2024 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina

Reactions to Race

How often do you think about your race? Would you say never, once a year, once a month, once a week, once a day, once an hour, or constantly?*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Never Once a year Once a month Once a week Once a day/once an hour/constantly
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,066 1,799 57.8 55.7-59.9 240 7.9 6.8- 9.1 308 10.2 9.0-11.5 257 8.2 7.1- 9.4 462 16.0 14.4-17.6
Piedmont NC 1,634 876 54.8 51.9-57.6 121 7.1 5.8- 8.6 190 11.2 9.6-13.1 159 9.3 7.8-11.1 288 17.6 15.5-19.9
GENDER
Male 722 404 56.9 52.7-60.9 59 7.7 5.8-10.1 78 10.4 8.2-13.1 73 9.0 7.0-11.7 108 16.0 13.1-19.5
Female 912 472 53.0 49.1-56.8 62 6.5 4.9- 8.7 112 11.9 9.7-14.6 86 9.5 7.5-12.1 180 19.0 16.2-22.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,007 638 64.9 61.4-68.1 79 7.6 5.9- 9.7 120 11.9 9.8-14.3 90 8.6 6.9-10.7 80 7.1 5.6- 9.0
Non-Hispanic Black 336 116 34.8 29.0-41.1 *** *** *** 31 8.7 5.9-12.7 29 8.9 5.5-13.9 147 44.1 37.9-50.4
Other 285 118 41.9 35.0-49.1 29 10.8 7.3-15.8 38 12.6 8.5-18.1 40 13.5 9.6-18.8 60 21.2 15.9-27.7
AGE
18-34 336 133 43.4 37.2-49.8 34 9.2 6.3-13.2 53 15.2 11.3-20.3 44 12.4 8.7-17.4 72 19.7 15.4-24.9
35-44 263 110 45.4 38.7-52.2 15 5.3 3.1- 9.0 34 12.3 8.7-17.2 48 16.5 12.2-21.8 56 20.5 15.5-26.6
45-54 285 129 47.4 40.9-54.0 21 6.7 4.1-10.8 46 17.4 12.8-23.2 26 8.8 5.7-13.4 63 19.7 15.3-25.1
55-64 276 164 59.7 52.7-66.3 20 7.8 4.8-12.3 23 6.2 4.1- 9.5 23 7.9 5.0-12.4 46 18.4 13.3-25.0
65-74 249 168 69.4 62.6-75.4 22 8.7 5.5-13.5 21 6.6 4.1-10.6 *** *** *** 29 12.3 8.3-17.8
75+ 199 157 80.9 73.6-86.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 16 8.3 4.8-14.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 119 68 66.7 57.0-75.2 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 24 18.8 12.4-27.7
H.S. or G.E.D. 316 197 62.5 56.0-68.6 24 6.4 4.2- 9.6 27 8.3 5.4-12.5 22 7.8 4.5-12.9 46 15.0 10.9-20.3
Some Post-H.S. 442 264 57.8 52.5-63.0 31 7.7 5.3-11.2 47 11.0 8.0-14.8 30 6.8 4.6-10.0 70 16.7 13.0-21.1
College Graduate 755 345 43.6 39.7-47.6 59 7.6 5.8-10.0 105 14.8 12.2-18.0 98 13.9 11.3-16.9 148 20.1 17.0-23.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 464 279 60.3 54.7-65.6 31 6.8 4.5-10.2 42 9.2 6.4-12.9 29 6.2 4.1- 9.3 83 17.6 13.7-22.2
No 1,150 590 52.9 49.5-56.2 90 7.3 5.9- 9.1 144 12.0 10.0-14.3 128 10.7 8.7-13.0 198 17.2 14.8-19.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 150 102 64.1 54.4-72.7 *** *** *** 13 12.4 7.0-21.0 *** *** *** 19 13.8 8.4-22.0
Non-Veteran 1,483 773 53.8 50.8-56.7 114 7.4 6.0- 9.1 177 11.1 9.4-13.0 150 9.7 8.1-11.6 269 18.0 15.8-20.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 949 433 48.0 44.3-51.7 77 7.4 5.8- 9.4 129 13.3 11.1-16.0 114 11.0 9.0-13.4 196 20.3 17.4-23.4
Unemployed 73 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 413 300 73.9 68.8-78.5 26 5.9 3.8- 9.0 26 5.4 3.4- 8.3 19 3.9 2.4- 6.3 42 10.9 7.8-15.0
