2023 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina

Immunization

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,663 1,446 34.9 32.8-37.1 2,217 65.1 62.9-67.2
Piedmont NC 1,813 709 33.7 30.9-36.6 1,104 66.3 63.4-69.1
GENDER
Male 803 284 30.4 26.4-34.8 519 69.6 65.2-73.6
Female 1,010 425 36.7 32.9-40.7 585 63.3 59.3-67.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,128 518 38.8 35.1-42.6 610 61.2 57.4-64.9
Non-Hispanic Black 357 117 29.6 23.6-36.4 240 70.4 63.6-76.4
Other 298 65 21.5 15.6-28.9 233 78.5 71.1-84.4
AGE
18-34 384 83 23.9 18.6-30.2 301 76.1 69.8-81.4
35-44 252 47 15.7 11.4-21.1 205 84.3 78.9-88.6
45-54 306 60 19.6 13.9-26.8 246 80.4 73.2-86.1
55-64 318 96 28.1 22.2-34.8 222 71.9 65.2-77.8
65-74 293 222 73.9 66.5-80.2 71 26.1 19.8-33.5
75+ 233 189 73.5 63.4-81.6 44 26.5 18.4-36.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 149 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 360 136 31.6 26.0-37.7 224 68.4 62.3-74.0
Some Post-H.S. 432 171 34.8 29.2-40.8 261 65.2 59.2-70.8
College Graduate 862 347 33.3 29.7-37.2 515 66.7 62.8-70.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 544 282 45.9 40.1-51.7 262 54.1 48.3-59.9
No 1,258 419 28.4 25.2-31.7 839 71.6 68.3-74.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 188 97 47.7 38.2-57.3 91 52.3 42.7-61.8
Non-Veteran 1,622 610 32.1 29.2-35.1 1,012 67.9 64.9-70.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,032 243 22.2 19.1-25.6 789 77.8 74.4-80.9
Unemployed 76 18 14.8 8.3-25.0 58 85.2 75.0-91.7
Retired 487 368 68.9 61.4-75.5 119 31.1 24.5-38.6
Unable to Work 87 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 114 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 60 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 100 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 151 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 207 77 34.1 26.5-42.6 130 65.9 57.4-73.5
$50,000- 74,999 234 77 26.4 19.6-34.4 157 73.6 65.6-80.4
$75,000+ 663 245 31.8 27.5-36.4 418 68.2 63.6-72.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 398 172 37.4 31.2-44.0 226 62.6 56.0-68.8
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 121 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 98 22 15.5 8.7-26.0 76 84.5 74.0-91.3
151% to 200% 116 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,042 407 33.2 29.7-37.0 635 66.8 63.0-70.3
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 398 172 37.4 31.2-44.0 226 62.6 56.0-68.8
HOUSING
Own 1,151 509 37.2 33.6-41.0 642 62.8 59.0-66.4
Rent 516 141 23.1 18.7-28.2 375 76.9 71.8-81.3
Other arrangement 126 50 32.4 23.0-43.3 *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,012 374 32.2 28.7-35.9 638 67.8 64.1-71.3
Regional City or Suburban County 433 171 32.5 26.9-38.7 262 67.5 61.3-73.1
Rural 368 164 39.5 32.8-46.6 204 60.5 53.4-67.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 125 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 655 267 34.2 29.5-39.1 388 65.8 60.9-70.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,033 395 33.6 29.9-37.5 638 66.4 62.5-70.1
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 662 264 34.6 30.1-39.5 398 65.4 60.5-69.9
2nd Quartile 688 256 31.8 27.4-36.6 432 68.2 63.4-72.6
3rd Quartile 401 163 35.8 30.0-42.0 238 64.2 58.0-70.0
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 62 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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