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 4,482 402 9.2 8.0-10.5 4,080 90.8 89.5-92.0
Piedmont NC 2,355 206 8.9 7.5-10.6 2,149 91.1 89.4-92.5
GENDER
Male 1,135 64 6.0 4.5- 7.9 1,071 94.0 92.1-95.5
Female 1,220 142 11.7 9.4-14.5 1,078 88.3 85.5-90.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,448 134 9.3 7.5-11.6 1,314 90.7 88.4-92.5
Non-Hispanic Black 445 45 9.0 6.3-12.6 400 91.0 87.4-93.7
Other 404 23 7.4 4.2-12.8 381 92.6 87.2-95.8
AGE
18-34 593 46 8.2 5.9-11.3 547 91.8 88.7-94.1
35-44 383 40 11.2 7.5-16.4 343 88.8 83.6-92.5
45-54 401 29 5.8 3.9- 8.7 372 94.2 91.3-96.1
55-64 391 39 11.0 7.5-15.8 352 89.0 84.2-92.5
65-74 329 34 13.0 7.6-21.4 295 87.0 78.6-92.4
75+ 198 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 160 18 17.2 9.5-29.0 142 82.8 71.0-90.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 475 36 6.3 4.3- 9.1 439 93.7 90.9-95.7
Some Post-H.S. 621 67 10.2 7.7-13.5 554 89.8 86.5-92.3
College Graduate 1,083 81 7.3 5.7- 9.3 1,002 92.7 90.7-94.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 644 88 14.4 10.9-18.9 556 85.6 81.1-89.1
No 1,624 109 6.7 5.3- 8.4 1,515 93.3 91.6-94.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 222 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,110 191 9.1 7.6-10.9 1,919 90.9 89.1-92.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,430 103 6.9 5.5- 8.6 1,327 93.1 91.4-94.5
Unemployed 92 14 10.2 5.6-17.6 78 89.8 82.4-94.4
Retired 495 39 7.6 5.0-11.4 456 92.4 88.6-95.0
Unable to Work 132 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 160 17 11.3 6.3-19.2 143 88.7 80.8-93.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 129 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 174 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 200 25 9.3 5.9-14.4 175 90.7 85.6-94.1
$35,000- 49,999 211 15 8.0 4.4-14.0 196 92.0 86.0-95.6
$50,000- 74,999 281 25 9.0 5.5-14.3 256 91.0 85.7-94.5
$75,000+ 810 59 7.3 5.4- 9.9 751 92.7 90.1-94.6
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 550 45 8.0 5.6-11.3 505 92.0 88.7-94.4
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 53 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 167 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 136 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 152 26 15.8 9.9-24.3 126 84.2 75.7-90.1
More than 200% 1,247 92 7.2 5.6- 9.1 1,155 92.8 90.9-94.4
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 550 45 8.0 5.6-11.3 505 92.0 88.7-94.4
HOUSING
Own 1,412 99 7.9 6.1-10.2 1,313 92.1 89.8-93.9
Rent 727 86 12.0 9.5-15.1 641 88.0 84.9-90.5
Other arrangement 182 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,404 130 8.9 7.3-10.9 1,274 91.1 89.1-92.7
Regional City or Suburban County 562 45 8.9 6.1-12.9 517 91.1 87.1-93.9
Rural 389 31 9.0 5.2-15.0 358 91.0 85.0-94.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 106 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 856 84 10.1 7.8-13.0 772 89.9 87.0-92.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,393 114 8.0 6.4-10.0 1,279 92.0 90.0-93.6
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 812 62 7.2 5.3- 9.7 750 92.8 90.3-94.7
2nd Quartile 942 94 9.6 7.5-12.1 848 90.4 87.9-92.5
3rd Quartile 538 47 10.8 7.0-16.3 491 89.2 83.7-93.0
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 63 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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*Adults without asthma are included in the denominator to estimate current asthma prevalence.

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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