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 4,493 612 13.7 12.4-15.2 3,881 86.3 84.8-87.6
Piedmont NC 2,365 329 14.1 12.3-16.0 2,036 85.9 84.0-87.7
GENDER
Male 1,140 131 11.6 9.5-14.0 1,009 88.4 86.0-90.5
Female 1,225 198 16.3 13.6-19.5 1,027 83.7 80.5-86.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,454 207 14.4 12.2-16.9 1,247 85.6 83.1-87.8
Non-Hispanic Black 445 69 13.8 10.5-17.9 376 86.2 82.1-89.5
Other 408 47 13.8 9.2-20.2 361 86.2 79.8-90.8
AGE
18-34 598 96 15.3 12.2-18.9 502 84.7 81.1-87.8
35-44 385 58 16.6 11.9-22.7 327 83.4 77.3-88.1
45-54 402 52 11.8 8.6-16.1 350 88.2 83.9-91.4
55-64 392 54 15.1 11.0-20.4 338 84.9 79.6-89.0
65-74 329 42 14.8 9.2-22.9 287 85.2 77.1-90.8
75+ 199 20 6.9 4.1-11.3 179 93.1 88.7-95.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 162 23 21.8 13.2-33.9 139 78.2 66.1-86.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 479 67 12.3 9.4-16.1 412 87.7 83.9-90.6
Some Post-H.S. 624 94 14.7 11.7-18.5 530 85.3 81.5-88.3
College Graduate 1,084 141 12.5 10.4-14.9 943 87.5 85.1-89.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 648 119 20.2 16.0-25.1 529 79.8 74.9-84.0
No 1,628 194 11.4 9.7-13.4 1,434 88.6 86.6-90.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 222 23 12.2 7.5-19.3 199 87.8 80.7-92.5
Non-Veteran 2,119 304 14.3 12.5-16.4 1,815 85.7 83.6-87.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,435 187 12.5 10.6-14.6 1,248 87.5 85.4-89.4
Unemployed 92 21 16.6 10.1-25.9 71 83.4 74.1-89.9
Retired 496 53 10.5 7.3-14.9 443 89.5 85.1-92.7
Unable to Work 133 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 161 28 17.0 11.0-25.3 133 83.0 74.7-89.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 131 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 175 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 201 39 14.9 10.3-21.0 162 85.1 79.0-89.7
$35,000- 49,999 212 30 14.5 9.7-21.3 182 85.5 78.7-90.3
$50,000- 74,999 281 36 13.2 8.9-19.1 245 86.8 80.9-91.1
$75,000+ 813 105 12.4 10.0-15.4 708 87.6 84.6-90.0
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 552 67 12.0 9.0-15.8 485 88.0 84.2-91.0
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 54 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 167 29 15.2 9.5-23.4 138 84.8 76.6-90.5
101% to 150% 137 22 20.0 12.2-31.0 115 80.0 69.0-87.8
151% to 200% 152 31 19.4 12.8-28.4 121 80.6 71.6-87.2
More than 200% 1,251 163 12.3 10.3-14.6 1,088 87.7 85.4-89.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 552 67 12.0 9.0-15.8 485 88.0 84.2-91.0
HOUSING
Own 1,416 152 12.0 9.8-14.6 1,264 88.0 85.4-90.2
Rent 731 146 19.4 16.3-23.0 585 80.6 77.0-83.7
Other arrangement 183 25 14.3 8.9-22.1 158 85.7 77.9-91.1
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,407 207 14.2 12.2-16.5 1,200 85.8 83.5-87.8
Regional City or Suburban County 567 77 14.1 10.7-18.4 490 85.9 81.6-89.3
Rural 391 45 13.5 8.7-20.2 346 86.5 79.8-91.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 107 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 860 122 14.0 11.4-17.1 738 86.0 82.9-88.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,398 193 13.5 11.4-15.9 1,205 86.5 84.1-88.6
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 816 106 13.0 10.3-16.3 710 87.0 83.7-89.7
2nd Quartile 946 149 14.6 12.1-17.4 797 85.4 82.6-87.9
3rd Quartile 539 68 14.0 9.8-19.4 471 86.0 80.6-90.2
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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