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 4,317 189 4.1 3.4- 4.9 4,128 95.9 95.1-96.6
Piedmont NC 2,405 91 3.5 2.7- 4.6 2,314 96.5 95.4-97.3
GENDER
Male 1,117 43 4.1 2.9- 5.8 1,074 95.9 94.2-97.1
Female 1,288 48 3.0 2.0- 4.5 1,240 97.0 95.5-98.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,385 52 3.4 2.3- 4.9 1,333 96.6 95.1-97.7
Non-Hispanic Black 451 33 6.2 4.1- 9.3 418 93.8 90.7-95.9
Other 548 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 621 *** *** *** 621 100 -
35-44 407 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 395 17 4.3 2.6- 7.0 378 95.7 93.0-97.4
55-64 362 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 311 28 9.0 5.8-13.6 283 91.0 86.4-94.2
75+ 256 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 221 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 467 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 606 32 4.9 3.3- 7.3 574 95.1 92.7-96.7
College Graduate 1,096 24 1.4 0.9- 2.2 1,072 98.6 97.8-99.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 631 57 7.7 5.5-10.8 574 92.3 89.2-94.5
No 1,682 30 1.9 1.2- 3.0 1,652 98.1 97.0-98.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 205 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,196 80 3.5 2.6- 4.6 2,116 96.5 95.4-97.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,409 25 2.0 1.2- 3.1 1,384 98.0 96.9-98.8
Unemployed 130 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 525 44 7.9 5.1-11.8 481 92.1 88.2-94.9
Unable to Work 116 20 13.4 8.3-21.0 96 86.6 79.0-91.7
Other not in Labor Force 189 *** *** *** 189 100 -
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 106 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 153 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 174 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 271 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 261 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 871 17 2.3 1.3- 4.1 854 97.7 95.9-98.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 569 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 149 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 213 15 6.4 3.6-11.1 198 93.6 88.9-96.4
151% to 200% 110 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,251 35 2.9 1.9- 4.4 1,216 97.1 95.6-98.1
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 569 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 1,351 47 3.8 2.7- 5.3 1,304 96.2 94.7-97.3
Rent 860 36 3.5 2.4- 4.9 824 96.5 95.1-97.6
Other arrangement 174 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,416 49 3.0 2.1- 4.2 1,367 97.0 95.8-97.9
Regional City or Suburban County 625 21 4.4 2.5- 7.4 604 95.6 92.6-97.5
Rural 364 21 3.9 2.3- 6.4 343 96.1 93.6-97.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 83 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 837 36 3.9 2.5- 6.2 801 96.1 93.8-97.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,485 51 3.2 2.3- 4.5 1,434 96.8 95.5-97.7
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 847 34 3.7 2.5- 5.5 813 96.3 94.5-97.5
2nd Quartile 1,031 39 3.9 2.6- 6.0 992 96.1 94.0-97.4
3rd Quartile 474 17 2.7 1.5- 4.8 457 97.3 95.2-98.5
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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