2022 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina

Demographics

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,391 255 7.0 5.8- 8.5 4,136 93.0 91.5-94.2
Piedmont NC 2,302 124 6.8 5.2- 8.9 2,178 93.2 91.1-94.8
GENDER
Male 1,103 51 4.8 3.3- 6.8 1,052 95.2 93.2-96.7
Female 1,199 73 8.7 6.1-12.3 1,126 91.3 87.7-93.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,428 63 5.7 4.0- 8.0 1,365 94.3 92.0-96.0
Non-Hispanic Black 430 34 7.3 4.9-10.7 396 92.7 89.3-95.1
Other 390 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 582 23 3.9 2.4- 6.4 559 96.1 93.6-97.6
35-44 376 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 390 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 383 22 4.8 3.0- 7.6 361 95.2 92.4-97.0
65-74 323 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 195 18 16.8 9.3-28.4 177 83.2 71.6-90.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 156 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 464 34 6.5 4.2- 9.9 430 93.5 90.1-95.8
Some Post-H.S. 608 38 7.3 4.2-12.1 570 92.7 87.9-95.8
College Graduate 1,060 31 3.0 2.0- 4.5 1,029 97.0 95.5-98.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 649 124 22.9 18.0-28.6 525 77.1 71.4-82.0
No 1,628 *** *** *** 1,628 100 -
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 218 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,078 109 6.9 5.2- 9.2 1,969 93.1 90.8-94.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,411 44 3.2 2.2- 4.6 1,367 96.8 95.4-97.8
Unemployed 86 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 491 34 10.5 5.9-17.9 457 89.5 82.1-94.1
Unable to Work 133 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 157 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 100 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 174 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 201 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 211 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 278 19 6.9 4.1-11.5 259 93.1 88.5-95.9
$75,000+ 805 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 533 38 10.4 6.3-16.5 495 89.6 83.5-93.7
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 54 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 167 31 15.7 10.4-22.9 136 84.3 77.1-89.6
101% to 150% 137 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 151 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,241 39 3.3 2.2- 4.8 1,202 96.7 95.2-97.8
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 533 38 10.4 6.3-16.5 495 89.6 83.5-93.7
HOUSING
Own 1,387 54 6.2 4.2- 9.2 1,333 93.8 90.8-95.8
Rent 712 48 7.4 5.0-10.8 664 92.6 89.2-95.0
Other arrangement 176 19 8.2 4.8-13.7 157 91.8 86.3-95.2
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,375 66 6.2 4.2- 9.0 1,309 93.8 91.0-95.8
Regional City or Suburban County 545 28 5.5 3.3- 9.1 517 94.5 90.9-96.7
Rural 382 30 10.9 6.3-18.1 352 89.1 81.9-93.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 103 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 845 52 7.8 5.6-10.8 793 92.2 89.2-94.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,354 60 5.0 3.2- 7.7 1,294 95.0 92.3-96.8
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 794 36 4.8 3.1- 7.4 758 95.2 92.6-96.9
2nd Quartile 919 50 6.9 4.5-10.4 869 93.1 89.6-95.5
3rd Quartile 527 30 8.4 4.7-14.5 497 91.6 85.5-95.3
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 62 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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