2022 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina

Healthy Days

During the past 30 days, for about how many days did poor physical or mental health keep you from doing your
usual activities, such as self-care, work, or recreation?*

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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 4,445 3,324 73.1 71.3-74.9 220 4.8 4.0- 5.6 365 8.4 7.4- 9.5 341 8.5 7.4- 9.8 195 5.2 4.2- 6.5
Piedmont NC 2,346 1,765 74.1 71.7-76.5 127 5.1 4.1- 6.3 211 8.9 7.6-10.5 161 7.2 5.9- 8.8 82 4.5 3.2- 6.3
GENDER
Male 1,132 894 80.1 77.1-82.8 58 4.9 3.6- 6.8 79 6.3 4.7- 8.3 65 5.4 4.1- 7.1 36 3.3 2.2- 4.8
Female 1,214 871 68.7 64.8-72.3 69 5.3 4.0- 7.0 132 11.4 9.3-13.8 96 8.9 6.8-11.6 46 5.7 3.6- 9.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,443 1,057 73.4 70.4-76.3 93 6.1 4.7- 7.7 144 9.2 7.5-11.2 96 7.3 5.5- 9.5 53 4.1 2.9- 5.6
Non-Hispanic Black 438 329 75.1 70.0-79.6 21 4.8 2.9- 7.8 37 8.6 5.9-12.3 38 8.8 6.2-12.4 *** *** ***
Other 407 333 76.4 69.6-82.1 *** *** *** 27 8.8 5.6-13.5 24 5.9 3.6- 9.6 *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 590 388 65.0 60.0-69.7 46 7.8 5.6-10.7 91 15.4 12.0-19.4 48 9.3 6.4-13.3 17 2.6 1.5- 4.2
35-44 382 276 69.7 63.2-75.4 25 6.3 4.0- 9.9 35 9.0 6.2-13.0 35 9.7 6.5-14.2 *** *** ***
45-54 401 321 82.5 77.5-86.5 21 3.4 2.1- 5.6 24 4.9 3.0- 8.0 20 5.0 3.0- 8.2 15 4.2 2.4- 7.4
55-64 392 298 78.0 73.0-82.3 18 4.0 2.3- 6.9 36 8.0 5.5-11.6 28 6.4 4.1- 9.8 *** *** ***
65-74 325 274 84.6 79.0-88.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** 19 5.9 3.4-10.1 *** *** ***
75+ 196 160 80.1 70.4-87.2 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 162 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 472 376 78.9 74.0-83.1 *** *** *** 27 6.3 3.9- 9.8 31 7.2 4.7-10.7 22 4.4 2.8- 7.0
Some Post-H.S. 623 453 71.7 66.7-76.3 30 5.0 3.4- 7.4 65 10.6 8.0-13.9 50 7.6 5.5-10.4 *** *** ***
College Graduate 1,074 800 75.4 72.2-78.3 78 7.4 5.7- 9.6 110 9.8 8.0-12.0 61 5.4 4.0- 7.2 25 1.9 1.2- 3.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 637 376 55.3 49.8-60.7 26 4.0 2.4- 6.5 70 11.6 8.8-15.2 99 15.7 12.1-20.2 66 13.4 9.4-18.8
No 1,619 1,318 81.4 79.0-83.6 98 5.9 4.6- 7.4 133 8.0 6.5- 9.7 56 3.8 2.8- 5.1 *** *** ***
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 220 164 75.7 68.3-81.8 *** *** *** 14 4.8 2.7- 8.4 21 11.4 7.0-18.1 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,102 1,579 73.7 71.1-76.3 119 5.5 4.4- 6.8 195 9.4 7.9-11.1 140 6.9 5.6- 8.6 69 4.5 3.1- 6.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,427 1,117 79.9 77.3-82.3 88 5.5 4.3- 7.1 136 8.8 7.1-10.7 68 4.7 3.5- 6.1 18 1.1 0.6- 1.9
