2024 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina

Social Determinants and Health Equity

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  Total
Respond.^		 Always Usually Sometimes Rarely Never
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,372 1,751 52.0 50.0-54.0 836 24.1 22.4-25.8 457 13.8 12.4-15.2 172 5.4 4.5- 6.5 156 4.7 3.9- 5.7
Piedmont NC 1,813 909 50.8 48.1-53.5 482 25.6 23.3-28.0 252 14.0 12.2-16.0 86 4.9 3.8- 6.3 84 4.7 3.6- 6.0
GENDER
Male 808 401 50.9 46.9-54.9 203 23.9 20.7-27.4 107 13.7 11.2-16.8 40 4.2 2.9- 6.1 57 7.3 5.4- 9.7
Female 1,005 508 50.7 47.0-54.5 279 27.1 24.0-30.4 145 14.3 11.8-17.1 46 5.5 3.9- 7.7 27 2.4 1.6- 3.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,058 536 50.6 47.1-54.1 322 29.9 26.8-33.2 128 12.1 10.0-14.6 40 4.0 2.8- 5.7 32 3.4 2.3- 5.0
Non-Hispanic Black 357 181 51.8 45.7-57.8 75 18.7 14.6-23.6 64 18.5 14.1-24.0 22 6.7 4.1-10.9 15 4.3 2.5- 7.3
Other 392 189 50.5 44.5-56.4 84 19.6 15.5-24.5 59 14.3 10.9-18.7 23 5.6 3.5- 8.8 37 10.0 6.7-14.6
AGE
18-34 381 166 45.6 39.7-51.6 101 25.7 20.9-31.2 76 19.5 15.1-24.7 23 6.2 3.9- 9.8 15 3.0 1.7- 5.3
35-44 314 142 44.5 38.4-50.8 95 30.4 25.0-36.4 44 14.8 10.6-20.1 17 5.3 3.2- 8.7 16 5.0 2.9- 8.5
45-54 317 148 50.0 43.7-56.3 91 26.6 21.5-32.3 39 11.9 8.4-16.5 16 4.6 2.7- 7.7 23 7.0 4.4-10.9
55-64 295 146 51.2 44.7-57.7 84 26.6 21.4-32.6 38 12.4 8.8-17.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 266 167 62.1 55.2-68.6 55 21.9 16.6-28.2 29 10.6 7.1-15.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 207 123 58.7 49.5-67.4 47 19.3 13.7-26.3 24 11.7 7.3-18.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 174 77 44.8 36.2-53.7 31 17.7 11.9-25.5 28 14.9 9.9-22.0 *** *** *** 25 13.9 8.7-21.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 354 180 49.9 43.6-56.1 75 22.9 18.1-28.5 54 16.4 12.1-21.8 20 4.8 2.9- 7.8 25 6.1 3.8- 9.6
Some Post-H.S. 477 248 54.7 49.7-59.7 106 21.7 17.8-26.0 73 13.6 10.6-17.3 29 5.8 3.8- 8.7 21 4.2 2.7- 6.7
College Graduate 803 402 49.7 45.8-53.5 268 33.3 29.8-37.0 96 12.5 10.1-15.3 24 3.2 2.0- 5.0 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 505 224 45.8 40.5-51.2 117 22.1 18.1-26.7 88 16.5 13.1-20.5 42 9.1 6.3-13.0 34 6.5 4.4- 9.6
No 1,285 677 53.1 49.9-56.2 358 27.0 24.3-29.8 159 12.9 10.8-15.3 43 3.2 2.3- 4.5 48 3.8 2.8- 5.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 160 92 58.0 48.8-66.6 37 24.5 17.4-33.3 18 11.6 6.9-18.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,652 817 50.1 47.3-53.0 444 25.6 23.3-28.1 234 14.3 12.4-16.4 79 5.1 3.9- 6.5 78 4.9 3.8- 6.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,061 498 48.7 45.2-52.2 324 29.4 26.4-32.6 133 12.7 10.6-15.2 52 4.6 3.4- 6.2 54 4.6 3.4- 6.3
