2022 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina

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Respond.^		 Always Usually Sometimes Rarely Never
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,529 141 4.9 3.9- 6.0 135 4.0 3.1- 5.0 700 20.5 18.7-22.4 871 24.1 22.3-26.1 1,682 46.6 44.4-48.8
Piedmont NC 1,828 64 3.9 2.9- 5.3 68 3.8 2.8- 5.2 370 20.1 17.8-22.7 474 25.8 23.3-28.5 852 46.3 43.4-49.3
GENDER
Male 864 30 4.3 2.8- 6.7 35 3.5 2.4- 5.1 152 16.2 13.5-19.3 211 25.8 22.0-30.0 436 50.2 45.9-54.4
Female 964 34 3.5 2.3- 5.3 33 4.1 2.6- 6.5 218 23.7 20.2-27.7 263 25.8 22.6-29.4 416 42.8 38.8-47.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,145 36 3.6 2.4- 5.5 32 2.7 1.8- 4.1 201 15.7 13.4-18.3 333 29.1 25.9-32.6 543 48.8 45.2-52.5
Non-Hispanic Black 350 13 4.4 2.4- 7.7 18 4.0 2.3- 6.8 87 25.1 20.2-30.7 83 23.6 18.8-29.3 149 42.9 36.8-49.2
Other 295 *** *** *** *** *** *** 76 26.8 20.7-33.9 48 16.8 10.6-25.5 143 43.8 36.1-51.8
AGE
18-34 399 19 5.3 3.2- 8.7 25 6.1 3.9- 9.2 113 25.7 21.1-30.8 116 31.5 25.8-37.8 126 31.5 26.2-37.2
35-44 308 *** *** *** *** *** *** 71 22.4 17.2-28.5 83 24.8 19.7-30.7 132 44.5 37.9-51.4
45-54 316 *** *** *** *** *** *** 50 14.7 10.7-19.9 95 25.7 20.4-31.8 156 53.6 46.8-60.4
55-64 335 *** *** *** *** *** *** 65 18.6 14.1-24.1 89 27.6 21.9-34.2 159 46.7 40.1-53.3
65-74 271 *** *** *** *** *** *** 43 14.3 10.0-20.0 47 19.8 14.2-26.8 162 59.9 52.0-67.2
75+ 160 *** *** *** *** *** *** 20 12.5 6.9-21.5 30 15.5 9.7-23.9 102 67.6 57.0-76.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 125 *** *** *** *** *** *** 23 20.1 12.6-30.4 17 9.5 5.3-16.4 *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 381 22 5.8 3.5- 9.2 17 4.1 2.4- 7.0 84 19.7 15.6-24.6 74 23.0 17.4-29.8 184 47.4 41.1-53.7
Some Post-H.S. 489 18 3.2 1.9- 5.5 23 3.9 2.5- 6.2 108 23.6 18.7-29.4 118 26.0 21.5-31.1 222 43.2 37.8-48.7
College Graduate 822 15 1.4 0.8- 2.5 19 2.4 1.4- 4.0 153 17.5 14.7-20.6 263 32.3 28.7-36.2 372 46.4 42.4-50.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 518 36 7.8 5.3-11.3 36 7.9 5.2-12.0 140 26.2 21.1-32.1 110 21.2 16.9-26.3 196 36.8 31.2-42.8
No 1,295 27 2.2 1.3- 3.7 32 2.1 1.4- 3.1 227 17.5 15.1-20.0 358 27.7 24.6-30.9 651 50.6 47.2-54.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 168 *** *** *** *** *** *** 30 19.7 13.2-28.3 33 18.4 12.7-26.1 89 50.0 40.8-59.3
Non-Veteran 1,656 57 3.9 2.8- 5.4 58 3.5 2.5- 4.8 339 20.1 17.7-22.8 440 26.5 23.8-29.4 762 46.0 42.9-49.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,115 29 3.2 2.0- 5.0 41 3.4 2.4- 4.8 217 18.3 15.8-21.1 334 28.9 25.8-32.2 494 46.3 42.7-49.9
Unemployed 66 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 418 *** *** *** *** *** *** 65 17.0 11.3-24.6 82 19.9 15.3-25.4 249 58.8 51.7-65.6
