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 4,079 168 3.9 3.1- 4.8 3,911 96.1 95.2-96.9
Piedmont NC 2,041 75 3.8 2.8- 5.1 1,966 96.2 94.9-97.2
GENDER
Male 930 27 3.6 2.2- 5.9 903 96.4 94.1-97.8
Female 1,111 48 3.9 2.7- 5.6 1,063 96.1 94.4-97.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,256 47 4.0 2.8- 5.7 1,209 96.0 94.3-97.2
Non-Hispanic Black 388 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 359 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 469 *** *** *** 469 100 -
35-44 298 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 334 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 344 17 5.9 3.4-10.3 327 94.1 89.7-96.6
65-74 315 25 9.2 5.3-15.5 290 90.8 84.5-94.7
75+ 246 18 11.6 6.4-20.1 228 88.4 79.9-93.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 168 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 401 22 4.3 2.4- 7.6 379 95.7 92.4-97.6
Some Post-H.S. 480 22 3.5 2.1- 5.7 458 96.5 94.3-97.9
College Graduate 979 18 2.1 1.2- 3.7 961 97.9 96.3-98.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 585 51 9.7 6.8-13.7 534 90.3 86.3-93.2
No 1,386 24 1.5 0.9- 2.5 1,362 98.5 97.5-99.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 217 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,819 65 3.6 2.6- 5.0 1,754 96.4 95.0-97.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,174 18 1.7 0.9- 2.9 1,156 98.3 97.1-99.1
Unemployed 92 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 515 34 8.0 5.1-12.2 481 92.0 87.8-94.9
Unable to Work 99 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 132 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 100 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 113 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 161 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 224 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 259 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 736 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 448 21 5.1 2.8- 9.0 427 94.9 91.0-97.2
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 35 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 137 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 109 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 125 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,149 26 2.8 1.7- 4.6 1,123 97.2 95.4-98.3
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 448 21 5.1 2.8- 9.0 427 94.9 91.0-97.2
HOUSING
Own 1,262 48 4.0 2.8- 5.7 1,214 96.0 94.3-97.2
Rent 608 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other arrangement 145 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,159 35 3.4 2.2- 5.1 1,124 96.6 94.9-97.8
Regional City or Suburban County 471 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 411 23 5.1 2.9- 8.9 388 94.9 91.1-97.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 138 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 726 32 5.3 3.3- 8.4 694 94.7 91.6-96.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,177 34 2.8 1.9- 4.3 1,143 97.2 95.7-98.1
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 750 23 3.3 2.0- 5.5 727 96.7 94.5-98.0
2nd Quartile 786 33 4.3 2.8- 6.5 753 95.7 93.5-97.2
3rd Quartile 438 *** *** *** *** *** ***
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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