2022 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina

Social Determinants and Health Equity

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,549 371 11.9 10.4-13.6 3,178 88.1 86.4-89.6
Piedmont NC 1,827 193 11.7 9.8-13.9 1,634 88.3 86.1-90.2
GENDER
Male 864 84 11.2 8.3-15.0 780 88.8 85.0-91.7
Female 963 109 12.1 9.8-14.9 854 87.9 85.1-90.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,144 83 8.0 6.1-10.3 1,061 92.0 89.7-93.9
Non-Hispanic Black 353 55 17.0 12.7-22.2 298 83.0 77.8-87.3
Other 293 54 20.6 13.7-29.7 239 79.4 70.3-86.3
AGE
18-34 398 71 21.0 15.9-27.3 327 79.0 72.7-84.1
35-44 308 44 12.7 9.0-17.6 264 87.3 82.4-91.0
45-54 316 35 11.1 7.4-16.4 281 88.9 83.6-92.6
55-64 332 34 9.0 6.1-13.0 298 91.0 87.0-93.9
65-74 274 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 161 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 124 24 17.1 10.1-27.5 100 82.9 72.5-89.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 383 62 17.7 12.9-23.9 321 82.3 76.1-87.1
Some Post-H.S. 488 55 11.5 8.5-15.3 433 88.5 84.7-91.5
College Graduate 822 51 5.7 4.2- 7.8 771 94.3 92.2-95.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 520 59 11.4 8.4-15.3 461 88.6 84.7-91.6
No 1,292 134 11.9 9.6-14.7 1,158 88.1 85.3-90.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 168 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,655 182 11.8 9.8-14.2 1,473 88.2 85.8-90.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,113 128 11.7 9.5-14.3 985 88.3 85.7-90.5
Unemployed 65 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 420 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 105 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 107 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 73 14 15.7 8.7-26.5 59 84.3 73.5-91.3
$15,000- 24,999 131 22 15.6 9.8-24.1 109 84.4 75.9-90.2
$25,000- 34,999 165 38 21.7 14.9-30.5 127 78.3 69.5-85.1
$35,000- 49,999 159 21 19.0 11.4-29.9 138 81.0 70.1-88.6
$50,000- 74,999 201 23 11.7 7.2-18.4 178 88.3 81.6-92.8
$75,000+ 664 36 6.1 4.2- 8.7 628 93.9 91.3-95.8
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 434 39 11.0 7.0-16.9 395 89.0 83.1-93.0
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 37 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 132 30 25.0 16.0-36.7 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 107 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 118 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 990 76 8.5 6.5-10.9 914 91.5 89.1-93.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 434 39 11.0 7.0-16.9 395 89.0 83.1-93.0
HOUSING
Own 1,187 80 8.1 6.3-10.5 1,107 91.9 89.5-93.7
Rent 480 95 21.3 17.0-26.3 385 78.7 73.7-83.0
Other arrangement 139 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,035 119 12.2 10.0-15.0 916 87.8 85.0-90.0
Regional City or Suburban County 460 45 11.8 7.7-17.6 415 88.2 82.4-92.3
Rural 332 29 10.0 6.4-15.3 303 90.0 84.7-93.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 86 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 726 73 11.4 8.4-15.4 653 88.6 84.6-91.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,015 108 11.2 8.9-14.0 907 88.8 86.0-91.1
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 622 54 9.1 6.6-12.5 568 90.9 87.5-93.4
2nd Quartile 700 78 13.0 9.8-17.1 622 87.0 82.9-90.2
3rd Quartile 453 56 12.9 9.2-17.9 397 87.1 82.1-90.8
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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