2023 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina

Chronic Health Conditions

Summary Index of Chronic Health Conditions*

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  Total
Respond.^		 No chronic disease 1 chronic disease 2+ chronic diseases
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,086 2,236 57.3 55.1-59.4 1,117 26.7 24.8-28.6 733 16.1 14.6-17.7
Piedmont NC 2,045 964 49.3 46.3-52.2 573 28.7 26.1-31.5 508 22.0 19.7-24.4
GENDER
Male 931 516 55.8 51.3-60.1 241 26.5 22.7-30.7 174 17.7 14.6-21.3
Female 1,114 448 43.3 39.4-47.2 332 30.8 27.2-34.6 334 25.9 22.7-29.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,258 536 45.1 41.3-48.9 380 30.3 27.0-33.9 342 24.6 21.7-27.8
Non-Hispanic Black 388 182 48.6 42.0-55.2 98 27.7 22.0-34.2 108 23.7 18.8-29.6
Other 361 222 63.7 56.2-70.6 89 25.1 19.0-32.3 50 11.2 7.1-17.3
AGE
18-34 470 302 61.8 55.7-67.6 129 30.2 24.7-36.3 39 8.0 5.3-11.9
35-44 298 175 57.4 50.4-64.0 83 28.6 22.8-35.2 40 14.0 9.6-20.1
45-54 334 171 50.4 43.1-57.7 94 28.0 22.1-34.7 69 21.6 16.0-28.6
55-64 345 136 39.8 32.5-47.6 85 26.3 20.2-33.5 124 33.9 27.6-40.9
65-74 315 100 32.3 25.4-40.0 98 31.3 24.9-38.4 117 36.5 29.5-44.1
75+ 247 58 26.7 19.0-36.1 79 29.0 21.9-37.4 110 44.3 35.6-53.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 168 *** *** *** 36 19.0 13.0-27.0 48 29.2 20.5-39.7
H.S. or G.E.D. 402 178 46.3 40.2-52.5 110 29.3 23.9-35.4 114 24.4 19.3-30.2
Some Post-H.S. 482 200 45.9 40.1-51.7 133 30.9 25.4-37.0 149 23.3 19.3-27.8
College Graduate 980 494 53.4 49.5-57.3 293 29.8 26.3-33.5 193 16.8 14.1-19.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 588 130 23.9 19.3-29.1 168 28.9 24.0-34.4 290 47.2 41.7-52.8
No 1,387 800 59.8 56.3-63.2 391 29.1 25.9-32.5 196 11.1 9.2-13.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 217 88 43.8 35.1-53.0 49 20.7 14.3-29.0 80 35.5 27.6-44.2
Non-Veteran 1,822 872 49.8 46.7-52.9 523 29.7 26.9-32.7 427 20.5 18.2-23.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,175 675 56.0 52.2-59.7 326 30.1 26.6-33.9 174 13.9 11.5-16.6
Unemployed 92 *** *** *** *** *** *** 23 16.1 9.8-25.3
Retired 517 143 32.8 26.2-40.2 160 27.2 22.4-32.7 214 39.9 33.9-46.3
Unable to Work 99 *** *** *** 15 17.0 9.6-28.3 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 132 *** *** *** 36 29.8 20.7-40.7 *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 100 *** *** *** 20 19.2 11.8-29.8 *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 114 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 161 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 224 95 45.2 37.2-53.5 70 28.8 21.9-36.9 59 26.0 19.5-33.6
$50,000- 74,999 260 119 46.4 38.3-54.7 86 37.0 29.1-45.6 55 16.6 12.1-22.4
$75,000+ 737 385 54.9 50.2-59.6 214 28.1 24.1-32.5 138 16.9 13.6-20.9
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 449 225 50.3 44.2-56.5 120 29.5 23.9-35.7 104 20.2 15.7-25.5
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 35 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 137 *** *** *** 35 25.4 17.2-35.8 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 110 *** *** *** *** *** *** 29 18.2 11.0-28.5
151% to 200% 125 *** *** *** 32 26.3 17.4-37.6 *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,151 550 50.5 46.6-54.3 348 29.9 26.5-33.5 253 19.7 16.9-22.8
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 449 225 50.3 44.2-56.5 120 29.5 23.9-35.7 104 20.2 15.7-25.5
HOUSING
Own 1,264 573 46.8 43.1-50.7 384 31.2 27.7-34.9 307 22.0 19.1-25.1
Rent 610 314 55.5 50.5-60.5 145 23.4 19.5-27.8 151 21.1 17.3-25.5
Other arrangement 145 62 49.8 39.7-59.9 39 27.0 19.3-36.5 44 23.1 15.3-33.4
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,163 596 53.6 49.9-57.3 313 27.1 23.9-30.6 254 19.2 16.5-22.3
Regional City or Suburban County 471 203 45.8 39.4-52.4 138 28.8 23.2-35.0 130 25.4 20.5-31.1
Rural 411 165 42.4 36.0-49.2 122 33.0 27.0-39.7 124 24.5 19.7-30.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 138 *** *** *** *** *** *** 36 19.1 12.2-28.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 729 311 45.9 40.9-51.0 206 30.3 25.8-35.2 212 23.8 20.2-27.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,178 598 52.3 48.5-56.1 320 26.4 23.1-30.0 260 21.3 18.2-24.6
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 751 369 51.0 46.1-55.9 206 25.8 21.6-30.5 176 23.2 19.4-27.4
2nd Quartile 786 358 48.0 43.3-52.7 226 30.1 26.0-34.6 202 21.9 18.4-25.9
3rd Quartile 441 213 53.4 47.3-59.3 118 26.8 21.9-32.2 110 19.8 15.8-24.7
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 67 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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*The index consists of heart disease (heart attack/stoke/angina), current asthma, skin cancer,
other cancer, COPD, arthritis, depression, kidney disease and diabetes.

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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