2023 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina

Health Status

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Respond.^		 Excellent Very good Good Fair Poor
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,075 663 16.1 14.6-17.7 1,342 32.6 30.7-34.7 1,278 31.9 29.9-34.0 584 14.4 12.8-16.1 208 5.0 4.1- 6.1
Piedmont NC 2,042 352 16.0 14.1-18.0 746 34.4 31.8-37.2 611 31.9 29.2-34.8 244 13.0 10.9-15.3 89 4.7 3.6- 6.2
GENDER
Male 930 180 18.2 15.3-21.5 333 31.3 27.6-35.2 284 32.6 28.6-37.0 100 13.5 10.2-17.6 33 4.4 2.8- 6.8
Female 1,112 172 13.9 11.5-16.6 413 37.4 33.6-41.2 327 31.3 27.6-35.2 144 12.5 10.2-15.1 56 5.0 3.6- 7.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,257 225 16.4 14.0-19.1 518 38.8 35.4-42.4 336 27.6 24.3-31.2 126 12.2 9.7-15.4 52 4.9 3.5- 6.9
Non-Hispanic Black 388 57 14.6 10.7-19.7 105 27.5 22.0-33.8 150 38.1 31.9-44.7 56 13.7 9.8-19.0 20 6.0 3.5-10.3
Other 359 62 16.6 12.2-22.2 114 29.2 23.3-35.8 115 38.7 31.7-46.2 53 12.9 8.9-18.3 15 2.6 1.5- 4.6
AGE
18-34 469 115 21.3 17.3-25.9 191 37.9 32.5-43.6 114 28.6 23.4-34.4 40 10.3 6.5-15.8 *** *** ***
35-44 298 47 15.1 11.1-20.2 114 35.2 29.1-41.7 97 36.3 29.6-43.5 37 12.8 8.9-18.1 *** *** ***
45-54 334 67 20.5 15.0-27.4 108 31.0 24.8-38.1 99 28.4 22.5-35.0 49 15.3 10.4-21.9 *** *** ***
55-64 344 51 11.1 7.6-15.9 120 32.8 26.6-39.7 102 31.9 24.8-40.0 47 15.8 10.9-22.4 24 8.4 5.2-13.4
65-74 314 45 11.0 7.9-15.1 109 33.2 26.5-40.6 99 35.2 28.2-42.9 38 9.1 6.2-13.0 23 11.5 6.7-19.1
75+ 247 *** *** *** 88 30.7 23.6-38.8 93 39.5 31.0-48.6 27 16.6 10.0-26.2 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 167 *** *** *** 24 11.9 7.6-18.4 *** *** *** 48 26.9 18.4-37.7 20 12.5 7.2-20.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 401 52 16.0 11.8-21.4 113 25.9 21.1-31.4 139 35.7 29.8-42.1 69 15.7 11.9-20.5 28 6.6 4.0-10.7
Some Post-H.S. 481 64 13.7 10.3-18.0 173 38.6 33.0-44.5 157 30.6 25.6-36.1 61 13.2 9.3-18.6 26 3.9 2.5- 6.0
College Graduate 980 220 20.8 18.0-23.9 436 45.3 41.5-49.2 245 26.3 22.9-30.1 64 6.0 4.5- 8.1 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 587 43 6.7 4.7- 9.6 129 19.8 16.0-24.3 197 32.2 27.4-37.6 146 27.6 22.4-33.5 72 13.6 10.1-18.1
No 1,385 296 19.4 17.0-22.2 594 40.9 37.5-44.4 395 31.7 28.4-35.3 87 7.0 5.3- 9.1 *** *** ***
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 217 40 14.4 9.8-20.7 64 28.7 21.5-37.2 86 43.7 35.0-52.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,819 312 16.2 14.2-18.4 679 35.0 32.2-38.0 523 30.5 27.6-33.6 225 13.3 11.1-15.8 80 4.9 3.7- 6.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,175 241 18.8 16.2-21.7 466 36.9 33.5-40.5 334 32.4 28.9-36.1 117 10.4 8.1-13.2 17 1.5 0.8- 2.5
Unemployed 90 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 516 57 8.1 5.7-11.2 186 33.2 27.7-39.2 175 36.6 30.3-43.5 62 13.6 9.8-18.5 36 8.5 5.5-13.0
