.9 89.4-95.2
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 35 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 137 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 110 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 125 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,147 113 7.4 5.8- 9.3 1,034 92.6 90.7-94.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 446 41 7.1 4.8-10.6 405 92.9 89.4-95.2
HOUSING
Own 1,259 149 8.6 7.0-10.5 1,110 91.4 89.5-93.0
Rent 608 21 2.3 1.3- 4.1 587 97.7 95.9-98.7
Other arrangement 145 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,158 86 5.4 4.1- 7.2 1,072 94.6 92.8-95.9
Regional City or Suburban County 470 52 8.5 6.1-11.7 418 91.5 88.3-93.9
Rural 410 44 7.9 5.3-11.8 366 92.1 88.2-94.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 138 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 727 79 8.2 6.2-10.7 648 91.8 89.3-93.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,173 94 6.0 4.6- 7.8 1,079 94.0 92.2-95.4
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 747 64 6.5 4.7- 8.9 683 93.5 91.1-95.3
2nd Quartile 784 73 7.2 5.4- 9.5 711 92.8 90.5-94.6
3rd Quartile 440 41 6.3 4.3- 9.2 399 93.7 90.8-95.7
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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