2024 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina

Social Determinants and Health Equity

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  Total
Respond.^		 Extremely safe Safe Unsafe/Extremely unsafe
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,365 1,286 36.9 34.9-38.9 1,965 59.6 57.6-61.6 114 3.5 2.8- 4.4
Piedmont NC 1,812 675 36.7 34.2-39.4 1,075 59.7 57.0-62.4 62 3.5 2.6- 4.8
GENDER
Male 813 299 36.3 32.6-40.2 486 60.5 56.6-64.3 28 3.2 2.1- 4.9
Female 999 376 37.1 33.6-40.8 589 59.1 55.3-62.8 34 3.8 2.4- 5.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,063 461 41.2 37.8-44.6 574 56.3 52.8-59.7 28 2.6 1.7- 3.9
Non-Hispanic Black 353 100 29.9 24.4-36.1 242 65.9 59.6-71.7 *** *** ***
Other 390 112 30.1 24.8-35.8 256 64.1 58.0-69.8 *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 379 94 28.8 23.4-34.8 264 64.9 58.8-70.6 21 6.3 3.8-10.4
35-44 310 100 32.1 26.5-38.1 201 65.5 59.3-71.2 *** *** ***
45-54 319 125 41.8 35.7-48.2 182 55.4 49.1-61.6 *** *** ***
55-64 297 128 41.9 35.6-48.4 161 55.0 48.4-61.4 *** *** ***
65-74 266 111 38.3 31.9-45.0 146 58.6 51.8-65.1 *** *** ***
75+ 208 107 47.6 38.6-56.7 99 51.6 42.5-60.5 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 173 40 23.8 17.1-32.0 122 71.4 62.9-78.6 *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 353 111 33.8 28.1-40.1 224 62.5 56.2-68.4 18 3.7 2.2- 6.2
Some Post-H.S. 473 164 35.4 30.6-40.4 291 60.0 54.8-65.0 18 4.6 2.6- 8.1
College Graduate 808 359 43.9 40.1-47.7 434 54.1 50.3-57.9 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 502 184 36.9 31.8-42.2 297 58.9 53.5-64.1 21 4.3 2.4- 7.4
No 1,286 487 37.1 34.1-40.2 759 59.7 56.5-62.7 40 3.2 2.2- 4.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 161 77 45.2 36.4-54.3 83 54.0 44.9-62.9 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,650 598 35.9 33.2-38.7 991 60.3 57.5-63.1 61 3.8 2.8- 5.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,061 368 35.5 32.2-38.9 655 61.0 57.5-64.3 38 3.5 2.3- 5.2
Unemployed 80 21 21.6 13.8-32.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 437 212 45.1 39.5-50.8 216 53.1 47.4-58.7 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 86 23 24.1 15.6-35.4 60 72.5 61.1-81.6 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 129 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 47 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 105 23 19.0 11.9-28.9 75 74.4 63.8-82.8 *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 125 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 215 73 31.2 24.5-38.7 136 65.0 57.3-72.1 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 194 74 41.6 33.6-50.1 113 55.2 46.8-63.3 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 674 303 44.0 39.8-48.2 361 54.8 50.5-59.1 *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 452 145 31.1 26.2-36.4 291 64.1 58.6-69.4 *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 33 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 112 36 29.6 20.9-40.2 69 66.2 55.6-75.5 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 153 44 30.1 21.5-40.3 102 65.4 55.3-74.3 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 88 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 958 411 42.6 39.0-46.2 527 55.6 52.0-59.2 20 1.8 1.1- 2.9
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 452 145 31.1 26.2-36.4 291 64.1 58.6-69.4 *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 1,130 492 40.6 37.3-43.9 615 56.8 53.4-60.1 23 2.6 1.6- 4.3
Rent 537 132 24.0 20.1-28.4 372 70.0 65.4-74.3 33 6.0 4.1- 8.6
Other arrangement 131 44 31.0 22.6-40.9 81 63.0 52.8-72.1 *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,014 361 35.1 31.7-38.6 614 61.0 57.4-64.4 39 4.0 2.7- 5.8
Regional City or Suburban County 496 197 39.5 34.5-44.6 284 57.7 52.5-62.7 *** *** ***
Rural 302 117 36.9 30.7-43.5 177 59.7 53.0-66.1 *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 68 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 668 245 35.9 31.7-40.3 405 61.5 57.1-65.8 18 2.6 1.5- 4.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,076 409 38.3 34.9-41.7 627 57.8 54.3-61.2 40 4.0 2.6- 5.9
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 628 277 44.6 40.1-49.2 333 51.8 47.2-56.4 *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 768 250 32.6 28.7-36.8 490 64.2 60.0-68.2 28 3.2 2.1- 4.8
3rd Quartile 375 137 35.1 29.8-40.9 223 60.8 55.0-66.4 *** *** ***
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 41 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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