2022 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina

Social Determinants and Health Equity

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  Total
Respond.^		 Always Usually Sometimes Rarely Never
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,522 1,986 55.3 53.0-57.5 819 22.1 20.3-23.9 435 12.9 11.5-14.5 153 5.4 4.2- 6.8 129 4.3 3.3- 5.6
Piedmont NC 1,819 996 53.0 50.0-56.0 459 24.2 21.8-26.8 221 13.3 11.4-15.5 77 5.2 3.6- 7.3 66 4.3 3.0- 6.0
GENDER
Male 857 474 56.3 52.0-60.5 205 22.5 19.1-26.4 94 11.1 8.7-14.0 35 4.1 2.9- 5.9 49 6.0 4.2- 8.5
Female 962 522 50.1 45.9-54.3 254 25.7 22.4-29.3 127 15.4 12.6-18.6 42 6.1 3.6-10.1 *** *** ***
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,138 627 56.0 52.3-59.7 327 26.6 23.6-29.8 116 10.0 8.1-12.4 44 3.9 2.7- 5.6 *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Black 348 184 48.5 42.3-54.7 71 22.1 17.2-27.8 60 20.0 15.2-25.9 18 5.1 3.0- 8.5 15 4.3 2.4- 7.7
Other 295 163 49.1 41.1-57.2 57 20.2 13.6-29.0 38 17.3 11.8-24.6 *** *** *** 23 6.6 4.2-10.4
AGE
18-34 398 183 44.6 38.8-50.6 126 31.2 25.6-37.3 61 17.7 13.4-23.1 16 3.6 2.2- 6.0 *** *** ***
35-44 308 150 45.1 38.6-51.9 88 29.4 23.7-35.9 43 14.2 10.1-19.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 316 172 58.1 51.2-64.7 86 21.9 17.2-27.5 31 12.7 8.4-18.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 333 187 55.7 48.9-62.4 79 21.0 16.2-26.8 41 12.7 9.0-17.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 268 170 63.3 54.8-71.1 49 17.4 12.5-23.6 27 9.5 6.1-14.7 15 4.0 2.3- 7.1 *** *** ***
75+ 160 116 71.4 60.6-80.3 24 15.9 9.4-25.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 124 *** *** *** 18 12.1 6.9-20.3 17 14.4 8.1-24.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 378 209 55.1 48.6-61.4 73 20.3 15.2-26.5 61 17.0 12.7-22.4 19 3.6 2.2- 5.8 16 4.1 2.3- 7.2
Some Post-H.S. 486 254 48.7 43.1-54.3 117 25.6 21.1-30.8 71 15.1 11.6-19.3 *** *** *** 16 3.2 1.8- 5.5
College Graduate 820 458 57.0 53.0-60.9 250 29.4 25.9-33.2 69 8.4 6.3-10.9 24 3.4 2.1- 5.5 19 1.8 1.1- 2.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 517 236 43.1 37.3-49.1 113 19.8 15.8-24.5 101 19.9 15.8-24.6 43 11.3 7.1-17.7 *** *** ***
No 1,286 749 57.1 53.7-60.5 344 26.3 23.3-29.5 118 10.5 8.5-12.9 33 2.5 1.6- 3.7 42 3.6 2.4- 5.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 168 99 60.2 50.9-68.8 33 16.8 11.5-23.8 17 9.5 5.5-16.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,647 895 52.3 49.1-55.5 426 25.0 22.4-27.8 203 13.7 11.7-16.0 68 5.0 3.4- 7.3 55 4.0 2.7- 5.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,110 577 52.4 48.8-56.0 328 27.7 24.7-30.9 128 12.7 10.4-15.4 39 3.5 2.4- 5.0 38 3.8 2.5- 5.6
Unemployed 65 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 415 282 65.6 58.2-72.3 70 17.1 12.7-22.5 34 6.9 4.6-10.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 104 *** *** *** *** *** *** 21 20.5 12.2-32.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 109 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 73 *** *** *** 13 17.2 9.3-29.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 128 *** *** *** 27 17.2 11.2-25.6 24 19.9 12.7-29.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 164 83 48.8 39.1-58.7 40 25.0 17.4-34.5 23 15.6 9.2-25.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 159 89 55.3 45.6-64.7 40 24.9 17.8-33.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 201 105 53.2 44.7-61.5 54 27.1 20.1-35.6 29 13.7 8.7-20.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 663 373 57.6 53.1-62.0 204 28.1 24.3-32.3 56 9.5 7.1-12.7 18 2.9 1.7- 5.1 *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 431 258 52.4 45.7-59.1 81 20.3 15.2-26.5 56 14.9 11.0-19.7 *** *** *** 18 5.2 3.0- 8.9
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 37 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 132 *** *** *** 25 15.3 9.6-23.4 23 20.4 12.7-31.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 106 *** *** *** 21 24.0 15.1-35.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 117 *** *** *** 28 22.8 15.0-33.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 989 544 56.1 52.3-59.9 293 28.1 24.8-31.6 101 9.9 7.9-12.4 29 3.1 2.0- 4.8 22 2.7 1.5- 4.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 431 258 52.4 45.7-59.1 81 20.3 15.2-26.5 56 14.9 11.0-19.7 *** *** *** 18 5.2 3.0- 8.9
HOUSING
Own 1,184 712 57.6 53.8-61.2 288 23.2 20.4-26.3 106 9.9 7.9-12.3 40 4.9 3.0- 8.1 38 4.4 2.8- 6.9
Rent 476 216 45.4 39.9-51.0 127 24.4 20.1-29.2 86 20.3 16.0-25.4 28 6.3 4.1- 9.6 19 3.7 2.2- 6.0
Other arrangement 137 *** *** *** *** *** *** 26 22.5 14.7-32.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,028 550 52.5 48.7-56.4 262 23.1 20.2-26.3 133 14.7 12.1-17.8 44 5.6 3.4- 9.1 39 4.0 2.7- 5.8
Regional City or Suburban County 459 248 50.5 44.4-56.6 124 28.6 23.1-34.7 58 13.7 10.1-18.3 16 4.2 2.3- 7.5 *** *** ***
Rural 332 198 57.9 50.4-65.0 73 21.0 16.1-26.9 30 9.1 5.9-13.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 86 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 722 405 54.2 49.5-58.9 167 23.9 20.0-28.4 93 14.4 11.4-18.0 36 4.9 3.5- 7.0 21 2.5 1.6- 4.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,011 537 51.6 47.6-55.5 281 25.8 22.6-29.2 118 13.2 10.6-16.2 36 5.1 2.9- 8.7 39 4.4 3.0- 6.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 621 329 50.3 45.5-55.2 179 28.2 24.1-32.7 65 12.9 9.7-16.9 *** *** *** 29 5.0 3.1- 7.9
2nd Quartile 694 388 52.9 47.9-57.7 166 24.3 20.3-28.8 91 14.3 11.3-18.0 35 6.5 3.8-10.9 14 2.1 1.2- 3.6
3rd Quartile 453 242 55.6 49.4-61.7 109 20.5 16.3-25.4 62 13.5 10.1-17.8 19 3.8 2.3- 6.2 *** *** ***
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 51 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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