BRFSS 2023 - Piedmont North Carolina: (During the past 12 months has a lack of reliable transportation kept you from medical appointments, meetings, work, or from getting things needed for daily living?)

2023 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina

Social Determinants and Health Equity

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	3,210	222	7.2	6.1- 8.6	2,988	92.8	91.4-93.9
Piedmont NC	1,555	116	7.7	6.2- 9.6	1,439	92.3	90.4-93.8
GENDER
Male	672	45	7.3	5.0-10.6	627	92.7	89.4-95.0
Female	883	71	8.1	6.2-10.5	812	91.9	89.5-93.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White	973	51	6.0	4.3- 8.4	922	94.0	91.6-95.7
Non-Hispanic Black	313	32	10.3	6.7-15.6	281	89.7	84.4-93.3
Other	245	31	11.0	7.2-16.4	214	89.0	83.6-92.8
AGE
18-34	301	32	11.7	8.0-16.7	269	88.3	83.3-92.0
35-44	220	24	8.9	5.5-14.1	196	91.1	85.9-94.5
45-54	270	19	5.6	3.3- 9.2	251	94.4	90.8-96.7
55-64	284	***	***	***	***	***	***
65-74	254	***	***	***	***	***	***
75+	202	***	***	***	***	***	***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	131	24	13.9	8.1-22.8	107	86.1	77.2-91.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	308	38	13.2	9.0-18.9	270	86.8	81.1-91.0
Some Post-H.S.	380	33	6.3	4.3- 9.1	347	93.7	90.9-95.7
College Graduate	728	20	2.7	1.6- 4.5	708	97.3	95.5-98.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes	475	80	17.5	13.3-22.7	395	82.5	77.3-86.7
No	1,067	35	3.5	2.4- 5.1	1,032	96.5	94.9-97.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	152	***	***	***	***	***	***
Non-Veteran	1,401	103	7.3	5.8- 9.2	1,298	92.7	90.8-94.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed	896	47	5.6	4.0- 7.9	849	94.4	92.1-96.0
Unemployed	72	***	***	***	***	***	***
Retired	420	***	***	***	***	***	***
Unable to Work	75	24	20.5	12.2-32.4	51	79.5	67.6-87.8
Other not in Labor Force	79	***	***	***	***	***	***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	49	***	***	***	***	***	***
$15,000- 24,999	87	***	***	***	***	***	***
$25,000- 34,999	118	19	15.8	9.3-25.6	99	84.2	74.4-90.7
$35,000- 49,999	170	***	***	***	***	***	***
$50,000- 74,999	196	***	***	***	***	***	***
$75,000+	573	***	***	***	***	***	***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused	362	30	8.5	5.4-13.1	332	91.5	86.9-94.6
POVERTY LEVEL²
Less than 50%	22	***	***	***	***	***	***
50% to 100%	100	26	23.8	15.0-35.7	***	***	***
101% to 150%	80	***	***	***	***	***	***
151% to 200%	102	***	***	***	***	***	***
More than 200%	880	29	3.3	2.2- 5.1	851	96.7	94.9-97.8
Don't know/Not sure or Refused	362	30	8.5	5.4-13.1	332	91.5	86.9-94.6
HOUSING
Own	1,042	37	3.7	2.5- 5.5	1,005	96.3	94.5-97.5
Rent	385	57	17.0	12.5-22.7	328	83.0	77.3-87.5
Other arrangement	110	20	19.2	11.2-30.8	90	80.8	69.2-88.8
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT¹
Urban	833	54	6.9	5.1- 9.3	779	93.1	90.7-94.9
Regional City or Suburban County	367	34	7.8	5.1-11.9	333	92.2	88.1-94.9
Rural	355	28	9.4	5.8-15.0	327	90.6	85.0-94.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER³
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1)	130	***	***	***	***	***	***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2)	601	54	8.7	6.3-11.9	547	91.3	88.1-93.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3)	824	52	6.4	4.6- 8.9	772	93.6	91.1-95.4
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX⁴
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable	557	30	5.4	3.6- 8.2	527	94.6	91.8-96.4
2nd Quartile	569	45	7.6	5.3-10.7	524	92.4	89.3-94.7
3rd Quartile	370	34	10.4	6.7-15.8	336	89.6	84.2-93.3
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable	59	***	***	***	***	***	***

