2022 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina

Social Determinants and Health Equity

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  Total
Respond.^		 Very satisfied Satisfied Dissatisfied/Very dissatisfied
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,538 1,829 47.8 45.6-50.0 1,552 47.2 45.0-49.5 157 5.0 4.0- 6.1
Piedmont NC 1,825 949 48.3 45.4-51.3 795 46.7 43.7-49.7 81 5.0 3.8- 6.5
GENDER
Male 862 445 50.5 46.3-54.7 379 45.2 40.9-49.5 38 4.3 3.0- 6.2
Female 963 504 46.4 42.3-50.5 416 48.0 43.8-52.3 43 5.6 3.8- 8.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,143 639 52.4 48.7-56.1 450 42.6 38.9-46.4 54 5.0 3.6- 7.0
Non-Hispanic Black 349 152 42.5 36.5-48.7 183 52.6 46.4-58.8 *** *** ***
Other 295 135 40.4 33.2-47.9 148 54.0 46.1-61.6 *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 395 161 39.7 34.1-45.6 205 53.0 46.9-58.9 29 7.4 4.9-11.0
35-44 307 153 46.9 40.3-53.7 144 49.3 42.6-56.1 *** *** ***
45-54 316 182 56.1 49.1-62.9 125 39.7 33.1-46.7 *** *** ***
55-64 332 184 52.8 46.0-59.4 132 42.3 35.7-49.1 16 5.0 2.8- 8.9
65-74 274 153 53.4 45.3-61.4 110 43.6 35.7-51.9 *** *** ***
75+ 162 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 123 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 381 164 40.4 34.5-46.5 192 52.8 46.5-59.0 25 6.8 4.3-10.7
Some Post-H.S. 488 234 45.4 40.0-51.0 225 49.3 43.7-55.0 29 5.2 3.4- 7.9
College Graduate 822 500 62.2 58.2-66.0 301 35.1 31.4-39.0 21 2.7 1.6- 4.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 518 189 30.8 26.0-36.1 279 58.7 52.8-64.3 50 10.5 7.4-14.7
No 1,292 752 55.9 52.4-59.3 509 41.5 38.1-44.9 31 2.6 1.7- 4.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 169 84 50.0 40.8-59.3 77 44.7 35.7-54.1 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,652 864 48.2 45.1-51.4 716 46.8 43.7-50.0 72 4.9 3.7- 6.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,113 589 51.9 48.3-55.4 491 45.1 41.5-48.7 33 3.1 2.1- 4.5
Unemployed 66 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 419 256 57.5 50.2-64.5 151 39.9 33.0-47.4 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 104 29 18.4 11.8-27.5 *** *** *** 16 17.3 9.3-29.8
Other not in Labor Force 106 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 73 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 131 53 34.1 24.8-44.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 164 68 38.2 29.3-47.9 86 55.4 45.5-64.9 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 157 78 42.0 32.8-51.8 70 52.4 42.7-62.0 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 202 91 47.6 39.3-56.0 104 48.8 40.5-57.1 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 664 412 62.0 57.5-66.3 236 34.7 30.6-39.2 *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 434 227 44.4 38.2-50.7 187 50.0 43.5-56.6 20 5.6 3.1- 9.7
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 37 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 132 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 106 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 117 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 990 556 55.6 51.8-59.3 400 40.4 36.7-44.2 34 4.0 2.7- 6.0
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 434 227 44.4 38.2-50.7 187 50.0 43.5-56.6 20 5.6 3.1- 9.7
HOUSING
Own 1,191 700 53.9 50.2-57.6 456 42.3 38.6-46.1 35 3.8 2.5- 5.7
Rent 479 193 37.1 32.1-42.4 255 56.0 50.5-61.3 31 6.9 4.6-10.1
Other arrangement 134 45 29.8 21.0-40.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,033 517 47.3 43.6-51.2 474 47.8 43.9-51.6 42 4.9 3.4- 6.9
Regional City or Suburban County 459 239 47.1 41.1-53.1 197 47.1 41.0-53.2 23 5.8 3.4- 9.8
Rural 333 193 52.7 45.4-59.8 124 43.2 36.0-50.7 *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 87 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 724 370 48.6 44.0-53.3 322 46.4 41.8-51.1 32 5.0 3.2- 7.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,014 530 48.6 44.7-52.5 437 46.0 42.0-49.9 47 5.5 3.9- 7.7
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 621 325 48.3 43.5-53.2 265 45.9 41.1-50.8 31 5.7 3.7- 8.8
2nd Quartile 697 357 47.9 43.2-52.7 306 46.9 42.0-51.7 34 5.2 3.5- 7.7
3rd Quartile 455 235 48.2 42.1-54.4 205 47.6 41.4-53.9 *** *** ***
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 52 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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