2023 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina

Chronic Health Conditions

Has a doctor, nurse, or other health professional EVER told you that you had any of the following?

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,060 220 4.9 4.0- 5.9 3,840 95.1 94.1-96.0
Piedmont NC 2,036 84 4.6 3.4- 6.2 1,952 95.4 93.8-96.6
GENDER
Male 926 44 5.8 3.8- 8.8 882 94.2 91.2-96.2
Female 1,110 40 3.5 2.3- 5.1 1,070 96.5 94.9-97.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,250 63 5.5 3.9- 7.8 1,187 94.5 92.2-96.1
Non-Hispanic Black 388 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 360 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 470 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 298 *** *** *** 298 100 -
45-54 334 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 344 20 7.3 4.3-12.3 324 92.7 87.7-95.7
65-74 310 19 8.2 4.6-14.2 291 91.8 85.8-95.4
75+ 244 34 16.1 10.4-24.1 210 83.9 75.9-89.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 166 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 400 24 6.2 3.7-10.1 376 93.8 89.9-96.3
Some Post-H.S. 482 20 3.3 2.0- 5.5 462 96.7 94.5-98.0
College Graduate 976 28 2.3 1.4- 3.6 948 97.7 96.4-98.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 584 50 9.0 6.0-13.4 534 91.0 86.6-94.0
No 1,383 31 2.7 1.7- 4.2 1,352 97.3 95.8-98.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 216 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,814 71 4.7 3.4- 6.4 1,743 95.3 93.6-96.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,174 18 2.0 1.1- 3.5 1,156 98.0 96.5-98.9
Unemployed 92 *** *** *** 92 100 -
Retired 511 49 10.8 7.5-15.3 462 89.2 84.7-92.5
Unable to Work 98 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 132 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 98 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 112 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 160 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 222 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 260 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 736 21 2.7 1.5- 4.7 715 97.3 95.3-98.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 448 24 5.9 3.5- 9.8 424 94.1 90.2-96.5
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 35 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 134 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 110 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 125 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,147 39 3.7 2.4- 5.7 1,108 96.3 94.3-97.6
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 448 24 5.9 3.5- 9.8 424 94.1 90.2-96.5
HOUSING
Own 1,257 63 5.6 4.0- 7.8 1,194 94.4 92.2-96.0
Rent 609 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other arrangement 145 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,161 44 3.6 2.5- 5.3 1,117 96.4 94.7-97.5
Regional City or Suburban County 467 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 408 22 5.7 3.3- 9.8 386 94.3 90.2-96.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 137 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 724 28 4.1 2.4- 6.7 696 95.9 93.3-97.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,175 48 4.7 3.1- 6.9 1,127 95.3 93.1-96.9
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 748 32 4.2 2.7- 6.5 716 95.8 93.5-97.3
2nd Quartile 783 33 4.7 2.9- 7.5 750 95.3 92.5-97.1
3rd Quartile 439 *** *** *** *** *** ***
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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