2024 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina

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  Total
Respond.^		 Employer Plan Purchased Plan Medicare Medicaid TRICARE/VA/Military Other Plan
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,819 1,501 41.5 39.7-43.4 426 12.0 10.8-13.3 1,205 26.9 25.3-28.6 286 8.0 7.0- 9.1 265 8.2 7.2- 9.4 136 3.4 2.8- 4.1
Piedmont NC 2,093 956 47.3 44.8-49.8 241 11.6 10.1-13.3 570 24.8 22.7-26.9 159 7.9 6.5- 9.4 87 4.8 3.8- 6.1 80 3.6 2.8- 4.6
GENDER
Male 930 464 51.9 48.2-55.6 104 10.1 8.2-12.5 227 22.1 19.2-25.2 48 5.9 4.3- 8.1 60 7.1 5.4- 9.4 27 2.8 1.8- 4.3
Female 1,163 492 43.3 40.0-46.7 137 13.0 10.8-15.5 343 27.1 24.2-30.2 111 9.5 7.6-11.9 27 2.8 1.8- 4.3 53 4.3 3.1- 5.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,313 594 47.9 44.8-51.0 142 11.3 9.5-13.4 424 28.6 26.0-31.5 61 4.3 3.3- 5.7 58 5.2 3.9- 6.9 34 2.6 1.7- 3.9
Non-Hispanic Black 419 193 45.3 39.8-51.0 36 9.2 6.3-13.1 103 23.5 19.0-28.7 48 12.9 9.1-17.9 16 4.1 2.4- 6.9 23 5.1 3.2- 8.0
Other 347 163 48.0 41.6-54.4 61 17.2 12.9-22.6 40 9.3 6.6-12.9 49 15.7 11.4-21.3 *** *** *** 23 5.9 3.7- 9.2
AGE
18-34 489 264 52.0 46.8-57.2 77 15.4 12.1-19.4 27 5.5 3.6- 8.4 63 13.9 10.4-18.4 34 8.5 6.0-12.1 24 4.6 2.9- 7.3
35-44 335 222 67.0 61.1-72.4 44 13.4 9.8-18.0 15 3.3 1.9- 5.8 34 9.6 6.6-13.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 332 222 69.2 63.4-74.5 44 13.4 9.6-18.2 16 4.8 2.8- 8.2 24 5.7 3.6- 8.8 *** *** *** 17 4.1 2.4- 6.9
55-64 335 174 53.1 46.9-59.2 59 15.8 11.8-20.8 40 13.4 9.7-18.4 27 7.5 4.8-11.6 15 5.8 3.4- 9.8 20 4.4 2.7- 7.0
65-74 306 36 12.1 8.4-17.0 *** *** *** 244 80.1 74.6-84.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 254 18 6.6 3.9-11.1 *** *** *** 216 86.3 80.8-90.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 106 18 15.3 9.2-24.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** 26 25.1 16.9-35.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 386 112 32.4 27.1-38.2 37 8.8 6.1-12.4 130 30.6 25.4-36.2 63 15.9 11.9-21.0 29 8.4 5.7-12.3 15 3.9 2.1- 7.0
Some Post-H.S. 538 220 47.6 42.8-52.3 78 15.1 11.9-18.9 152 23.9 20.2-27.9 42 5.5 4.0- 7.7 25 4.9 3.2- 7.3 21 3.1 1.9- 5.1
College Graduate 1,056 603 61.7 58.5-64.9 113 10.9 8.9-13.2 246 18.9 16.6-21.5 28 2.0 1.3- 3.1 33 3.4 2.3- 5.0 33 3.0 2.1- 4.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 563 153 28.9 24.5-33.6 56 11.3 8.4-15.1 234 38.0 33.2-43.0 70 11.4 8.7-14.7 33 6.6 4.5- 9.7 17 3.8 2.2- 6.7
No 1,457 773 55.1 52.2-58.0 174 11.6 9.9-13.6 320 19.8 17.6-22.2 80 6.1 4.7- 8.0 52 4.1 3.1- 5.5 58 3.2 2.4- 4.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 200 46 27.4 20.5-35.6 *** *** *** 74 28.2 22.0-35.4 *** *** *** 69 37.6 30.1-45.9 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,889 909 49.5 46.9-52.1 233 12.4 10.8-14.2 495 24.4 22.2-26.7 158 8.7 7.3-10.5 18 1.3 0.8- 2.1 76 3.7 2.9- 4.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,212 823 68.2 65.0-71.2 156 12.9 10.8-15.2 85 5.8 4.5- 7.4 65 5.7 4.2- 7.5 44 4.3 3.1- 5.9 39 3.2 2.2- 4.7
