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 3,973 304 7.9 6.8- 9.2 3,669 92.1 90.8-93.2
Piedmont NC 1,985 132 6.8 5.4- 8.4 1,853 93.2 91.6-94.6
GENDER
Male 900 50 5.4 3.7- 7.8 850 94.6 92.2-96.3
Female 1,085 82 8.0 6.1-10.5 1,003 92.0 89.5-93.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,225 76 6.4 4.7- 8.5 1,149 93.6 91.5-95.3
Non-Hispanic Black 380 32 8.1 5.1-12.5 348 91.9 87.5-94.9
Other 345 21 6.4 3.5-11.2 324 93.6 88.8-96.5
AGE
18-34 461 24 3.8 2.4- 5.9 437 96.2 94.1-97.6
35-44 286 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 328 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 336 28 9.2 5.9-14.3 308 90.8 85.7-94.1
65-74 302 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 238 24 12.6 7.3-21.0 214 87.4 79.0-92.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 162 21 12.3 7.0-20.8 141 87.7 79.2-93.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 390 36 9.0 6.0-13.3 354 91.0 86.7-94.0
Some Post-H.S. 461 40 7.1 4.9-10.2 421 92.9 89.8-95.1
College Graduate 961 35 3.1 1.9- 5.0 926 96.9 95.0-98.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 584 132 23.2 18.8-28.3 452 76.8 71.7-81.2
No 1,387 *** *** *** 1,387 100 -
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 211 22 11.8 6.8-19.6 189 88.2 80.4-93.2
Non-Veteran 1,771 109 6.1 4.8- 7.8 1,662 93.9 92.2-95.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,151 27 2.5 1.5- 4.1 1,124 97.5 95.9-98.5
Unemployed 91 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 501 49 11.2 7.7-16.1 452 88.8 83.9-92.3
Unable to Work 93 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 129 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 109 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 159 18 8.0 4.4-14.1 141 92.0 85.9-95.6
$35,000- 49,999 221 21 9.6 5.4-16.3 200 90.4 83.7-94.6
$50,000- 74,999 258 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 731 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 434 27 7.7 4.7-12.3 407 92.3 87.7-95.3
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 34 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 134 23 17.9 10.6-28.7 111 82.1 71.3-89.4
101% to 150% 106 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 124 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,141 52 4.4 3.1- 6.3 1,089 95.6 93.7-96.9
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 434 27 7.7 4.7-12.3 407 92.3 87.7-95.3
HOUSING
Own 1,233 60 5.5 4.0- 7.5 1,173 94.5 92.5-96.0
Rent 591 56 9.5 6.7-13.4 535 90.5 86.6-93.3
Other arrangement 138 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,134 71 6.0 4.4- 8.0 1,063 94.0 92.0-95.6
Regional City or Suburban County 454 32 8.5 5.4-13.0 422 91.5 87.0-94.6
Rural 397 29 6.4 4.0-10.1 368 93.6 89.9-96.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 135 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 707 59 8.1 5.8-11.3 648 91.9 88.7-94.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,143 61 5.7 4.1- 7.9 1,082 94.3 92.1-95.9
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 723 33 4.8 3.0- 7.6 690 95.2 92.4-97.0
2nd Quartile 762 51 7.0 5.0- 9.9 711 93.0 90.1-95.0
3rd Quartile 435 41 9.1 5.9-13.6 394 90.9 86.4-94.1
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 65 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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