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 4,370 320 8.6 7.3-10.1 4,050 91.4 89.9-92.7
Piedmont NC 2,286 128 7.3 5.7- 9.2 2,158 92.7 90.8-94.3
GENDER
Male 1,096 47 4.7 3.2- 7.0 1,049 95.3 93.0-96.8
Female 1,190 81 9.6 7.2-12.8 1,109 90.4 87.2-92.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,419 84 8.0 5.9-10.7 1,335 92.0 89.3-94.1
Non-Hispanic Black 428 27 6.0 3.8- 9.1 401 94.0 90.9-96.2
Other 386 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 580 27 6.3 3.7-10.3 553 93.7 89.7-96.3
35-44 369 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 385 21 6.0 3.8- 9.3 364 94.0 90.7-96.2
55-64 383 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 320 23 6.0 3.9- 9.4 297 94.0 90.6-96.1
75+ 197 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 154 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 464 33 8.6 5.6-12.9 431 91.4 87.1-94.4
Some Post-H.S. 602 40 6.3 4.4- 9.0 562 93.7 91.0-95.6
College Graduate 1,052 31 2.5 1.6- 3.8 1,021 97.5 96.2-98.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 643 128 24.4 19.6-29.8 515 75.6 70.2-80.4
No 1,628 *** *** *** 1,628 100 -
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 216 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,064 113 7.2 5.6- 9.3 1,951 92.8 90.7-94.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,400 24 1.8 1.1- 3.0 1,376 98.2 97.0-98.9
Unemployed 84 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 490 37 8.8 5.4-14.1 453 91.2 85.9-94.6
Unable to Work 131 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 158 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 99 17 15.6 8.7-26.4 82 84.4 73.6-91.3
$15,000- 24,999 173 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 198 21 13.5 7.9-22.1 177 86.5 77.9-92.1
$35,000- 49,999 208 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 275 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 803 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 530 41 10.9 7.2-16.0 489 89.1 84.0-92.8
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 54 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 166 19 17.3 9.6-29.2 147 82.7 70.8-90.4
101% to 150% 135 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 150 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,233 34 2.4 1.6- 3.7 1,199 97.6 96.3-98.4
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 530 41 10.9 7.2-16.0 489 89.1 84.0-92.8
HOUSING
Own 1,382 64 6.9 5.0- 9.6 1,318 93.1 90.4-95.0
Rent 701 50 8.4 5.8-12.0 651 91.6 88.0-94.2
Other arrangement 175 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,362 63 5.2 3.8- 7.1 1,299 94.8 92.9-96.2
Regional City or Suburban County 543 44 12.3 8.3-17.9 499 87.7 82.1-91.7
Rural 381 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 102 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 841 69 10.8 7.8-14.7 772 89.2 85.3-92.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,343 54 5.0 3.5- 7.1 1,289 95.0 92.9-96.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 787 35 6.0 3.9- 9.2 752 94.0 90.8-96.1
2nd Quartile 911 64 7.6 5.3-10.8 847 92.4 89.2-94.7
3rd Quartile 526 25 9.1 5.5-14.6 501 90.9 85.4-94.5
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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