2024 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina

Demographics

Do you have difficulty dressing or bathing?

View results for a demographic group:
Select a different topic:
View results for a different geographical area:
  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,226 139 3.0 2.4- 3.6 4,087 97.0 96.4-97.6
Piedmont NC 2,350 66 2.4 1.8- 3.2 2,284 97.6 96.8-98.2
GENDER
Male 1,087 32 2.8 1.9- 4.2 1,055 97.2 95.8-98.1
Female 1,263 34 2.0 1.4- 3.0 1,229 98.0 97.0-98.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,369 32 2.0 1.3- 3.0 1,337 98.0 97.0-98.7
Non-Hispanic Black 435 15 2.6 1.5- 4.4 420 97.4 95.6-98.5
Other 527 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 600 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 398 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 387 13 3.1 1.7- 5.4 374 96.9 94.6-98.3
55-64 355 19 5.3 3.1- 9.0 336 94.7 91.0-96.9
65-74 305 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 256 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 211 16 8.9 5.0-15.5 195 91.1 84.5-95.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 457 14 2.1 1.2- 3.8 443 97.9 96.2-98.8
Some Post-H.S. 597 17 1.9 1.1- 3.2 580 98.1 96.8-98.9
College Graduate 1,074 19 1.4 0.8- 2.2 1,055 98.6 97.8-99.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 632 66 8.7 6.5-11.5 566 91.3 88.5-93.5
No 1,682 *** *** *** 1,682 100 -
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 203 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,146 62 2.5 1.8- 3.3 2,084 97.5 96.7-98.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,382 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unemployed 125 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 522 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 114 28 22.5 14.9-32.4 86 77.5 67.6-85.1
Other not in Labor Force 184 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 77 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 151 13 6.1 3.3-10.8 138 93.9 89.2-96.7
$25,000- 34,999 171 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 268 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 259 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 860 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 564 25 3.1 2.0- 4.8 539 96.9 95.2-98.0
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 63 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 148 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 210 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 108 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,236 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 564 25 3.1 2.0- 4.8 539 96.9 95.2-98.0
HOUSING
Own 1,329 26 1.7 1.1- 2.7 1,303 98.3 97.3-98.9
Rent 835 33 3.8 2.6- 5.4 802 96.2 94.6-97.4
Other arrangement 169 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,383 34 1.8 1.3- 2.6 1,349 98.2 97.4-98.7
Regional City or Suburban County 611 22 3.5 2.1- 5.7 589 96.5 94.3-97.9
Rural 356 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 80 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 821 23 2.3 1.4- 3.8 798 97.7 96.2-98.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,449 40 2.4 1.7- 3.5 1,409 97.6 96.5-98.3
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 825 22 2.8 1.7- 4.6 803 97.2 95.4-98.3
2nd Quartile 1,005 28 2.1 1.4- 3.2 977 97.9 96.8-98.6
3rd Quartile 470 *** *** *** *** *** ***
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***

Back to Demographics.

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.

BRFSS Home | Annual Questionnaires | Technical Notes

This page was generated on 18SEP25.

SCHS Home | FAQs | Contacts