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 3,973 655 14.1 12.6-15.6 3,318 85.9 84.4-87.4
Piedmont NC 1,985 254 11.4 9.6-13.4 1,731 88.6 86.6-90.4
GENDER
Male 899 93 9.6 7.2-12.8 806 90.4 87.2-92.8
Female 1,086 161 12.9 10.6-15.6 925 87.1 84.4-89.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,225 158 11.6 9.5-14.1 1,067 88.4 85.9-90.5
Non-Hispanic Black 377 60 14.4 10.0-20.2 317 85.6 79.8-90.0
Other 348 33 7.3 4.4-11.9 315 92.7 88.1-95.6
AGE
18-34 460 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 288 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 328 30 9.4 6.0-14.5 298 90.6 85.5-94.0
55-64 336 65 20.0 14.9-26.3 271 80.0 73.7-85.1
65-74 301 67 22.7 16.7-30.1 234 77.3 69.9-83.3
75+ 238 64 23.4 16.6-31.9 174 76.6 68.1-83.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 164 37 21.7 14.0-32.0 127 78.3 68.0-86.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 386 60 13.2 9.6-17.8 326 86.8 82.2-90.4
Some Post-H.S. 462 73 11.1 8.3-14.5 389 88.9 85.5-91.7
College Graduate 962 84 7.0 5.2- 9.5 878 93.0 90.5-94.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 585 254 38.9 33.6-44.5 331 61.1 55.5-66.4
No 1,387 *** *** *** 1,387 100 -
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 210 36 13.9 8.9-21.1 174 86.1 78.9-91.1
Non-Veteran 1,772 218 11.1 9.3-13.2 1,554 88.9 86.8-90.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,153 53 4.2 3.0- 6.0 1,100 95.8 94.0-97.0
Unemployed 90 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 500 127 24.1 19.2-29.8 373 75.9 70.2-80.8
Unable to Work 94 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 129 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 73 20 19.7 12.0-30.5 53 80.3 69.5-88.0
$15,000- 24,999 109 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 156 41 19.8 13.2-28.8 115 80.2 71.2-86.8
$35,000- 49,999 222 28 11.3 6.7-18.2 194 88.7 81.8-93.3
$50,000- 74,999 258 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 730 46 5.0 3.5- 7.1 684 95.0 92.9-96.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 437 60 13.9 10.0-18.9 377 86.1 81.1-90.0
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 34 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 134 36 22.2 14.3-32.7 98 77.8 67.3-85.7
101% to 150% 106 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 123 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,139 105 7.4 5.7- 9.5 1,034 92.6 90.5-94.3
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 437 60 13.9 10.0-18.9 377 86.1 81.1-90.0
HOUSING
Own 1,232 147 10.8 8.8-13.2 1,085 89.2 86.8-91.2
Rent 592 83 13.4 9.6-18.3 509 86.6 81.7-90.4
Other arrangement 138 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,136 130 8.7 7.0-10.8 1,006 91.3 89.2-93.0
Regional City or Suburban County 454 55 13.6 9.6-18.8 399 86.4 81.2-90.4
Rural 395 69 15.3 11.2-20.5 326 84.7 79.5-88.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 135 23 15.8 9.1-26.0 112 84.2 74.0-90.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 704 105 13.2 10.3-16.7 599 86.8 83.3-89.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,146 126 9.6 7.5-12.2 1,020 90.4 87.8-92.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 726 77 9.3 6.9-12.5 649 90.7 87.5-93.1
2nd Quartile 760 97 11.8 9.1-15.3 663 88.2 84.7-90.9
3rd Quartile 434 69 13.1 9.5-17.8 365 86.9 82.2-90.5
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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