2024 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina

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Respond.^		 Always Usually Sometimes Rarely Never
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,392 82 2.3 1.8- 2.9 126 4.0 3.2- 4.9 778 21.6 20.0-23.3 904 26.1 24.4-27.9 1,502 46.0 43.9-48.0
Piedmont NC 1,830 41 1.7 1.2- 2.4 65 3.7 2.7- 5.0 431 21.4 19.4-23.6 523 28.2 25.9-30.6 770 45.0 42.3-47.8
GENDER
Male 818 18 1.7 1.0- 2.7 28 3.6 2.4- 5.6 184 21.5 18.5-25.0 214 26.7 23.3-30.4 374 46.4 42.5-50.4
Female 1,012 23 1.7 1.1- 2.7 37 3.7 2.4- 5.8 247 21.3 18.6-24.2 309 29.5 26.3-32.8 396 43.8 40.1-47.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,066 16 1.4 0.8- 2.3 37 3.3 2.2- 4.8 229 20.0 17.4-22.8 334 30.6 27.6-33.8 450 44.8 41.3-48.3
Non-Hispanic Black 359 *** *** *** *** *** *** 90 21.7 17.3-26.8 104 27.9 22.9-33.5 144 43.8 37.8-50.0
Other 399 16 3.2 1.8- 5.5 *** *** *** 111 26.2 21.5-31.6 84 19.8 15.5-24.9 173 47.7 41.8-53.6
AGE
18-34 382 *** *** *** 21 7.1 4.2-11.8 113 26.3 21.7-31.5 120 32.5 27.2-38.4 121 32.9 27.5-38.8
35-44 316 *** *** *** *** *** *** 73 19.9 15.6-25.1 99 33.1 27.5-39.3 124 41.7 35.7-48.0
45-54 319 *** *** *** *** *** *** 73 19.9 15.5-25.0 98 30.1 24.8-36.0 127 44.1 37.9-50.5
55-64 300 *** *** *** *** *** *** 61 20.4 15.5-26.3 77 23.5 18.7-29.1 148 52.9 46.4-59.4
65-74 269 *** *** *** *** *** *** 56 19.5 14.6-25.4 74 26.0 20.6-32.4 130 51.3 44.5-58.2
75+ 210 *** *** *** *** *** *** 50 20.7 14.8-28.1 45 16.8 12.1-22.7 102 57.2 48.3-65.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 180 *** *** *** *** *** *** 55 29.6 22.4-38.0 26 14.2 8.9-21.7 86 51.6 42.9-60.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 359 *** *** *** *** *** *** 99 23.4 18.9-28.6 74 22.0 17.4-27.5 167 49.5 43.3-55.6
Some Post-H.S. 479 19 2.7 1.6- 4.5 29 5.8 3.8- 8.8 108 20.5 16.8-24.7 113 25.2 21.0-29.9 210 45.8 40.7-50.9
College Graduate 807 *** *** *** *** *** *** 168 18.4 15.8-21.4 310 39.8 36.1-43.6 303 38.9 35.2-42.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 509 26 3.7 2.4- 5.6 32 6.1 4.0- 9.3 148 26.8 22.5-31.5 124 23.1 19.1-27.7 179 40.3 35.1-45.9
No 1,297 15 0.9 0.5- 1.6 33 2.8 1.8- 4.3 273 19.0 16.7-21.5 395 30.5 27.7-33.5 581 46.9 43.7-50.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 159 *** *** *** *** *** *** 41 22.7 16.2-30.8 38 25.1 17.9-33.8 74 48.9 39.9-58.0
Non-Veteran 1,670 40 1.8 1.3- 2.5 60 3.8 2.7- 5.2 390 21.3 19.2-23.6 485 28.5 26.1-31.1 695 44.6 41.8-47.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,070 27 1.7 1.1- 2.6 29 2.4 1.6- 3.6 239 19.6 17.1-22.3 336 32.0 28.9-35.4 439 44.2 40.8-47.7
Unemployed 81 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 443 *** *** *** *** *** *** 103 20.9 16.9-25.7 112 22.3 18.3-27.0 212 53.1 47.4-58.7