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

3,210

222

7.2

6.1- 8.6

2,988

92.8

91.4-93.9

Piedmont NC

1,555

116

7.7

6.2- 9.6

1,439

92.3

90.4-93.8

GENDER

Male

672

7.3

5.0-10.6

627

92.7

89.4-95.0

Female

883

8.1

6.2-10.5

812

91.9

89.5-93.8

RACE

Non-Hispanic White

973

6.0

4.3- 8.4

922

94.0

91.6-95.7

Non-Hispanic Black

313

10.3

6.7-15.6

281

89.7

84.4-93.3

Other

245

11.0

7.2-16.4

214

89.0

83.6-92.8

AGE

18-34

301

11.7

8.0-16.7

269

88.3

83.3-92.0

35-44

220

8.9

5.5-14.1

196

91.1

85.9-94.5

45-54

270

5.6

3.3- 9.2

251

94.4

90.8-96.7

55-64

284

***

65-74

254

***

75+

202

***

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

131

13.9

8.1-22.8

107

86.1

77.2-91.9

H.S. or G.E.D.

308

13.2

9.0-18.9

270

86.8

81.1-91.0

Some Post-H.S.

380

6.3

4.3- 9.1

347

93.7

90.9-95.7

College Graduate

728

2.7

1.6- 4.5

708

97.3

95.5-98.4

FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY

Yes

475

17.5

13.3-22.7

395

82.5

77.3-86.7

1,067

3.5

2.4- 5.1

1,032

96.5

94.9-97.6

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

152

***

Non-Veteran

1,401

103

7.3

5.8- 9.2

1,298

92.7

90.8-94.2

EMPLOYMENT STATUS

Employed or Self-Employed

896

5.6

4.0- 7.9

849

94.4

92.1-96.0

Unemployed

***

Retired

420

***

Unable to Work

20.5

12.2-32.4

79.5

67.6-87.8

Other not in Labor Force

***

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

***

$15,000- 24,999

***

$25,000- 34,999

118

15.8

9.3-25.6

84.2

74.4-90.7

$35,000- 49,999

170

***

$50,000- 74,999

196

***

$75,000+

573

***

Don't know/Not sure or Refused

362

8.5

5.4-13.1

332

91.5

86.9-94.6

POVERTY LEVEL²

Less than 50%

***

50% to 100%

100

23.8

15.0-35.7

***

101% to 150%

***

151% to 200%

102

***

More than 200%

880

3.3

2.2- 5.1

851

96.7

94.9-97.8

Don't know/Not sure or Refused

362

8.5

5.4-13.1

332

91.5

86.9-94.6

HOUSING

Own

1,042

3.7

2.5- 5.5

1,005

96.3

94.5-97.5

Rent

385

17.0

12.5-22.7

328

83.0

77.3-87.5

Other arrangement

110

19.2

11.2-30.8

80.8

69.2-88.8

RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT¹

Urban

833

6.9

5.1- 9.3

779

93.1

90.7-94.9

Regional City or Suburban County

367

7.8

5.1-11.9

333

92.2

88.1-94.9

Rural

355

9.4

5.8-15.0

327

90.6

85.0-94.2

NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER³

Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1)

130

***

Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2)

601

8.7

6.3-11.9

547

91.3

88.1-93.7

Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3)

824

6.4

4.6- 8.9

772

93.6

91.1-95.4

CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX⁴

1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable

557

5.4

3.6- 8.2

527

94.6

91.8-96.4

2nd Quartile

569

7.6

5.3-10.7

524

92.4

89.3-94.7

3rd Quartile

370

10.4

6.7-15.8

336

89.6

84.2-93.3

4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable

***

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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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2023 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina

Social Determinants and Health Equity

During the past 12 months has a lack of reliable transportation kept you from medical appointments, meetings, work, or from getting things needed for daily living?