2024 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina

Immunization

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,850 1,451 34.3 32.5-36.1 2,399 65.7 63.9-67.5
Piedmont NC 2,110 749 32.9 30.6-35.3 1,361 67.1 64.7-69.4
GENDER
Male 970 320 30.0 26.8-33.4 650 70.0 66.6-73.2
Female 1,140 429 35.6 32.3-39.0 711 64.4 61.0-67.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,231 536 38.6 35.6-41.7 695 61.4 58.3-64.4
Non-Hispanic Black 393 119 28.4 23.4-34.0 274 71.6 66.0-76.6
Other 469 88 19.3 15.3-24.1 381 80.7 75.9-84.7
AGE
18-34 498 103 19.7 16.0-24.2 395 80.3 75.8-84.0
35-44 341 54 14.4 10.8-19.0 287 85.6 81.0-89.2
45-54 361 60 15.9 12.2-20.5 301 84.1 79.5-87.8
55-64 331 113 34.9 29.1-41.2 218 65.1 58.8-70.9
65-74 296 207 68.7 62.2-74.5 89 31.3 25.5-37.8
75+ 242 201 82.1 74.2-88.0 41 17.9 12.0-25.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 196 39 22.2 15.9-30.1 157 77.8 69.9-84.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 403 140 33.5 28.2-39.2 263 66.5 60.8-71.8
Some Post-H.S. 549 208 34.4 30.1-39.0 341 65.6 61.0-69.9
College Graduate 954 360 34.2 31.0-37.6 594 65.8 62.4-69.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 585 287 46.8 41.9-51.7 298 53.2 48.3-58.1
No 1,498 448 27.2 24.8-29.9 1,050 72.8 70.1-75.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 192 96 43.4 35.6-51.6 96 56.6 48.4-64.4
Non-Veteran 1,917 653 31.8 29.5-34.3 1,264 68.2 65.7-70.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,233 257 20.0 17.5-22.7 976 80.0 77.3-82.5
Unemployed 111 20 20.1 12.7-30.4 91 79.9 69.6-87.3
Retired 494 374 72.1 66.8-76.8 120 27.9 23.2-33.2
Unable to Work 106 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 145 41 27.3 19.7-36.4 104 72.7 63.6-80.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 69 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 139 58 39.6 30.3-49.6 81 60.4 50.4-69.7
$25,000- 34,999 156 72 41.0 32.0-50.6 84 59.0 49.4-68.0
$35,000- 49,999 248 81 29.9 23.8-36.8 167 70.1 63.2-76.2
$50,000- 74,999 226 92 41.3 33.9-49.2 134 58.7 50.8-66.1
$75,000+ 770 236 27.0 23.7-30.6 534 73.0 69.4-76.3
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 502 189 36.7 31.7-41.9 313 63.3 58.1-68.3
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 129 40 31.4 22.6-41.8 89 68.6 58.2-77.4
101% to 150% 196 79 36.6 28.9-45.1 117 63.4 54.9-71.1
151% to 200% 99 36 31.0 21.8-41.9 63 69.0 58.1-78.2
More than 200% 1,107 383 31.3 28.3-34.5 724 68.7 65.5-71.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 502 189 36.7 31.7-41.9 313 63.3 58.1-68.3
HOUSING
Own 1,229 491 35.3 32.3-38.3 738 64.7 61.7-67.7
Rent 724 204 27.5 23.9-31.4 520 72.5 68.6-76.1
Other arrangement 142 50 28.7 21.0-37.9 92 71.3 62.1-79.0
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,227 408 30.6 27.7-33.6 819 69.4 66.4-72.3
Regional City or Suburban County 549 215 37.1 32.5-42.1 334 62.9 57.9-67.5
Rural 334 126 33.1 27.5-39.1 208 66.9 60.9-72.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 79 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 754 279 33.4 29.6-37.4 475 66.6 62.6-70.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,277 443 32.5 29.6-35.6 834 67.5 64.4-70.4
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 730 264 34.6 30.7-38.7 466 65.4 61.3-69.3
2nd Quartile 901 306 30.0 26.6-33.6 595 70.0 66.4-73.4
3rd Quartile 432 165 36.3 31.2-41.6 267 63.7 58.4-68.8
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 47 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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