Unable to Work 86 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 13 13.5 7.7-22.6 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 131 *** *** *** *** *** *** 35 25.1 17.5-34.6 39 26.5 18.9-35.9 49 36.9 27.7-47.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 48 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 107 *** *** *** *** *** *** 30 26.9 18.1-37.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 125 *** *** *** *** *** *** 33 25.3 17.1-35.6 24 17.7 11.4-26.5 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 217 *** *** *** *** *** *** 52 22.4 16.9-29.0 63 27.0 20.7-34.3 91 46.9 39.2-54.8
$50,000- 74,999 197 *** *** *** *** *** *** 54 25.0 18.8-32.4 59 27.0 20.6-34.6 74 44.6 36.4-53.0
$75,000+ 674 *** *** *** *** *** *** 129 17.1 14.2-20.5 237 35.4 31.4-39.6 291 44.9 40.7-49.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 462 17 2.3 1.4- 3.8 20 5.2 3.1- 8.5 113 22.3 18.3-26.9 110 22.5 18.5-27.1 202 47.7 42.2-53.3
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 34 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 113 *** *** *** *** *** *** 29 20.7 13.6-30.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 156 *** *** *** *** *** *** 41 25.8 18.5-34.7 35 17.5 12.1-24.6 66 48.1 38.6-57.8
151% to 200% 87 *** *** *** *** *** *** 24 21.1 13.6-31.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 961 *** *** *** 25 2.3 1.5- 3.6 205 19.6 17.0-22.6 321 32.9 29.6-36.3 402 44.4 40.8-48.1
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 462 17 2.3 1.4- 3.8 20 5.2 3.1- 8.5 113 22.3 18.3-26.9 110 22.5 18.5-27.1 202 47.7 42.2-53.3
HOUSING
Own 1,135 15 1.2 0.7- 2.0 26 2.6 1.6- 4.3 206 16.4 14.2-18.9 359 29.8 26.9-32.9 529 50.0 46.6-53.3
Rent 547 17 2.6 1.6- 4.3 25 5.6 3.5- 8.9 179 33.6 29.2-38.3 125 21.9 18.2-26.1 201 36.3 31.9-41.0
Other arrangement 133 *** *** *** *** *** *** 42 36.1 26.8-46.6 35 30.0 21.6-40.0 34 20.6 14.1-29.0
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,023 22 1.8 1.2- 2.9 31 3.2 2.0- 5.3 242 21.8 19.1-24.8 309 30.7 27.6-34.1 419 42.3 38.8-45.9
Regional City or Suburban County 502 *** *** *** 22 4.0 2.5- 6.5 114 20.0 16.4-24.2 144 27.5 23.2-32.2 210 47.2 42.0-52.4
Rural 305 *** *** *** *** *** *** 75 22.4 17.5-28.2 70 22.7 17.8-28.6 141 48.7 42.1-55.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 70 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 15 19.8 11.6-31.6 *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 677 15 1.6 0.9- 2.8 31 4.4 2.9- 6.7 143 19.1 16.0-22.7 186 26.7 23.0-30.7 302 48.1 43.7-52.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,083 23 1.6 1.0- 2.6 33 3.2 2.0- 5.1 266 22.5 19.8-25.4 322 30.0 26.9-33.3 439 42.7 39.3-46.2
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 629 *** *** *** 18 2.5 1.5- 4.3 144 20.9 17.4-24.7 182 28.4 24.5-32.7 273 46.7 42.1-51.3
2nd Quartile 778 16 1.6 0.9- 2.8 31 4.3 2.7- 6.8 184 20.8 17.8-24.1 227 29.6 26.0-33.4 320 43.8 39.6-48.0
3rd Quartile 381 *** *** *** *** *** *** 93 23.6 19.1-28.8 102 25.0 20.4-30.2 160 45.7 39.9-51.5
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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