2024 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina

Health Status

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Respond.^		 Excellent Very good Good Fair Poor
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,308 653 14.9 13.7-16.2 1,358 31.7 30.0-33.4 1,516 35.9 34.2-37.6 596 13.5 12.3-14.8 185 4.1 3.4- 4.9
Piedmont NC 2,398 389 15.6 14.0-17.3 812 33.5 31.3-35.8 805 35.1 32.8-37.4 299 11.9 10.5-13.5 93 3.9 3.0- 5.0
GENDER
Male 1,114 180 15.7 13.4-18.2 373 33.1 30.0-36.4 382 35.3 32.0-38.6 137 12.0 9.9-14.5 42 4.0 2.8- 5.6
Female 1,284 209 15.5 13.4-17.9 439 33.9 30.8-37.1 423 34.9 31.8-38.2 162 11.8 10.0-14.0 51 3.8 2.7- 5.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,384 237 16.4 14.3-18.6 532 37.0 34.1-40.0 431 33.2 30.3-36.2 125 9.3 7.7-11.3 59 4.1 3.1- 5.5
Non-Hispanic Black 451 61 14.4 11.0-18.6 137 29.8 24.9-35.1 178 40.5 35.2-46.0 65 12.8 9.7-16.6 *** *** ***
Other 542 86 14.1 11.0-17.7 136 26.4 21.8-31.6 192 35.6 30.8-40.7 106 19.2 15.4-23.8 22 4.7 2.8- 7.8
AGE
18-34 619 128 19.9 16.5-23.8 222 35.7 31.3-40.5 188 32.4 28.1-37.0 73 10.7 8.2-13.8 *** *** ***
35-44 404 64 15.5 11.9-19.9 132 34.2 29.1-39.7 151 37.7 32.5-43.2 49 10.4 7.7-13.8 *** *** ***
45-54 392 68 18.1 14.1-22.9 127 31.8 26.9-37.2 127 33.5 28.3-39.2 56 13.4 10.0-17.7 14 3.2 1.8- 5.5
55-64 360 51 11.2 8.4-14.9 120 33.8 28.4-39.6 115 32.9 27.5-38.9 45 13.8 9.9-18.8 29 8.3 5.4-12.5
65-74 311 40 12.5 9.0-17.1 111 31.9 26.5-38.0 107 38.2 32.1-44.7 35 11.1 7.7-15.7 18 6.3 3.5-11.0
75+ 259 26 7.9 5.1-12.0 81 30.1 23.1-38.2 100 41.4 33.5-49.7 36 13.4 9.1-19.3 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 217 16 5.5 3.2- 9.2 27 12.8 8.3-19.2 76 35.4 28.1-43.3 73 31.2 24.5-38.9 25 15.1 9.7-22.7
H.S. or G.E.D. 464 70 15.2 11.7-19.5 127 29.2 24.2-34.6 169 38.6 33.3-44.1 81 14.0 10.8-17.9 17 3.1 1.8- 5.2
Some Post-H.S. 606 87 14.2 11.4-17.6 193 33.2 29.0-37.6 225 38.1 33.7-42.6 72 10.9 8.4-13.9 29 3.7 2.4- 5.6
College Graduate 1,096 212 19.5 17.1-22.2 462 42.8 39.6-46.1 329 30.1 27.1-33.2 71 6.0 4.6- 7.8 22 1.6 1.0- 2.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 631 32 4.8 3.2- 7.2 144 21.4 17.8-25.6 228 38.9 34.2-43.8 155 23.6 19.9-27.7 72 11.3 8.6-14.7
No 1,676 345 19.9 17.8-22.2 644 38.7 36.0-41.5 540 33.4 30.8-36.1 126 6.7 5.5- 8.2 21 1.2 0.7- 2.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 206 27 13.2 8.5-19.7 72 31.6 24.8-39.4 72 38.1 30.6-46.2 26 14.6 9.5-21.7 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,188 360 15.8 14.1-17.6 740 33.8 31.5-36.2 732 34.8 32.5-37.3 272 11.6 10.1-13.2 84 4.0 3.1- 5.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,403 264 18.3 16.1-20.8 521 37.1 34.2-40.0 454 33.9 31.0-36.9 140 9.1 7.5-11.0 24 1.6 1.0- 2.5
Unemployed 130 24 18.2 11.5-27.5 35 23.2 16.0-32.4 43 36.2 27.1-46.5 23 19.4 12.7-28.6 *** *** ***
Retired 527 56 9.5 7.2-12.6 181 32.1 27.4-37.1 199 40.3 35.2-45.6 63 12.5 9.3-16.5 28 5.6 3.4- 9.0
Unable to Work 115 *** *** *** *** *** *** 27 23.1 15.6-32.9 45 37.8 28.3-48.2 29 27.1 18.4-37.9
