2024 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina

Social Determinants and Health Equity

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,400 388 10.7 9.6-12.0 3,012 89.3 88.0-90.4
Piedmont NC 1,834 183 9.4 8.0-11.1 1,651 90.6 88.9-92.0
GENDER
Male 823 46 6.2 4.5- 8.5 777 93.8 91.5-95.5
Female 1,011 137 12.2 10.1-14.8 874 87.8 85.2-89.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,068 61 5.8 4.3- 7.7 1,007 94.2 92.3-95.7
Non-Hispanic Black 359 66 16.2 12.4-20.9 293 83.8 79.1-87.6
Other 400 56 13.5 9.9-18.0 344 86.5 82.0-90.1
AGE
18-34 383 36 8.5 5.9-12.3 347 91.5 87.7-94.1
35-44 315 51 14.7 10.9-19.4 264 85.3 80.6-89.1
45-54 321 33 8.5 5.9-12.2 288 91.5 87.8-94.1
55-64 302 30 9.7 6.4-14.5 272 90.3 85.5-93.6
65-74 268 21 8.5 5.1-13.6 247 91.5 86.4-94.9
75+ 211 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 181 47 29.5 21.9-38.5 134 70.5 61.5-78.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 359 59 13.4 10.1-17.6 300 86.6 82.4-89.9
Some Post-H.S. 479 45 6.7 4.8- 9.3 434 93.3 90.7-95.2
College Graduate 810 32 3.2 2.1- 4.7 778 96.8 95.3-97.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 512 79 14.8 11.4-18.9 433 85.2 81.1-88.6
No 1,298 100 7.1 5.6- 8.8 1,198 92.9 91.2-94.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 162 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,671 177 10.0 8.4-11.8 1,494 90.0 88.2-91.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,076 65 5.4 4.1- 7.1 1,011 94.6 92.9-95.9
Unemployed 81 22 24.5 15.9-35.9 59 75.5 64.1-84.1
Retired 442 28 6.8 4.1-10.9 414 93.2 89.1-95.9
Unable to Work 87 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 129 22 12.9 7.8-20.4 107 87.1 79.6-92.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 48 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 110 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 126 26 19.3 12.3-29.0 100 80.7 71.0-87.7
$35,000- 49,999 217 24 9.5 6.2-14.3 193 90.5 85.7-93.8
$50,000- 74,999 197 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 675 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 461 58 13.4 9.9-17.7 403 86.6 82.3-90.1
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 34 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 114 42 33.7 24.6-44.3 72 66.3 55.7-75.4
101% to 150% 157 36 22.9 16.0-31.7 121 77.1 68.3-84.0
151% to 200% 88 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 963 19 1.5 0.9- 2.5 944 98.5 97.5-99.1
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 461 58 13.4 9.9-17.7 403 86.6 82.3-90.1
HOUSING
Own 1,140 58 5.8 4.3- 7.7 1,082 94.2 92.3-95.7
Rent 547 102 19.6 16.0-23.8 445 80.4 76.2-84.0
Other arrangement 132 23 18.3 11.6-27.7 109 81.7 72.3-88.4
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,029 103 8.9 7.2-11.0 926 91.1 89.0-92.8
Regional City or Suburban County 501 39 6.5 4.5- 9.2 462 93.5 90.8-95.5
Rural 304 41 15.3 10.9-21.1 263 84.7 78.9-89.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 69 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 678 86 11.9 9.4-14.9 592 88.1 85.1-90.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,087 87 7.0 5.5- 8.9 1,000 93.0 91.1-94.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 632 48 7.3 5.2-10.1 584 92.7 89.9-94.8
2nd Quartile 779 90 10.4 8.3-13.1 689 89.6 86.9-91.7
3rd Quartile 381 41 10.9 7.7-15.4 340 89.1 84.6-92.3
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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