2024 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina

Reactions to Race

Within the past 12 months when seeking health care, do you feel your experiences were worse than, the same as, or better than for people of other races?

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  Total
Respond.^
Worse than other races The same as other races Better than other races Don't know/not sure/refused
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,345 106 3.5 2.8- 4.3 2,437 75.2 73.5-76.9 391 10.0 8.9-11.2 411 11.3 10.1-12.6
Piedmont NC 1,793 67 3.9 2.9- 5.1 1,288 73.9 71.6-76.2 213 10.8 9.3-12.5 225 11.4 9.8-13.1
GENDER
Male 811 22 3.3 2.0- 5.5 609 77.2 73.8-80.3 79 8.8 6.9-11.1 101 10.7 8.6-13.1
Female 982 45 4.4 3.2- 6.1 679 71.0 67.6-74.2 134 12.6 10.4-15.2 124 12.0 9.9-14.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,055 *** *** *** 741 73.5 70.5-76.3 163 13.6 11.5-16.0 138 11.5 9.6-13.8
Non-Hispanic Black 342 40 11.9 8.3-16.6 252 73.5 67.7-78.6 23 6.1 3.9- 9.4 27 8.6 5.7-12.7
Other 389 *** *** *** 292 76.6 71.2-81.3 27 7.0 4.5-10.6 57 13.9 10.2-18.6
AGE
18-34 368 14 4.5 2.5- 8.0 266 73.9 68.3-78.7 46 12.0 8.7-16.3 42 9.7 6.8-13.6
35-44 309 17 5.3 3.1- 8.9 209 67.9 61.8-73.5 41 13.0 9.4-17.7 42 13.8 10.0-18.8
45-54 315 19 4.3 2.6- 7.0 222 75.6 70.3-80.2 38 10.5 7.5-14.5 36 9.6 6.8-13.5
55-64 296 *** *** *** 214 74.9 68.9-80.0 32 9.7 6.6-14.0 41 11.5 8.2-15.9
65-74 264 *** *** *** 198 76.0 69.6-81.4 32 10.2 7.0-14.6 28 11.2 7.5-16.4
75+ 211 *** *** *** 159 78.8 71.8-84.4 23 8.9 5.4-14.1 28 11.9 7.8-17.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 178 *** *** *** 126 73.9 66.1-80.5 *** *** *** 36 16.2 11.3-22.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 351 *** *** *** 273 79.3 74.0-83.8 24 7.2 4.6-11.2 41 9.4 6.7-13.1
Some Post-H.S. 463 17 3.3 2.0- 5.6 349 76.5 71.9-80.5 35 7.6 5.3-10.7 62 12.6 9.7-16.4
College Graduate 797 32 4.2 2.8- 6.4 536 67.6 63.9-71.1 143 17.9 15.2-21.0 86 10.2 8.2-12.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 508 25 5.3 3.3- 8.4 359 73.2 68.5-77.5 59 11.2 8.3-14.9 65 10.2 7.7-13.4
No 1,261 42 3.3 2.3- 4.8 915 74.7 71.9-77.2 152 10.7 9.0-12.6 152 11.3 9.5-13.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 160 *** *** *** 132 84.5 77.1-89.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,632 62 3.9 2.9- 5.2 1,155 72.8 70.3-75.2 199 11.2 9.6-12.9 216 12.1 10.5-14.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,047 46 4.3 3.0- 6.1 747 74.0 70.9-76.9 124 11.3 9.4-13.6 130 10.3 8.6-12.5
Unemployed 80 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 435 *** *** *** 328 76.2 71.3-80.6 49 9.3 6.8-12.6 54 13.0 9.7-17.1
Unable to Work 86 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 127 *** *** *** 88 71.9 62.0-80.0 20 14.0 8.4-22.5 14 10.5 5.9-18.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 47 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 106 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 125 *** *** *** 92 78.7 69.3-85.8 *** *** *** 17 10.7 6.0-18.3
$35,000- 49,999 209 *** *** *** 162 80.3 73.3-85.8 *** *** *** 26 10.7 6.9-16.4
$50,000- 74,999 191 *** *** *** 142 77.0 69.7-83.0 23 9.9 6.2-15.3 19 10.3 6.3-16.5
$75,000+ 663 19 3.4 1.9- 5.8 463 71.6 67.7-75.3 120 16.3 13.5-19.5 61 8.7 6.6-11.4
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 452 15 3.4 1.9- 5.9 321 73.7 68.9-78.0 32 6.9 4.7-10.1 84 16.0 12.7-19.9
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 34 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 110 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 153 *** *** *** 112 78.8 70.8-85.1 *** *** *** 20 9.9 5.9-16.2
151% to 200% 86 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 942 31 3.4 2.2- 5.2 676 73.6 70.3-76.6 144 13.6 11.4-16.1 91 9.5 7.5-11.8
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 452 15 3.4 1.9- 5.9 321 73.7 68.9-78.0 32 6.9 4.7-10.1 84 16.0 12.7-19.9
HOUSING
Own 1,118 31 3.1 2.1- 4.7 821 75.6 72.7-78.3 145 11.0 9.3-13.1 121 10.2 8.4-12.4
Rent 532 29 5.6 3.7- 8.3 364 68.4 63.7-72.9 60 12.8 9.6-16.9 79 13.2 10.5-16.5
Other arrangement 131 *** *** *** 95 73.8 64.4-81.5 *** *** *** 22 16.0 10.3-24.0
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,001 40 4.1 2.8- 5.9 695 70.8 67.5-73.9 131 12.2 10.1-14.6 135 12.9 10.7-15.5
Regional City or Suburban County 492 18 3.8 2.2- 6.7 355 74.1 69.5-78.3 54 10.1 7.6-13.5 65 11.9 9.2-15.4
Rural 300 *** *** *** 238 81.8 76.4-86.2 28 8.4 5.4-12.6 25 6.5 4.1-10.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 67 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 668 25 4.4 2.7- 6.9 499 77.0 73.2-80.5 62 8.6 6.5-11.4 82 10.0 7.9-12.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,058 38 3.2 2.2- 4.6 732 70.8 67.6-73.8 147 12.8 10.8-15.2 141 13.2 11.0-15.7
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 621 20 2.6 1.6- 4.2 443 72.5 68.3-76.4 81 11.8 9.3-14.9 77 13.1 10.2-16.6
2nd Quartile 757 30 4.1 2.7- 6.1 544 75.2 71.6-78.5 81 9.4 7.4-11.9 102 11.4 9.2-14.0
3rd Quartile 374 16 5.5 3.1- 9.8 265 71.9 66.4-76.9 48 12.5 9.1-17.0 45 10.0 7.3-13.6
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 41 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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