Unable to Work 99 *** *** *** *** *** *** 29 23.2 14.9-34.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 132 28 18.6 12.3-27.2 *** *** *** 33 23.4 16.2-32.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 100 *** *** *** 24 19.6 12.2-30.0 *** *** *** 19 15.1 9.1-24.2 *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 114 *** *** *** 22 20.7 12.3-32.8 *** *** *** 31 18.8 12.0-28.3 *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 160 *** *** *** 43 22.6 14.9-32.7 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 224 29 10.8 7.1-16.1 74 33.0 25.4-41.5 78 31.3 24.5-39.1 30 16.5 10.7-24.6 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 260 46 18.3 13.0-25.3 105 37.3 29.9-45.4 84 33.0 25.6-41.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 737 169 21.8 18.2-25.9 329 44.1 39.4-48.8 189 27.2 23.0-31.9 44 5.9 4.1- 8.3 *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 447 73 13.0 9.8-17.0 149 29.6 24.5-35.3 143 35.2 29.5-41.4 55 15.7 11.2-21.4 27 6.5 3.9-10.5
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 35 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 137 15 14.0 7.7-24.2 33 23.8 15.3-35.1 38 28.0 19.3-38.8 35 21.7 13.4-33.2 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 110 *** *** *** 24 18.9 11.4-29.7 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 124 *** *** *** *** *** *** 32 24.3 15.9-35.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,151 227 19.3 16.5-22.4 480 40.3 36.6-44.1 326 29.5 26.1-33.3 93 8.0 6.3-10.2 25 2.8 1.7- 4.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 447 73 13.0 9.8-17.0 149 29.6 24.5-35.3 143 35.2 29.5-41.4 55 15.7 11.2-21.4 27 6.5 3.9-10.5
HOUSING
Own 1,262 222 15.6 13.2-18.3 489 35.8 32.4-39.4 385 32.9 29.4-36.7 126 12.1 9.6-15.3 40 3.5 2.4- 5.1
Rent 609 98 15.1 12.0-18.8 203 32.0 27.6-36.8 181 30.2 25.7-35.1 96 16.3 12.6-20.9 31 6.5 4.0-10.3
Other arrangement 145 25 19.9 13.0-29.2 49 34.5 25.4-44.8 35 25.2 17.4-34.9 18 9.8 5.5-16.7 *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,160 212 17.4 14.9-20.3 440 36.5 33.1-40.0 336 31.2 27.8-34.8 127 11.0 9.0-13.4 45 3.9 2.7- 5.7
Regional City or Suburban County 471 76 13.8 10.3-18.2 161 31.8 26.4-37.8 149 32.9 27.1-39.4 60 15.2 10.5-21.3 25 6.3 3.8-10.2
Rural 411 64 15.1 11.1-20.2 145 32.7 26.9-39.0 126 32.5 26.6-39.1 57 15.1 10.5-21.1 19 4.6 2.5- 8.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 138 21 16.6 9.6-26.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** 24 15.5 8.5-26.5 *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 728 113 15.3 12.2-19.1 242 32.1 27.7-36.9 233 33.2 28.5-38.2 104 13.7 10.8-17.4 36 5.6 3.6- 8.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,176 218 16.3 13.9-18.9 459 36.2 32.7-39.8 338 31.3 27.8-35.0 116 12.1 9.4-15.5 45 4.2 2.9- 6.0
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 750 139 16.0 13.0-19.4 304 38.6 34.0-43.3 208 30.3 25.8-35.1 71 10.8 7.7-14.9 28 4.4 2.8- 6.9
2nd Quartile 784 135 15.4 12.7-18.6 270 32.6 28.4-37.0 250 34.1 29.6-38.8 95 13.4 10.3-17.3 34 4.5 2.9- 6.9
3rd Quartile 441 66 15.6 11.4-21.0 153 33.9 28.5-39.8 135 31.6 26.0-37.6 62 12.7 9.5-16.9 25 6.2 3.5-10.6
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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