2024 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina

Chronic Health Conditions

Has a doctor, nurse, or other health professional EVER told you that you had any of the following?

(Ever told) you had angina or coronary heart disease?

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,299 200 3.8 3.2- 4.5 4,099 96.2 95.5-96.8
Piedmont NC 2,396 101 3.7 3.0- 4.7 2,295 96.3 95.3-97.0
GENDER
Male 1,111 50 4.2 3.0- 5.7 1,061 95.8 94.3-97.0
Female 1,285 51 3.3 2.4- 4.6 1,234 96.7 95.4-97.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,379 81 5.1 4.0- 6.5 1,298 94.9 93.5-96.0
Non-Hispanic Black 449 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 547 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 620 *** *** *** 620 100 -
35-44 406 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 395 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 361 17 5.2 3.1- 8.7 344 94.8 91.3-96.9
65-74 307 36 13.4 9.4-18.8 271 86.6 81.2-90.6
75+ 254 33 10.6 7.2-15.4 221 89.4 84.6-92.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 220 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 463 18 3.6 2.2- 5.9 445 96.4 94.1-97.8
Some Post-H.S. 603 27 3.7 2.4- 5.7 576 96.3 94.3-97.6
College Graduate 1,095 47 3.6 2.6- 5.0 1,048 96.4 95.0-97.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 626 53 6.8 4.9- 9.3 573 93.2 90.7-95.1
No 1,680 45 2.6 1.9- 3.6 1,635 97.4 96.4-98.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 204 20 8.1 5.0-13.0 184 91.9 87.0-95.0
Non-Veteran 2,188 80 3.3 2.5- 4.2 2,108 96.7 95.8-97.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,407 26 1.6 1.0- 2.5 1,381 98.4 97.5-99.0
Unemployed 130 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 521 56 10.5 7.8-14.1 465 89.5 85.9-92.2
Unable to Work 114 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 188 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 105 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 151 14 6.9 3.8-12.2 137 93.1 87.8-96.2
$25,000- 34,999 173 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 271 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 261 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 868 27 2.9 1.9- 4.3 841 97.1 95.7-98.1
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 567 27 4.2 2.7- 6.4 540 95.8 93.6-97.3
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 148 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 211 15 5.9 3.3-10.4 196 94.1 89.6-96.7
151% to 200% 109 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,248 43 3.2 2.2- 4.4 1,205 96.8 95.6-97.8
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 567 27 4.2 2.7- 6.4 540 95.8 93.6-97.3
HOUSING
Own 1,347 70 4.5 3.5- 5.9 1,277 95.5 94.1-96.5
Rent 858 25 2.2 1.4- 3.4 833 97.8 96.6-98.6
Other arrangement 172 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,411 47 2.8 2.0- 4.0 1,364 97.2 96.0-98.0
Regional City or Suburban County 621 30 4.5 2.9- 6.7 591 95.5 93.3-97.1
Rural 364 24 5.2 3.2- 8.1 340 94.8 91.9-96.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 83 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 835 41 3.9 2.7- 5.5 794 96.1 94.5-97.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,478 49 3.2 2.3- 4.4 1,429 96.8 95.6-97.7
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 842 32 4.0 2.7- 6.0 810 96.0 94.0-97.3
2nd Quartile 1,026 39 2.9 2.0- 4.2 987 97.1 95.8-98.0
3rd Quartile 475 25 4.3 2.7- 6.8 450 95.7 93.2-97.3
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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