2023 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina

Chronic Health Conditions

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,066 1,303 27.2 25.4-29.1 2,763 72.8 70.9-74.6
Piedmont NC 2,039 579 24.9 22.5-27.4 1,460 75.1 72.6-77.5
GENDER
Male 928 207 20.7 17.4-24.5 721 79.3 75.5-82.6
Female 1,111 372 28.6 25.4-32.1 739 71.4 67.9-74.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,255 408 29.1 25.9-32.5 847 70.9 67.5-74.1
Non-Hispanic Black 387 112 23.4 18.6-29.0 275 76.6 71.0-81.4
Other 360 48 12.1 7.9-18.1 312 87.9 81.9-92.1
AGE
18-34 468 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 297 49 16.3 11.7-22.3 248 83.7 77.7-88.3
45-54 334 69 23.3 17.5-30.3 265 76.7 69.7-82.5
55-64 345 143 42.1 35.0-49.5 202 57.9 50.5-65.0
65-74 314 150 45.8 38.4-53.4 164 54.2 46.6-61.6
75+ 246 141 53.5 44.3-62.4 105 46.5 37.6-55.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 168 43 28.2 19.6-38.7 125 71.8 61.3-80.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 400 123 24.4 19.7-29.7 277 75.6 70.3-80.3
Some Post-H.S. 481 165 27.7 23.1-32.9 316 72.3 67.1-76.9
College Graduate 978 245 21.7 18.7-25.2 733 78.3 74.8-81.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 586 284 45.9 40.4-51.5 302 54.1 48.5-59.6
No 1,384 268 15.7 13.5-18.1 1,116 84.3 81.9-86.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 217 83 35.0 27.3-43.5 134 65.0 56.5-72.7
Non-Veteran 1,817 494 23.7 21.3-26.3 1,323 76.3 73.7-78.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,172 207 16.8 14.2-19.7 965 83.2 80.3-85.8
Unemployed 92 19 15.0 8.7-24.6 73 85.0 75.4-91.3
Retired 516 269 47.5 41.1-54.0 247 52.5 46.0-58.9
Unable to Work 99 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 131 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 99 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 114 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 160 53 27.8 18.9-38.9 107 72.2 61.1-81.1
$35,000- 49,999 224 72 32.1 24.8-40.4 152 67.9 59.6-75.2
$50,000- 74,999 259 68 21.2 15.9-27.8 191 78.8 72.2-84.1
$75,000+ 736 169 19.1 15.8-22.7 567 80.9 77.3-84.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 447 134 27.2 22.1-33.0 313 72.8 67.0-77.9
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 34 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 137 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 109 30 19.8 11.6-31.6 79 80.2 68.4-88.4
151% to 200% 125 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,149 303 22.2 19.4-25.3 846 77.8 74.7-80.6
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 447 134 27.2 22.1-33.0 313 72.8 67.0-77.9
HOUSING
Own 1,262 404 28.3 25.1-31.7 858 71.7 68.3-74.9
Rent 608 124 16.6 13.2-20.7 484 83.4 79.3-86.8
Other arrangement 144 44 18.4 12.6-25.9 100 81.6 74.1-87.4
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,159 271 19.3 16.8-22.2 888 80.7 77.8-83.2
Regional City or Suburban County 469 160 31.8 26.4-37.8 309 68.2 62.2-73.6
Rural 411 148 29.7 24.2-35.9 263 70.3 64.1-75.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 138 46 25.1 17.1-35.4 92 74.9 64.6-82.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 728 249 29.3 25.3-33.7 479 70.7 66.3-74.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,173 284 22.0 19.0-25.3 889 78.0 74.7-81.0
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 747 198 24.1 20.3-28.3 549 75.9 71.7-79.7
2nd Quartile 785 235 24.8 21.2-28.9 550 75.2 71.1-78.8
3rd Quartile 440 122 24.2 19.7-29.4 318 75.8 70.6-80.3
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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