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 3,211 217 6.8 5.6- 8.1 2,994 93.2 91.9-94.4
Piedmont NC 1,555 92 6.0 4.5- 7.8 1,463 94.0 92.2-95.5
GENDER
Male 672 29 3.8 2.4- 5.8 643 96.2 94.2-97.6
Female 883 63 7.8 5.6-10.8 820 92.2 89.2-94.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 974 30 3.7 2.4- 5.5 944 96.3 94.5-97.6
Non-Hispanic Black 312 40 11.3 7.2-17.5 272 88.7 82.5-92.8
Other 245 20 7.0 4.1-11.6 225 93.0 88.4-95.9
AGE
18-34 302 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 220 21 8.2 5.1-12.9 199 91.8 87.1-94.9
45-54 271 19 7.1 4.1-12.1 252 92.9 87.9-95.9
55-64 284 20 5.6 3.3- 9.3 264 94.4 90.7-96.7
65-74 252 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 202 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 130 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 308 21 5.7 3.4- 9.2 287 94.3 90.8-96.6
Some Post-H.S. 380 47 10.7 7.1-15.7 333 89.3 84.3-92.9
College Graduate 729 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 473 55 10.3 7.5-14.0 418 89.7 86.0-92.5
No 1,069 36 4.1 2.6- 6.4 1,033 95.9 93.6-97.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 152 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,401 80 6.0 4.5- 8.0 1,321 94.0 92.0-95.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 898 44 5.7 3.8- 8.5 854 94.3 91.5-96.2
Unemployed 72 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 420 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 79 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 87 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 118 19 14.3 8.5-23.1 99 85.7 76.9-91.5
$35,000- 49,999 169 16 6.5 3.6-11.3 153 93.5 88.7-96.4
$50,000- 74,999 196 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 575 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 361 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 22 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 100 21 16.6 10.2-26.0 79 83.4 74.0-89.8
101% to 150% 80 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 102 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 881 25 2.7 1.7- 4.4 856 97.3 95.6-98.3
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 361 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 1,044 42 4.8 3.2- 7.2 1,002 95.2 92.8-96.8
Rent 384 39 9.9 6.9-13.9 345 90.1 86.1-93.1
Other arrangement 110 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 833 44 6.0 4.3- 8.3 789 94.0 91.7-95.7
Regional City or Suburban County 365 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 357 25 6.5 4.0-10.3 332 93.5 89.7-96.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 130 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 600 34 6.7 4.1-10.8 566 93.3 89.2-95.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 825 45 4.9 3.5- 6.8 780 95.1 93.2-96.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 558 26 4.1 2.6- 6.4 532 95.9 93.6-97.4
2nd Quartile 569 44 8.2 5.5-12.0 525 91.8 88.0-94.5
3rd Quartile 369 *** *** *** *** *** ***
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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