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 3,151 121 4.2 3.4- 5.3 3,030 95.8 94.7-96.6
Piedmont NC 1,531 59 4.5 3.3- 6.1 1,472 95.5 93.9-96.7
GENDER
Male 658 50 8.4 5.9-11.7 608 91.6 88.3-94.1
Female 873 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 958 35 4.2 2.8- 6.1 923 95.8 93.9-97.2
Non-Hispanic Black 310 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 239 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 293 20 6.4 4.0-10.0 273 93.6 90.0-96.0
35-44 218 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 266 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 281 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 250 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 199 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 127 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 300 21 8.2 5.0-13.1 279 91.8 86.9-95.0
Some Post-H.S. 374 *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 722 22 3.0 1.9- 4.8 700 97.0 95.2-98.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 467 19 6.2 3.5-10.8 448 93.8 89.2-96.5
No 1,051 40 3.8 2.7- 5.3 1,011 96.2 94.7-97.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 147 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,382 48 3.9 2.8- 5.5 1,334 96.1 94.5-97.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 879 40 5.5 3.8- 7.8 839 94.5 92.2-96.2
Unemployed 71 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 416 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 79 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 86 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 117 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 162 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 193 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 565 24 4.1 2.6- 6.4 541 95.9 93.6-97.4
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 358 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 22 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 101 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 78 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 99 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 864 31 3.9 2.6- 5.8 833 96.1 94.2-97.4
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 358 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 1,020 32 3.2 2.1- 4.8 988 96.8 95.2-97.9
Rent 382 23 8.8 5.3-14.2 359 91.2 85.8-94.7
Other arrangement 111 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 824 35 4.8 3.3- 7.0 789 95.2 93.0-96.7
Regional City or Suburban County 364 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 343 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 126 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 591 22 3.9 2.5- 6.2 569 96.1 93.8-97.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 814 33 4.7 3.1- 7.0 781 95.3 93.0-96.9
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 547 23 4.6 2.8- 7.3 524 95.4 92.7-97.2
2nd Quartile 566 23 4.5 2.7- 7.2 543 95.5 92.8-97.3
3rd Quartile 361 *** *** *** *** *** ***
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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