2024 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina

Social Determinants and Health Equity

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  Total
Respond.^		 Very satisfied Satisfied Dissatisfied/Very dissatisfied
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,383 1,522 44.7 42.7-46.8 1,711 50.6 48.6-52.7 150 4.6 3.8- 5.5
Piedmont NC 1,824 829 44.5 41.8-47.2 923 51.3 48.6-54.0 72 4.2 3.2- 5.5
GENDER
Male 815 364 44.1 40.2-48.1 423 52.1 48.1-56.0 28 3.8 2.5- 5.8
Female 1,009 465 44.8 41.1-48.5 500 50.7 47.0-54.4 44 4.6 3.3- 6.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,065 528 47.5 44.1-51.0 495 48.0 44.5-51.5 42 4.5 3.2- 6.2
Non-Hispanic Black 359 143 40.4 34.5-46.5 202 56.1 49.9-62.0 *** *** ***
Other 394 154 38.4 32.8-44.4 224 57.3 51.3-63.1 *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 380 132 35.0 29.5-40.9 231 59.5 53.5-65.2 17 5.5 3.3- 9.2
35-44 315 125 40.9 34.9-47.2 176 53.7 47.4-59.9 14 5.4 3.2- 9.2
45-54 317 144 48.3 42.0-54.6 158 48.4 42.2-54.7 15 3.3 1.9- 5.6
55-64 300 150 47.6 41.2-54.0 135 46.7 40.3-53.2 15 5.8 3.2-10.1
65-74 269 142 48.1 41.3-54.9 119 49.2 42.4-56.1 *** *** ***
75+ 209 118 54.9 45.7-63.8 88 44.6 35.7-53.8 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 179 52 32.7 24.6-41.9 112 59.3 50.1-67.8 *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 358 158 43.6 37.6-49.9 187 52.6 46.4-58.8 *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 477 195 40.9 36.1-46.0 255 53.8 48.7-58.8 27 5.3 3.5- 8.0
College Graduate 805 423 52.0 48.1-55.8 365 45.6 41.8-49.5 17 2.4 1.4- 4.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 506 183 36.6 31.6-41.9 280 54.6 49.2-59.8 43 8.9 6.2-12.4
No 1,295 639 47.9 44.8-51.1 628 49.7 46.6-52.9 28 2.4 1.6- 3.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 161 89 53.4 44.3-62.3 69 45.3 36.4-54.4 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,662 739 43.5 40.7-46.3 854 52.0 49.1-54.8 69 4.5 3.4- 5.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,067 478 44.9 41.5-48.4 555 51.6 48.1-55.0 34 3.5 2.4- 5.1
Unemployed 78 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 443 249 54.2 48.5-59.8 182 43.6 38.0-49.3 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 86 25 26.2 17.1-37.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 131 56 39.4 30.2-49.5 69 56.6 46.5-66.3 *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 48 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 106 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 125 50 34.1 25.1-44.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 217 82 36.1 29.1-43.8 127 60.1 52.4-67.4 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 196 90 49.9 41.7-58.1 96 45.6 37.6-53.8 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 673 370 52.9 48.5-57.1 292 45.5 41.2-49.8 *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 459 192 40.7 35.4-46.2 247 54.2 48.6-59.6 20 5.1 3.1- 8.4
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 33 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 113 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 155 60 35.2 26.9-44.6 82 55.7 46.0-64.9 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 88 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 959 491 50.3 46.7-53.9 444 47.3 43.7-51.0 24 2.4 1.5- 3.6
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 459 192 40.7 35.4-46.2 247 54.2 48.6-59.6 20 5.1 3.1- 8.4
HOUSING
Own 1,135 608 50.5 47.1-53.8 500 46.7 43.4-50.1 27 2.8 1.9- 4.2
Rent 542 183 31.3 27.1-35.9 331 63.0 58.2-67.5 28 5.7 3.8- 8.5
Other arrangement 132 33 23.1 15.6-32.8 82 62.8 52.4-72.2 17 14.1 7.9-23.9
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,023 457 42.2 38.8-45.7 528 53.9 50.4-57.4 38 3.9 2.7- 5.5
Regional City or Suburban County 498 238 49.0 43.9-54.2 236 46.5 41.4-51.7 24 4.5 2.9- 7.0
Rural 303 134 43.4 37.0-50.1 159 51.9 45.2-58.5 *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 69 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 673 298 44.2 39.8-48.7 338 50.1 45.6-54.6 37 5.7 3.9- 8.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,082 499 44.7 41.3-48.1 550 52.2 48.7-55.6 33 3.2 2.1- 4.7
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 629 315 49.4 44.8-53.9 295 47.4 42.9-51.9 19 3.3 1.9- 5.5
2nd Quartile 775 323 40.9 36.9-45.1 420 54.3 50.1-58.4 32 4.8 3.3- 7.0
3rd Quartile 379 169 43.6 38.0-49.5 190 52.0 46.2-57.8 20 4.3 2.6- 7.2
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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