2022 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina

Healthy Days

Frequent Mental Distress (within the past 30 days)*

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,422 618 15.3 13.8-17.0 3,804 84.7 83.0-86.2
Piedmont NC 2,330 309 14.9 12.8-17.2 2,021 85.1 82.8-87.2
GENDER
Male 1,125 113 10.1 8.2-12.4 1,012 89.9 87.6-91.8
Female 1,205 196 19.2 15.9-23.1 1,009 80.8 76.9-84.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,436 176 13.8 11.4-16.6 1,260 86.2 83.4-88.6
Non-Hispanic Black 435 72 15.1 11.7-19.2 363 84.9 80.8-88.3
Other 403 53 17.0 12.0-23.6 350 83.0 76.4-88.0
AGE
18-34 587 111 19.1 15.3-23.6 476 80.9 76.4-84.7
35-44 378 58 17.6 12.7-23.9 320 82.4 76.1-87.3
45-54 395 56 15.0 11.2-19.9 339 85.0 80.1-88.8
55-64 389 41 9.2 6.4-13.2 348 90.8 86.8-93.6
65-74 323 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 198 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 157 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 470 74 15.3 11.9-19.6 396 84.7 80.4-88.1
Some Post-H.S. 619 90 15.5 11.7-20.2 529 84.5 79.8-88.3
College Graduate 1,068 117 10.1 8.3-12.4 951 89.9 87.6-91.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 637 171 31.2 25.8-37.1 466 68.8 62.9-74.2
No 1,604 128 8.3 6.8-10.1 1,476 91.7 89.9-93.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 218 30 16.5 11.0-24.0 188 83.5 76.0-89.0
Non-Veteran 2,088 276 14.8 12.6-17.3 1,812 85.2 82.7-87.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,414 172 12.1 10.2-14.2 1,242 87.9 85.8-89.8
Unemployed 91 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 490 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 128 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 159 26 22.0 13.7-33.6 133 78.0 66.4-86.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 126 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 170 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 198 30 14.9 9.7-22.2 168 85.1 77.8-90.3
$35,000- 49,999 209 40 18.7 13.2-25.8 169 81.3 74.2-86.8
$50,000- 74,999 277 33 12.5 7.2-20.8 244 87.5 79.2-92.8
$75,000+ 807 63 7.7 5.8-10.2 744 92.3 89.8-94.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 543 75 17.2 12.6-22.9 468 82.8 77.1-87.4
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 52 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 159 36 23.8 16.2-33.4 123 76.2 66.6-83.8
101% to 150% 135 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 149 27 16.4 10.7-24.3 122 83.6 75.7-89.3
More than 200% 1,241 121 9.3 7.6-11.4 1,120 90.7 88.6-92.4
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 543 75 17.2 12.6-22.9 468 82.8 77.1-87.4
HOUSING
Own 1,403 123 11.4 8.9-14.6 1,280 88.6 85.4-91.1
Rent 716 138 19.5 16.3-23.1 578 80.5 76.9-83.7
Other arrangement 176 38 24.4 17.1-33.5 138 75.6 66.5-82.9
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,384 193 14.9 12.4-17.9 1,191 85.1 82.1-87.6
Regional City or Suburban County 556 74 15.6 11.7-20.6 482 84.4 79.4-88.3
Rural 390 42 13.4 8.7-20.2 348 86.6 79.8-91.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 106 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 847 119 15.9 12.7-19.6 728 84.1 80.4-87.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,377 175 13.8 11.3-16.7 1,202 86.2 83.3-88.7
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 802 98 13.8 11.0-17.2 704 86.2 82.8-89.0
2nd Quartile 933 135 16.1 12.8-20.0 798 83.9 80.0-87.2
3rd Quartile 532 65 13.0 9.1-18.2 467 87.0 81.8-90.9
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 63 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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*Frequent Mental Distress (FMD) was defined as having 14 or more days of poor mental health (including stress, depression, and problems with emotions) in the past 30 days.

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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