2024 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 4,309 970 22.5 21.0-24.0 3,339 77.5 76.0-79.0
Piedmont NC 2,397 505 20.8 19.0-22.8 1,892 79.2 77.2-81.0
GENDER
Male 1,113 156 13.6 11.5-16.1 957 86.4 83.9-88.5
Female 1,284 349 27.4 24.6-30.5 935 72.6 69.5-75.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,383 335 24.0 21.5-26.7 1,048 76.0 73.3-78.5
Non-Hispanic Black 448 79 14.9 11.7-18.8 369 85.1 81.2-88.3
Other 547 89 17.9 14.0-22.6 458 82.1 77.4-86.0
AGE
18-34 616 150 25.8 21.9-30.1 466 74.2 69.9-78.1
35-44 406 88 21.2 17.1-25.9 318 78.8 74.1-82.9
45-54 395 95 22.2 17.9-27.2 300 77.8 72.8-82.1
55-64 362 85 22.3 17.7-27.7 277 77.7 72.3-82.3
65-74 311 54 16.0 12.0-21.1 257 84.0 78.9-88.0
75+ 255 29 8.3 5.4-12.6 226 91.7 87.4-94.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 220 36 20.1 14.0-28.0 184 79.9 72.0-86.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 465 89 18.2 14.6-22.6 376 81.8 77.4-85.4
Some Post-H.S. 603 153 24.7 21.0-28.8 450 75.3 71.2-79.0
College Graduate 1,094 226 19.4 17.0-22.1 868 80.6 77.9-83.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 629 244 39.9 35.3-44.7 385 60.1 55.3-64.7
No 1,678 243 13.4 11.7-15.3 1,435 86.6 84.7-88.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 206 38 20.1 14.3-27.6 168 79.9 72.4-85.7
Non-Veteran 2,187 467 20.9 19.0-23.0 1,720 79.1 77.0-81.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,406 275 19.3 17.0-21.8 1,131 80.7 78.2-83.0
Unemployed 128 37 26.9 19.1-36.4 91 73.1 63.6-80.9
Retired 526 90 15.1 12.0-18.8 436 84.9 81.2-88.0
Unable to Work 114 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 187 47 27.5 20.4-35.9 140 72.5 64.1-79.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 104 32 26.8 18.1-37.7 72 73.2 62.3-81.9
$15,000- 24,999 153 45 30.5 22.1-40.5 108 69.5 59.5-77.9
$25,000- 34,999 174 28 18.5 12.1-27.2 146 81.5 72.8-87.9
$35,000- 49,999 270 64 25.4 19.8-32.0 206 74.6 68.0-80.2
$50,000- 74,999 262 54 18.8 13.9-25.0 208 81.2 75.0-86.1
$75,000+ 870 162 18.5 15.8-21.7 708 81.5 78.3-84.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 564 120 20.4 16.9-24.5 444 79.6 75.5-83.1
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 65 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 148 36 28.2 19.7-38.7 112 71.8 61.3-80.3
101% to 150% 213 50 23.8 17.5-31.6 163 76.2 68.4-82.5
151% to 200% 110 26 26.4 17.6-37.6 84 73.6 62.4-82.4
More than 200% 1,250 242 18.8 16.4-21.4 1,008 81.2 78.6-83.6
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 564 120 20.4 16.9-24.5 444 79.6 75.5-83.1
HOUSING
Own 1,349 242 17.7 15.5-20.1 1,107 82.3 79.9-84.5
Rent 857 206 25.8 22.4-29.4 651 74.2 70.6-77.6
Other arrangement 171 56 34.3 26.4-43.2 115 65.7 56.8-73.6
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,408 284 19.4 17.2-21.9 1,124 80.6 78.1-82.8
Regional City or Suburban County 625 142 21.5 18.0-25.4 483 78.5 74.6-82.0
Rural 364 79 23.9 19.0-29.6 285 76.1 70.4-81.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 82 20 21.7 13.7-32.7 62 78.3 67.3-86.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 837 192 22.0 18.9-25.5 645 78.0 74.5-81.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,478 293 19.9 17.7-22.5 1,185 80.1 77.5-82.3
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 843 160 19.6 16.6-23.0 683 80.4 77.0-83.4
2nd Quartile 1,028 222 20.7 18.0-23.8 806 79.3 76.2-82.0
3rd Quartile 474 115 23.9 19.7-28.6 359 76.1 71.4-80.3
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 52 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2024 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2024 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2024 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2024 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2024 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2024 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 2024 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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