2024 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina

Chronic Health Conditions

History of Any Cardiovascular Diseases (heart attack or coronary heart disease or stroke)*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,286 446 9.2 8.2-10.3 3,840 90.8 89.7-91.8
Piedmont NC 2,392 218 8.3 7.1- 9.7 2,174 91.7 90.3-92.9
GENDER
Male 1,109 111 9.7 7.9-12.0 998 90.3 88.0-92.1
Female 1,283 107 7.0 5.5- 8.9 1,176 93.0 91.1-94.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,376 152 9.8 8.1-11.8 1,224 90.2 88.2-91.9
Non-Hispanic Black 450 46 8.8 6.2-12.2 404 91.2 87.8-93.8
Other 546 19 3.2 1.8- 5.6 527 96.8 94.4-98.2
AGE
18-34 618 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 406 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 394 29 6.5 4.3- 9.5 365 93.5 90.5-95.7
55-64 361 45 13.3 9.6-18.2 316 86.7 81.8-90.4
65-74 308 64 21.8 16.9-27.8 244 78.2 72.2-83.1
75+ 253 63 24.4 17.8-32.5 190 75.6 67.5-82.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 219 19 9.7 5.9-15.6 200 90.3 84.4-94.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 463 50 9.0 6.3-12.6 413 91.0 87.4-93.7
Some Post-H.S. 603 70 10.6 8.1-13.6 533 89.4 86.4-91.9
College Graduate 1,093 77 5.3 4.2- 6.8 1,016 94.7 93.2-95.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 627 122 16.4 13.2-20.1 505 83.6 79.9-86.8
No 1,677 89 5.4 4.2- 6.8 1,588 94.6 93.2-95.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 204 36 15.9 11.0-22.4 168 84.1 77.6-89.0
Non-Veteran 2,184 181 7.5 6.3- 9.0 2,003 92.5 91.0-93.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,404 65 4.5 3.4- 6.0 1,339 95.5 94.0-96.6
Unemployed 130 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 523 105 19.6 15.6-24.3 418 80.4 75.7-84.4
Unable to Work 114 36 25.0 17.6-34.2 78 75.0 65.8-82.4
Other not in Labor Force 187 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 102 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 153 27 15.6 10.2-23.1 126 84.4 76.9-89.8
$25,000- 34,999 173 25 10.2 6.4-15.8 148 89.8 84.2-93.6
$35,000- 49,999 271 23 7.3 4.4-11.8 248 92.7 88.2-95.6
$50,000- 74,999 260 20 7.8 4.7-12.7 240 92.2 87.3-95.3
$75,000+ 868 56 6.4 4.7- 8.6 812 93.6 91.4-95.3
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 565 55 9.5 6.8-13.1 510 90.5 86.9-93.2
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 65 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 148 17 8.5 4.9-14.2 131 91.5 85.8-95.1
101% to 150% 213 29 11.6 7.6-17.2 184 88.4 82.8-92.4
151% to 200% 108 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,248 93 7.2 5.7- 9.1 1,155 92.8 90.9-94.3
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 565 55 9.5 6.8-13.1 510 90.5 86.9-93.2
HOUSING
Own 1,346 132 9.5 7.8-11.5 1,214 90.5 88.5-92.2
Rent 858 68 6.3 4.9- 8.1 790 93.7 91.9-95.1
Other arrangement 171 18 5.2 3.2- 8.6 153 94.8 91.4-96.8
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,409 106 6.6 5.3- 8.2 1,303 93.4 91.8-94.7
Regional City or Suburban County 621 63 10.2 7.6-13.6 558 89.8 86.4-92.4
Rural 362 49 10.5 7.6-14.4 313 89.5 85.6-92.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 83 17 15.7 9.2-25.5 66 84.3 74.5-90.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 834 84 9.3 7.2-12.0 750 90.7 88.0-92.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,475 117 7.1 5.7- 8.7 1,358 92.9 91.3-94.3
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 842 78 8.5 6.5-10.9 764 91.5 89.1-93.5
2nd Quartile 1,023 88 8.1 6.3-10.4 935 91.9 89.6-93.7
3rd Quartile 474 45 8.0 5.6-11.1 429 92.0 88.9-94.4
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 53 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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*Data for this table were derived from the cardiovascular disease history questions.

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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