2022 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina

Healthy Days

Now thinking about your physical health, which includes physical illness and injury,
for how many days during the past 30 days was your physical health not good?

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  Total
Respond.^		 None 1-2 days 3-7 days 8-29 days 30 days
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,432 2,915 65.5 63.5-67.4 373 8.2 7.3- 9.3 443 9.2 8.2-10.3 378 9.2 8.0-10.5 323 7.9 6.7- 9.3
Piedmont NC 2,337 1,576 67.7 65.1-70.1 227 9.1 7.8-10.6 220 8.4 7.2- 9.8 180 8.0 6.6- 9.7 134 6.8 5.3- 8.7
GENDER
Male 1,130 806 73.5 70.3-76.4 101 8.1 6.4-10.2 89 6.6 5.2- 8.4 71 6.0 4.6- 7.8 63 5.8 4.3- 7.7
Female 1,207 770 62.3 58.3-66.0 126 10.0 8.2-12.2 131 10.1 8.2-12.4 109 9.9 7.5-12.8 71 7.8 5.4-11.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,438 928 66.0 62.7-69.1 163 10.3 8.6-12.3 151 9.1 7.6-10.9 105 7.7 5.8-10.1 91 6.9 5.3- 8.9
Non-Hispanic Black 438 296 68.2 62.8-73.1 36 7.7 5.3-11.0 45 10.3 7.3-14.4 37 7.9 5.5-11.4 24 5.8 3.7- 9.1
Other 404 310 73.7 67.1-79.3 25 7.1 4.6-11.0 18 4.0 2.3- 6.7 34 9.6 6.2-14.6 *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 592 409 69.8 65.0-74.2 75 11.4 8.8-14.6 59 9.9 7.3-13.1 34 6.5 4.1-10.3 15 2.5 1.4- 4.4
35-44 385 267 67.9 61.6-73.6 39 10.1 7.1-14.3 34 6.6 4.6- 9.4 24 7.1 4.3-11.6 21 8.2 4.7-14.1
45-54 397 267 70.1 64.1-75.5 40 7.8 5.5-11.0 35 8.3 5.6-12.3 35 8.6 5.8-12.4 20 5.2 3.2- 8.4
55-64 385 237 63.3 57.2-69.1 40 10.8 7.5-15.3 44 9.5 6.8-13.2 36 8.0 5.5-11.6 28 8.4 5.4-12.8
65-74 324 218 65.0 57.3-72.0 23 5.6 3.2- 9.4 24 7.3 4.4-12.0 36 14.3 8.7-22.7 23 7.8 4.8-12.4
75+ 194 132 68.4 58.6-76.8 *** *** *** 19 8.0 4.5-13.7 *** *** *** 23 13.2 7.5-22.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 157 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 473 335 73.6 68.7-78.0 30 5.8 3.9- 8.5 35 7.4 5.0-10.8 34 5.7 3.8- 8.4 39 7.5 5.2-10.7
Some Post-H.S. 618 390 63.6 58.5-68.5 61 10.4 7.8-13.7 58 9.3 7.0-12.2 64 8.6 6.5-11.4 45 8.0 5.0-12.7
College Graduate 1,073 727 69.5 66.2-72.5 127 11.6 9.6-14.1 123 10.0 8.2-12.1 60 5.8 4.4- 7.8 36 3.1 2.1- 4.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 636 324 49.3 43.9-54.7 53 6.6 4.8- 8.8 63 9.7 7.2-13.0 95 14.9 11.2-19.7 101 19.5 15.0-25.1
No 1,613 1,191 75.2 72.5-77.6 165 10.3 8.7-12.3 151 7.9 6.6- 9.5 76 5.0 3.8- 6.6 30 1.6 1.0- 2.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 220 139 61.6 53.6-69.0 15 5.5 3.1- 9.5 20 8.2 5.0-13.2 21 10.6 6.6-16.6 25 14.2 9.1-21.5
Non-Veteran 2,094 1,423 68.4 65.7-71.0 211 9.5 8.1-11.1 197 8.3 7.1- 9.8 156 7.7 6.2- 9.5 107 6.0 4.5- 8.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,424 1,014 74.2 71.4-76.8 158 10.1 8.4-12.1 141 8.5 7.0-10.4 76 4.7 3.6- 6.1 35 2.5 1.7- 3.7
Unemployed 88 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 486 322 65.2 58.6-71.3 28 5.6 3.5- 8.8 49 8.6 6.1-12.0 44 9.3 6.5-13.0 43 11.4 6.7-18.7
