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 3,986 151 3.8 3.0- 4.8 3,835 96.2 95.2-97.0
Piedmont NC 1,989 65 3.2 2.3- 4.5 1,924 96.8 95.5-97.7
GENDER
Male 901 27 3.2 1.9- 5.4 874 96.8 94.6-98.1
Female 1,088 38 3.2 2.1- 4.9 1,050 96.8 95.1-97.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,228 34 2.8 1.8- 4.2 1,194 97.2 95.8-98.2
Non-Hispanic Black 379 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 347 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 461 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 288 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 328 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 336 21 8.8 5.3-14.5 315 91.2 85.5-94.7
65-74 303 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 239 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 164 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 389 19 4.5 2.5- 8.0 370 95.5 92.0-97.5
Some Post-H.S. 462 23 3.5 2.2- 5.5 439 96.5 94.5-97.8
College Graduate 963 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 586 65 11.1 8.0-15.1 521 88.9 84.9-92.0
No 1,387 *** *** *** 1,387 100 -
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 210 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,776 53 3.1 2.1- 4.4 1,723 96.9 95.6-97.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,153 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unemployed 91 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 503 *** *** *** *** *** ***
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 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 222 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 258 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 731 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 437 19 4.9 2.7- 8.7 418 95.1 91.3-97.3
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 34 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 134 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 106 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 124 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,142 26 2.3 1.4- 3.9 1,116 97.7 96.1-98.6
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 437 19 4.9 2.7- 8.7 418 95.1 91.3-97.3
HOUSING
Own 1,234 30 2.4 1.5- 3.7 1,204 97.6 96.3-98.5
Rent 594 25 4.7 2.7- 8.0 569 95.3 92.0-97.3
Other arrangement 138 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,137 35 2.9 1.9- 4.5 1,102 97.1 95.5-98.1
Regional City or Suburban County 455 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 397 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 135 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 708 23 3.4 1.9- 6.0 685 96.6 94.0-98.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,146 36 3.0 2.0- 4.5 1,110 97.0 95.5-98.0
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 725 20 2.9 1.7- 5.0 705 97.1 95.0-98.3
2nd Quartile 763 24 3.0 1.8- 4.9 739 97.0 95.1-98.2
3rd Quartile 436 *** *** *** *** *** ***
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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