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 3,508 2,339 69.1 67.3-70.9 1,169 30.9 29.1-32.7
Piedmont NC 1,886 1,282 71.0 68.5-73.3 604 29.0 26.7-31.5
GENDER
Male 849 563 70.1 66.5-73.5 286 29.9 26.5-33.5
Female 1,037 719 71.7 68.3-74.9 318 28.3 25.1-31.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,088 812 75.8 72.7-78.6 276 24.2 21.4-27.3
Non-Hispanic Black 374 301 77.7 71.9-82.5 73 22.3 17.5-28.1
Other 417 165 45.0 39.3-50.9 252 55.0 49.1-60.7
AGE
18-34 394 251 69.8 64.4-74.7 143 30.2 25.3-35.6
35-44 323 221 70.9 65.1-76.1 102 29.1 23.9-34.9
45-54 335 221 70.8 65.2-75.8 114 29.2 24.2-34.8
55-64 313 226 74.0 67.9-79.3 87 26.0 20.7-32.1
65-74 273 198 74.1 67.9-79.4 75 25.9 20.6-32.1
75+ 212 137 63.7 54.1-72.4 75 36.3 27.6-45.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 189 60 42.5 34.1-51.2 129 57.5 48.8-65.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 368 217 65.1 59.1-70.7 151 34.9 29.3-40.9
Some Post-H.S. 484 344 74.6 70.0-78.6 140 25.4 21.4-30.0
College Graduate 837 658 80.7 77.7-83.5 179 19.3 16.5-22.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 511 346 69.5 64.3-74.3 165 30.5 25.7-35.7
No 1,322 911 72.3 69.4-74.9 411 27.7 25.1-30.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 165 128 80.7 73.1-86.5 37 19.3 13.5-26.9
Non-Veteran 1,720 1,153 70.0 67.4-72.5 567 30.0 27.5-32.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,115 778 72.9 69.9-75.8 337 27.1 24.2-30.1
Unemployed 78 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 445 314 71.2 65.5-76.2 131 28.8 23.8-34.5
Unable to Work 87 65 76.8 65.7-85.1 22 23.2 14.9-34.3
Other not in Labor Force 135 79 68.7 59.4-76.7 56 31.3 23.3-40.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 63 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 114 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 133 73 63.0 52.7-72.2 60 37.0 27.8-47.3
$35,000- 49,999 216 120 60.5 52.8-67.7 96 39.5 32.3-47.2
$50,000- 74,999 200 141 71.6 63.6-78.4 59 28.4 21.6-36.4
$75,000+ 693 572 83.7 80.5-86.5 121 16.3 13.5-19.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 467 292 66.3 60.8-71.3 175 33.7 28.7-39.2
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 36 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 118 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 162 96 66.1 56.9-74.1 66 33.9 25.9-43.1
151% to 200% 89 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 982 766 79.6 76.6-82.3 216 20.4 17.7-23.4
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 467 292 66.3 60.8-71.3 175 33.7 28.7-39.2
HOUSING
Own 1,177 873 74.5 71.5-77.3 304 25.5 22.7-28.5
Rent 565 313 58.1 53.5-62.6 252 41.9 37.4-46.5
Other arrangement 130 86 71.0 61.5-78.9 44 29.0 21.1-38.5
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,052 722 73.0 69.9-75.9 330 27.0 24.1-30.1
Regional City or Suburban County 519 351 69.1 64.1-73.7 168 30.9 26.3-35.9
Rural 315 209 68.7 62.4-74.3 106 31.3 25.7-37.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 693 474 71.8 67.7-75.5 219 28.2 24.5-32.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,120 767 71.5 68.4-74.5 353 28.5 25.5-31.6
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 653 461 71.9 67.6-75.9 192 28.1 24.1-32.4
2nd Quartile 799 541 71.3 67.5-74.9 258 28.7 25.1-32.5
3rd Quartile 390 255 70.1 64.8-75.0 135 29.9 25.0-35.2
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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