2024 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina

Chronic Health Conditions

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,311 297 6.7 5.8- 7.6 4,014 93.3 92.4-94.2
Piedmont NC 2,402 137 5.6 4.6- 6.9 2,265 94.4 93.1-95.4
GENDER
Male 1,114 50 4.4 3.2- 6.0 1,064 95.6 94.0-96.8
Female 1,288 87 6.8 5.3- 8.7 1,201 93.2 91.3-94.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,387 86 6.1 4.8- 7.8 1,301 93.9 92.2-95.2
Non-Hispanic Black 449 30 5.6 3.7- 8.3 419 94.4 91.7-96.3
Other 545 20 4.4 2.5- 7.7 525 95.6 92.3-97.5
AGE
18-34 618 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 407 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 395 22 5.6 3.5- 9.1 373 94.4 90.9-96.5
55-64 361 29 9.0 5.9-13.5 332 91.0 86.5-94.1
65-74 311 36 12.8 8.9-18.2 275 87.2 81.8-91.1
75+ 257 29 9.5 6.2-14.4 228 90.5 85.6-93.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 219 17 9.9 5.8-16.5 202 90.1 83.5-94.2
H.S. or G.E.D. 465 38 7.6 5.4-10.7 427 92.4 89.3-94.6
Some Post-H.S. 606 44 6.0 4.2- 8.4 562 94.0 91.6-95.8
College Graduate 1,097 38 2.9 2.0- 4.2 1,059 97.1 95.8-98.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 629 83 12.3 9.5-15.7 546 87.7 84.3-90.5
No 1,681 51 3.2 2.3- 4.3 1,630 96.8 95.7-97.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 206 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,192 127 5.9 4.8- 7.2 2,065 94.1 92.8-95.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,406 43 3.5 2.5- 4.9 1,363 96.5 95.1-97.5
Unemployed 130 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 526 58 10.4 7.6-13.9 468 89.6 86.1-92.4
Unable to Work 115 25 21.0 13.6-31.0 90 79.0 69.0-86.4
Other not in Labor Force 189 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 106 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 152 23 9.7 6.0-15.4 129 90.3 84.6-94.0
$25,000- 34,999 174 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 271 18 7.4 4.4-12.2 253 92.6 87.8-95.6
$50,000- 74,999 262 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 871 27 3.0 2.0- 4.7 844 97.0 95.3-98.0
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 566 36 7.0 4.8-10.0 530 93.0 90.0-95.2
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 148 18 8.8 5.2-14.4 130 91.2 85.6-94.8
101% to 150% 213 22 9.6 5.6-16.1 191 90.4 83.9-94.4
151% to 200% 110 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,252 50 4.1 3.0- 5.7 1,202 95.9 94.3-97.0
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 566 36 7.0 4.8-10.0 530 93.0 90.0-95.2
HOUSING
Own 1,351 69 5.5 4.2- 7.1 1,282 94.5 92.9-95.8
Rent 858 55 6.0 4.5- 8.1 803 94.0 91.9-95.5
Other arrangement 173 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,413 68 4.3 3.3- 5.7 1,345 95.7 94.3-96.7
Regional City or Suburban County 625 43 6.5 4.5- 9.1 582 93.5 90.9-95.5
Rural 364 26 8.3 5.3-12.7 338 91.7 87.3-94.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 82 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 838 56 5.7 4.2- 7.7 782 94.3 92.3-95.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,482 76 5.6 4.3- 7.2 1,406 94.4 92.8-95.7
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 845 34 4.8 3.2- 7.2 811 95.2 92.8-96.8
2nd Quartile 1,030 68 5.7 4.3- 7.5 962 94.3 92.5-95.7
3rd Quartile 474 33 7.1 4.8-10.4 441 92.9 89.6-95.2
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 53 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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