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 3,991 365 7.4 6.3- 8.6 3,626 92.6 91.4-93.7
Piedmont NC 2,000 157 6.5 5.1- 8.1 1,843 93.5 91.9-94.9
GENDER
Male 910 86 8.9 6.6-12.1 824 91.1 87.9-93.4
Female 1,090 71 4.1 3.0- 5.6 1,019 95.9 94.4-97.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,233 123 8.5 6.5-11.0 1,110 91.5 89.0-93.5
Non-Hispanic Black 380 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 352 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 465 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 291 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 329 16 3.5 1.9- 6.1 313 96.5 93.9-98.1
55-64 339 26 6.4 3.9-10.4 313 93.6 89.6-96.1
65-74 304 34 11.1 7.2-16.7 270 88.9 83.3-92.8
75+ 238 61 24.7 17.9-33.1 177 75.3 66.9-82.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 165 15 9.7 5.3-17.0 150 90.3 83.0-94.7
H.S. or G.E.D. 392 32 5.5 3.5- 8.6 360 94.5 91.4-96.5
Some Post-H.S. 468 46 8.0 5.0-12.6 422 92.0 87.4-95.0
College Graduate 964 63 4.7 3.4- 6.3 901 95.3 93.7-96.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 586 157 22.3 17.9-27.3 429 77.7 72.7-82.1
No 1,387 *** *** *** 1,387 100 -
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 212 43 16.7 11.5-23.7 169 83.3 76.3-88.5
Non-Veteran 1,785 114 5.3 3.9- 7.0 1,671 94.7 93.0-96.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,159 53 4.4 2.8- 6.7 1,106 95.6 93.3-97.2
Unemployed 91 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 504 82 15.0 11.2-19.8 422 85.0 80.2-88.8
Unable to Work 95 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 131 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 112 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 159 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 222 23 8.9 5.3-14.6 199 91.1 85.4-94.7
$50,000- 74,999 259 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 731 48 5.1 3.5- 7.1 683 94.9 92.9-96.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 444 38 6.0 4.0- 8.9 406 94.0 91.1-96.0
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 34 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 135 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 109 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 125 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,141 82 6.0 4.6- 7.8 1,059 94.0 92.2-95.4
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 444 38 6.0 4.0- 8.9 406 94.0 91.1-96.0
HOUSING
Own 1,238 102 7.2 5.3- 9.5 1,136 92.8 90.5-94.7
Rent 596 42 5.1 3.5- 7.4 554 94.9 92.6-96.5
Other arrangement 142 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,143 79 5.7 4.3- 7.5 1,064 94.3 92.5-95.7
Regional City or Suburban County 458 38 7.2 4.2-12.1 420 92.8 87.9-95.8
Rural 399 40 7.4 4.7-11.4 359 92.6 88.6-95.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 136 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 712 71 7.3 5.4- 9.7 641 92.7 90.3-94.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,152 75 5.9 4.1- 8.4 1,077 94.1 91.6-95.9
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 729 50 7.0 4.3-11.1 679 93.0 88.9-95.7
2nd Quartile 769 67 6.0 4.4- 8.1 702 94.0 91.9-95.6
3rd Quartile 436 33 5.9 3.7- 9.3 403 94.1 90.7-96.3
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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