2023 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina

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  Total
Respond.^		 Within the past year (<12 months) Within the past 2 years Within the past 5 years 5 or more years ago Never
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,046 3,365 80.5 78.7-82.2 309 8.6 7.4- 9.9 173 5.3 4.4- 6.4 167 4.6 3.8- 5.6 32 1.0 0.6- 1.6
Piedmont NC 2,025 1,651 80.1 77.6-82.3 177 8.6 7.2-10.3 99 5.8 4.4- 7.5 81 4.7 3.6- 6.1 17 0.8 0.5- 1.4
GENDER
Male 920 698 74.7 70.7-78.3 93 10.0 7.9-12.5 54 7.1 4.8-10.3 59 6.7 4.9- 9.0 16 1.6 0.9- 2.8
Female 1,105 953 85.0 82.0-87.7 84 7.4 5.5- 9.8 45 4.6 3.3- 6.4 22 2.9 1.7- 4.9 *** *** ***
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,250 1,052 81.0 77.7-84.0 93 7.7 6.0- 9.8 53 6.1 4.2- 8.8 51 5.1 3.6- 7.2 *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Black 386 335 87.5 83.2-90.9 23 4.8 2.9- 7.8 18 4.3 2.6- 7.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 352 239 68.4 61.6-74.5 53 14.9 10.5-20.8 27 7.0 4.6-10.5 19 5.6 3.2- 9.5 *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 461 312 67.9 62.1-73.2 64 12.6 9.4-16.8 42 9.8 6.5-14.6 37 8.6 5.9-12.3 *** *** ***
35-44 296 221 72.9 66.4-78.5 41 13.8 9.8-19.0 15 5.7 3.3- 9.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 331 271 84.7 79.6-88.7 30 7.7 4.9-11.9 15 3.9 2.2- 6.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 342 301 88.5 82.8-92.5 17 3.9 2.3- 6.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 315 290 92.6 87.5-95.7 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 246 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 162 107 74.0 65.4-81.1 16 6.3 3.6-10.7 *** *** *** 15 8.2 4.5-14.4 *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 398 303 75.4 69.8-80.2 38 8.8 6.1-12.6 36 8.8 6.0-12.8 18 6.4 3.9-10.5 *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 478 396 79.5 73.8-84.2 45 10.4 7.3-14.6 23 6.5 3.6-11.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 975 834 85.7 83.0-88.1 78 7.9 6.1-10.2 28 3.0 2.0- 4.5 34 3.3 2.2- 4.9 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 580 476 78.7 73.3-83.3 46 7.8 5.5-11.1 29 7.4 4.2-12.5 22 5.1 3.1- 8.3 *** *** ***
No 1,376 1,118 80.8 78.1-83.3 126 9.2 7.4-11.3 67 5.1 3.9- 6.6 56 4.2 3.1- 5.8 *** *** ***
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 215 180 84.0 76.5-89.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,804 1,467 79.7 77.1-82.1 158 8.6 7.1-10.4 91 6.0 4.6- 7.9 71 4.8 3.6- 6.3 17 0.9 0.5- 1.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,167 909 76.4 73.0-79.5 112 8.9 7.2-11.1 71 7.0 5.1- 9.6 60 6.5 4.8- 8.7 15 1.2 0.6- 2.1
Unemployed 91 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 516 476 93.2 89.7-95.6 22 2.9 1.7- 5.1 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 96 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 127 91 70.8 59.7-79.9 25 23.3 14.8-34.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 97 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 113 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 159 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 223 179 78.3 70.5-84.4 17 7.1 4.1-12.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 259 203 75.9 68.2-82.1 31 12.8 8.2-19.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 735 626 84.3 80.7-87.3 55 7.1 5.2- 9.6 23 3.7 2.4- 5.7 29 4.7 3.0- 7.5 *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 439 361 83.8 79.4-87.4 37 7.0 4.8-10.0 22 4.3 2.7- 7.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 35 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 132 99 74.5 63.2-83.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 110 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 124 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,148 961 81.7 78.6-84.4 96 8.7 6.8-11.0 43 4.2 3.0- 5.9 46 5.3 3.7- 7.5 *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 439 361 83.8 79.4-87.4 37 7.0 4.8-10.0 22 4.3 2.7- 7.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 1,259 1,085 84.6 81.6-87.3 89 6.4 4.9- 8.4 46 4.7 3.1- 7.1 35 3.7 2.5- 5.5 *** *** ***
Rent 599 428 68.3 63.3-72.9 75 14.2 10.8-18.4 44 8.2 5.9-11.4 39 7.3 5.0-10.5 *** *** ***
Other arrangement 142 115 75.2 65.4-83.0 12 11.0 6.1-19.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,151 930 79.8 76.7-82.5 106 9.2 7.3-11.6 50 4.4 3.2- 6.1 53 5.6 4.1- 7.7 *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 469 376 78.0 72.2-83.0 46 9.6 6.8-13.4 *** *** *** 19 4.8 2.7- 8.3 *** *** ***
Rural 405 345 84.0 78.8-88.1 25 5.7 3.3- 9.5 26 8.3 5.5-12.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 136 121 85.8 75.3-92.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 724 587 80.2 76.3-83.7 64 9.0 6.7-12.0 38 5.4 3.8- 7.7 26 4.1 2.5- 6.5 *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,165 943 79.3 75.8-82.3 109 8.9 7.1-11.1 51 5.6 3.7- 8.3 54 5.6 4.0- 7.8 *** *** ***
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 741 616 82.1 77.5-86.0 61 8.0 5.8-11.1 *** *** *** 33 5.0 3.1- 7.8 *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 778 614 77.1 73.2-80.7 77 10.0 7.7-12.9 47 6.8 4.9- 9.4 34 5.2 3.5- 7.6 *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 439 361 81.6 76.6-85.7 35 7.5 5.0-11.1 22 5.6 3.6- 8.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
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.

Sub-group estimates have been suppressed because they do not meet statistical reliability standards.

^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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