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 3,392 238 6.5 5.6- 7.6 3,154 93.5 92.4-94.4
Piedmont NC 1,828 140 6.6 5.4- 8.1 1,688 93.4 91.9-94.6
GENDER
Male 821 52 5.6 4.0- 7.7 769 94.4 92.3-96.0
Female 1,007 88 7.5 5.9- 9.6 919 92.5 90.4-94.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,063 46 3.9 2.9- 5.4 1,017 96.1 94.6-97.1
Non-Hispanic Black 358 37 9.2 6.2-13.5 321 90.8 86.5-93.8
Other 400 57 12.8 9.4-17.2 343 87.2 82.8-90.6
AGE
18-34 383 27 5.6 3.8- 8.3 356 94.4 91.7-96.2
35-44 315 35 9.8 6.8-14.0 280 90.2 86.0-93.2
45-54 320 43 10.2 7.4-14.0 277 89.8 86.0-92.6
55-64 299 20 8.4 4.8-14.4 279 91.6 85.6-95.2
65-74 267 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 210 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 179 27 14.1 9.0-21.5 152 85.9 78.5-91.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 357 35 7.2 4.9-10.5 322 92.8 89.5-95.1
Some Post-H.S. 478 38 6.6 4.5- 9.6 440 93.4 90.4-95.5
College Graduate 809 39 4.0 2.8- 5.6 770 96.0 94.4-97.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 509 64 10.6 7.8-14.2 445 89.4 85.8-92.2
No 1,296 74 5.0 3.8- 6.5 1,222 95.0 93.5-96.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 162 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,665 129 6.5 5.3- 8.0 1,536 93.5 92.0-94.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,075 88 7.1 5.6- 9.1 987 92.9 90.9-94.4
Unemployed 79 16 15.8 9.2-25.8 63 84.2 74.2-90.8
Retired 439 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 85 14 17.5 9.8-29.4 71 82.5 70.6-90.2
Other not in Labor Force 131 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 47 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 109 14 13.9 7.6-23.9 95 86.1 76.1-92.4
$25,000- 34,999 126 21 14.7 8.7-23.7 105 85.3 76.3-91.3
$35,000- 49,999 217 31 13.4 9.0-19.6 186 86.6 80.4-91.0
$50,000- 74,999 196 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 674 23 3.2 2.1- 4.9 651 96.8 95.1-97.9
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 459 31 5.5 3.4- 8.7 428 94.5 91.3-96.6
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 34 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 112 25 19.6 12.6-29.1 87 80.4 70.9-87.4
101% to 150% 157 18 12.7 7.4-20.8 139 87.3 79.2-92.6
151% to 200% 88 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 961 45 3.7 2.7- 5.1 916 96.3 94.9-97.3
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 459 31 5.5 3.4- 8.7 428 94.5 91.3-96.6
HOUSING
Own 1,136 51 4.7 3.4- 6.5 1,085 95.3 93.5-96.6
Rent 547 74 13.2 10.3-16.8 473 86.8 83.2-89.7
Other arrangement 130 15 7.7 4.5-13.0 115 92.3 87.0-95.5
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,027 81 6.0 4.7- 7.6 946 94.0 92.4-95.3
Regional City or Suburban County 498 38 8.5 5.9-12.3 460 91.5 87.7-94.1
Rural 303 21 5.3 3.3- 8.6 282 94.7 91.4-96.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 68 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 674 61 7.6 5.7-10.0 613 92.4 90.0-94.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,086 77 6.2 4.7- 8.1 1,009 93.8 91.9-95.3
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 630 43 6.8 4.6- 9.9 587 93.2 90.1-95.4
2nd Quartile 778 57 6.0 4.5- 8.0 721 94.0 92.0-95.5
3rd Quartile 379 40 8.5 6.0-12.0 339 91.5 88.0-94.0
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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