2024 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina

Social Determinants and Health Equity

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,403 373 11.2 10.0-12.6 3,030 88.8 87.4-90.0
Piedmont NC 1,836 224 11.5 9.8-13.3 1,612 88.5 86.7-90.2
GENDER
Male 822 111 11.8 9.5-14.4 711 88.2 85.6-90.5
Female 1,014 113 11.2 9.0-13.9 901 88.8 86.1-91.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,069 69 6.8 5.3- 8.8 1,000 93.2 91.2-94.7
Non-Hispanic Black 361 53 15.2 11.2-20.3 308 84.8 79.7-88.8
Other 399 101 23.0 18.5-28.3 298 77.0 71.7-81.5
AGE
18-34 384 79 18.8 14.6-23.7 305 81.2 76.3-85.4
35-44 317 51 12.9 9.7-17.1 266 87.1 82.9-90.3
45-54 321 44 11.9 8.5-16.3 277 88.1 83.7-91.5
55-64 302 38 12.8 8.6-18.7 264 87.2 81.3-91.4
65-74 269 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 210 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 181 49 19.6 14.5-25.8 132 80.4 74.2-85.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 360 54 11.3 8.3-15.2 306 88.7 84.8-91.7
Some Post-H.S. 481 73 15.3 11.8-19.7 408 84.7 80.3-88.2
College Graduate 810 47 5.4 4.0- 7.4 763 94.6 92.6-96.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 512 71 13.4 10.1-17.5 441 86.6 82.5-89.9
No 1,301 148 10.5 8.7-12.6 1,153 89.5 87.4-91.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 162 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,674 215 11.9 10.2-13.9 1,459 88.1 86.1-89.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,075 148 12.2 10.1-14.6 927 87.8 85.4-89.9
Unemployed 81 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 443 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 87 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 131 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 48 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 110 29 23.1 15.3-33.2 81 76.9 66.8-84.7
$25,000- 34,999 126 24 16.0 10.0-24.7 102 84.0 75.3-90.0
$35,000- 49,999 218 34 14.7 10.1-20.7 184 85.3 79.3-89.9
$50,000- 74,999 197 24 12.2 7.8-18.8 173 87.8 81.2-92.2
$75,000+ 675 34 5.6 3.8- 8.3 641 94.4 91.7-96.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 462 65 13.2 9.9-17.3 397 86.8 82.7-90.1
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 34 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 114 33 25.7 17.6-36.1 81 74.3 63.9-82.4
101% to 150% 158 29 15.8 10.2-23.6 129 84.2 76.4-89.8
151% to 200% 88 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 963 68 7.2 5.4- 9.4 895 92.8 90.6-94.6
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 462 65 13.2 9.9-17.3 397 86.8 82.7-90.1
HOUSING
Own 1,140 69 7.0 5.3- 9.1 1,071 93.0 90.9-94.7
Rent 548 124 23.2 19.4-27.5 424 76.8 72.5-80.6
Other arrangement 134 29 23.3 16.0-32.6 105 76.7 67.4-84.0
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,028 139 13.2 10.9-15.9 889 86.8 84.1-89.1
Regional City or Suburban County 503 56 10.6 7.8-14.3 447 89.4 85.7-92.2
Rural 305 29 8.4 5.5-12.5 276 91.6 87.5-94.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 70 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 678 81 12.0 9.3-15.2 597 88.0 84.8-90.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,088 134 11.4 9.3-13.8 954 88.6 86.2-90.7
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 632 66 11.0 8.2-14.6 566 89.0 85.4-91.8
2nd Quartile 780 104 12.3 9.8-15.2 676 87.7 84.8-90.2
3rd Quartile 382 46 10.3 7.4-14.2 336 89.7 85.8-92.6
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 42 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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