Unemployed 92 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 490 397 79.6 72.9-85.0 *** *** *** 24 4.1 2.5- 6.4 31 6.4 4.2- 9.6 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 130 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 31 19.2 12.5-28.3 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 160 101 52.4 42.3-62.2 14 10.4 6.0-17.4 27 20.1 13.2-29.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 132 *** *** *** *** *** *** 15 12.4 6.9-21.3 23 14.2 8.8-22.0 *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 175 122 66.1 55.2-75.4 *** *** *** 16 10.2 5.7-17.6 17 7.3 4.1-12.7 *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 199 139 66.9 58.2-74.7 *** *** *** 21 9.5 5.9-14.9 20 10.7 6.5-17.3 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 211 156 69.5 60.6-77.1 *** *** *** *** *** *** 16 8.4 4.8-14.5 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 275 202 72.0 63.6-79.2 19 6.3 3.7-10.5 30 11.4 7.1-17.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 810 644 81.6 78.4-84.4 50 5.2 3.7- 7.2 75 8.2 6.4-10.6 34 4.2 2.8- 6.1 *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 544 425 75.3 69.4-80.3 28 4.6 3.0- 7.2 36 6.8 4.7- 9.7 32 7.0 4.6-10.5 *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 54 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 168 112 65.4 55.6-74.1 *** *** *** *** *** *** 20 10.1 6.0-16.4 17 12.1 6.7-20.8
101% to 150% 138 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 147 107 67.0 56.3-76.2 *** *** *** 19 16.2 9.4-26.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,243 950 77.8 74.9-80.5 80 6.2 4.8- 8.1 120 8.7 7.1-10.7 69 5.3 4.0- 7.0 24 1.9 1.2- 3.1
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 544 425 75.3 69.4-80.3 28 4.6 3.0- 7.2 36 6.8 4.7- 9.7 32 7.0 4.6-10.5 *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 1,409 1,126 77.8 74.6-80.8 70 4.6 3.5- 6.2 102 7.1 5.6- 9.0 71 5.8 4.3- 7.9 40 4.6 2.8- 7.3
Rent 723 484 66.3 62.0-70.4 48 6.8 4.9- 9.3 85 12.0 9.4-15.2 75 10.5 8.1-13.5 31 4.4 2.9- 6.7
Other arrangement 179 128 68.0 58.5-76.2 *** *** *** 23 15.0 9.4-23.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,396 1,029 72.7 69.5-75.7 79 5.5 4.3- 7.1 145 10.8 9.0-13.0 103 7.4 5.9- 9.2 40 3.6 2.0- 6.3
Regional City or Suburban County 558 424 73.3 67.7-78.2 27 4.4 2.8- 6.9 45 7.9 5.4-11.5 37 8.5 5.5-13.0 25 5.9 3.6- 9.5
Rural 392 312 80.1 74.4-84.8 21 4.9 2.8- 8.6 21 4.7 2.7- 7.8 21 4.8 2.9- 8.1 *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 107 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 851 650 75.1 70.9-78.8 37 4.1 2.8- 5.9 62 6.7 5.0- 9.1 66 9.0 6.6-12.3 36 5.1 3.3- 7.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,388 1,028 72.9 69.6-75.9 86 5.9 4.6- 7.6 146 11.2 9.2-13.5 88 6.2 4.8- 8.0 40 3.9 2.3- 6.6
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 810 597 72.4 68.4-76.0 52 5.9 4.2- 8.1 86 11.4 8.8-14.5 50 6.9 5.0- 9.6 25 3.5 2.2- 5.5
2nd Quartile 937 725 75.2 71.1-78.9 40 4.7 3.3- 6.5 74 7.9 6.0-10.3 60 6.7 4.7- 9.4 38 5.5 3.3- 9.1
3rd Quartile 535 392 74.3 68.9-79.0 33 5.4 3.4- 8.6 51 8.7 6.2-12.1 46 8.9 6.3-12.4 *** *** ***
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 64 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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*Respondents who reported no mental and physical health problems in the past month were not asked this question, however, they are included in the 'None' category here.

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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