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 4,494 205 4.9 3.9- 6.1 4,289 95.1 93.9-96.1
Piedmont NC 2,366 90 4.7 3.5- 6.4 2,276 95.3 93.6-96.5
GENDER
Male 1,141 45 4.3 2.8- 6.4 1,096 95.7 93.6-97.2
Female 1,225 45 5.2 3.3- 8.0 1,180 94.8 92.0-96.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,455 57 5.4 3.6- 8.0 1,398 94.6 92.0-96.4
Non-Hispanic Black 445 19 4.4 2.5- 7.7 426 95.6 92.3-97.5
Other 408 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 598 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 384 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 403 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 393 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 330 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 199 29 17.9 10.4-29.3 170 82.1 70.7-89.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 162 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 480 23 5.1 2.9- 8.8 457 94.9 91.2-97.1
Some Post-H.S. 625 28 4.4 2.8- 6.9 597 95.6 93.1-97.2
College Graduate 1,083 23 1.7 1.0- 3.0 1,060 98.3 97.0-99.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 651 64 12.9 9.0-18.0 587 87.1 82.0-91.0
No 1,627 25 1.5 0.9- 2.6 1,602 98.5 97.4-99.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 222 23 11.6 6.7-19.1 199 88.4 80.9-93.3
Non-Veteran 2,120 67 4.1 2.9- 5.9 2,053 95.9 94.1-97.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,434 19 1.0 0.6- 1.7 1,415 99.0 98.3-99.4
Unemployed 92 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 496 45 12.0 7.9-17.9 451 88.0 82.1-92.1
Unable to Work 135 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 161 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 133 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 174 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 201 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 213 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 281 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 814 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 550 26 5.8 3.4- 9.9 524 94.2 90.1-96.6
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 54 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 168 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 137 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 152 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,253 33 2.1 1.4- 3.2 1,220 97.9 96.8-98.6
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 550 26 5.8 3.4- 9.9 524 94.2 90.1-96.6
HOUSING
Own 1,417 56 5.5 3.7- 8.0 1,361 94.5 92.0-96.3
Rent 731 24 3.3 2.0- 5.4 707 96.7 94.6-98.0
Other arrangement 183 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,410 44 3.4 2.3- 5.0 1,366 96.6 95.0-97.7
Regional City or Suburban County 565 24 5.3 3.0- 9.1 541 94.7 90.9-97.0
Rural 391 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 106 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 862 47 5.6 3.7- 8.4 815 94.4 91.6-96.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,398 31 2.6 1.7- 4.1 1,367 97.4 95.9-98.3
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 816 26 3.4 2.1- 5.5 790 96.6 94.5-97.9
2nd Quartile 948 33 4.0 2.4- 6.4 915 96.0 93.6-97.6
3rd Quartile 539 28 8.8 4.9-15.1 511 91.2 84.9-95.1
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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