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 2,236 1,024 44.1 41.1-47.1 1,212 55.9 52.9-58.9
Piedmont NC 1,030 506 44.7 40.5-49.0 524 55.3 51.0-59.5
GENDER
Male 454 211 40.5 34.2-47.1 243 59.5 52.9-65.8
Female 576 295 48.6 43.2-54.0 281 51.4 46.0-56.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 707 389 48.6 43.3-53.9 318 51.4 46.1-56.7
Non-Hispanic Black 211 84 37.6 29.6-46.2 127 62.4 53.8-70.4
Other 93 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
50-54 153 39 22.8 14.5-34.0 114 77.2 66.0-85.5
55-64 326 125 38.0 31.1-45.5 201 62.0 54.5-68.9
65-74 296 177 56.7 48.6-64.4 119 43.3 35.6-51.4
75+ 229 152 61.6 52.0-70.5 77 38.4 29.5-48.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 81 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 190 75 33.5 25.6-42.5 115 66.5 57.5-74.4
Some Post-H.S. 252 123 45.9 38.1-53.8 129 54.1 46.2-61.9
College Graduate 501 284 56.8 51.3-62.2 217 43.2 37.8-48.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 367 181 45.5 38.4-52.8 186 54.5 47.2-61.6
No 653 317 43.7 38.6-49.1 336 56.3 50.9-61.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 138 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 891 430 43.9 39.4-48.5 461 56.1 51.5-60.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 427 148 33.0 27.6-38.9 279 67.0 61.1-72.4
Unemployed 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 481 310 57.2 49.8-64.2 171 42.8 35.8-50.2
Unable to Work 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 22 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 31 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 86 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 116 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 130 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 346 178 43.2 36.7-50.0 168 56.8 50.0-63.3
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 255 127 49.9 41.6-58.2 128 50.1 41.8-58.4
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 48 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 68 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 586 302 43.7 38.5-49.1 284 56.3 50.9-61.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 255 127 49.9 41.6-58.2 128 50.1 41.8-58.4
HOUSING
Own 802 419 47.0 42.2-51.8 383 53.0 48.2-57.8
Rent 172 57 26.9 19.2-36.2 115 73.1 63.8-80.8
Other arrangement 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 525 265 47.6 42.0-53.2 260 52.4 46.8-58.0
Regional City or Suburban County 260 130 42.3 33.9-51.2 130 57.7 48.8-66.1
Rural 245 111 42.3 33.8-51.3 134 57.7 48.7-66.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 80 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 421 202 40.8 34.3-47.5 219 59.2 52.5-65.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 529 272 49.3 43.6-55.0 257 50.7 45.0-56.4
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 361 186 47.4 40.9-54.0 175 52.6 46.0-59.1
2nd Quartile 413 195 43.7 37.2-50.5 218 56.3 49.5-62.8
3rd Quartile 222 113 43.3 34.4-52.8 109 56.7 47.2-65.6
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 34 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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*Asked of respondents age 50 or older.

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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