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 4,312 390 7.5 6.6- 8.4 3,922 92.5 91.6-93.4
Piedmont NC 2,404 189 7.1 6.1- 8.4 2,215 92.9 91.6-93.9
GENDER
Male 1,118 82 6.9 5.4- 8.8 1,036 93.1 91.2-94.6
Female 1,286 107 7.3 5.9- 9.0 1,179 92.7 91.0-94.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,385 152 9.3 7.8-11.1 1,233 90.7 88.9-92.2
Non-Hispanic Black 451 28 5.6 3.7- 8.4 423 94.4 91.6-96.3
Other 547 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 621 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 406 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 394 21 5.5 3.5- 8.5 373 94.5 91.5-96.5
55-64 362 41 11.4 8.0-15.8 321 88.6 84.2-92.0
65-74 310 51 17.8 13.3-23.4 259 82.2 76.6-86.7
75+ 258 59 19.0 14.0-25.2 199 81.0 74.8-86.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 219 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 466 41 8.5 6.1-11.7 425 91.5 88.3-93.9
Some Post-H.S. 607 49 6.7 4.9- 9.1 558 93.3 90.9-95.1
College Graduate 1,097 86 6.9 5.5- 8.7 1,011 93.1 91.3-94.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 632 83 11.2 8.7-14.2 549 88.8 85.8-91.3
No 1,680 98 5.5 4.4- 6.8 1,582 94.5 93.2-95.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 206 29 13.4 9.0-19.5 177 86.6 80.5-91.0
Non-Veteran 2,194 159 6.5 5.4- 7.7 2,035 93.5 92.3-94.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,409 50 3.6 2.7- 4.9 1,359 96.4 95.1-97.3
Unemployed 130 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 527 108 18.8 15.2-22.9 419 81.2 77.1-84.8
Unable to Work 116 21 15.3 9.5-23.8 95 84.7 76.2-90.5
Other not in Labor Force 187 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 106 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 152 14 8.6 4.8-14.9 138 91.4 85.1-95.2
$25,000- 34,999 174 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 270 21 7.7 4.6-12.7 249 92.3 87.3-95.4
$50,000- 74,999 262 22 8.9 5.4-14.3 240 91.1 85.7-94.6
$75,000+ 871 57 5.8 4.3- 7.6 814 94.2 92.4-95.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 569 49 7.4 5.4-10.0 520 92.6 90.0-94.6
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 149 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 212 19 9.4 5.6-15.3 193 90.6 84.7-94.4
151% to 200% 110 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,251 96 7.1 5.6- 8.8 1,155 92.9 91.2-94.4
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 569 49 7.4 5.4-10.0 520 92.6 90.0-94.6
HOUSING
Own 1,353 140 8.8 7.3-10.5 1,213 91.2 89.5-92.7
Rent 858 36 3.3 2.3- 4.7 822 96.7 95.3-97.7
Other arrangement 173 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,416 84 5.2 4.1- 6.6 1,332 94.8 93.4-95.9
Regional City or Suburban County 624 69 10.3 8.0-13.3 555 89.7 86.7-92.0
Rural 364 36 7.9 5.4-11.6 328 92.1 88.4-94.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 83 12 11.7 6.4-20.5 71 88.3 79.5-93.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 837 72 7.3 5.6- 9.5 765 92.7 90.5-94.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,484 105 6.6 5.3- 8.2 1,379 93.4 91.8-94.7
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 846 71 8.4 6.5-10.9 775 91.6 89.1-93.5
2nd Quartile 1,030 66 5.5 4.2- 7.1 964 94.5 92.9-95.8
3rd Quartile 475 44 8.2 5.8-11.3 431 91.8 88.7-94.2
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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