2024 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina

Health Status

General Health Indicator

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  Total
Respond.^		 Excellent/Vg/Good Fair/Poor
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,308 3,527 82.4 81.0-83.7 781 17.6 16.3-19.0
Piedmont NC 2,398 2,006 84.2 82.4-85.9 392 15.8 14.1-17.6
GENDER
Male 1,114 935 84.0 81.3-86.5 179 16.0 13.5-18.7
Female 1,284 1,071 84.4 81.9-86.5 213 15.6 13.5-18.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,384 1,200 86.6 84.3-88.5 184 13.4 11.5-15.7
Non-Hispanic Black 451 376 84.6 80.3-88.1 75 15.4 11.9-19.7
Other 542 414 76.1 71.2-80.4 128 23.9 19.6-28.8
AGE
18-34 619 538 88.1 84.9-90.7 81 11.9 9.3-15.1
35-44 404 347 87.4 83.6-90.5 57 12.6 9.5-16.4
45-54 392 322 83.4 78.9-87.1 70 16.6 12.9-21.1
55-64 360 286 77.9 72.2-82.7 74 22.1 17.3-27.8
65-74 311 258 82.6 77.0-87.1 53 17.4 12.9-23.0
75+ 259 207 79.4 72.0-85.2 52 20.6 14.8-28.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 217 119 53.6 45.6-61.5 98 46.4 38.5-54.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 464 366 82.9 78.8-86.4 98 17.1 13.6-21.2
Some Post-H.S. 606 505 85.5 82.2-88.3 101 14.5 11.7-17.8
College Graduate 1,096 1,003 92.4 90.5-93.9 93 7.6 6.1- 9.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 631 404 65.2 60.5-69.5 227 34.8 30.5-39.5
No 1,676 1,529 92.1 90.5-93.4 147 7.9 6.6- 9.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 206 171 82.9 75.8-88.2 35 17.1 11.8-24.2
Non-Veteran 2,188 1,832 84.4 82.5-86.1 356 15.6 13.9-17.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,403 1,239 89.3 87.3-91.0 164 10.7 9.0-12.7
Unemployed 130 102 77.6 68.4-84.8 28 22.4 15.2-31.6
Retired 527 436 81.9 77.2-85.8 91 18.1 14.2-22.8
Unable to Work 115 41 35.2 26.0-45.6 74 64.8 54.4-74.0
Other not in Labor Force 187 156 86.6 80.4-91.0 31 13.4 9.0-19.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 105 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 151 94 67.1 57.7-75.4 57 32.9 24.6-42.3
$25,000- 34,999 174 131 73.9 64.9-81.2 43 26.1 18.8-35.1
$35,000- 49,999 271 220 81.4 75.4-86.2 51 18.6 13.8-24.6
$50,000- 74,999 262 226 86.0 80.1-90.3 36 14.0 9.7-19.9
$75,000+ 869 812 93.2 91.0-95.0 57 6.8 5.0- 9.0
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 566 454 81.5 77.5-85.0 112 18.5 15.0-22.5
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 65 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 148 101 70.3 61.2-78.1 47 29.7 21.9-38.8
101% to 150% 212 150 72.1 64.1-78.9 62 27.9 21.1-35.9
151% to 200% 110 84 77.5 67.1-85.3 26 22.5 14.7-32.9
More than 200% 1,250 1,141 91.3 89.3-93.0 109 8.7 7.0-10.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 566 454 81.5 77.5-85.0 112 18.5 15.0-22.5
HOUSING
Own 1,350 1,174 85.9 83.5-87.9 176 14.1 12.1-16.5
Rent 855 674 79.9 76.8-82.7 181 20.1 17.3-23.2
Other arrangement 173 139 82.1 74.5-87.7 34 17.9 12.3-25.5
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,412 1,209 86.7 84.6-88.6 203 13.3 11.4-15.4
Regional City or Suburban County 623 512 82.7 78.9-85.9 111 17.3 14.1-21.1
Rural 363 285 79.1 73.6-83.6 78 20.9 16.4-26.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 83 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 833 673 82.7 79.5-85.5 160 17.3 14.5-20.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,482 1,272 86.4 84.3-88.3 210 13.6 11.7-15.7
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 844 737 87.7 84.8-90.0 107 12.3 10.0-15.2
2nd Quartile 1,027 841 83.4 80.6-85.9 186 16.6 14.1-19.4
3rd Quartile 474 385 81.3 76.7-85.2 89 18.7 14.8-23.3
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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