Unable to Work 131 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 161 108 59.1 48.7-68.8 21 14.1 8.6-22.2 15 11.7 6.7-19.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 128 *** *** *** *** *** *** 14 9.3 5.2-16.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 173 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 21 13.0 7.1-22.6 22 17.9 10.3-29.2
$25,000- 34,999 199 124 58.3 49.5-66.7 18 10.3 6.3-16.5 22 12.4 7.6-19.6 20 11.0 6.8-17.3 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 211 144 67.9 59.6-75.2 16 7.3 4.0-12.9 22 10.3 6.1-17.0 16 5.9 3.4-10.1 13 8.5 4.7-14.9
$50,000- 74,999 277 184 67.8 59.8-74.9 39 13.5 9.1-19.5 26 6.8 4.3-10.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 811 571 73.7 70.1-77.0 87 10.0 7.9-12.6 91 9.7 7.7-12.2 44 5.0 3.6- 6.9 18 1.6 1.0- 2.8
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 538 379 70.0 64.0-75.3 44 7.0 4.9-10.0 31 5.5 3.6- 8.2 41 7.2 5.0-10.3 43 10.3 6.4-16.1
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 54 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 162 102 60.7 50.6-69.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** 21 11.0 6.8-17.3 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 137 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 150 89 58.2 48.1-67.7 14 10.6 5.8-18.4 23 13.5 8.4-21.2 *** *** *** 13 10.6 5.8-18.5
More than 200% 1,245 851 71.2 68.1-74.0 139 10.7 8.8-12.9 136 9.4 7.7-11.3 75 5.6 4.3- 7.2 44 3.1 2.2- 4.4
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 538 379 70.0 64.0-75.3 44 7.0 4.9-10.0 31 5.5 3.6- 8.2 41 7.2 5.0-10.3 43 10.3 6.4-16.1
HOUSING
Own 1,402 959 67.9 64.5-71.2 137 8.9 7.3-10.8 131 8.2 6.7-10.0 98 8.0 6.0-10.4 77 7.1 5.1- 9.7
Rent 721 460 64.2 59.9-68.4 76 11.1 8.6-14.1 77 10.1 7.7-13.1 66 8.8 6.7-11.4 42 5.8 4.0- 8.4
Other arrangement 179 131 74.4 65.8-81.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,390 942 67.7 64.5-70.8 142 9.6 7.9-11.5 139 9.8 8.1-11.8 107 7.3 5.9- 9.1 60 5.6 3.7- 8.3
Regional City or Suburban County 558 376 68.1 62.7-73.2 50 8.5 6.1-11.8 43 5.9 4.1- 8.5 44 8.5 5.6-12.8 45 8.9 6.1-12.7
Rural 389 258 66.6 59.9-72.8 35 8.5 5.8-12.3 38 8.0 5.4-11.8 29 9.3 5.4-15.6 29 7.5 4.5-12.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 105 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 850 567 68.0 63.7-72.0 80 8.9 6.9-11.4 69 7.1 5.3- 9.5 75 9.2 6.7-12.5 59 6.8 4.9- 9.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,382 937 67.5 64.2-70.6 142 9.6 7.9-11.7 141 9.5 7.8-11.4 98 6.9 5.5- 8.7 64 6.5 4.5- 9.3
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 810 541 65.8 61.6-69.7 85 9.7 7.5-12.3 84 9.7 7.5-12.4 60 8.1 6.0-10.8 40 6.8 4.7- 9.8
2nd Quartile 931 646 69.7 65.6-73.5 78 8.7 6.7-11.1 78 7.4 5.7- 9.5 69 7.2 5.2-10.0 60 7.0 4.7-10.3
3rd Quartile 533 344 65.6 59.6-71.1 62 10.2 7.5-13.5 55 9.7 6.9-13.4 47 9.7 6.2-14.8 25 4.9 2.8- 8.3
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 63 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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