2022 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina

Social Determinants and Health Equity

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  Total
Respond.^
Always/Usually Sometimes Rarely Never
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,539 168 5.5 4.4- 6.8 305 9.4 8.1-10.7 269 8.1 6.9- 9.6 2,797 77.1 75.0-79.0
Piedmont NC 1,824 61 3.8 2.8- 5.3 157 9.7 8.1-11.6 129 7.8 6.1- 9.9 1,477 78.7 76.0-81.2
GENDER
Male 862 23 3.3 1.9- 5.7 63 7.7 5.8-10.2 49 5.9 4.2- 8.0 727 83.2 79.7-86.1
Female 962 38 4.3 2.9- 6.4 94 11.5 9.2-14.4 80 9.6 6.8-13.3 750 74.6 70.4-78.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,143 32 3.4 2.3- 5.1 55 6.0 4.4- 8.0 61 5.5 4.1- 7.4 995 85.1 82.2-87.5
Non-Hispanic Black 351 16 3.2 1.8- 5.7 61 19.3 14.7-24.8 38 10.5 7.2-15.0 236 67.0 60.9-72.6
Other 293 *** *** *** 38 10.4 7.1-14.9 26 8.8 5.6-13.5 216 73.6 65.9-80.0
AGE
18-34 398 *** *** *** 37 9.9 7.0-13.9 50 12.4 8.9-16.9 298 73.5 67.9-78.4
35-44 306 *** *** *** 42 14.6 10.4-20.2 22 9.1 5.7-14.2 230 72.8 66.1-78.5
45-54 316 15 4.8 2.7- 8.4 27 8.6 5.5-13.2 22 5.9 3.6- 9.4 252 80.7 75.1-85.3
55-64 333 *** *** *** 22 8.8 5.4-14.1 16 3.4 2.0- 6.0 287 85.4 79.9-89.6
65-74 272 *** *** *** 23 10.7 6.4-17.3 *** *** *** 228 82.1 75.2-87.4
75+ 161 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 123 *** *** *** 26 19.6 12.1-30.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 382 *** *** *** 51 12.1 8.9-16.2 46 11.9 8.6-16.3 276 73.7 68.2-78.6
Some Post-H.S. 486 24 4.2 2.6- 6.8 51 11.5 8.5-15.5 34 9.2 5.4-15.2 377 75.1 69.1-80.2
College Graduate 822 14 1.7 0.9- 3.0 28 3.7 2.4- 5.6 37 4.0 2.7- 5.8 743 90.7 88.1-92.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 517 36 9.0 6.0-13.4 78 15.9 12.3-20.3 46 9.0 5.4-14.9 357 66.1 59.9-71.7
No 1,292 25 1.7 1.0- 2.6 78 7.1 5.5- 9.1 83 7.3 5.7- 9.4 1,106 83.9 81.2-86.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 165 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 143 86.2 77.5-91.9
Non-Veteran 1,655 55 4.0 2.8- 5.5 151 10.0 8.4-12.0 117 7.9 6.1-10.2 1,332 78.1 75.2-80.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,113 27 2.2 1.4- 3.4 82 8.1 6.4-10.3 85 8.7 6.8-11.1 919 81.0 78.0-83.7
Unemployed 64 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 419 *** *** *** 23 7.2 4.3-12.0 *** *** *** 373 85.6 77.4-91.1
Unable to Work 104 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 107 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 88 81.5 71.0-88.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 73 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 130 *** *** *** 36 25.1 17.1-35.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 164 *** *** *** 23 15.9 10.1-24.1 21 11.1 6.6-18.1 111 66.4 56.7-74.9
$35,000- 49,999 159 *** *** *** 15 13.2 7.4-22.6 15 9.4 5.4-15.8 121 72.0 62.3-80.0
$50,000- 74,999 201 *** *** *** 16 8.1 4.8-13.4 13 5.4 3.0- 9.4 170 85.2 78.8-89.9
$75,000+ 664 *** *** *** *** *** *** 23 3.8 2.4- 6.1 622 92.8 90.0-94.9
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 433 *** *** *** 39 10.2 7.1-14.4 30 9.9 5.6-17.0 349 74.8 67.8-80.8
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 37 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 132 *** *** *** 36 27.1 18.2-38.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 105 *** *** *** 20 22.8 14.3-34.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 118 *** *** *** 20 16.8 10.3-26.2 14 10.4 5.9-17.8 76 66.2 55.4-75.5
More than 200% 990 16 1.7 1.0- 3.0 32 4.1 2.8- 6.0 47 4.7 3.4- 6.5 895 89.5 87.0-91.6
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 433 *** *** *** 39 10.2 7.1-14.4 30 9.9 5.6-17.0 349 74.8 67.8-80.8
HOUSING
Own 1,186 21 2.2 1.3- 3.8 66 7.0 5.3- 9.2 49 5.3 3.3- 8.1 1,050 85.5 82.2-88.3
Rent 479 33 7.9 5.0-12.3 71 16.5 12.7-21.1 68 16.0 12.3-20.5 307 59.6 54.0-65.0
Other arrangement 138 *** *** *** 19 15.1 9.3-23.6 *** *** *** 101 69.5 58.8-78.5
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,033 35 3.3 2.2- 5.0 93 10.5 8.4-13.1 64 7.1 4.7-10.5 841 79.1 75.3-82.4
Regional City or Suburban County 460 *** *** *** 38 8.3 5.7-12.0 42 10.1 7.0-14.4 369 77.7 72.1-82.5
Rural 331 15 5.2 2.9- 9.3 26 9.4 6.0-14.4 23 6.5 4.0-10.3 267 78.8 72.8-83.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 86 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 723 25 4.2 2.6- 6.7 65 10.2 7.8-13.2 61 8.6 6.3-11.5 572 77.1 73.0-80.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,015 30 3.5 2.1- 5.7 80 8.9 6.9-11.5 64 7.7 5.2-11.1 841 80.0 76.0-83.4
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 623 *** *** *** 45 8.5 6.1-11.9 36 6.4 4.3- 9.5 527 81.8 77.3-85.6
2nd Quartile 697 25 4.3 2.7- 6.8 57 8.4 6.3-11.1 56 8.9 5.9-13.2 559 78.4 73.8-82.4
3rd Quartile 452 *** *** *** 49 14.0 10.0-19.1 34 7.9 5.1-12.0 351 74.3 68.5-79.4
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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