2023 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina

Chronic Health Conditions

Has a doctor, nurse, or other health professional EVER told you that you had any of the following?

(Ever told) you have (COPD) chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, emphysema or chronic bronchitis?

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,073 322 7.0 6.0- 8.2 3,751 93.0 91.8-94.0
Piedmont NC 2,038 141 5.7 4.5- 7.1 1,897 94.3 92.9-95.5
GENDER
Male 928 43 3.5 2.5- 5.1 885 96.5 94.9-97.5
Female 1,110 98 7.7 5.8-10.2 1,012 92.3 89.8-94.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,254 98 6.2 4.8- 8.0 1,156 93.8 92.0-95.2
Non-Hispanic Black 387 30 6.1 3.9- 9.4 357 93.9 90.6-96.1
Other 359 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 469 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 296 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 333 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 345 28 9.2 5.8-14.3 317 90.8 85.7-94.2
65-74 312 45 15.2 10.4-21.6 267 84.8 78.4-89.6
75+ 247 43 12.5 8.4-18.1 204 87.5 81.9-91.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 165 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 400 41 7.0 4.3-11.2 359 93.0 88.8-95.7
Some Post-H.S. 481 43 6.9 4.8- 9.9 438 93.1 90.1-95.2
College Graduate 979 44 3.5 2.4- 5.1 935 96.5 94.9-97.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 583 90 12.3 9.4-16.0 493 87.7 84.0-90.6
No 1,385 44 2.9 1.9- 4.4 1,341 97.1 95.6-98.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 216 18 10.2 5.8-17.3 198 89.8 82.7-94.2
Non-Veteran 1,816 122 5.2 4.0- 6.6 1,694 94.8 93.4-96.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,173 27 2.6 1.5- 4.4 1,146 97.4 95.6-98.5
Unemployed 91 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 514 76 12.7 9.4-17.0 438 87.3 83.0-90.6
Unable to Work 99 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 132 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 98 15 10.1 5.6-17.6 83 89.9 82.4-94.4
$15,000- 24,999 113 23 17.3 9.8-28.7 90 82.7 71.3-90.2
$25,000- 34,999 161 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 223 16 4.1 2.3- 7.3 207 95.9 92.7-97.7
$50,000- 74,999 260 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 735 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 448 37 7.6 4.9-11.5 411 92.4 88.5-95.1
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 33 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 136 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 110 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 125 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,148 55 3.9 2.6- 5.8 1,093 96.1 94.2-97.4
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 448 37 7.6 4.9-11.5 411 92.4 88.5-95.1
HOUSING
Own 1,261 84 5.8 4.3- 7.7 1,177 94.2 92.3-95.7
Rent 609 41 5.2 3.4- 8.0 568 94.8 92.0-96.6
Other arrangement 142 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,160 60 4.0 2.9- 5.5 1,100 96.0 94.5-97.1
Regional City or Suburban County 468 42 7.8 5.0-11.8 426 92.2 88.2-95.0
Rural 410 39 7.3 4.8-10.9 371 92.7 89.1-95.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 138 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 725 60 6.3 4.5- 8.6 665 93.7 91.4-95.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,175 66 5.1 3.6- 7.2 1,109 94.9 92.8-96.4
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 750 44 5.7 3.9- 8.2 706 94.3 91.8-96.1
2nd Quartile 783 56 5.9 4.1- 8.6 727 94.1 91.4-95.9
3rd Quartile 438 32 4.7 2.9- 7.6 406 95.3 92.4-97.1
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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