Unable to Work 105 13 12.4 6.7-21.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 107 *** *** *** *** *** *** 33 29.3 20.5-40.0 *** *** *** 34 27.1 18.1-38.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 73 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 129 *** *** *** *** *** *** 32 24.5 16.6-34.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 165 *** *** *** *** *** *** 34 20.8 13.8-30.1 43 23.4 16.2-32.5 63 37.2 28.4-47.0
$35,000- 49,999 158 *** *** *** *** *** *** 31 17.7 11.9-25.4 46 29.0 20.8-38.8 68 46.6 37.0-56.5
$50,000- 74,999 201 *** *** *** *** *** *** 37 16.1 11.2-22.6 53 29.3 21.9-37.9 98 49.9 41.6-58.2
$75,000+ 663 *** *** *** *** *** *** 117 17.5 14.3-21.3 214 31.1 27.1-35.5 311 48.3 43.8-52.9
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 439 17 4.8 2.8- 8.3 18 4.3 2.5- 7.3 100 23.1 17.7-29.5 83 20.1 15.2-26.2 221 47.7 41.3-54.1
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 38 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 130 *** *** *** *** *** *** 30 26.2 17.3-37.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 107 *** *** *** *** *** *** 21 15.5 9.6-23.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 118 *** *** *** *** *** *** 29 21.9 14.6-31.5 28 24.5 15.9-35.9 *** *** ***
More than 200% 988 29 3.2 1.9- 5.2 28 2.4 1.6- 3.7 178 17.8 15.1-20.9 300 29.5 26.2-33.0 453 47.1 43.3-50.9
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 439 17 4.8 2.8- 8.3 18 4.3 2.5- 7.3 100 23.1 17.7-29.5 83 20.1 15.2-26.2 221 47.7 41.3-54.1
HOUSING
Own 1,190 29 2.8 1.8- 4.5 28 2.8 1.7- 4.6 195 16.2 13.5-19.3 317 26.2 23.2-29.4 621 52.0 48.3-55.6
Rent 480 21 4.8 2.9- 7.9 32 6.4 4.3- 9.5 139 31.4 26.5-36.8 116 22.5 18.3-27.2 172 34.9 29.7-40.4
Other arrangement 136 *** *** *** *** *** *** 31 23.2 15.7-32.8 *** *** *** 51 30.1 21.4-40.5
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,035 32 3.7 2.5- 5.6 31 2.5 1.7- 3.7 227 23.7 20.3-27.5 288 26.7 23.7-30.1 457 43.3 39.6-47.1
Regional City or Suburban County 459 15 3.9 2.2- 6.9 21 4.3 2.6- 7.1 93 16.7 13.3-20.8 106 25.0 19.6-31.1 224 50.2 44.1-56.2
Rural 334 *** *** *** *** *** *** 50 15.5 11.1-21.1 80 24.5 18.8-31.2 171 48.9 41.8-56.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 87 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 726 28 3.9 2.5- 5.9 32 4.5 3.0- 6.6 136 18.2 15.1-21.8 169 24.0 20.1-28.4 361 49.5 44.9-54.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,015 30 3.5 2.3- 5.4 33 3.0 2.0- 4.5 222 22.5 19.1-26.3 292 27.9 24.6-31.5 438 43.1 39.3-47.0
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 623 20 4.1 2.4- 6.9 19 3.4 1.9- 5.8 130 20.9 17.3-25.1 176 28.2 24.0-32.8 278 43.4 38.7-48.3
2nd Quartile 698 25 3.0 1.9- 4.8 27 3.4 2.3- 5.2 138 19.9 16.1-24.3 185 26.8 22.7-31.4 323 46.8 42.1-51.6
3rd Quartile 455 *** *** *** 19 3.5 2.1- 5.8 93 19.9 15.6-25.0 107 22.7 17.9-28.3 222 49.9 43.8-56.1
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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