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 4,486 394 8.1 7.0- 9.3 4,092 91.9 90.7-93.0
Piedmont NC 2,365 192 7.9 6.6- 9.5 2,173 92.1 90.5-93.4
GENDER
Male 1,138 87 7.6 5.9- 9.7 1,051 92.4 90.3-94.1
Female 1,227 105 8.3 6.3-10.8 1,122 91.7 89.2-93.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,454 154 10.8 8.8-13.3 1,300 89.2 86.7-91.2
Non-Hispanic Black 445 26 5.5 3.6- 8.4 419 94.5 91.6-96.4
Other 408 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 597 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 385 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 403 22 6.5 3.7-11.2 381 93.5 88.8-96.3
55-64 392 50 12.3 8.9-16.7 342 87.7 83.3-91.1
65-74 329 59 20.3 14.3-28.1 270 79.7 71.9-85.7
75+ 199 46 26.4 18.8-35.8 153 73.6 64.2-81.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 161 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 481 42 7.6 5.3-10.9 439 92.4 89.1-94.7
Some Post-H.S. 625 41 6.3 4.4- 9.0 584 93.7 91.0-95.6
College Graduate 1,082 92 7.9 6.2- 9.9 990 92.1 90.1-93.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 650 85 14.4 10.8-18.9 565 85.6 81.1-89.2
No 1,626 103 5.5 4.3- 6.9 1,523 94.5 93.1-95.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 223 30 14.2 9.4-20.8 193 85.8 79.2-90.6
Non-Veteran 2,118 161 7.3 6.0- 9.0 1,957 92.7 91.0-94.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,433 64 4.2 3.1- 5.8 1,369 95.8 94.2-96.9
Unemployed 92 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 496 98 19.6 15.6-24.3 398 80.4 75.7-84.4
Unable to Work 135 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 161 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 132 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 176 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 201 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 213 19 10.2 5.8-17.1 194 89.8 82.9-94.2
$50,000- 74,999 280 22 8.5 5.2-13.5 258 91.5 86.5-94.8
$75,000+ 812 68 7.3 5.5- 9.7 744 92.7 90.3-94.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 551 47 8.6 6.0-12.2 504 91.4 87.8-94.0
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 167 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 138 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 152 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,250 109 8.5 6.8-10.6 1,141 91.5 89.4-93.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 551 47 8.6 6.0-12.2 504 91.4 87.8-94.0
HOUSING
Own 1,418 150 10.4 8.5-12.8 1,268 89.6 87.2-91.5
Rent 730 29 2.9 1.9- 4.4 701 97.1 95.6-98.1
Other arrangement 182 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,407 99 6.8 5.3- 8.5 1,308 93.2 91.5-94.7
Regional City or Suburban County 566 52 8.3 5.8-11.7 514 91.7 88.3-94.2
Rural 392 41 11.2 7.1-17.3 351 88.8 82.7-92.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 107 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 861 78 8.5 6.4-11.3 783 91.5 88.7-93.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,397 101 6.9 5.5- 8.7 1,296 93.1 91.3-94.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 815 65 8.3 6.2-11.1 750 91.7 88.9-93.8
2nd Quartile 947 77 7.3 5.5- 9.5 870 92.7 90.5-94.5
3rd Quartile 539 42 8.7 5.3-14.0 497 91.3 86.0-94.7
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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