2023 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina

Social Determinants and Health Equity

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,223 315 11.1 9.7-12.7 2,908 88.9 87.3-90.3
Piedmont NC 1,557 163 11.1 9.3-13.3 1,394 88.9 86.7-90.7
GENDER
Male 672 72 11.0 8.4-14.3 600 89.0 85.7-91.6
Female 885 91 11.3 8.8-14.3 794 88.7 85.7-91.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 977 73 8.8 6.8-11.5 904 91.2 88.5-93.2
Non-Hispanic Black 313 42 13.3 9.4-18.4 271 86.7 81.6-90.6
Other 244 47 17.7 12.2-25.0 197 82.3 75.0-87.8
AGE
18-34 302 48 16.9 12.4-22.6 254 83.1 77.4-87.6
35-44 221 31 15.6 10.6-22.5 190 84.4 77.5-89.4
45-54 271 39 12.1 8.2-17.6 232 87.9 82.4-91.8
55-64 285 33 9.3 6.1-13.7 252 90.7 86.3-93.9
65-74 253 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 202 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 131 24 12.9 7.8-20.6 107 87.1 79.4-92.2
H.S. or G.E.D. 307 41 14.3 10.2-19.7 266 85.7 80.3-89.8
Some Post-H.S. 381 47 11.1 7.9-15.4 334 88.9 84.6-92.1
College Graduate 731 51 8.3 5.9-11.5 680 91.7 88.5-94.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 475 65 14.1 10.5-18.7 410 85.9 81.3-89.5
No 1,071 96 9.7 7.7-12.2 975 90.3 87.8-92.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 152 15 14.8 8.2-25.3 137 85.2 74.7-91.8
Non-Veteran 1,404 148 10.7 8.9-12.9 1,256 89.3 87.1-91.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 900 106 11.8 9.4-14.7 794 88.2 85.3-90.6
Unemployed 72 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 420 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 80 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 87 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 118 19 17.4 10.6-27.2 99 82.6 72.8-89.4
$35,000- 49,999 171 24 15.6 9.9-23.8 147 84.4 76.2-90.1
$50,000- 74,999 196 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 575 34 6.5 4.5- 9.3 541 93.5 90.7-95.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 361 35 8.4 5.6-12.3 326 91.6 87.7-94.4
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 22 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 100 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 80 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 102 16 15.7 8.8-26.4 86 84.3 73.6-91.2
More than 200% 883 63 8.4 6.3-11.2 820 91.6 88.8-93.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 361 35 8.4 5.6-12.3 326 91.6 87.7-94.4
HOUSING
Own 1,045 69 7.9 6.0-10.3 976 92.1 89.7-94.0
Rent 384 70 16.7 12.8-21.6 314 83.3 78.4-87.2
Other arrangement 111 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 834 90 11.6 9.3-14.5 744 88.4 85.5-90.7
Regional City or Suburban County 368 39 9.4 6.3-13.7 329 90.6 86.3-93.7
Rural 355 34 12.4 8.2-18.3 321 87.6 81.7-91.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 130 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 603 67 11.7 8.8-15.3 536 88.3 84.7-91.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 824 83 10.6 8.3-13.5 741 89.4 86.5-91.7
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 558 47 8.9 6.3-12.5 511 91.1 87.5-93.7
2nd Quartile 570 69 12.6 9.6-16.4 501 87.4 83.6-90.4
3rd Quartile 370 41 11.5 8.0-16.4 329 88.5 83.6-92.0
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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