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 4,231 370 8.2 7.2- 9.2 3,861 91.8 90.8-92.8
Piedmont NC 2,351 157 6.5 5.4- 7.9 2,194 93.5 92.1-94.6
GENDER
Male 1,087 86 7.7 6.0- 9.9 1,001 92.3 90.1-94.0
Female 1,264 71 5.4 4.0- 7.2 1,193 94.6 92.8-96.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,368 126 8.6 7.0-10.5 1,242 91.4 89.5-93.0
Non-Hispanic Black 437 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 527 16 2.6 1.5- 4.4 511 97.4 95.6-98.5
AGE
18-34 599 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 399 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 387 16 4.6 2.8- 7.7 371 95.4 92.3-97.2
55-64 356 29 9.4 6.1-14.0 327 90.6 86.0-93.9
65-74 305 31 10.7 7.2-15.5 274 89.3 84.5-92.8
75+ 256 60 21.8 15.8-29.4 196 78.2 70.6-84.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 211 15 10.3 5.6-18.0 196 89.7 82.0-94.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 456 27 6.0 3.8- 9.3 429 94.0 90.7-96.2
Some Post-H.S. 597 47 7.3 5.4-10.0 550 92.7 90.0-94.6
College Graduate 1,076 68 5.2 4.0- 6.9 1,008 94.8 93.1-96.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 631 157 23.8 20.0-28.1 474 76.2 71.9-80.0
No 1,682 *** *** *** 1,682 100 -
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 202 38 15.5 10.9-21.6 164 84.5 78.4-89.1
Non-Veteran 2,148 119 5.7 4.5- 7.0 2,029 94.3 93.0-95.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,384 44 3.5 2.4- 4.9 1,340 96.5 95.1-97.6
Unemployed 125 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 522 90 16.5 12.9-20.9 432 83.5 79.1-87.1
Unable to Work 113 12 14.3 7.9-24.4 101 85.7 75.6-92.1
Other not in Labor Force 184 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 77 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 151 18 10.4 6.1-17.3 133 89.6 82.7-93.9
$25,000- 34,999 171 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 269 18 6.5 3.7-11.1 251 93.5 88.9-96.3
$50,000- 74,999 259 20 7.9 4.8-12.8 239 92.1 87.2-95.2
$75,000+ 864 44 5.2 3.6- 7.5 820 94.8 92.5-96.4
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 560 43 7.8 5.4-11.1 517 92.2 88.9-94.6
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 63 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 148 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 210 16 6.8 3.7-12.0 194 93.2 88.0-96.3
151% to 200% 109 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,240 75 6.0 4.5- 7.8 1,165 94.0 92.2-95.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 560 43 7.8 5.4-11.1 517 92.2 88.9-94.6
HOUSING
Own 1,332 111 8.2 6.6-10.1 1,221 91.8 89.9-93.4
Rent 836 37 3.3 2.3- 4.8 799 96.7 95.2-97.7
Other arrangement 166 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,384 75 4.9 3.8- 6.5 1,309 95.1 93.5-96.2
Regional City or Suburban County 612 50 6.8 4.9- 9.4 562 93.2 90.6-95.1
Rural 355 32 10.9 7.4-15.9 323 89.1 84.1-92.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 80 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 822 64 7.1 5.3- 9.5 758 92.9 90.5-94.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,449 79 5.0 3.8- 6.4 1,370 95.0 93.6-96.2
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 825 50 5.7 4.1- 7.7 775 94.3 92.3-95.9
2nd Quartile 1,007 58 4.9 3.5- 6.7 949 95.1 93.3-96.5
3rd Quartile 469 44 10.6 7.5-14.9 425 89.4 85.1-92.5
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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