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 4,211 297 7.6 6.6- 8.7 3,914 92.4 91.3-93.4
Piedmont NC 2,345 151 7.4 6.0- 8.9 2,194 92.6 91.1-94.0
GENDER
Male 1,088 51 5.0 3.7- 6.9 1,037 95.0 93.1-96.3
Female 1,257 100 9.5 7.4-12.1 1,157 90.5 87.9-92.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,368 90 7.4 5.7- 9.5 1,278 92.6 90.5-94.3
Non-Hispanic Black 435 33 8.9 5.9-13.3 402 91.1 86.7-94.1
Other 523 26 5.4 3.4- 8.6 497 94.6 91.4-96.6
AGE
18-34 596 32 6.3 4.2- 9.2 564 93.7 90.8-95.8
35-44 395 15 4.4 2.6- 7.6 380 95.6 92.4-97.4
45-54 387 23 6.0 3.7- 9.5 364 94.0 90.5-96.3
55-64 355 26 9.0 5.8-13.7 329 91.0 86.3-94.2
65-74 305 20 6.7 4.0-11.1 285 93.3 88.9-96.0
75+ 258 35 18.7 11.6-28.6 223 81.3 71.4-88.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 209 25 18.9 12.5-27.5 184 81.1 72.5-87.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 454 44 10.6 7.3-15.0 410 89.4 85.0-92.7
Some Post-H.S. 595 41 6.4 4.4- 9.2 554 93.6 90.8-95.6
College Graduate 1,076 40 3.0 2.1- 4.2 1,036 97.0 95.8-97.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 632 151 26.7 22.4-31.5 481 73.3 68.5-77.6
No 1,682 *** *** *** 1,682 100 -
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 202 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,142 138 7.6 6.2- 9.3 2,004 92.4 90.7-93.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,377 35 3.2 2.1- 4.8 1,342 96.8 95.2-97.9
Unemployed 125 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 524 47 11.3 7.6-16.4 477 88.7 83.6-92.4
Unable to Work 113 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 183 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 77 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 149 23 16.3 10.2-24.9 126 83.7 75.1-89.8
$25,000- 34,999 171 19 15.9 9.5-25.4 152 84.1 74.6-90.5
$35,000- 49,999 268 20 8.2 4.8-13.5 248 91.8 86.5-95.2
$50,000- 74,999 257 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 860 19 2.1 1.3- 3.6 841 97.9 96.4-98.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 563 49 10.5 7.2-15.1 514 89.5 84.9-92.8
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 63 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 148 21 16.9 10.6-26.0 127 83.1 74.0-89.4
101% to 150% 206 23 13.6 8.4-21.5 183 86.4 78.5-91.6
151% to 200% 108 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,236 37 3.0 2.0- 4.4 1,199 97.0 95.6-98.0
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 563 49 10.5 7.2-15.1 514 89.5 84.9-92.8
HOUSING
Own 1,328 66 6.3 4.7- 8.4 1,262 93.7 91.6-95.3
Rent 832 66 9.2 7.0-12.1 766 90.8 87.9-93.0
Other arrangement 168 19 11.6 6.8-19.2 149 88.4 80.8-93.2
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,383 75 5.1 3.9- 6.7 1,308 94.9 93.3-96.1
Regional City or Suburban County 609 49 10.2 7.3-14.2 560 89.8 85.8-92.7
Rural 353 27 9.6 6.1-14.8 326 90.4 85.2-93.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 79 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 821 66 9.2 6.8-12.4 755 90.8 87.6-93.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,445 77 5.8 4.4- 7.5 1,368 94.2 92.5-95.6
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 824 44 5.5 3.9- 7.8 780 94.5 92.2-96.1
2nd Quartile 1,003 71 8.4 6.3-11.1 932 91.6 88.9-93.7
3rd Quartile 469 32 8.1 5.3-12.3 437 91.9 87.7-94.7
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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