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 4,303 410 9.3 8.3-10.4 3,893 90.7 89.6-91.7
Piedmont NC 2,397 231 9.9 8.5-11.4 2,166 90.1 88.6-91.5
GENDER
Male 1,114 73 6.5 5.1- 8.4 1,041 93.5 91.6-94.9
Female 1,283 158 12.9 10.8-15.4 1,125 87.1 84.6-89.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,381 132 9.5 7.9-11.5 1,249 90.5 88.5-92.1
Non-Hispanic Black 449 55 12.2 9.1-16.2 394 87.8 83.8-90.9
Other 546 40 7.9 5.4-11.4 506 92.1 88.6-94.6
AGE
18-34 616 57 10.6 7.9-14.1 559 89.4 85.9-92.1
35-44 406 34 8.8 6.1-12.5 372 91.2 87.5-93.9
45-54 395 45 10.8 7.9-14.5 350 89.2 85.5-92.1
55-64 358 35 8.9 6.2-12.5 323 91.1 87.5-93.8
65-74 311 30 9.5 6.3-13.9 281 90.5 86.1-93.7
75+ 258 24 10.1 5.9-16.8 234 89.9 83.2-94.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 219 20 11.9 7.1-19.1 199 88.1 80.9-92.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 464 48 9.5 7.0-12.8 416 90.5 87.2-93.0
Some Post-H.S. 606 62 10.4 7.9-13.6 544 89.6 86.4-92.1
College Graduate 1,093 101 9.2 7.5-11.3 992 90.8 88.7-92.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 628 98 16.5 13.1-20.4 530 83.5 79.6-86.9
No 1,679 119 7.1 5.8- 8.7 1,560 92.9 91.3-94.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 205 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,188 225 10.5 9.1-12.1 1,963 89.5 87.9-90.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,405 120 8.1 6.7- 9.8 1,285 91.9 90.2-93.3
Unemployed 128 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 525 55 10.8 7.9-14.7 470 89.2 85.3-92.1
Unable to Work 114 22 18.0 11.5-27.2 92 82.0 72.8-88.5
Other not in Labor Force 189 17 12.4 7.3-20.1 172 87.6 79.9-92.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 105 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 151 25 18.2 11.6-27.4 126 81.8 72.6-88.4
$25,000- 34,999 174 16 8.8 5.2-14.5 158 91.2 85.5-94.8
$35,000- 49,999 268 21 8.4 5.2-13.3 247 91.6 86.7-94.8
$50,000- 74,999 261 17 5.7 3.4- 9.4 244 94.3 90.6-96.6
$75,000+ 868 80 9.2 7.2-11.7 788 90.8 88.3-92.8
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 570 65 11.9 9.0-15.5 505 88.1 84.5-91.0
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 65 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 147 20 17.0 10.4-26.5 127 83.0 73.5-89.6
101% to 150% 212 23 8.3 5.2-13.0 189 91.7 87.0-94.8
151% to 200% 109 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,247 109 8.9 7.3-11.0 1,138 91.1 89.0-92.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 570 65 11.9 9.0-15.5 505 88.1 84.5-91.0
HOUSING
Own 1,347 124 9.0 7.4-10.9 1,223 91.0 89.1-92.6
Rent 856 85 11.6 9.1-14.6 771 88.4 85.4-90.9
Other arrangement 174 21 12.9 8.0-20.1 153 87.1 79.9-92.0
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,410 124 9.3 7.6-11.3 1,286 90.7 88.7-92.4
Regional City or Suburban County 624 69 10.4 8.0-13.4 555 89.6 86.6-92.0
Rural 363 38 10.7 7.4-15.2 325 89.3 84.8-92.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 82 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 835 101 12.5 10.1-15.4 734 87.5 84.6-89.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,480 120 7.8 6.4- 9.5 1,360 92.2 90.5-93.6
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 844 63 7.5 5.6- 9.9 781 92.5 90.1-94.4
2nd Quartile 1,026 113 10.9 8.9-13.3 913 89.1 86.7-91.1
3rd Quartile 474 48 10.9 7.8-14.9 426 89.1 85.1-92.2
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 53 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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*Adults without asthma are included in the denominator to estimate current asthma prevalence

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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