2024 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina

Chronic Health Conditions

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,309 1,304 27.9 26.4-29.6 3,005 72.1 70.4-73.6
Piedmont NC 2,400 610 25.0 23.0-27.1 1,790 75.0 72.9-77.0
GENDER
Male 1,113 227 20.7 18.0-23.6 886 79.3 76.4-82.0
Female 1,287 383 28.9 26.0-31.9 904 71.1 68.1-74.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,384 429 29.3 26.6-32.1 955 70.7 67.9-73.4
Non-Hispanic Black 450 117 23.9 19.6-28.7 333 76.1 71.3-80.4
Other 546 61 12.6 9.1-17.2 485 87.4 82.8-90.9
AGE
18-34 618 36 6.3 4.3- 9.2 582 93.7 90.8-95.7
35-44 406 43 10.8 7.8-14.9 363 89.2 85.1-92.2
45-54 395 86 22.4 18.0-27.5 309 77.6 72.5-82.0
55-64 361 132 37.2 31.6-43.2 229 62.8 56.8-68.4
65-74 310 163 55.7 49.4-61.9 147 44.3 38.1-50.6
75+ 258 143 55.9 47.6-63.9 115 44.1 36.1-52.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 220 56 32.0 24.5-40.5 164 68.0 59.5-75.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 465 121 24.7 20.4-29.6 344 75.3 70.4-79.6
Some Post-H.S. 606 177 28.3 24.5-32.5 429 71.7 67.5-75.5
College Graduate 1,094 256 20.5 18.1-23.2 838 79.5 76.8-81.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 631 294 45.4 40.7-50.3 337 54.6 49.7-59.3
No 1,679 302 17.3 15.3-19.5 1,377 82.7 80.5-84.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 204 74 31.8 25.0-39.4 130 68.2 60.6-75.0
Non-Veteran 2,192 536 24.3 22.3-26.5 1,656 75.7 73.5-77.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,404 217 15.3 13.3-17.6 1,187 84.7 82.4-86.7
Unemployed 130 24 17.6 11.1-26.8 106 82.4 73.2-88.9
Retired 527 276 52.8 47.6-58.1 251 47.2 41.9-52.4
Unable to Work 116 65 56.9 46.4-66.8 51 43.1 33.2-53.6
Other not in Labor Force 188 22 11.6 7.2-18.0 166 88.4 82.0-92.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 104 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 153 52 33.0 24.6-42.6 101 67.0 57.4-75.4
$25,000- 34,999 174 46 22.8 16.3-31.0 128 77.2 69.0-83.7
$35,000- 49,999 271 76 30.3 24.2-37.3 195 69.7 62.7-75.8
$50,000- 74,999 261 72 26.5 20.7-33.3 189 73.5 66.7-79.3
$75,000+ 869 181 20.0 17.2-23.1 688 80.0 76.9-82.8
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 568 158 27.8 23.5-32.5 410 72.2 67.5-76.5
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 65 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 149 39 26.8 18.9-36.4 110 73.2 63.6-81.1
101% to 150% 213 64 28.3 21.6-36.2 149 71.7 63.8-78.4
151% to 200% 110 32 24.0 16.2-34.0 78 76.0 66.0-83.8
More than 200% 1,249 298 23.3 20.7-26.1 951 76.7 73.9-79.3
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 568 158 27.8 23.5-32.5 410 72.2 67.5-76.5
HOUSING
Own 1,350 407 28.9 26.2-31.8 943 71.1 68.2-73.8
Rent 857 164 17.6 14.9-20.5 693 82.4 79.5-85.1
Other arrangement 174 36 14.4 9.7-20.9 138 85.6 79.1-90.3
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,413 296 19.7 17.4-22.2 1,117 80.3 77.8-82.6
Regional City or Suburban County 623 181 27.3 23.5-31.5 442 72.7 68.5-76.5
Rural 364 133 37.0 31.2-43.1 231 63.0 56.9-68.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 82 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 838 247 26.7 23.4-30.4 591 73.3 69.6-76.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,480 329 22.2 19.7-24.8 1,151 77.8 75.2-80.3
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 847 193 24.1 20.7-27.8 654 75.9 72.2-79.3
2nd Quartile 1,025 253 22.7 19.9-25.9 772 77.3 74.1-80.1
3rd Quartile 475 146 29.2 24.7-34.1 329 70.8 65.9-75.3
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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