2023 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina

Healthy Days

Now thinking about your physical health, which includes physical illness and injury,
for how many days during the past 30 days was your physical health not good?

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  Total
Respond.^		 None 1-2 days 3-7 days 8-29 days 30 days
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,011 2,592 63.2 61.1-65.4 357 10.2 8.8-11.7 463 11.6 10.3-13.0 333 8.5 7.3- 9.9 266 6.6 5.5- 7.7
Piedmont NC 2,018 1,319 63.2 60.2-66.1 199 11.4 9.4-13.7 233 11.9 10.1-14.0 150 7.6 6.1- 9.4 117 6.0 4.7- 7.6
GENDER
Male 919 652 68.3 63.8-72.6 83 10.8 7.8-14.9 90 9.2 7.2-11.8 44 5.9 4.0- 8.7 50 5.7 3.9- 8.3
Female 1,099 667 58.5 54.4-62.4 116 11.9 9.4-14.9 143 14.3 11.6-17.6 106 9.1 7.0-11.7 67 6.3 4.6- 8.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,245 789 60.6 56.9-64.3 147 13.9 11.1-17.2 151 12.6 10.4-15.2 87 6.8 5.3- 8.9 71 6.0 4.5- 8.1
Non-Hispanic Black 380 249 66.1 59.4-72.2 32 9.4 5.9-14.7 40 10.2 6.6-15.5 35 7.7 4.9-11.9 24 6.5 4.0-10.4
Other 356 256 67.6 59.7-74.6 *** *** *** 39 12.4 8.1-18.4 26 10.5 6.0-17.9 18 3.8 2.2- 6.4
AGE
18-34 465 301 63.3 57.2-68.9 55 12.3 8.5-17.4 69 15.3 11.6-19.8 28 7.1 4.3-11.5 *** *** ***
35-44 295 197 63.7 56.5-70.3 33 11.3 7.9-16.1 32 13.8 8.9-20.7 *** *** *** 16 5.1 2.8- 8.9
45-54 330 225 67.5 60.3-74.0 34 9.7 6.4-14.5 32 8.9 5.6-14.0 29 9.7 6.0-15.2 *** *** ***
55-64 341 199 52.5 44.8-60.0 31 13.7 7.5-23.5 48 13.6 9.6-18.8 32 7.9 5.2-12.0 31 12.4 7.9-18.9
65-74 312 207 65.1 57.3-72.2 30 10.9 6.5-17.9 27 6.8 4.3-10.7 25 9.4 5.6-15.3 23 7.7 4.4-13.2
75+ 240 163 70.1 61.5-77.4 *** *** *** 24 7.5 4.5-12.3 19 6.6 3.8-11.3 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 163 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 20 11.1 6.4-18.7 20 12.3 7.2-20.2
H.S. or G.E.D. 394 261 62.4 55.8-68.5 30 11.9 7.7-18.0 40 10.8 7.5-15.3 28 7.3 4.4-11.8 35 7.7 5.0-11.6
Some Post-H.S. 475 298 62.6 56.8-68.2 40 8.3 5.7-11.8 63 15.2 11.2-20.2 43 7.6 5.0-11.3 31 6.3 4.0- 9.8
College Graduate 973 643 64.6 60.7-68.4 123 14.4 11.8-17.5 117 11.7 9.4-14.5 59 6.8 4.8- 9.5 31 2.5 1.5- 4.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 570 264 46.3 40.6-52.0 53 11.7 8.0-16.8 82 13.0 9.9-16.8 82 13.1 9.9-17.1 89 16.0 12.4-20.5
No 1,380 1,012 69.8 66.2-73.1 140 11.5 9.1-14.4 144 11.6 9.4-14.3 62 5.3 3.7- 7.6 *** *** ***
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 215 137 61.8 52.6-70.3 20 9.6 5.3-16.9 25 11.6 7.2-18.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,797 1,179 63.3 60.2-66.4 178 11.5 9.4-14.1 207 11.9 10.0-14.2 137 7.7 6.1- 9.7 96 5.5 4.3- 7.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,167 797 66.0 62.2-69.6 126 11.5 9.2-14.2 137 12.7 10.3-15.6 70 6.8 4.9- 9.2 37 3.1 2.1- 4.5
Unemployed 89 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 505 327 61.3 54.4-67.8 43 14.1 8.5-22.4 55 8.6 6.1-12.0 44 8.1 5.6-11.5 36 7.9 5.0-12.3
