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 4,312 303 5.9 5.2- 6.8 4,009 94.1 93.2-94.8
Piedmont NC 2,405 156 6.1 5.1- 7.4 2,249 93.9 92.6-94.9
GENDER
Male 1,116 75 6.1 4.7- 7.9 1,041 93.9 92.1-95.3
Female 1,289 81 6.2 4.7- 8.0 1,208 93.8 92.0-95.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,385 148 9.5 7.9-11.4 1,237 90.5 88.6-92.1
Non-Hispanic Black 451 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 548 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 621 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 407 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 394 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 361 36 10.8 7.5-15.3 325 89.2 84.7-92.5
65-74 310 48 16.9 12.5-22.5 262 83.1 77.5-87.5
75+ 259 53 18.6 13.1-25.8 206 81.4 74.2-86.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 221 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 467 24 4.6 2.9- 7.0 443 95.4 93.0-97.1
Some Post-H.S. 606 36 6.5 4.5- 9.3 570 93.5 90.7-95.5
College Graduate 1,097 91 7.6 6.1- 9.5 1,006 92.4 90.5-93.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 632 58 8.5 6.2-11.6 574 91.5 88.4-93.8
No 1,681 93 5.3 4.2- 6.7 1,588 94.7 93.3-95.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 205 21 7.8 4.8-12.3 184 92.2 87.7-95.2
Non-Veteran 2,196 135 6.0 4.9- 7.3 2,061 94.0 92.7-95.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,407 50 3.6 2.6- 5.0 1,357 96.4 95.0-97.4
Unemployed 130 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 527 94 17.2 13.6-21.5 433 82.8 78.5-86.4
Unable to Work 116 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 189 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 106 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 153 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 174 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 271 17 5.6 3.2- 9.7 254 94.4 90.3-96.8
$50,000- 74,999 261 17 5.8 3.3- 9.9 244 94.2 90.1-96.7
$75,000+ 869 71 7.6 5.8- 9.9 798 92.4 90.1-94.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 571 32 5.4 3.4- 8.3 539 94.6 91.7-96.6
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 149 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 213 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 110 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,249 99 7.5 6.0- 9.3 1,150 92.5 90.7-94.0
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 571 32 5.4 3.4- 8.3 539 94.6 91.7-96.6
HOUSING
Own 1,350 127 8.2 6.7-10.0 1,223 91.8 90.0-93.3
Rent 861 23 1.9 1.2- 3.1 838 98.1 96.9-98.8
Other arrangement 174 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,416 82 5.4 4.2- 6.9 1,334 94.6 93.1-95.8
Regional City or Suburban County 624 33 4.7 3.2- 7.0 591 95.3 93.0-96.8
Rural 365 41 10.5 7.3-15.0 324 89.5 85.0-92.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 83 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 837 56 6.3 4.6- 8.5 781 93.7 91.5-95.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,485 90 5.1 4.1- 6.4 1,395 94.9 93.6-95.9
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 847 56 5.7 4.3- 7.6 791 94.3 92.4-95.7
2nd Quartile 1,030 60 5.2 3.8- 7.0 970 94.8 93.0-96.2
3rd Quartile 475 32 7.4 4.8-11.1 443 92.6 88.9-95.2
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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