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 4,205 529 12.8 11.6-14.1 3,676 87.2 85.9-88.4
Piedmont NC 2,335 273 12.0 10.5-13.7 2,062 88.0 86.3-89.5
GENDER
Male 1,082 102 9.4 7.5-11.6 980 90.6 88.4-92.5
Female 1,253 171 14.4 12.2-17.0 1,082 85.6 83.0-87.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,362 164 13.4 11.3-15.8 1,198 86.6 84.2-88.7
Non-Hispanic Black 435 39 8.1 5.7-11.5 396 91.9 88.5-94.3
Other 522 69 12.2 9.2-15.9 453 87.8 84.1-90.8
AGE
18-34 597 97 17.6 14.2-21.7 500 82.4 78.3-85.8
35-44 398 48 11.3 8.3-15.3 350 88.7 84.7-91.7
45-54 382 40 9.7 6.7-13.8 342 90.3 86.2-93.3
55-64 354 41 11.7 8.3-16.2 313 88.3 83.8-91.7
65-74 304 23 7.5 4.6-12.0 281 92.5 88.0-95.4
75+ 255 23 7.4 4.7-11.4 232 92.6 88.6-95.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 210 40 20.6 14.6-28.3 170 79.4 71.7-85.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 455 63 12.8 9.6-16.8 392 87.2 83.2-90.4
Some Post-H.S. 595 85 14.8 11.8-18.4 510 85.2 81.6-88.2
College Graduate 1,065 85 6.6 5.3- 8.3 980 93.4 91.7-94.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 630 273 43.4 38.8-48.2 357 56.6 51.8-61.2
No 1,682 *** *** *** 1,682 100 -
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 200 26 13.8 8.9-20.7 174 86.2 79.3-91.1
Non-Veteran 2,135 247 11.8 10.3-13.6 1,888 88.2 86.4-89.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,373 138 10.8 8.9-13.0 1,235 89.2 87.0-91.1
Unemployed 122 25 19.4 12.7-28.4 97 80.6 71.6-87.3
Retired 521 45 7.9 5.6-11.0 476 92.1 89.0-94.4
Unable to Work 112 38 31.3 22.5-41.7 74 68.7 58.3-77.5
Other not in Labor Force 184 26 15.1 9.7-22.8 158 84.9 77.2-90.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 77 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 150 31 20.2 13.3-29.3 119 79.8 70.7-86.7
$25,000- 34,999 171 26 18.6 12.0-27.6 145 81.4 72.4-88.0
$35,000- 49,999 268 30 12.7 8.4-18.9 238 87.3 81.1-91.6
$50,000- 74,999 257 31 11.8 7.9-17.3 226 88.2 82.7-92.1
$75,000+ 855 64 7.8 5.9-10.2 791 92.2 89.8-94.1
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 557 71 12.6 9.7-16.2 486 87.4 83.8-90.3
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 62 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 148 34 25.3 17.5-35.0 114 74.7 65.0-82.5
101% to 150% 210 24 13.4 8.4-20.8 186 86.6 79.2-91.6
151% to 200% 109 18 16.5 9.7-26.6 91 83.5 73.4-90.3
More than 200% 1,228 106 9.0 7.3-11.2 1,122 91.0 88.8-92.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 557 71 12.6 9.7-16.2 486 87.4 83.8-90.3
HOUSING
Own 1,322 112 9.2 7.4-11.3 1,210 90.8 88.7-92.6
Rent 829 129 17.9 14.9-21.3 700 82.1 78.7-85.1
Other arrangement 168 32 19.3 13.2-27.4 136 80.7 72.6-86.8
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,375 149 11.1 9.2-13.2 1,226 88.9 86.8-90.8
Regional City or Suburban County 606 83 13.7 10.7-17.3 523 86.3 82.7-89.3
Rural 354 41 12.2 8.7-16.8 313 87.8 83.2-91.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 79 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 819 111 13.5 10.9-16.6 708 86.5 83.4-89.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,437 151 10.9 9.1-12.9 1,286 89.1 87.1-90.9
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 818 80 9.6 7.5-12.2 738 90.4 87.8-92.5
2nd Quartile 1,002 125 13.3 10.9-16.2 877 86.7 83.8-89.1
3rd Quartile 466 63 12.8 9.6-16.7 403 87.2 83.3-90.4
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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