Other not in Labor Force 187 36 17.1 12.0-23.8 56 34.5 26.3-43.8 64 34.9 27.1-43.6 24 10.1 6.3-15.6 *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 105 15 12.7 7.3-21.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 151 16 10.4 6.0-17.5 27 19.9 12.7-29.9 51 36.8 27.9-46.8 42 23.6 16.8-32.1 *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 174 26 14.8 9.8-21.9 36 24.4 16.5-34.5 69 34.7 26.6-43.7 33 19.9 13.6-28.1 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 271 26 8.8 5.9-13.1 79 27.8 21.8-34.6 115 44.7 37.8-51.9 40 14.3 10.2-19.7 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 262 44 17.8 12.7-24.2 99 35.5 29.1-42.4 83 32.7 26.4-39.7 32 11.7 7.8-17.2 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 869 188 20.3 17.4-23.4 378 43.1 39.3-46.9 246 29.9 26.5-33.6 45 5.7 4.1- 8.0 *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 566 74 12.2 9.5-15.7 179 29.9 25.6-34.5 201 39.4 34.5-44.5 79 12.5 9.7-15.9 33 6.0 3.9- 9.0
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 65 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 148 22 15.6 9.9-23.7 20 14.3 8.4-23.4 59 40.4 31.3-50.2 39 24.0 17.0-32.8 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 212 23 10.6 6.6-16.4 48 25.5 18.3-34.3 79 36.0 28.5-44.3 45 20.3 14.6-27.5 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 110 *** *** *** 28 27.2 18.1-38.7 *** *** *** 21 16.3 10.2-25.0 *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,250 241 18.5 16.2-21.1 517 40.6 37.5-43.8 383 32.2 29.2-35.3 87 7.1 5.6- 9.0 22 1.6 1.0- 2.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 566 74 12.2 9.5-15.7 179 29.9 25.6-34.5 201 39.4 34.5-44.5 79 12.5 9.7-15.9 33 6.0 3.9- 9.0
HOUSING
Own 1,350 226 15.5 13.5-17.7 508 35.8 32.9-38.9 440 34.6 31.7-37.6 125 10.1 8.3-12.1 51 4.0 2.9- 5.5
Rent 855 138 16.4 13.8-19.5 245 29.2 25.8-32.8 291 34.3 30.8-38.1 146 16.5 13.9-19.4 35 3.6 2.5- 5.2
Other arrangement 173 20 12.5 7.9-19.4 53 28.4 21.2-36.9 66 41.1 32.8-50.0 27 14.0 9.2-20.9 *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,412 255 17.5 15.3-19.8 489 35.3 32.4-38.4 465 33.9 31.1-36.9 165 10.7 9.0-12.7 38 2.6 1.8- 3.7
Regional City or Suburban County 623 91 14.5 11.6-18.0 210 32.0 27.9-36.3 211 36.2 31.8-40.9 77 12.6 9.8-16.1 34 4.7 3.3- 6.8
Rural 363 43 11.6 8.4-15.9 113 30.6 25.2-36.5 129 36.8 31.1-42.9 57 14.5 10.9-19.0 21 6.5 3.7-10.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 83 *** *** *** 22 21.8 13.9-32.6 *** *** *** 15 19.7 11.5-31.6 *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 833 111 13.3 10.8-16.3 274 32.2 28.5-36.1 288 37.2 33.2-41.3 121 13.1 10.7-16.0 39 4.2 2.9- 6.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,482 273 17.8 15.7-20.1 516 35.3 32.5-38.2 483 33.3 30.6-36.2 163 10.5 8.9-12.5 47 3.0 2.2- 4.2
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 844 165 19.6 16.8-22.8 309 36.0 32.3-39.8 263 32.1 28.5-35.9 76 8.4 6.5-10.8 31 3.9 2.6- 5.9
2nd Quartile 1,027 163 15.0 12.6-17.8 335 33.5 30.1-37.2 343 34.9 31.4-38.5 152 13.8 11.5-16.5 34 2.8 1.9- 4.1
3rd Quartile 474 57 11.8 9.0-15.5 151 30.2 25.7-35.0 177 39.3 34.2-44.6 64 12.4 9.5-16.2 25 6.3 3.9-10.0
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 53 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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