2024 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,351 501 14.7 13.4-16.2 2,850 85.3 83.8-86.6
Piedmont NC 1,807 273 15.3 13.4-17.4 1,534 84.7 82.6-86.6
GENDER
Male 807 155 19.3 16.3-22.6 652 80.7 77.4-83.7
Female 1,000 118 11.9 9.6-14.6 882 88.1 85.4-90.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,050 168 16.1 13.6-18.8 882 83.9 81.2-86.4
Non-Hispanic Black 355 74 19.8 15.5-25.0 281 80.2 75.0-84.5
Other 395 28 6.4 4.1- 9.7 367 93.6 90.3-95.9
AGE
18-34 379 44 12.8 9.3-17.3 335 87.2 82.7-90.7
35-44 314 52 19.2 14.5-25.0 262 80.8 75.0-85.5
45-54 317 52 16.0 12.0-21.0 265 84.0 79.0-88.0
55-64 293 47 15.3 11.2-20.4 246 84.7 79.6-88.8
65-74 263 49 18.5 13.7-24.5 214 81.5 75.5-86.3
75+ 209 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 181 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 353 34 10.4 7.0-15.3 319 89.6 84.7-93.0
Some Post-H.S. 470 83 19.2 15.4-23.7 387 80.8 76.3-84.6
College Graduate 800 145 18.0 15.2-21.1 655 82.0 78.9-84.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 505 75 14.3 10.9-18.6 430 85.7 81.4-89.1
No 1,279 190 15.5 13.3-18.0 1,089 84.5 82.0-86.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 159 25 13.3 8.4-20.2 134 86.7 79.8-91.6
Non-Veteran 1,647 248 15.5 13.6-17.8 1,399 84.5 82.2-86.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,059 167 16.2 13.8-19.0 892 83.8 81.0-86.2
Unemployed 80 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 433 66 14.6 10.8-19.6 367 85.4 80.4-89.2
Unable to Work 87 18 19.3 11.9-29.6 69 80.7 70.4-88.1
Other not in Labor Force 131 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 48 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 109 14 11.8 6.7-20.2 95 88.2 79.8-93.3
$25,000- 34,999 126 20 16.4 10.0-25.9 106 83.6 74.1-90.0
$35,000- 49,999 213 32 15.3 10.2-22.2 181 84.7 77.8-89.8
$50,000- 74,999 190 23 12.0 7.6-18.5 167 88.0 81.5-92.4
$75,000+ 663 127 18.7 15.6-22.3 536 81.3 77.7-84.4
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 458 49 12.1 8.6-16.6 409 87.9 83.4-91.4
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 34 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 113 19 19.6 12.4-29.6 94 80.4 70.4-87.6
101% to 150% 157 21 15.0 9.3-23.2 136 85.0 76.8-90.7
151% to 200% 86 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 944 170 17.5 14.9-20.4 774 82.5 79.6-85.1
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 458 49 12.1 8.6-16.6 409 87.9 83.4-91.4
HOUSING
Own 1,116 175 15.4 13.1-18.1 941 84.6 81.9-86.9
Rent 545 76 13.9 10.9-17.5 469 86.1 82.5-89.1
Other arrangement 133 20 17.8 11.2-27.1 113 82.2 72.9-88.8
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,013 167 16.4 13.9-19.2 846 83.6 80.8-86.1
Regional City or Suburban County 493 64 14.4 10.9-18.9 429 85.6 81.1-89.1
Rural 301 42 13.9 10.0-19.0 259 86.1 81.0-90.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 68 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 668 94 14.9 11.8-18.6 574 85.1 81.4-88.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,071 170 15.9 13.6-18.6 901 84.1 81.4-86.4
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 624 98 14.8 12.0-18.2 526 85.2 81.8-88.0
2nd Quartile 765 126 17.7 14.6-21.4 639 82.3 78.6-85.4
3rd Quartile 378 42 10.8 7.7-14.8 336 89.2 85.2-92.3
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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