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 4,314 620 14.0 12.8-15.3 3,694 86.0 84.7-87.2
Piedmont NC 2,403 356 14.9 13.3-16.7 2,047 85.1 83.3-86.7
GENDER
Male 1,115 128 11.1 9.2-13.5 987 88.9 86.5-90.8
Female 1,288 228 18.3 15.9-21.0 1,060 81.7 79.0-84.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,385 208 14.7 12.7-17.0 1,177 85.3 83.0-87.3
Non-Hispanic Black 449 74 17.1 13.3-21.8 375 82.9 78.2-86.7
Other 548 69 12.5 9.5-16.4 479 87.5 83.6-90.5
AGE
18-34 619 98 17.0 13.7-21.0 521 83.0 79.0-86.3
35-44 407 53 13.0 9.8-17.1 354 87.0 82.9-90.2
45-54 395 64 15.2 11.8-19.4 331 84.8 80.6-88.2
55-64 359 53 14.0 10.4-18.6 306 86.0 81.4-89.6
65-74 311 44 13.5 9.7-18.6 267 86.5 81.4-90.3
75+ 259 36 13.6 8.8-20.6 223 86.4 79.4-91.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 220 26 13.7 8.8-20.9 194 86.3 79.1-91.2
H.S. or G.E.D. 466 67 14.3 10.9-18.5 399 85.7 81.5-89.1
Some Post-H.S. 606 94 15.4 12.4-19.0 512 84.6 81.0-87.6
College Graduate 1,096 169 15.3 13.1-17.9 927 84.7 82.1-86.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 632 139 22.5 18.6-26.8 493 77.5 73.2-81.4
No 1,680 200 11.8 10.2-13.7 1,480 88.2 86.3-89.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 205 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,194 344 15.8 14.1-17.7 1,850 84.2 82.3-85.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,408 204 14.2 12.2-16.4 1,204 85.8 83.6-87.8
Unemployed 129 16 15.7 9.1-25.9 113 84.3 74.1-90.9
Retired 526 79 14.8 11.4-18.9 447 85.2 81.1-88.6
Unable to Work 115 27 20.0 13.2-29.2 88 80.0 70.8-86.8
Other not in Labor Force 189 26 16.9 11.2-24.8 163 83.1 75.2-88.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 105 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 153 32 21.3 14.3-30.4 121 78.7 69.6-85.7
$25,000- 34,999 174 24 14.8 9.4-22.5 150 85.2 77.5-90.6
$35,000- 49,999 269 34 12.0 8.3-17.2 235 88.0 82.8-91.7
$50,000- 74,999 261 31 11.0 7.5-15.7 230 89.0 84.3-92.5
$75,000+ 870 131 15.0 12.4-18.0 739 85.0 82.0-87.6
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 571 95 16.8 13.4-20.8 476 83.2 79.2-86.6
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 65 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 149 26 19.5 12.7-28.8 123 80.5 71.2-87.3
101% to 150% 212 29 12.0 7.7-18.2 183 88.0 81.8-92.3
151% to 200% 110 18 15.6 9.3-24.8 92 84.4 75.2-90.7
More than 200% 1,249 179 14.2 12.1-16.6 1,070 85.8 83.4-87.9
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 571 95 16.8 13.4-20.8 476 83.2 79.2-86.6
HOUSING
Own 1,350 187 13.7 11.7-16.0 1,163 86.3 84.0-88.3
Rent 859 131 16.6 13.8-19.8 728 83.4 80.2-86.2
Other arrangement 174 36 19.9 14.0-27.6 138 80.1 72.4-86.0
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,414 210 15.1 13.0-17.5 1,204 84.9 82.5-87.0
Regional City or Suburban County 625 94 14.9 12.0-18.5 531 85.1 81.5-88.0
Rural 364 52 14.1 10.4-18.9 312 85.9 81.1-89.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 82 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 837 140 17.3 14.4-20.6 697 82.7 79.4-85.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,484 204 13.1 11.3-15.2 1,280 86.9 84.8-88.7
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 847 104 11.7 9.4-14.4 743 88.3 85.6-90.6
2nd Quartile 1,028 168 16.3 13.8-19.1 860 83.7 80.9-86.2
3rd Quartile 475 77 17.0 13.2-21.6 398 83.0 78.4-86.8
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 53 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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