2024 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina

Chronic Health Conditions

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  Total
Respond.^
Age 30 or younger Ages 30 to 49 Ages 50 to 59 Age 60 or older
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 537 67 15.1 11.6-19.5 194 36.1 31.3-41.2 128 23.8 19.6-28.4 148 25.0 20.9-29.7
Piedmont NC 273 36 16.6 11.7-22.9 98 35.6 29.1-42.6 69 25.9 20.2-32.6 70 21.9 16.7-28.3
GENDER
Male 127 20 17.0 10.7-26.0 47 36.8 27.7-47.0 35 27.3 19.3-37.1 25 18.8 11.7-28.8
Female 146 16 16.1 9.4-26.1 51 34.2 25.5-44.1 34 24.4 16.8-34.0 45 25.4 18.2-34.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 152 15 10.4 6.2-17.0 48 36.7 28.1-46.1 40 28.4 20.7-37.6 49 24.6 17.9-32.8
Non-Hispanic Black 73 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 46 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 15 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 12 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 47 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 70 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 71 *** *** *** 15 18.3 10.3-30.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 54 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 35 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 67 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 69 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 102 *** *** *** *** *** *** 23 22.4 14.7-32.7 29 21.3 14.2-30.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 123 18 18.1 11.0-28.4 40 33.6 24.3-44.5 32 24.1 16.4-34.0 33 24.1 15.8-34.9
No 143 16 13.7 8.1-22.4 55 37.5 28.7-47.1 36 28.2 20.1-38.0 36 20.6 14.4-28.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 27 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 246 33 17.4 12.1-24.4 92 37.4 30.5-44.9 56 21.5 16.1-28.1 65 23.7 17.9-30.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 107 21 22.5 14.0-34.0 *** *** *** 25 23.3 15.2-34.0 *** *** ***
Unemployed 12 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 107 *** *** *** 20 24.3 15.6-35.9 29 29.2 20.0-40.4 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 33 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 12 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 14 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 37 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 25 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 28 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 31 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 72 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 66 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 10 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 25 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 36 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 11 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 122 18 17.9 11.1-27.7 43 31.1 22.9-40.7 33 29.0 20.5-39.2 28 22.0 14.2-32.4
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 66 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 168 18 13.6 8.3-21.6 59 36.2 28.3-44.9 47 29.2 21.9-37.7 44 21.0 15.0-28.7
Rent 90 *** *** *** *** *** *** 19 17.3 10.7-26.9 21 20.8 12.7-32.3
Other arrangement 15 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 131 15 16.5 9.2-27.7 48 34.5 25.6-44.7 35 30.2 21.5-40.7 33 18.8 12.5-27.2
Regional City or Suburban County 91 15 19.8 12.0-30.9 *** *** *** 21 21.0 13.4-31.4 *** *** ***
Rural 51 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 10 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 129 19 18.6 11.6-28.5 44 33.0 24.4-42.9 30 24.4 16.8-34.1 36 23.9 16.2-33.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 134 15 14.5 8.4-24.1 52 39.2 29.7-49.5 35 25.6 17.9-35.4 32 20.7 13.9-29.6
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 72 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 141 17 18.8 11.5-29.1 47 33.0 24.6-42.6 43 31.8 23.5-41.4 34 16.4 10.8-24.0
3rd Quartile 54 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 6 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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*This question was asked of respondents with doctor-diagnosed 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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