2024 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina

Social Determinants and Health Equity

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  Total
Respond.^
Always/Usually Sometimes Rarely Never
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,399 114 3.8 3.0- 4.7 280 7.9 6.9- 9.1 252 7.4 6.4- 8.5 2,753 81.0 79.3-82.5
Piedmont NC 1,836 65 3.9 2.9- 5.3 152 7.8 6.4- 9.5 129 6.8 5.5- 8.3 1,490 81.5 79.2-83.6
GENDER
Male 823 26 3.3 2.2- 5.1 52 5.9 4.3- 8.1 50 6.1 4.4- 8.5 695 84.6 81.5-87.3
Female 1,013 39 4.4 2.9- 6.7 100 9.5 7.4-12.0 79 7.3 5.7- 9.4 795 78.8 75.4-81.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,069 26 2.6 1.6- 4.0 44 4.6 3.3- 6.5 57 5.5 4.0- 7.3 942 87.3 84.7-89.6
Non-Hispanic Black 360 25 8.1 5.0-12.8 39 11.6 8.0-16.5 40 9.6 6.7-13.5 256 70.8 64.7-76.2
Other 400 14 3.2 1.8- 5.7 68 14.1 10.8-18.3 32 7.7 5.0-11.9 286 74.9 69.6-79.5
AGE
18-34 384 *** *** *** 47 11.1 7.9-15.3 48 12.1 8.8-16.5 275 71.9 66.1-77.0
35-44 317 14 4.4 2.5- 7.7 35 9.7 6.7-13.9 30 9.4 6.2-13.8 238 76.5 70.9-81.3
45-54 321 13 3.1 1.7- 5.4 29 6.7 4.5- 9.9 14 3.5 1.9- 6.2 265 86.8 82.7-90.1
55-64 302 *** *** *** 23 8.0 4.8-13.1 18 6.0 3.4-10.4 247 81.2 75.0-86.1
65-74 269 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 239 89.4 84.0-93.2
75+ 209 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 181 18 10.5 6.3-17.0 45 21.4 15.1-29.3 *** *** *** 108 60.9 52.1-69.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 360 27 8.1 5.0-12.9 38 8.7 6.1-12.3 38 8.4 5.8-12.2 257 74.8 69.1-79.7
Some Post-H.S. 481 *** *** *** 42 8.3 5.7-11.9 41 8.0 5.7-11.1 388 82.1 77.8-85.7
College Graduate 809 *** *** *** 26 2.7 1.7- 4.2 40 4.4 3.1- 6.2 733 91.8 89.5-93.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 511 33 6.0 4.1- 8.7 74 15.4 11.7-20.0 44 8.3 5.7-11.9 360 70.4 65.1-75.1
No 1,301 32 3.2 2.0- 4.9 77 4.8 3.7- 6.1 83 6.1 4.8- 7.8 1,109 85.9 83.5-88.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 161 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 142 86.3 78.6-91.6
Non-Veteran 1,674 63 4.2 3.1- 5.7 143 7.9 6.5- 9.6 121 6.9 5.6- 8.5 1,347 81.0 78.6-83.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,077 31 2.6 1.7- 3.8 81 6.6 5.0- 8.5 79 7.9 6.1-10.1 886 83.0 80.2-85.5
Unemployed 81 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 441 *** *** *** *** *** *** 19 2.7 1.6- 4.5 395 89.5 85.0-92.8
Unable to Work 87 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 131 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 102 77.0 65.1-85.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 48 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 110 *** *** *** 30 25.1 16.7-35.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 126 *** *** *** 25 19.1 12.2-28.7 16 10.6 6.1-17.8 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 218 *** *** *** 27 12.8 8.5-18.8 25 9.0 5.7-13.9 155 72.8 65.6-79.0
$50,000- 74,999 196 *** *** *** *** *** *** 20 9.6 5.8-15.5 161 84.0 77.4-88.9
$75,000+ 675 *** *** *** *** *** *** 26 4.5 2.9- 7.0 639 93.4 90.5-95.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 463 16 4.3 2.5- 7.4 38 8.5 5.6-12.6 29 5.5 3.6- 8.3 380 81.7 76.8-85.8
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 34 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 114 *** *** *** 34 27.1 18.5-37.9 15 16.7 9.2-28.3 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 158 *** *** *** 28 16.2 10.7-23.7 *** *** *** 102 65.9 56.1-74.4
151% to 200% 88 *** *** *** *** *** *** 15 14.4 8.1-24.1 *** *** ***
More than 200% 962 *** *** *** 24 2.6 1.6- 4.2 53 5.6 4.0- 7.7 873 90.7 88.2-92.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 463 16 4.3 2.5- 7.4 38 8.5 5.6-12.6 29 5.5 3.6- 8.3 380 81.7 76.8-85.8
HOUSING
Own 1,139 23 2.8 1.7- 4.5 42 4.5 3.2- 6.4 46 4.6 3.3- 6.4 1,028 88.1 85.4-90.4
Rent 548 33 7.4 5.1-10.6 95 18.7 15.1-23.0 67 12.7 9.8-16.4 353 61.2 56.3-65.8
Other arrangement 134 *** *** *** 15 11.0 6.1-18.8 16 12.5 7.2-20.9 94 70.3 60.5-78.5
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,029 35 3.6 2.3- 5.7 85 7.7 6.0- 9.8 63 5.3 4.0- 6.9 846 83.4 80.5-85.9
Regional City or Suburban County 502 17 3.5 2.0- 5.8 45 9.3 6.6-12.9 35 7.2 4.8-10.8 405 80.0 75.4-84.0
Rural 305 *** *** *** 22 6.0 3.5-10.0 31 9.9 6.6-14.4 239 78.8 72.8-83.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 70 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 678 27 3.8 2.5- 5.7 58 8.4 6.2-11.3 63 9.3 7.0-12.3 530 78.5 74.6-82.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,088 34 3.7 2.3- 5.8 86 7.1 5.5- 9.1 60 5.1 3.8- 6.9 908 84.1 81.2-86.6
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 633 19 3.1 1.8- 5.4 42 6.0 4.0- 8.9 36 5.1 3.4- 7.7 536 85.8 82.0-88.9
2nd Quartile 780 32 4.6 3.0- 7.2 69 8.3 6.3-10.8 62 8.0 6.0-10.6 617 79.1 75.4-82.3
3rd Quartile 381 *** *** *** 38 10.2 6.9-14.6 29 7.2 4.7-10.9 301 79.0 73.7-83.5
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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