Unemployed 87 *** *** *** 14 12.6 7.1-21.3 13 14.6 8.2-24.4 20 19.6 12.4-29.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 519 51 10.9 8.1-14.6 21 4.4 2.8- 6.9 402 76.1 71.5-80.2 *** *** *** 25 4.8 3.1- 7.5 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 103 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 35 32.7 23.4-43.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 144 44 31.2 23.2-40.5 39 26.3 19.0-35.2 13 9.7 5.3-17.0 24 17.8 10.8-28.1 *** *** *** 17 9.4 5.4-15.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 74 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 110 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 27 24.8 16.8-35.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 142 31 26.0 17.8-36.4 16 11.3 6.6-18.5 60 34.7 26.2-44.3 18 17.8 9.9-29.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 225 80 35.5 28.5-43.3 31 15.6 10.7-22.2 74 30.3 23.6-37.9 19 7.7 4.6-12.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 247 112 44.6 37.4-51.9 31 13.6 9.2-19.6 72 27.7 21.8-34.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 835 561 69.8 66.2-73.1 89 10.2 8.1-12.6 128 11.9 9.8-14.3 *** *** *** 34 5.4 3.7- 7.7 18 2.0 1.2- 3.4
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 460 147 32.4 27.6-37.7 54 12.4 9.1-16.7 170 36.7 31.4-42.2 45 9.5 6.9-13.1 19 4.1 2.4- 6.8 25 4.9 3.1- 7.6
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 37 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 99 19 22.2 13.8-33.8 *** *** *** 34 30.5 21.4-41.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 181 42 29.3 21.5-38.5 24 10.8 6.9-16.6 63 31.6 24.0-40.2 28 17.3 10.9-26.3 *** *** *** 14 5.9 3.3-10.3
151% to 200% 93 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,191 705 61.4 58.2-64.5 124 10.1 8.4-12.2 257 18.4 16.1-20.9 28 2.5 1.5- 3.9 47 4.9 3.6- 6.7 30 2.7 1.8- 4.1
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 460 147 32.4 27.6-37.7 54 12.4 9.1-16.7 170 36.7 31.4-42.2 45 9.5 6.9-13.1 19 4.1 2.4- 6.8 25 4.9 3.1- 7.6
HOUSING
Own 1,275 618 50.2 47.1-53.3 128 10.2 8.5-12.3 412 28.2 25.5-31.0 33 4.0 2.7- 5.9 50 4.5 3.3- 6.0 34 2.9 2.0- 4.2
Rent 662 293 43.9 39.7-48.3 86 13.0 10.3-16.3 123 15.8 12.9-19.1 95 16.2 13.1-19.8 28 5.4 3.6- 7.9 37 5.7 4.0- 8.0
Other arrangement 140 38 27.6 19.9-36.8 24 21.6 14.4-31.1 29 16.8 10.7-25.4 31 22.1 15.0-31.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,212 594 51.5 48.3-54.8 150 12.3 10.4-14.6 281 20.0 17.6-22.6 101 8.7 6.9-11.0 40 3.9 2.7- 5.5 46 3.6 2.6- 5.0
Regional City or Suburban County 556 254 47.0 42.2-51.9 55 11.3 8.4-15.1 171 27.9 23.8-32.4 35 6.3 4.2- 9.4 22 4.6 2.9- 7.1 19 2.9 1.8- 4.6
Rural 325 108 35.7 29.8-42.0 36 10.1 7.1-14.3 118 33.4 27.6-39.9 23 8.0 5.2-12.1 25 8.0 5.3-12.0 *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 74 *** *** *** 12 14.3 7.9-24.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 742 288 42.4 38.3-46.7 76 10.3 8.0-13.1 252 30.0 26.3-34.0 70 9.8 7.5-12.7 26 4.1 2.7- 6.2 30 3.3 2.2- 5.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,277 650 52.4 49.2-55.6 153 12.4 10.4-14.6 290 19.8 17.5-22.3 82 6.4 4.8- 8.4 53 5.1 3.7- 6.8 49 4.0 2.9- 5.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 753 379 51.3 47.2-55.4 89 12.1 9.6-15.2 177 21.3 18.2-24.8 43 5.8 4.1- 8.2 35 5.3 3.7- 7.7 30 4.1 2.7- 6.1
2nd Quartile 885 393 46.7 42.8-50.6 102 11.8 9.5-14.5 239 23.4 20.3-26.8 78 9.0 6.8-11.9 36 5.3 3.7- 7.6 37 3.8 2.6- 5.5
3rd Quartile 410 172 44.7 39.2-50.4 43 10.6 7.6-14.5 137 31.3 26.3-36.7 33 8.1 5.6-11.5 13 2.9 1.7- 5.1 *** *** ***
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 45 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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*Among respondents who have health care coverage.

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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