Unemployed 79 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 439 275 62.6 56.9-68.0 90 19.4 15.4-24.1 51 11.4 8.4-15.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 85 *** *** *** 16 17.2 10.3-27.4 17 19.5 11.5-31.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 130 58 45.4 35.4-55.9 38 26.7 19.0-36.2 25 20.3 12.4-31.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 48 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 107 *** *** *** 19 19.3 11.3-30.9 23 24.5 16.0-35.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 123 *** *** *** 29 20.6 13.6-30.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 215 109 52.0 44.2-59.8 46 21.3 15.7-28.2 36 17.9 12.4-25.0 14 5.4 3.0- 9.4 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 195 101 54.7 46.4-62.7 57 26.1 19.7-33.7 27 12.9 8.4-19.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 672 363 54.8 50.5-59.0 209 30.3 26.5-34.4 66 9.6 7.4-12.4 20 3.2 2.0- 5.1 *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 453 223 50.8 45.3-56.4 110 22.7 18.6-27.4 69 14.5 11.1-18.7 28 7.4 4.7-11.4 23 4.6 2.9- 7.2
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 34 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 112 *** *** *** 26 24.7 16.0-36.2 17 18.8 11.5-29.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 154 69 43.7 34.4-53.5 33 18.8 12.9-26.6 27 20.9 13.3-31.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 85 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 958 512 54.5 50.8-58.1 284 28.7 25.6-32.0 110 11.1 9.1-13.6 26 2.7 1.8- 4.2 26 3.0 1.9- 4.6
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 453 223 50.8 45.3-56.4 110 22.7 18.6-27.4 69 14.5 11.1-18.7 28 7.4 4.7-11.4 23 4.6 2.9- 7.2
HOUSING
Own 1,128 618 54.7 51.3-58.0 322 26.8 24.0-29.8 121 11.6 9.5-14.1 36 3.7 2.6- 5.4 31 3.2 2.2- 4.6
Rent 539 233 41.1 36.5-45.8 123 22.2 18.4-26.4 104 20.4 16.7-24.6 37 8.4 5.8-12.0 42 8.0 5.8-11.0
Other arrangement 132 52 41.1 31.6-51.3 33 21.5 14.8-30.1 25 21.0 13.9-30.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,021 492 48.8 45.2-52.4 289 27.9 24.8-31.1 141 13.9 11.5-16.6 48 4.6 3.4- 6.3 51 4.9 3.5- 6.6
Regional City or Suburban County 492 255 53.6 48.4-58.7 126 23.7 19.7-28.1 68 13.9 10.7-17.8 21 4.5 2.7- 7.4 22 4.4 2.6- 7.2
Rural 300 162 52.0 45.2-58.6 67 22.5 17.4-28.6 43 14.6 10.5-20.0 17 6.3 3.5-11.0 *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 69 *** *** *** 14 15.2 8.5-25.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 668 343 51.0 46.5-55.5 158 24.0 20.3-28.0 94 14.1 11.3-17.5 43 6.6 4.6- 9.3 30 4.4 2.9- 6.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,076 529 50.4 46.9-53.9 310 27.6 24.7-30.8 148 13.9 11.6-16.6 39 3.4 2.4- 4.8 50 4.6 3.3- 6.4
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 620 309 51.8 47.2-56.4 189 29.0 25.1-33.3 79 12.2 9.6-15.4 22 2.9 1.8- 4.6 21 4.0 2.4- 6.7
2nd Quartile 772 380 49.2 45.0-53.4 198 25.0 21.6-28.7 109 14.7 11.9-18.1 42 5.6 3.9- 7.8 43 5.5 4.0- 7.7
3rd Quartile 379 196 52.1 46.2-57.9 88 23.1 18.6-28.3 57 14.6 11.0-19.2 19 6.4 3.7-10.9 19 3.8 2.3- 6.3
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 42 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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