Unable to Work 98 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 130 *** *** *** *** *** *** 18 16.4 9.7-26.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 98 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 111 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 159 *** *** *** *** *** *** 23 12.9 7.8-20.6 18 9.6 5.7-15.7 19 11.4 6.3-19.9
$35,000- 49,999 219 133 56.7 48.1-64.9 25 13.7 8.1-22.2 23 9.7 5.8-15.6 24 13.6 8.1-21.9 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 257 176 68.1 59.3-75.8 32 15.5 9.1-25.2 23 7.0 4.4-11.2 17 5.8 3.3- 9.9 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 736 498 64.5 59.7-69.1 84 11.6 9.1-14.6 98 15.6 12.0-20.0 37 6.1 3.9- 9.6 19 2.2 1.2- 3.9
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 438 318 69.4 63.1-75.1 27 6.8 4.1-11.0 42 9.9 7.0-14.0 *** *** *** 30 8.2 5.0-13.0
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 34 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 135 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 16 12.9 7.1-22.2
101% to 150% 108 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 123 *** *** *** *** *** *** 14 10.6 5.9-18.4 17 10.4 5.9-17.7 *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,142 754 63.6 59.7-67.3 132 12.5 10.0-15.4 141 13.4 10.8-16.6 71 6.9 5.0- 9.5 44 3.6 2.4- 5.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 438 318 69.4 63.1-75.1 27 6.8 4.1-11.0 42 9.9 7.0-14.0 *** *** *** 30 8.2 5.0-13.0
HOUSING
Own 1,248 840 63.5 59.6-67.2 131 12.8 10.1-16.0 133 11.3 9.0-14.0 87 7.6 5.7-10.1 57 4.8 3.4- 6.8
Rent 602 374 62.2 57.0-67.2 54 9.2 6.2-13.5 82 13.0 10.1-16.5 47 7.5 5.2-10.8 45 8.0 5.5-11.5
Other arrangement 143 85 60.7 50.5-70.0 *** *** *** 16 14.2 8.1-23.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,147 760 66.2 62.6-69.6 111 10.2 8.0-12.9 138 12.2 10.0-14.9 80 6.0 4.7- 7.8 58 5.3 3.9- 7.2
Regional City or Suburban County 467 294 57.9 51.4-64.2 56 14.3 9.7-20.6 49 11.4 7.7-16.4 39 10.4 6.8-15.5 29 6.0 3.7- 9.5
Rural 404 265 62.7 55.8-69.1 32 10.2 6.3-16.0 46 11.7 8.3-16.4 31 7.6 4.6-12.4 30 7.7 4.6-12.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 135 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 718 458 62.5 57.5-67.3 63 11.3 7.7-16.2 79 9.6 7.2-12.6 73 10.4 7.6-14.0 45 6.2 4.3- 8.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,165 768 63.4 59.5-67.1 127 11.3 9.1-14.1 140 13.4 10.9-16.5 69 6.4 4.6- 8.8 61 5.4 3.9- 7.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 743 496 62.8 57.8-67.6 87 11.9 9.2-15.2 87 14.7 11.1-19.2 39 5.8 3.8- 8.8 34 4.7 3.0- 7.4
2nd Quartile 776 514 64.6 59.8-69.1 62 10.9 7.5-15.4 87 10.1 7.8-12.9 56 7.1 4.9-10.0 57 7.4 5.4-10.1
3rd Quartile 432 263 62.0 55.9-67.7 47 12.3 8.4-17.7 55 11.8 8.5-16.1 48 10.6 7.4-15.0 *** *** ***
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 67 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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