2024 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,330 122 4.5 3.6- 5.5 3,208 95.5 94.5-96.4
Piedmont NC 1,784 64 4.2 3.1- 5.6 1,720 95.8 94.4-96.9
GENDER
Male 803 47 6.7 4.8- 9.1 756 93.3 90.9-95.2
Female 981 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,046 16 1.7 1.0- 2.9 1,030 98.3 97.1-99.0
Non-Hispanic Black 344 26 9.9 6.4-15.0 318 90.1 85.0-93.6
Other 387 21 4.7 3.0- 7.5 366 95.3 92.5-97.0
AGE
18-34 367 21 6.2 3.8- 9.8 346 93.8 90.2-96.2
35-44 306 19 5.8 3.4- 9.5 287 94.2 90.5-96.6
45-54 313 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 294 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 264 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 209 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 177 13 6.1 3.4-10.7 164 93.9 89.3-96.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 346 16 4.4 2.5- 7.6 330 95.6 92.4-97.5
Some Post-H.S. 465 20 5.5 3.3- 8.9 445 94.5 91.1-96.7
College Graduate 792 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 506 20 4.0 2.3- 7.1 486 96.0 92.9-97.7
No 1,255 42 4.1 2.9- 5.8 1,213 95.9 94.2-97.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 159 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,624 61 4.3 3.2- 5.7 1,563 95.7 94.3-96.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,038 55 6.3 4.6- 8.5 983 93.7 91.5-95.4
Unemployed 79 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 435 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 86 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 128 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 47 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 106 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 125 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 208 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 188 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 664 19 3.9 2.3- 6.5 645 96.1 93.5-97.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 446 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 34 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 110 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 153 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 86 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 939 27 3.8 2.5- 5.8 912 96.2 94.2-97.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 446 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 1,111 27 3.6 2.4- 5.4 1,084 96.4 94.6-97.6
Rent 531 32 6.3 4.3- 9.0 499 93.7 91.0-95.7
Other arrangement 130 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 998 45 5.2 3.7- 7.2 953 94.8 92.8-96.3
Regional City or Suburban County 487 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 299 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 67 *** *** *** 67 100 -
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 663 24 3.8 2.4- 6.0 639 96.2 94.0-97.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,054 40 4.8 3.3- 6.9 1,014 95.2 93.1-96.7
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 617 *** *** *** *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 756 33 5.6 3.8- 8.1 723 94.4 91.9-96.2
3rd Quartile 370 15 3.2 1.8- 5.6 355 96.8 94.4-98.2
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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