2024 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina

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  Total
Respond.^		 Within the past year (<12 months) Within the past 2 years Within the past 5 years 5 or more years ago Never
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,273 3,459 79.2 77.7-80.7 350 9.3 8.2-10.5 210 5.5 4.7- 6.4 215 5.3 4.6- 6.2 39 0.7 0.5- 1.0
Piedmont NC 2,379 1,881 77.8 75.7-79.8 224 10.3 8.8-12.0 132 5.9 4.8- 7.1 114 5.2 4.2- 6.4 28 0.8 0.6- 1.2
GENDER
Male 1,098 809 74.2 71.0-77.1 112 10.0 8.1-12.2 78 7.1 5.5- 9.1 75 7.3 5.6- 9.3 24 1.5 1.0- 2.3
Female 1,281 1,072 81.1 78.1-83.7 112 10.6 8.5-13.2 54 4.8 3.5- 6.5 39 3.3 2.4- 4.7 *** *** ***
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,373 1,138 80.0 77.2-82.4 105 8.4 6.8-10.4 67 5.8 4.4- 7.7 61 5.7 4.3- 7.4 *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Black 447 382 82.4 77.3-86.5 39 11.2 7.6-16.0 15 3.9 2.3- 6.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 539 347 65.8 60.8-70.5 78 15.4 11.9-19.6 48 8.1 5.8-11.2 41 7.0 4.9- 9.8 25 3.8 2.5- 5.7
AGE
18-34 608 390 64.3 59.5-68.8 95 16.4 13.0-20.5 69 11.5 8.8-15.0 40 6.3 4.3- 9.0 14 1.5 0.9- 2.6
35-44 402 278 68.6 63.3-73.5 54 13.7 10.4-18.0 27 6.5 4.3- 9.6 35 9.9 6.9-14.0 *** *** ***
45-54 390 314 81.0 76.3-84.9 34 8.8 6.2-12.4 18 4.5 2.7- 7.3 19 4.7 2.8- 7.6 *** *** ***
55-64 360 313 87.3 82.7-90.9 22 5.0 3.2- 7.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 311 298 95.3 91.7-97.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 257 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 213 123 62.7 54.7-70.0 30 15.1 9.9-22.3 19 7.1 4.3-11.6 25 10.0 6.1-15.8 16 5.1 3.0- 8.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 460 350 75.1 69.7-79.7 43 11.8 8.2-16.6 33 7.0 4.7-10.2 28 5.6 3.7- 8.5 *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 601 476 77.7 73.6-81.3 59 9.6 7.2-12.6 32 6.4 4.3- 9.3 31 5.9 4.1- 8.5 *** *** ***
College Graduate 1,091 921 83.7 81.1-86.1 90 8.6 6.9-10.7 47 4.3 3.2- 5.9 30 3.1 2.1- 4.6 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 625 505 76.9 72.2-81.0 57 11.1 8.1-15.0 25 5.2 3.2- 8.3 29 5.6 3.6- 8.6 *** *** ***
No 1,663 1,305 78.2 75.8-80.5 155 9.6 8.0-11.5 105 6.3 5.1- 7.8 81 5.1 4.0- 6.5 17 0.7 0.4- 1.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 204 178 85.3 78.2-90.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,171 1,700 77.1 74.8-79.2 211 10.6 9.0-12.3 128 6.3 5.2- 7.7 106 5.3 4.2- 6.5 26 0.8 0.5- 1.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,392 1,037 74.1 71.3-76.7 156 11.6 9.7-13.7 93 6.7 5.3- 8.5 82 6.4 5.0- 8.1 24 1.2 0.8- 1.8
Unemployed 125 74 56.9 46.5-66.7 20 18.4 11.0-29.1 15 12.2 7.1-20.2 14 11.1 6.3-19.0 *** *** ***
Retired 527 506 94.4 90.3-96.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 114 98 82.4 72.5-89.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 187 136 72.4 63.5-79.9 23 12.5 7.2-20.7 15 9.3 5.1-16.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 105 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 149 112 72.4 62.4-80.5 18 13.1 7.8-21.2 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 173 127 70.4 60.3-78.9 23 15.7 9.1-25.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 267 198 73.3 66.4-79.1 30 12.8 8.7-18.6 19 7.6 4.4-12.9 15 5.3 3.0- 9.1 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 261 212 78.3 71.7-83.7 24 10.9 7.0-16.4 12 6.3 3.5-11.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 864 727 83.1 80.0-85.8 67 7.5 5.8- 9.7 41 5.3 3.7- 7.6 28 3.9 2.6- 5.8 *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 560 431 76.2 71.5-80.3 50 10.0 7.0-14.0 34 5.6 3.8- 8.0 33 6.6 4.5- 9.6 *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 64 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 147 105 68.8 58.7-77.3 15 12.2 6.9-20.7 *** *** *** 17 14.1 8.0-23.7 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 211 156 74.5 66.0-81.5 32 15.8 10.0-23.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 108 *** *** *** 13 13.0 7.0-22.7 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,244 1,043 82.2 79.5-84.6 101 8.4 6.8-10.4 58 5.6 4.1- 7.5 40 3.6 2.6- 5.1 *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 560 431 76.2 71.5-80.3 50 10.0 7.0-14.0 34 5.6 3.8- 8.0 33 6.6 4.5- 9.6 *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 1,344 1,145 81.8 79.0-84.2 99 9.0 7.2-11.2 49 4.7 3.4- 6.3 48 4.4 3.2- 5.9 *** *** ***
Rent 845 590 67.9 64.2-71.4 106 13.7 11.2-16.6 68 8.3 6.4-10.7 57 7.3 5.5- 9.6 24 2.8 1.8- 4.3
Other arrangement 170 129 73.1 64.4-80.2 18 11.6 6.9-19.0 14 8.9 5.0-15.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,398 1,086 76.7 73.9-79.3 136 10.6 8.7-12.9 82 6.1 4.7- 7.8 73 5.5 4.2- 7.0 21 1.1 0.7- 1.8
Regional City or Suburban County 620 504 79.6 75.5-83.1 56 9.6 7.1-12.7 31 5.6 3.8- 8.2 22 4.5 2.8- 7.1 *** *** ***
Rural 361 291 78.1 72.2-83.0 32 10.4 6.8-15.6 19 5.8 3.5- 9.5 19 5.7 3.5- 9.2 *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 83 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 828 672 79.6 76.0-82.7 65 9.0 6.8-11.9 40 5.8 4.1- 8.2 41 4.8 3.4- 6.6 *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,468 1,143 76.7 74.0-79.3 148 10.8 9.0-13.0 90 6.1 4.8- 7.7 69 5.5 4.2- 7.1 18 0.9 0.5- 1.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 835 660 78.5 74.9-81.6 78 9.3 7.2-11.9 52 6.3 4.6- 8.5 39 5.6 3.8- 8.1 *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 1,021 819 78.4 75.1-81.5 92 10.6 8.3-13.5 53 5.4 3.9- 7.4 46 4.8 3.5- 6.5 *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 471 359 74.3 69.4-78.8 49 11.5 8.4-15.5 26 7.0 4.5-10.5 26 5.4 3.5- 8.2 *** *** ***
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 52 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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.

Sub-group estimates have been suppressed because they do not meet statistical reliability standards.

^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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