2023 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,018 3,699 90.8 89.5-92.0 319 9.2 8.0-10.5
Piedmont NC 2,003 1,832 90.9 89.2-92.3 171 9.1 7.7-10.8
GENDER
Male 911 818 89.5 86.8-91.7 93 10.5 8.3-13.2
Female 1,092 1,014 92.1 89.9-93.9 78 7.9 6.1-10.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,242 1,195 95.2 93.2-96.6 47 4.8 3.4- 6.8
Non-Hispanic Black 377 358 94.9 91.7-96.9 19 5.1 3.1- 8.3
Other 347 250 73.1 66.9-78.5 97 26.9 21.5-33.1
AGE
18-34 452 391 86.2 82.0-89.6 61 13.8 10.4-18.0
35-44 292 250 86.7 81.9-90.4 42 13.3 9.6-18.1
45-54 333 298 90.6 85.7-94.0 35 9.4 6.0-14.3
55-64 341 313 92.9 89.0-95.5 28 7.1 4.5-11.0
65-74 309 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 242 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 164 98 69.7 60.6-77.4 66 30.3 22.6-39.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 390 337 86.8 82.3-90.2 53 13.2 9.8-17.7
Some Post-H.S. 470 444 95.2 92.3-97.0 26 4.8 3.0- 7.7
College Graduate 968 944 97.4 95.8-98.5 24 2.6 1.5- 4.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 575 517 89.5 86.0-92.2 58 10.5 7.8-14.0
No 1,364 1,260 91.8 89.7-93.5 104 8.2 6.5-10.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 216 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,783 1,620 90.4 88.5-91.9 163 9.6 8.1-11.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,157 1,044 90.0 87.7-92.0 113 10.0 8.0-12.3
Unemployed 92 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 510 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 96 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 125 103 83.0 74.2-89.3 22 17.0 10.7-25.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 93 81 83.5 71.5-91.0 12 16.5 9.0-28.5
$15,000- 24,999 111 93 83.8 73.3-90.7 18 16.2 9.3-26.7
$25,000- 34,999 157 126 81.1 72.0-87.8 31 18.9 12.2-28.0
$35,000- 49,999 218 186 86.2 80.1-90.6 32 13.8 9.4-19.9
$50,000- 74,999 256 240 92.8 87.9-95.9 16 7.2 4.1-12.1
$75,000+ 732 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 436 387 89.2 85.1-92.2 49 10.8 7.8-14.9
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 33 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 134 103 79.5 70.7-86.1 31 20.5 13.9-29.3
101% to 150% 106 81 83.0 73.2-89.6 25 17.0 10.4-26.8
151% to 200% 123 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,137 1,095 95.2 93.1-96.7 42 4.8 3.3- 6.9
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 436 387 89.2 85.1-92.2 49 10.8 7.8-14.9
HOUSING
Own 1,249 1,195 94.3 92.3-95.8 54 5.7 4.2- 7.7
Rent 591 490 81.7 77.5-85.2 101 18.3 14.8-22.5
Other arrangement 138 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,132 1,034 90.6 88.3-92.4 98 9.4 7.6-11.7
Regional City or Suburban County 467 425 91.3 87.8-93.8 42 8.7 6.2-12.2
Rural 404 373 91.1 86.2-94.4 31 8.9 5.6-13.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 136 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 715 653 89.6 86.2-92.3 62 10.4 7.7-13.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,152 1,055 91.5 89.4-93.2 97 8.5 6.8-10.6
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 738 689 94.0 91.8-95.7 49 6.0 4.3- 8.2
2nd Quartile 767 686 88.2 85.0-90.8 81 11.8 9.2-15.0
3rd Quartile 433 399 91.4 87.4-94.1 34 8.6 5.9-12.6
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 65 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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