2023 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina

Social Determinants and Health Equity

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  Total
Respond.^		 Always Usually Sometimes Rarely Never
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,208 1,774 53.6 51.1-56.0 792 24.7 22.6-26.8 406 13.8 12.1-15.8 118 4.3 3.4- 5.4 118 3.7 2.9- 4.6
Piedmont NC 1,555 844 52.5 49.1-55.9 395 24.8 22.0-27.8 196 14.7 12.2-17.5 59 4.2 3.0- 5.8 61 3.9 2.8- 5.3
GENDER
Male 673 390 55.2 50.0-60.3 143 21.6 17.8-25.9 74 13.1 9.6-17.7 28 5.0 3.1- 7.9 38 5.1 3.4- 7.5
Female 882 454 50.2 45.8-54.6 252 27.5 23.8-31.6 122 16.0 12.7-19.9 31 3.5 2.2- 5.4 23 2.8 1.7- 4.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 976 527 51.2 47.0-55.4 282 29.3 25.6-33.2 111 13.0 10.3-16.4 33 3.5 2.2- 5.4 23 3.0 1.8- 4.8
Non-Hispanic Black 311 163 52.0 44.5-59.4 67 16.5 12.2-21.9 55 20.8 14.6-28.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 243 139 56.5 47.5-65.1 43 21.3 14.2-30.7 27 12.2 7.5-19.3 *** *** *** 22 5.2 3.2- 8.5
AGE
18-34 303 148 46.3 39.4-53.4 73 23.8 18.2-30.5 53 20.7 14.8-28.0 *** *** *** 15 4.5 2.5- 7.9
35-44 221 96 44.8 36.9-53.0 72 31.9 25.2-39.5 33 14.9 10.1-21.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 270 143 51.2 43.0-59.4 76 28.8 21.7-37.2 33 12.6 7.9-19.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 286 161 58.7 50.7-66.3 72 23.5 17.9-30.1 29 8.7 5.5-13.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 253 141 55.0 46.3-63.4 59 18.5 13.2-25.3 38 20.0 12.7-30.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 200 141 70.6 60.4-79.1 39 18.9 12.4-27.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 128 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 310 177 54.3 47.2-61.2 59 19.3 14.3-25.4 37 13.0 8.6-19.0 *** *** *** 20 6.6 3.9-11.0
Some Post-H.S. 378 185 46.7 40.4-53.2 100 28.7 23.2-34.9 60 17.2 12.5-23.2 17 4.4 2.5- 7.5 *** *** ***
College Graduate 731 402 54.7 50.1-59.2 222 30.7 26.7-35.0 77 10.5 7.9-13.8 17 2.3 1.4- 3.9 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 475 205 39.3 33.7-45.2 119 24.0 19.1-29.7 87 22.4 17.0-28.7 34 6.7 4.4-10.3 30 7.7 4.9-11.7
No 1,068 633 58.3 54.3-62.3 272 25.0 21.8-28.6 107 11.3 8.8-14.4 25 3.1 1.9- 5.1 31 2.3 1.5- 3.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 152 *** *** *** 29 18.0 11.7-26.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,401 753 52.4 48.8-55.9 366 25.6 22.7-28.8 177 14.0 11.5-16.9 53 4.3 3.0- 6.1 52 3.8 2.7- 5.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 900 472 51.5 47.3-55.7 238 25.3 22.0-29.1 115 14.0 11.1-17.7 37 5.0 3.4- 7.4 38 4.1 2.8- 5.9
Unemployed 71 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 416 260 63.2 55.9-70.0 94 19.8 15.0-25.7 40 11.7 7.3-18.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 75 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 80 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 49 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 86 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 117 *** *** *** *** *** *** 27 19.7 12.6-29.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 170 78 44.5 35.5-54.0 52 28.6 20.9-37.9 21 13.8 7.6-23.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 195 108 52.9 43.4-62.3 50 24.3 17.5-32.7 27 15.9 9.1-26.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 577 339 57.0 51.6-62.2 163 28.9 24.3-34.1 49 8.8 6.2-12.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 361 218 58.3 51.2-65.0 75 19.1 14.6-24.6 43 17.5 11.9-24.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 22 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 100 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 78 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 101 *** *** *** 27 20.4 13.2-30.2 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 884 495 54.3 49.9-58.6 251 28.7 24.9-32.8 91 10.6 8.0-13.8 28 4.3 2.7- 6.7 19 2.2 1.2- 3.8
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 361 218 58.3 51.2-65.0 75 19.1 14.6-24.6 43 17.5 11.9-24.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 1,044 615 57.1 52.9-61.2 274 25.3 21.9-28.9 98 11.2 8.5-14.5 31 3.6 2.3- 5.6 26 2.9 1.8- 4.7
Rent 382 174 41.1 34.9-47.6 88 21.6 16.5-27.7 74 24.7 18.5-32.2 *** *** *** 28 7.1 4.5-10.9
Other arrangement 111 *** *** *** *** *** *** 20 19.7 12.1-30.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 832 441 52.4 48.1-56.7 222 26.1 22.5-30.1 98 11.6 9.2-14.5 37 5.9 4.0- 8.7 34 4.0 2.7- 5.9
Regional City or Suburban County 367 200 50.8 43.5-58.1 94 27.0 21.1-33.9 50 16.7 11.5-23.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 356 203 54.9 47.8-61.9 79 19.0 14.6-24.4 48 18.6 13.0-25.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 129 *** *** *** 37 23.8 15.8-34.2 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 603 334 54.0 48.4-59.4 143 22.8 18.7-27.5 74 14.4 10.6-19.3 23 3.6 2.2- 5.9 29 5.3 3.3- 8.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 823 449 52.8 48.2-57.3 215 26.4 22.6-30.7 102 13.3 10.4-16.9 30 4.8 3.0- 7.5 27 2.7 1.8- 4.1
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 558 317 56.0 50.6-61.4 144 26.3 21.8-31.4 64 11.2 8.2-15.2 *** *** *** 18 3.1 1.8- 5.0
2nd Quartile 568 296 50.9 45.3-56.5 145 24.4 20.1-29.4 76 15.9 11.9-20.9 22 4.2 2.4- 7.2 29 4.6 2.9- 7.2
3rd Quartile 370 200 49.5 42.8-56.2 96 25.8 20.3-32.1 45 16.5 11.2-23.7 18 5.4 3.1- 9.3 *** *** ***
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 59 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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