2022 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina

Chronic Health Conditions

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,467 972 21.7 20.1-23.4 3,495 78.3 76.6-79.9
Piedmont NC 2,351 493 20.3 18.3-22.5 1,858 79.7 77.5-81.7
GENDER
Male 1,134 164 12.8 10.8-15.2 970 87.2 84.8-89.2
Female 1,217 329 27.2 24.1-30.7 888 72.8 69.3-75.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,447 346 22.9 20.3-25.7 1,101 77.1 74.3-79.7
Non-Hispanic Black 442 83 17.5 13.9-21.9 359 82.5 78.1-86.1
Other 406 54 14.6 9.8-21.0 352 85.4 79.0-90.2
AGE
18-34 593 137 23.0 19.0-27.6 456 77.0 72.4-81.0
35-44 383 96 26.2 20.7-32.6 287 73.8 67.4-79.3
45-54 399 81 17.0 13.2-21.6 318 83.0 78.4-86.8
55-64 391 92 20.4 16.1-25.4 299 79.6 74.6-83.9
65-74 329 60 18.1 13.6-23.7 269 81.9 76.3-86.4
75+ 199 23 11.1 6.6-18.2 176 88.9 81.8-93.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 160 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 475 89 17.0 13.4-21.3 386 83.0 78.7-86.6
Some Post-H.S. 621 146 21.3 17.9-25.2 475 78.7 74.8-82.1
College Graduate 1,079 218 19.1 16.6-22.0 861 80.9 78.0-83.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 641 249 38.4 33.5-43.5 392 61.6 56.5-66.5
No 1,623 232 13.3 11.4-15.3 1,391 86.7 84.7-88.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 221 38 16.9 11.7-23.7 183 83.1 76.3-88.3
Non-Veteran 2,106 452 20.8 18.6-23.1 1,654 79.2 76.9-81.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,428 262 16.3 14.2-18.6 1,166 83.7 81.4-85.8
Unemployed 91 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 493 80 15.1 11.7-19.3 413 84.9 80.7-88.3
Unable to Work 133 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 159 52 35.1 25.9-45.7 107 64.9 54.3-74.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 132 48 32.4 23.5-42.8 84 67.6 57.2-76.5
$15,000- 24,999 174 50 31.7 22.5-42.5 124 68.3 57.5-77.5
$25,000- 34,999 199 49 24.1 17.5-32.3 150 75.9 67.7-82.5
$35,000- 49,999 211 44 19.9 14.3-27.0 167 80.1 73.0-85.7
$50,000- 74,999 280 65 23.4 17.0-31.3 215 76.6 68.7-83.0
$75,000+ 813 145 15.8 13.2-18.8 668 84.2 81.2-86.8
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 542 92 17.6 13.9-22.0 450 82.4 78.0-86.1
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 166 59 37.3 28.3-47.3 107 62.7 52.7-71.7
101% to 150% 135 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 152 41 24.5 17.4-33.3 111 75.5 66.7-82.6
More than 200% 1,249 245 17.5 15.3-20.0 1,004 82.5 80.0-84.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 542 92 17.6 13.9-22.0 450 82.4 78.0-86.1
HOUSING
Own 1,413 243 17.0 14.6-19.7 1,170 83.0 80.3-85.4
Rent 725 193 26.2 22.5-30.1 532 73.8 69.9-77.5
Other arrangement 179 50 27.7 20.2-36.7 129 72.3 63.3-79.8
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,404 295 19.9 17.6-22.5 1,109 80.1 77.5-82.4
Regional City or Suburban County 560 122 21.7 17.4-26.7 438 78.3 73.3-82.6
Rural 387 76 19.5 14.8-25.3 311 80.5 74.7-85.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 105 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 855 188 22.4 18.9-26.3 667 77.6 73.7-81.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,391 282 19.3 16.9-21.9 1,109 80.7 78.1-83.1
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 810 161 20.5 17.3-24.2 649 79.5 75.8-82.7
2nd Quartile 943 196 20.4 17.3-23.8 747 79.6 76.2-82.7
3rd Quartile 535 125 19.6 15.8-24.1 410 80.4 75.9-84.2
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 63 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2022 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2022 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2022 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2022 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2022 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2022 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 2022 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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