2023 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,215 372 11.6 10.1-13.4 2,843 88.4 86.6-89.9
Piedmont NC 1,553 201 12.2 10.2-14.6 1,352 87.8 85.4-89.8
GENDER
Male 670 108 13.6 10.7-17.2 562 86.4 82.8-89.3
Female 883 93 11.0 8.3-14.5 790 89.0 85.5-91.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 971 141 12.2 10.0-14.9 830 87.8 85.1-90.0
Non-Hispanic Black 311 41 13.0 8.9-18.6 270 87.0 81.4-91.1
Other 247 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 302 39 14.6 9.8-21.1 263 85.4 78.9-90.2
35-44 225 28 13.1 8.5-19.8 197 86.9 80.2-91.5
45-54 268 34 10.5 6.9-15.5 234 89.5 84.5-93.1
55-64 285 42 12.2 8.1-17.8 243 87.8 82.2-91.9
65-74 249 33 12.3 7.9-18.7 216 87.7 81.3-92.1
75+ 200 24 8.8 5.0-15.0 176 91.2 85.0-95.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 131 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 306 30 11.7 7.5-17.9 276 88.3 82.1-92.5
Some Post-H.S. 379 55 14.1 10.2-19.2 324 85.9 80.8-89.8
College Graduate 730 108 14.3 11.2-18.1 622 85.7 81.9-88.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 472 64 12.7 9.2-17.3 408 87.3 82.7-90.8
No 1,068 137 12.2 9.7-15.1 931 87.8 84.9-90.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 151 21 11.2 6.4-18.9 130 88.8 81.1-93.6
Non-Veteran 1,400 179 12.3 10.1-14.9 1,221 87.7 85.1-89.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 901 124 13.6 10.9-16.9 777 86.4 83.1-89.1
Unemployed 68 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 415 51 8.9 6.1-12.9 364 91.1 87.1-93.9
Unable to Work 76 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 81 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 88 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 115 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 171 22 16.1 9.5-26.1 149 83.9 73.9-90.5
$50,000- 74,999 195 25 10.7 6.6-16.7 170 89.3 83.3-93.4
$75,000+ 574 87 14.3 10.8-18.7 487 85.7 81.3-89.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 361 38 9.8 6.5-14.4 323 90.2 85.6-93.5
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 22 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 100 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 81 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 102 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 878 130 13.5 10.8-16.8 748 86.5 83.2-89.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 361 38 9.8 6.5-14.4 323 90.2 85.6-93.5
HOUSING
Own 1,043 130 11.1 8.8-13.9 913 88.9 86.1-91.2
Rent 385 42 11.5 7.5-17.2 343 88.5 82.8-92.5
Other arrangement 110 27 24.7 16.0-36.2 *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 832 108 12.4 9.8-15.5 724 87.6 84.5-90.2
Regional City or Suburban County 363 46 12.3 8.1-18.2 317 87.7 81.8-91.9
Rural 358 47 11.9 8.2-16.8 311 88.1 83.2-91.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 130 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 602 83 10.4 7.9-13.7 519 89.6 86.3-92.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 821 104 13.7 10.6-17.4 717 86.3 82.6-89.4
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 554 72 14.4 10.6-19.2 482 85.6 80.8-89.4
2nd Quartile 572 65 10.8 7.8-14.7 507 89.2 85.3-92.2
3rd Quartile 366 57 11.7 8.3-16.1 309 88.3 83.9-91.7
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 61 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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