2023 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina

Health Status

General Health Indicator

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  Total
Respond.^		 Excellent/Vg/Good Fair/Poor
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,075 3,283 80.6 78.8-82.4 792 19.4 17.6-21.2
Piedmont NC 2,042 1,709 82.3 79.8-84.6 333 17.7 15.4-20.2
GENDER
Male 930 797 82.1 77.8-85.8 133 17.9 14.2-22.2
Female 1,112 912 82.5 79.5-85.1 200 17.5 14.9-20.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,257 1,079 82.9 79.5-85.8 178 17.1 14.2-20.5
Non-Hispanic Black 388 312 80.2 74.3-85.0 76 19.8 15.0-25.7
Other 359 291 84.5 79.1-88.7 68 15.5 11.3-20.9
AGE
18-34 469 420 87.7 82.2-91.7 49 12.3 8.3-17.8
35-44 298 258 86.6 81.3-90.5 40 13.4 9.5-18.7
45-54 334 274 79.9 72.9-85.5 60 20.1 14.5-27.1
55-64 344 273 75.8 68.7-81.7 71 24.2 18.3-31.3
65-74 314 253 79.4 72.2-85.1 61 20.6 14.9-27.8
75+ 247 202 77.2 67.7-84.5 45 22.8 15.5-32.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 167 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 401 304 77.7 72.2-82.3 97 22.3 17.7-27.8
Some Post-H.S. 481 394 82.9 77.6-87.1 87 17.1 12.9-22.4
College Graduate 980 901 92.4 90.1-94.2 79 7.6 5.8- 9.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 587 369 58.8 52.9-64.4 218 41.2 35.6-47.1
No 1,385 1,285 92.1 89.9-93.8 100 7.9 6.2-10.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 217 190 86.9 78.4-92.4 27 13.1 7.6-21.6
Non-Veteran 1,819 1,514 81.8 79.0-84.2 305 18.2 15.8-21.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,175 1,041 88.2 85.3-90.5 134 11.8 9.5-14.7
Unemployed 90 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 516 418 77.9 72.1-82.7 98 22.1 17.3-27.9
Unable to Work 99 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 132 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 100 68 73.0 61.6-81.9 32 27.0 18.1-38.4
$15,000- 24,999 114 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 160 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 224 181 75.1 66.2-82.4 43 24.9 17.6-33.8
$50,000- 74,999 260 235 88.7 80.9-93.5 25 11.3 6.5-19.1
$75,000+ 737 687 93.1 90.4-95.1 50 6.9 4.9- 9.6
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 447 365 77.9 71.8-82.9 82 22.1 17.1-28.2
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 35 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 137 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 110 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 124 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,151 1,033 89.1 86.5-91.3 118 10.9 8.7-13.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 447 365 77.9 71.8-82.9 82 22.1 17.1-28.2
HOUSING
Own 1,262 1,096 84.3 81.1-87.1 166 15.7 12.9-18.9
Rent 609 482 77.3 72.1-81.7 127 22.7 18.3-27.9
Other arrangement 145 109 79.5 70.2-86.5 36 20.5 13.5-29.8
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,160 988 85.1 82.3-87.5 172 14.9 12.5-17.7
Regional City or Suburban County 471 386 78.5 72.1-83.8 85 21.5 16.2-27.9
Rural 411 335 80.4 74.1-85.4 76 19.6 14.6-25.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 138 106 79.8 68.9-87.6 32 20.2 12.4-31.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 728 588 80.6 76.4-84.2 140 19.4 15.8-23.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,176 1,015 83.7 80.2-86.7 161 16.3 13.3-19.8
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 750 651 84.8 80.4-88.3 99 15.2 11.7-19.6
2nd Quartile 784 655 82.1 77.9-85.5 129 17.9 14.5-22.1
3rd Quartile 441 354 81.1 75.8-85.4 87 18.9 14.6-24.2
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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