Unable to Work 78 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 104 *** *** *** *** *** *** 16 14.8 8.3-25.1 *** *** *** 23 18.8 12.0-28.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 38 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 88 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 18 18.3 11.0-28.8
$25,000- 34,999 106 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 21 22.7 14.2-34.3
$35,000- 49,999 182 108 60.0 51.4-68.1 18 9.2 5.6-14.8 *** *** *** 15 6.2 3.5-10.8 28 17.5 11.7-25.3
$50,000- 74,999 179 102 59.9 51.3-67.9 13 6.2 3.5-10.7 15 6.3 3.6-10.8 17 10.9 6.4-17.9 32 16.8 11.5-23.8
$75,000+ 641 286 44.6 40.3-49.0 53 8.6 6.4-11.6 111 18.0 14.9-21.7 88 12.8 10.3-15.9 103 15.9 13.0-19.4
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 400 237 61.8 56.1-67.2 28 6.5 4.3- 9.6 30 6.5 4.3- 9.7 23 5.7 3.7- 8.7 82 19.6 15.3-24.7
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 27 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 77 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 137 83 62.2 51.6-71.7 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 26 20.2 13.3-29.6
151% to 200% 80 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 904 444 48.9 45.2-52.7 72 8.1 6.3-10.5 129 14.6 12.2-17.4 110 11.7 9.6-14.3 149 16.6 14.0-19.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 400 237 61.8 56.1-67.2 28 6.5 4.3- 9.6 30 6.5 4.3- 9.7 23 5.7 3.7- 8.7 82 19.6 15.3-24.7
HOUSING
Own 1,044 592 57.6 54.1-61.0 77 6.8 5.3- 8.7 115 10.7 8.8-12.9 96 9.1 7.2-11.3 164 15.9 13.5-18.6
Rent 454 214 46.1 40.9-51.4 33 7.5 5.1-10.7 57 13.1 9.7-17.3 54 11.3 8.5-14.9 96 22.1 18.0-26.8
Other arrangement 124 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 28 25.1 17.2-35.2
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 907 417 44.9 41.2-48.7 73 8.4 6.5-10.8 119 13.1 10.8-15.9 109 12.4 10.0-15.3 189 21.1 18.2-24.3
Regional City or Suburban County 452 270 60.5 55.1-65.7 32 6.7 4.6- 9.6 50 10.6 7.8-14.3 34 6.3 4.3- 9.1 66 15.9 12.1-20.5
Rural 275 189 71.0 64.5-76.7 16 4.3 2.4- 7.3 21 7.2 4.5-11.5 16 6.0 3.4-10.5 33 11.5 7.8-16.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 63 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 609 370 62.1 57.5-66.5 45 7.2 5.2- 9.9 55 9.5 7.1-12.7 47 7.1 5.1- 9.7 92 14.1 11.3-17.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 962 461 47.8 44.1-51.5 73 7.4 5.7- 9.4 131 12.9 10.6-15.4 109 11.3 9.1-14.0 188 20.7 17.8-23.9
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 563 292 53.6 48.7-58.4 49 8.6 6.3-11.7 73 12.2 9.5-15.4 58 9.2 6.9-12.2 91 16.4 13.0-20.6
2nd Quartile 693 377 55.1 50.7-59.5 49 7.0 5.1- 9.5 74 10.6 8.2-13.5 61 8.9 6.6-11.9 132 18.5 15.4-22.0
3rd Quartile 341 183 54.0 47.9-60.0 21 5.4 3.4- 8.4 41 11.8 8.3-16.5 37 10.5 7.3-14.9 59 18.3 14.0-23.5
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 37 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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*Other includes Asian, Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, mixed race, or some other group

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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