2023 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina

Social Determinants and Health Equity

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  Total
Respond.^		 Very satisfied Satisfied Dissatisfied/Very dissatisfied
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,204 1,588 48.1 45.6-50.6 1,484 47.1 44.6-49.6 132 4.8 3.8- 6.2
Piedmont NC 1,556 771 47.9 44.5-51.3 715 46.5 43.2-49.9 70 5.6 4.0- 7.7
GENDER
Male 676 339 45.1 40.1-50.2 309 49.4 44.2-54.6 28 5.5 3.0- 9.7
Female 880 432 50.3 45.9-54.7 406 44.1 39.8-48.5 42 5.6 3.9- 8.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 974 518 51.4 47.1-55.7 417 43.6 39.4-48.0 39 4.9 3.1- 7.6
Non-Hispanic Black 313 134 42.6 35.4-50.2 161 48.2 40.9-55.6 18 9.2 5.1-16.0
Other 244 110 44.2 35.9-52.9 121 52.6 43.9-61.1 *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 302 131 42.5 35.6-49.6 152 51.0 43.9-58.1 *** *** ***
35-44 223 99 43.8 36.0-51.9 112 50.6 42.6-58.5 *** *** ***
45-54 269 131 50.3 42.1-58.5 127 42.9 35.1-51.0 *** *** ***
55-64 284 135 44.0 36.3-52.0 134 49.7 41.5-58.0 *** *** ***
65-74 253 147 55.1 46.4-63.6 98 40.7 32.4-49.6 *** *** ***
75+ 201 114 62.8 53.0-71.6 83 35.3 26.7-44.9 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 129 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 311 144 45.2 38.4-52.2 154 49.6 42.6-56.6 *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 379 165 43.5 37.2-50.0 186 49.3 42.9-55.8 28 7.2 4.7-11.0
College Graduate 729 410 56.7 52.1-61.2 298 41.3 36.8-45.8 21 2.1 1.3- 3.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 472 162 30.8 25.7-36.4 270 57.6 51.4-63.6 40 11.6 7.5-17.7
No 1,072 603 55.3 51.2-59.3 439 41.7 37.7-45.8 30 3.0 1.9- 4.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 153 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,401 692 48.4 44.8-51.9 644 45.7 42.1-49.2 65 6.0 4.2- 8.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 899 446 49.8 45.6-54.0 412 45.5 41.3-49.7 41 4.7 3.2- 6.9
Unemployed 72 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 419 233 54.3 46.7-61.8 175 42.7 35.2-50.4 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 74 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 80 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 49 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 87 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 117 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 170 65 35.9 27.5-45.4 93 58.7 49.3-67.5 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 196 97 48.0 38.8-57.3 90 44.3 35.3-53.8 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 576 334 58.6 53.2-63.7 233 39.7 34.6-45.0 *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 361 194 51.2 44.4-58.1 153 43.1 36.4-50.0 *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 22 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 100 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 79 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 102 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 883 464 52.2 47.9-56.6 389 44.5 40.2-48.8 30 3.3 2.0- 5.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 361 194 51.2 44.4-58.1 153 43.1 36.4-50.0 *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 1,044 585 54.2 50.0-58.3 433 42.6 38.5-46.8 26 3.2 1.8- 5.5
Rent 385 147 33.0 27.4-39.1 202 53.5 46.7-60.1 36 13.6 8.5-20.9
Other arrangement 111 34 31.5 22.2-42.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 833 417 50.2 45.9-54.5 380 44.7 40.5-49.0 36 5.1 3.3- 7.6
Regional City or Suburban County 366 181 47.8 40.6-55.1 163 43.8 36.7-51.1 *** *** ***
Rural 357 173 43.0 36.3-49.9 172 54.1 47.1-60.9 *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 129 50 27.6 19.4-37.6 72 68.2 57.6-77.2 *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 601 290 48.5 43.0-54.0 287 47.6 42.1-53.1 24 3.9 2.3- 6.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 826 431 51.0 46.4-55.5 356 42.0 37.7-46.5 39 7.0 4.5-10.8
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 559 288 51.0 45.5-56.4 250 44.8 39.4-50.3 21 4.2 2.5- 7.1
2nd Quartile 569 277 46.6 41.1-52.2 261 45.2 39.7-50.9 31 8.1 5.0-12.9
3rd Quartile 369 183 48.6 41.9-55.3 170 48.1 41.4-54.8 *** *** ***
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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