2023 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina

Social Determinants and Health Equity

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  Total
Respond.^
Always/Usually Sometimes Rarely Never
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,208 138 4.7 3.8- 5.8 287 8.9 7.6-10.5 229 7.5 6.3- 8.9 2,554 78.9 76.8-80.8
Piedmont NC 1,553 71 5.0 3.8- 6.6 116 7.6 6.1- 9.5 115 7.7 6.0- 9.8 1,251 79.7 76.8-82.2
GENDER
Male 671 30 4.8 3.1- 7.5 30 6.0 3.8- 9.3 37 5.8 3.6- 9.1 574 83.4 78.9-87.0
Female 882 41 5.2 3.7- 7.3 86 9.0 7.0-11.4 78 9.3 6.9-12.4 677 76.5 72.7-79.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 971 34 3.7 2.5- 5.3 34 4.1 2.7- 6.1 65 6.3 4.7- 8.3 838 86.0 83.1-88.5
Non-Hispanic Black 313 21 7.9 4.8-12.9 43 11.9 8.0-17.4 39 14.8 9.5-22.3 210 65.4 57.6-72.3
Other 245 16 6.7 3.7-11.6 37 15.3 10.4-21.8 *** *** *** 182 75.3 67.9-81.5
AGE
18-34 301 16 5.6 3.3- 9.2 28 8.7 5.7-12.9 29 11.7 7.1-18.6 228 74.1 67.1-80.0
35-44 220 *** *** *** 15 5.9 3.3-10.5 20 8.8 5.4-14.0 173 78.2 71.0-84.0
45-54 270 *** *** *** 26 9.5 6.0-14.7 *** *** *** 215 80.4 73.8-85.7
55-64 285 15 4.0 2.3- 7.0 20 7.6 4.4-12.6 21 7.5 4.3-12.8 229 80.9 74.3-86.1
65-74 252 *** *** *** *** *** *** 16 4.8 2.8- 8.1 207 80.4 72.1-86.7
75+ 201 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 177 91.6 86.0-95.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 129 17 10.0 5.7-17.0 20 16.1 9.2-26.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 307 21 7.7 4.6-12.5 33 9.2 6.1-13.7 30 8.8 5.8-13.3 223 74.3 67.9-79.8
Some Post-H.S. 379 23 4.9 3.1- 7.5 44 8.6 6.2-11.9 36 9.8 6.2-15.0 276 76.8 71.2-81.5
College Graduate 730 *** *** *** *** *** *** 41 5.3 3.7- 7.6 661 90.9 88.0-93.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 472 40 9.3 6.5-13.1 61 12.7 9.1-17.6 58 11.9 8.3-17.0 313 66.1 59.9-71.7
No 1,069 31 3.3 2.2- 5.0 54 5.4 4.0- 7.3 57 5.9 4.2- 8.3 927 85.4 82.3-87.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 152 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 126 83.4 73.1-90.2
Non-Veteran 1,399 65 5.1 3.8- 6.8 111 7.9 6.3- 9.9 100 7.8 5.9-10.1 1,123 79.2 76.2-81.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 899 36 4.1 2.8- 6.0 54 6.0 4.3- 8.1 67 7.9 5.8-10.8 742 82.0 78.5-85.0
Unemployed 71 *** *** *** 15 18.1 10.2-30.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 417 *** *** *** *** *** *** 28 5.1 2.9- 8.7 355 85.1 79.3-89.5
Unable to Work 74 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 79 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 48 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 87 *** *** *** 21 15.8 9.1-26.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 117 *** *** *** 23 16.8 10.6-25.7 19 15.5 8.7-26.1 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 170 *** *** *** 19 13.2 7.4-22.5 19 13.2 8.0-21.0 123 68.0 58.0-76.5
$50,000- 74,999 195 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 157 77.8 67.8-85.4
$75,000+ 576 *** *** *** *** *** *** 23 3.8 2.4- 6.1 544 94.7 92.3-96.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 360 *** *** *** 26 9.4 5.9-14.6 *** *** *** 300 80.3 73.4-85.7
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 22 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 99 15 11.4 6.3-19.7 26 19.9 12.7-29.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 80 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 101 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 882 19 2.8 1.6- 4.7 28 3.4 2.0- 5.7 55 5.9 4.3- 8.0 780 87.9 84.8-90.4
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 360 *** *** *** 26 9.4 5.9-14.6 *** *** *** 300 80.3 73.4-85.7
HOUSING
Own 1,044 27 2.5 1.7- 3.8 41 4.3 3.0- 6.2 58 5.7 3.9- 8.1 918 87.4 84.5-89.9
Rent 382 33 11.9 8.0-17.3 57 16.3 11.6-22.3 42 11.7 7.3-18.1 250 60.2 53.0-66.9
Other arrangement 109 *** *** *** 18 16.1 9.3-26.2 13 15.1 8.6-25.1 *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 834 31 5.0 3.3- 7.6 62 7.8 5.8-10.4 67 7.6 5.7- 9.9 674 79.6 75.9-82.8
Regional City or Suburban County 364 17 3.6 2.1- 6.1 26 7.5 4.7-11.9 *** *** *** 295 81.0 74.4-86.2
Rural 355 23 7.0 4.4-11.1 28 7.3 4.4-11.8 22 7.7 4.6-12.4 282 78.0 71.8-83.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 128 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 600 30 5.9 3.9- 8.8 47 8.9 6.2-12.4 47 7.6 4.9-11.6 476 77.7 72.7-82.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 825 33 4.2 2.8- 6.3 56 6.3 4.6- 8.6 58 7.5 5.3-10.4 678 82.0 78.3-85.1
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 559 19 3.8 2.3- 6.2 34 6.3 4.2- 9.5 33 5.3 3.5- 7.8 473 84.6 80.6-87.9
2nd Quartile 567 31 6.5 4.3- 9.7 48 7.9 5.7-10.8 43 9.2 6.1-13.8 445 76.5 71.3-80.9
3rd Quartile 368 15 3.5 1.9- 6.0 26 8.7 5.1-14.4 34 7.7 5.1-11.4 293 80.1 74.1-85.0
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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