2024 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina

Chronic Health Conditions

Summary Index of Chronic Health Conditions*

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  Total
Respond.^		 No chronic disease 1 chronic disease 2+ chronic diseases
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,325 1,788 43.7 41.9-45.5 1,211 28.2 26.6-29.8 1,326 28.1 26.5-29.7
Piedmont NC 2,408 1,105 46.5 44.2-48.9 647 27.6 25.5-29.8 656 25.9 23.9-28.0
GENDER
Male 1,118 568 50.8 47.4-54.3 291 26.9 23.9-30.1 259 22.3 19.6-25.2
Female 1,290 537 42.5 39.3-45.8 356 28.2 25.3-31.3 397 29.3 26.4-32.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,388 527 40.0 37.1-43.0 417 30.5 27.7-33.4 444 29.5 26.8-32.3
Non-Hispanic Black 451 207 48.8 43.4-54.3 115 26.2 21.6-31.3 129 25.0 20.7-29.8
Other 548 360 64.4 59.1-69.4 108 19.7 15.8-24.3 80 15.9 12.2-20.4
AGE
18-34 621 409 64.1 59.4-68.5 158 25.6 21.8-29.8 54 10.3 7.6-13.8
35-44 407 261 65.2 59.8-70.2 95 22.2 18.1-27.0 51 12.6 9.4-16.7
45-54 395 188 46.8 41.3-52.5 110 30.5 25.4-36.1 97 22.7 18.4-27.6
55-64 362 120 33.8 28.3-39.8 100 26.3 21.4-31.8 142 39.9 34.2-46.0
65-74 311 60 17.8 13.7-22.8 91 29.2 23.7-35.3 160 53.0 46.7-59.3
75+ 259 38 13.1 8.6-19.6 74 34.4 26.8-42.9 147 52.4 44.2-60.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 221 114 40.9 33.7-48.4 41 23.9 17.4-32.1 66 35.2 27.7-43.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 467 219 46.7 41.3-52.2 118 28.6 23.8-34.0 130 24.7 20.5-29.4
Some Post-H.S. 607 251 43.4 38.9-47.9 168 27.8 23.9-32.0 188 28.9 25.0-33.1
College Graduate 1,098 508 50.3 47.0-53.6 320 28.1 25.3-31.1 270 21.6 19.1-24.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 634 123 18.6 15.2-22.6 175 30.9 26.5-35.7 336 50.5 45.7-55.3
No 1,682 940 57.6 54.8-60.3 444 25.8 23.5-28.3 298 16.6 14.7-18.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 206 72 35.3 28.0-43.3 61 33.3 26.0-41.5 73 31.4 24.7-39.0
Non-Veteran 2,198 1,030 47.6 45.1-50.0 586 27.1 24.9-29.3 582 25.4 23.3-27.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,409 795 56.8 53.8-59.8 384 27.2 24.6-30.0 230 16.0 13.9-18.3
Unemployed 130 73 54.5 44.4-64.3 27 21.9 14.7-31.3 30 23.6 15.8-33.7
Retired 528 90 16.3 12.9-20.5 160 33.9 28.9-39.2 278 49.8 44.6-55.1
Unable to Work 116 16 15.3 9.0-24.7 20 16.9 10.4-26.0 80 67.8 57.4-76.8
Other not in Labor Force 189 109 57.2 48.5-65.5 50 25.5 18.9-33.3 30 17.3 11.5-25.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 106 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 153 53 35.0 26.3-44.7 30 19.7 13.1-28.6 70 45.3 35.9-55.0
$25,000- 34,999 174 76 44.7 35.6-54.1 47 28.7 21.1-37.8 51 26.6 19.4-35.4
$35,000- 49,999 271 122 44.6 37.7-51.7 78 27.4 21.7-34.0 71 28.0 22.0-34.9
$50,000- 74,999 262 119 46.9 39.8-54.1 74 29.3 23.3-36.2 69 23.8 18.3-30.2
$75,000+ 871 423 50.1 46.3-53.9 263 29.7 26.4-33.3 185 20.2 17.3-23.4
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 571 267 45.9 41.0-50.8 130 25.0 20.8-29.8 174 29.1 24.8-33.7
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 66 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 149 72 45.5 36.3-55.0 26 18.9 12.2-28.1 51 35.6 26.7-45.5
101% to 150% 213 86 42.3 34.2-51.0 49 22.8 16.8-30.1 78 34.9 27.5-43.1
151% to 200% 110 *** *** *** *** *** *** 32 24.1 16.2-34.2
More than 200% 1,252 578 47.7 44.5-50.9 379 29.9 27.0-32.8 295 22.5 19.9-25.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 571 267 45.9 41.0-50.8 130 25.0 20.8-29.8 174 29.1 24.8-33.7
HOUSING
Own 1,353 561 44.0 40.9-47.0 388 27.9 25.2-30.7 404 28.1 25.5-30.9
Rent 861 453 52.9 49.1-56.7 204 24.8 21.6-28.3 204 22.3 19.3-25.7
Other arrangement 174 79 47.3 38.7-56.0 48 33.1 25.1-42.1 47 19.7 14.1-26.8
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,417 719 51.8 48.7-54.8 376 27.6 24.9-30.5 322 20.6 18.3-23.2
Regional City or Suburban County 626 251 41.9 37.4-46.6 168 27.0 23.1-31.3 207 31.1 27.0-35.4
Rural 365 135 38.0 32.4-44.0 103 28.4 23.2-34.2 127 33.6 28.1-39.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 83 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 839 346 43.0 39.0-47.1 220 27.3 23.8-31.2 273 29.7 26.2-33.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,486 735 50.3 47.3-53.3 402 27.6 25.0-30.3 349 22.2 19.8-24.7
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 848 422 48.9 45.0-52.9 224 27.7 24.3-31.3 202 23.4 20.1-27.0
2nd Quartile 1,031 470 48.1 44.4-51.8 280 26.9 23.8-30.4 281 25.0 22.0-28.2
3rd Quartile 476 194 40.9 35.9-46.1 127 28.2 23.7-33.1 155 31.0 26.3-36.0
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 53 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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*The index consists of heart disease (heart attack/stroke/angina), current asthma, skin cancer,
other cancer, COPD, arthritis, depression, kidney disease and diabetes.

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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