2024 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina

Health Care Access

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes, only one Yes, more than one No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,277 2,221 52.4 50.6-54.2 1,342 30.0 28.4-31.7 714 17.6 16.2-19.0
Piedmont NC 2,377 1,203 51.4 49.0-53.8 736 30.5 28.4-32.8 438 18.0 16.2-19.9
GENDER
Male 1,106 541 50.3 46.9-53.7 293 26.8 23.9-30.0 272 22.8 20.1-25.8
Female 1,271 662 52.5 49.2-55.8 443 34.0 30.9-37.2 166 13.5 11.3-16.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,369 714 52.8 49.7-55.8 501 34.1 31.3-37.1 154 13.1 11.0-15.5
Non-Hispanic Black 444 241 54.6 49.1-60.1 151 32.5 27.6-37.8 52 12.8 9.6-17.0
Other 544 241 44.0 38.8-49.2 78 16.9 13.0-21.7 225 39.2 34.2-44.4
AGE
18-34 613 269 46.2 41.5-51.0 129 21.7 18.1-25.9 215 32.0 27.8-36.5
35-44 402 207 52.5 47.0-58.0 93 21.7 17.6-26.4 102 25.8 21.1-31.1
45-54 389 204 53.5 47.8-59.1 115 30.8 25.8-36.3 70 15.7 12.2-20.0
55-64 358 216 60.5 54.4-66.2 116 32.9 27.5-38.8 26 6.7 4.2-10.5
65-74 307 166 52.9 46.4-59.3 132 44.7 38.4-51.2 *** *** ***
75+ 256 114 44.8 36.8-53.1 132 51.7 43.5-59.9 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 220 81 36.8 29.7-44.6 35 25.9 18.6-34.8 104 37.3 30.4-44.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 460 240 54.0 48.5-59.5 107 23.3 18.9-28.3 113 22.7 18.5-27.6
Some Post-H.S. 601 304 50.8 46.3-55.4 200 32.3 28.2-36.6 97 16.9 13.6-20.7
College Graduate 1,083 570 54.0 50.7-57.3 392 35.6 32.5-38.9 121 10.3 8.6-12.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 627 273 43.8 39.1-48.7 266 41.9 37.2-46.8 88 14.2 11.2-18.0
No 1,661 888 54.5 51.7-57.3 445 26.3 23.9-28.8 328 19.2 17.1-21.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 204 90 46.2 38.3-54.3 93 43.3 35.6-51.3 21 10.5 6.4-16.8
Non-Veteran 2,169 1,111 52.0 49.4-54.5 642 29.3 27.1-31.7 416 18.7 16.8-20.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,391 739 55.6 52.5-58.6 349 23.9 21.4-26.5 303 20.5 18.2-23.1
Unemployed 128 49 33.4 25.1-42.8 24 19.2 12.6-28.1 55 47.4 37.4-57.6
Retired 523 263 49.1 43.8-54.4 249 49.2 43.9-54.5 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 114 46 37.8 28.4-48.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 187 93 49.9 41.2-58.7 45 26.2 19.3-34.4 49 23.9 17.1-32.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 105 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 151 68 42.1 32.9-51.9 41 31.6 23.0-41.6 42 26.4 18.8-35.6
$25,000- 34,999 173 87 55.5 46.3-64.4 50 27.6 20.3-36.2 36 16.9 11.6-23.9
$35,000- 49,999 268 146 54.9 47.8-61.9 67 25.2 19.5-31.9 55 19.9 14.7-26.3
$50,000- 74,999 258 130 53.1 45.9-60.1 86 29.7 23.8-36.4 42 17.2 12.6-23.2
$75,000+ 856 470 55.8 51.9-59.6 293 32.4 29.0-36.1 93 11.8 9.3-14.8
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 566 259 46.0 41.1-51.0 171 30.6 26.1-35.5 136 23.3 19.5-27.7
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 66 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 147 73 47.4 37.9-57.0 35 28.5 20.2-38.5 39 24.1 16.9-33.2
101% to 150% 212 104 54.7 46.4-62.7 64 29.4 22.6-37.3 44 15.9 11.3-21.8
151% to 200% 110 *** *** *** *** *** *** 30 27.2 18.6-37.8
More than 200% 1,230 672 55.9 52.6-59.1 414 31.5 28.7-34.5 144 12.6 10.4-15.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 566 259 46.0 41.1-51.0 171 30.6 26.1-35.5 136 23.3 19.5-27.7
HOUSING
Own 1,335 720 53.9 50.8-57.0 482 33.9 31.1-36.9 133 12.1 10.1-14.5
Rent 852 386 45.1 41.3-48.9 206 24.5 21.2-28.0 260 30.5 27.1-34.0
Other arrangement 171 87 49.2 40.5-57.9 43 21.7 15.3-29.7 41 29.2 21.6-38.0
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,400 696 51.4 48.3-54.4 411 28.2 25.6-31.0 293 20.4 18.0-23.0
Regional City or Suburban County 618 316 52.3 47.7-56.9 205 32.8 28.6-37.4 97 14.8 11.9-18.4
Rural 359 191 50.3 44.2-56.4 120 33.9 28.3-39.9 48 15.8 11.7-21.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 82 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 828 430 52.8 48.7-56.9 269 31.3 27.7-35.2 129 15.9 13.0-19.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,467 738 51.8 48.8-54.8 435 29.0 26.3-31.7 294 19.2 17.0-21.7
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 838 410 50.2 46.2-54.1 278 32.9 29.3-36.7 150 16.9 14.2-20.1
2nd Quartile 1,018 532 53.7 49.9-57.4 303 28.5 25.3-31.9 183 17.9 15.1-21.0
3rd Quartile 470 235 49.8 44.6-55.1 140 30.5 25.8-35.7 95 19.7 15.9-24.1
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 51 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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