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 4,402 425 10.2 8.9-11.6 3,977 89.8 88.4-91.1
Piedmont NC 2,308 190 8.4 6.8-10.3 2,118 91.6 89.7-93.2
GENDER
Male 1,105 95 8.6 6.8-10.9 1,010 91.4 89.1-93.2
Female 1,203 95 8.2 5.8-11.3 1,108 91.8 88.7-94.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,433 139 9.7 7.8-12.0 1,294 90.3 88.0-92.2
Non-Hispanic Black 430 22 4.4 2.7- 7.1 408 95.6 92.9-97.3
Other 391 25 6.2 3.9- 9.7 366 93.8 90.3-96.1
AGE
18-34 585 18 3.5 2.1- 5.8 567 96.5 94.2-97.9
35-44 376 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 391 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 384 32 8.5 5.6-12.7 352 91.5 87.3-94.4
65-74 324 62 20.6 15.5-26.8 262 79.4 73.2-84.5
75+ 197 45 23.2 15.1-34.0 152 76.8 66.0-84.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 156 17 13.9 7.6-23.9 139 86.1 76.1-92.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 467 44 7.8 5.4-11.1 423 92.2 88.9-94.6
Some Post-H.S. 609 66 10.9 7.4-15.6 543 89.1 84.4-92.6
College Graduate 1,062 61 5.1 3.8- 6.8 1,001 94.9 93.2-96.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 651 190 28.1 23.3-33.4 461 71.9 66.6-76.7
No 1,628 *** *** *** 1,628 100 -
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 217 34 16.2 11.0-23.3 183 83.8 76.7-89.0
Non-Veteran 2,085 156 7.6 6.0- 9.6 1,929 92.4 90.4-94.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,410 52 3.9 2.8- 5.3 1,358 96.1 94.7-97.2
Unemployed 87 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 493 97 22.1 16.3-29.3 396 77.9 70.7-83.7
Unable to Work 134 21 11.6 6.8-18.9 113 88.4 81.1-93.2
Other not in Labor Force 160 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 101 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 174 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 201 21 9.7 5.5-16.3 180 90.3 83.7-94.5
$35,000- 49,999 211 18 7.2 4.2-12.0 193 92.8 88.0-95.8
$50,000- 74,999 279 20 7.3 4.3-12.0 259 92.7 88.0-95.7
$75,000+ 807 45 5.7 4.0- 8.1 762 94.3 91.9-96.0
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 535 58 12.4 8.1-18.6 477 87.6 81.4-91.9
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 167 17 9.7 5.7-16.0 150 90.3 84.0-94.3
101% to 150% 137 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 152 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,243 86 7.1 5.5- 9.1 1,157 92.9 90.9-94.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 535 58 12.4 8.1-18.6 477 87.6 81.4-91.9
HOUSING
Own 1,389 134 9.8 7.6-12.5 1,255 90.2 87.5-92.4
Rent 713 36 4.9 3.2- 7.2 677 95.1 92.8-96.8
Other arrangement 178 18 8.5 4.8-14.8 160 91.5 85.2-95.2
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,377 94 6.8 4.9- 9.4 1,283 93.2 90.6-95.1
Regional City or Suburban County 548 56 10.3 7.2-14.5 492 89.7 85.5-92.8
Rural 383 40 10.5 7.2-15.1 343 89.5 84.9-92.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 104 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 846 84 9.4 7.1-12.4 762 90.6 87.6-92.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,358 91 7.2 5.2- 9.9 1,267 92.8 90.1-94.8
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 796 60 7.9 5.8-10.7 736 92.1 89.3-94.2
2nd Quartile 921 75 8.4 5.8-12.0 846 91.6 88.0-94.2
3rd Quartile 529 49 9.0 6.3-12.7 480 91.0 87.3-93.7
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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