2024 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina

Demographics

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,215 213 4.8 4.1- 5.7 4,002 95.2 94.3-95.9
Piedmont NC 2,343 107 4.4 3.5- 5.6 2,236 95.6 94.4-96.5
GENDER
Male 1,087 41 3.6 2.5- 5.2 1,046 96.4 94.8-97.5
Female 1,256 66 5.2 3.8- 7.0 1,190 94.8 93.0-96.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,362 50 3.8 2.8- 5.2 1,312 96.2 94.8-97.2
Non-Hispanic Black 436 21 5.2 3.1- 8.7 415 94.8 91.3-96.9
Other 526 36 5.9 3.9- 8.8 490 94.1 91.2-96.1
AGE
18-34 600 25 4.1 2.6- 6.4 575 95.9 93.6-97.4
35-44 397 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 384 22 4.2 2.6- 6.6 362 95.8 93.4-97.4
55-64 355 18 5.7 3.2- 9.9 337 94.3 90.1-96.8
65-74 305 17 5.6 3.2- 9.4 288 94.4 90.6-96.8
75+ 254 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 210 23 11.7 7.0-18.8 187 88.3 81.2-93.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 457 31 6.0 4.0- 9.1 426 94.0 90.9-96.0
Some Post-H.S. 595 27 3.8 2.4- 6.0 568 96.2 94.0-97.6
College Graduate 1,071 26 2.0 1.3- 3.1 1,045 98.0 96.9-98.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 630 107 16.1 12.9-20.0 523 83.9 80.0-87.1
No 1,682 *** *** *** 1,682 100 -
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 201 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,142 104 4.7 3.7- 6.0 2,038 95.3 94.0-96.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,380 49 3.5 2.5- 4.9 1,331 96.5 95.1-97.5
Unemployed 124 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 521 26 6.0 3.7- 9.7 495 94.0 90.3-96.3
Unable to Work 113 16 14.1 8.2-23.2 97 85.9 76.8-91.8
Other not in Labor Force 184 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 76 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 150 15 9.1 5.1-15.9 135 90.9 84.1-94.9
$25,000- 34,999 170 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 268 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 258 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 858 17 2.4 1.3- 4.1 841 97.6 95.9-98.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 563 36 5.6 3.7- 8.4 527 94.4 91.6-96.3
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 63 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 148 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 209 16 7.6 4.3-13.2 193 92.4 86.8-95.7
151% to 200% 108 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,232 35 3.1 2.1- 4.7 1,197 96.9 95.3-97.9
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 563 36 5.6 3.7- 8.4 527 94.4 91.6-96.3
HOUSING
Own 1,323 40 3.3 2.2- 4.8 1,283 96.7 95.2-97.8
Rent 837 53 6.7 4.9- 9.0 784 93.3 91.0-95.1
Other arrangement 168 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,380 60 3.9 2.9- 5.3 1,320 96.1 94.7-97.1
Regional City or Suburban County 609 26 4.5 2.9- 7.1 583 95.5 92.9-97.1
Rural 354 21 6.0 3.5-10.1 333 94.0 89.9-96.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 80 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 822 47 5.2 3.7- 7.2 775 94.8 92.8-96.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,441 58 4.0 2.9- 5.4 1,383 96.0 94.6-97.1
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 820 31 3.6 2.4- 5.5 789 96.4 94.5-97.6
2nd Quartile 1,003 49 4.4 3.1- 6.2 954 95.6 93.8-96.9
3rd Quartile 469 25 6.0 3.7- 9.8 444 94.0 90.2-96.3
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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