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 4,067 282 5.8 4.9- 6.8 3,785 94.2 93.2-95.1
Piedmont NC 2,034 153 5.6 4.5- 7.0 1,881 94.4 93.0-95.5
GENDER
Male 927 58 4.8 3.3- 6.8 869 95.2 93.2-96.7
Female 1,107 95 6.4 4.8- 8.4 1,012 93.6 91.6-95.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,251 148 9.0 7.2-11.2 1,103 91.0 88.8-92.8
Non-Hispanic Black 388 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 358 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 468 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 298 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 332 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 343 24 7.3 4.3-12.4 319 92.7 87.6-95.7
65-74 314 55 14.6 10.3-20.3 259 85.4 79.7-89.7
75+ 245 52 18.0 12.3-25.5 193 82.0 74.5-87.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 167 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 400 29 4.3 2.7- 6.7 371 95.7 93.3-97.3
Some Post-H.S. 480 28 4.7 2.8- 7.7 452 95.3 92.3-97.2
College Graduate 975 91 7.8 5.9-10.2 884 92.2 89.8-94.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 584 51 7.2 5.0-10.3 533 92.8 89.7-95.0
No 1,381 98 4.8 3.6- 6.2 1,283 95.2 93.8-96.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 214 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,815 130 5.4 4.3- 6.8 1,685 94.6 93.2-95.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,169 35 2.8 1.8- 4.5 1,134 97.2 95.5-98.2
Unemployed 92 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 514 108 17.9 13.8-22.8 406 82.1 77.2-86.2
Unable to Work 99 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 131 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 98 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 114 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 160 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 224 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 260 22 4.7 2.9- 7.4 238 95.3 92.6-97.1
$75,000+ 733 56 6.4 4.4- 9.3 677 93.6 90.7-95.6
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 445 37 5.3 3.4- 8.2 408 94.7 91.8-96.6
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 34 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 137 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 109 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 125 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,147 95 6.3 4.7- 8.3 1,052 93.7 91.7-95.3
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 445 37 5.3 3.4- 8.2 408 94.7 91.8-96.6
HOUSING
Own 1,257 133 7.7 6.1- 9.7 1,124 92.3 90.3-93.9
Rent 608 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other arrangement 143 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,155 81 4.8 3.6- 6.3 1,074 95.2 93.7-96.4
Regional City or Suburban County 470 30 4.6 2.6- 7.9 440 95.4 92.1-97.4
Rural 409 42 9.3 6.1-13.9 367 90.7 86.1-93.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 137 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 727 64 6.2 4.4- 8.7 663 93.8 91.3-95.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,170 81 5.3 3.9- 7.2 1,089 94.7 92.8-96.1
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 745 64 7.3 5.2-10.3 681 92.7 89.7-94.8
2nd Quartile 782 53 4.5 3.1- 6.4 729 95.5 93.6-96.9
3rd Quartile 440 35 6.1 3.8- 9.6 405 93.9 90.4-96.2
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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