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%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,527 241 7.2 6.0- 8.5 238 7.1 6.0- 8.4 824 23.1 21.3-25.0 809 22.6 20.8-24.4 1,415 40.1 37.9-42.3
Piedmont NC 1,812 107 5.9 4.7- 7.5 123 7.5 6.1- 9.4 430 23.4 21.0-26.0 429 23.2 20.9-25.7 723 39.9 37.0-42.9
GENDER
Male 854 44 5.8 4.0- 8.2 47 5.3 3.8- 7.4 173 19.2 16.2-22.6 191 20.9 17.8-24.3 399 48.9 44.6-53.2
Female 958 63 6.1 4.5- 8.2 76 9.6 7.2-12.6 257 27.2 23.6-31.2 238 25.4 22.1-29.0 324 31.7 28.1-35.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,137 65 5.7 4.3- 7.6 72 6.3 4.8- 8.2 261 22.6 19.8-25.7 290 25.1 22.1-28.3 449 40.2 36.6-43.9
Non-Hispanic Black 348 22 6.0 3.7- 9.6 26 8.2 5.4-12.5 82 21.5 17.0-26.7 87 26.6 21.3-32.6 131 37.6 31.7-43.9
Other 290 *** *** *** 25 13.1 7.6-21.6 79 25.4 19.6-32.2 43 11.7 8.3-16.2 126 42.8 34.9-51.1
AGE
18-34 393 31 7.1 4.8-10.3 42 11.0 7.8-15.3 103 25.0 20.3-30.5 95 22.9 18.4-28.2 122 34.0 28.2-40.3
35-44 306 25 7.8 4.9-12.1 27 10.7 6.4-17.3 86 26.6 21.2-32.8 75 26.5 20.9-33.0 93 28.4 22.9-34.7
45-54 312 20 6.9 4.2-11.3 22 7.7 4.7-12.5 75 22.0 17.1-27.9 81 24.8 19.4-31.1 114 38.5 31.8-45.7
55-64 331 *** *** *** 23 6.9 4.1-11.1 75 20.1 15.6-25.7 83 24.4 19.2-30.4 138 45.1 38.4-51.9
65-74 270 *** *** *** *** *** *** 57 24.0 18.3-30.9 48 17.2 12.5-23.2 144 52.8 45.4-60.1
75+ 161 *** *** *** *** *** *** 19 11.3 6.6-18.8 37 22.5 14.9-32.4 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 123 *** *** *** *** *** *** 36 22.7 15.3-32.3 17 14.1 8.2-23.2 *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 377 25 5.6 3.6- 8.7 19 5.0 2.9- 8.3 96 21.9 17.4-27.2 78 20.8 16.3-26.2 159 46.7 40.3-53.2
Some Post-H.S. 484 36 6.5 4.5- 9.4 41 9.4 6.6-13.2 120 26.0 21.0-31.8 102 22.0 17.8-26.9 185 36.0 30.9-41.5
College Graduate 817 34 3.5 2.4- 5.1 48 6.0 4.3- 8.2 176 22.3 19.0-25.8 227 28.2 24.7-32.0 332 40.1 36.2-44.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 515 62 12.6 9.3-16.9 52 12.2 8.6-17.0 156 30.2 24.8-36.2 95 16.5 13.0-20.8 150 28.5 23.4-34.2
No 1,282 45 3.1 2.2- 4.3 70 5.5 4.2- 7.2 270 20.4 17.9-23.2 330 26.1 23.2-29.2 567 44.8 41.5-48.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 167 *** *** *** *** *** *** 29 18.6 12.4-26.9 34 15.0 10.3-21.3 82 50.3 41.0-59.6
Non-Veteran 1,640 97 5.9 4.6- 7.5 109 7.2 5.7- 9.1 401 23.9 21.3-26.7 394 24.1 21.6-26.7 639 38.9 35.9-42.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,102 53 5.1 3.8- 6.9 82 7.3 5.7- 9.4 263 22.3 19.5-25.3 286 26.2 23.2-29.4 418 39.1 35.6-42.7
Unemployed 63 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 419 *** *** *** *** *** *** 77 22.4 16.3-29.9 94 20.8 16.3-26.1 224 52.7 45.8-59.6
Unable to Work 103 18 17.1 9.2-29.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 108 *** *** *** *** *** *** 32 28.0 19.0-39.1 24 24.0 15.2-35.7 33 27.3 18.8-37.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 72 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 130 *** *** *** *** *** *** 35 21.8 14.9-30.7 28 21.6 13.9-32.0 *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 164 17 7.9 4.5-13.5 16 11.1 6.0-19.4 37 20.1 13.9-28.2 36 21.3 14.4-30.2 58 39.7 30.1-50.2
$35,000- 49,999 159 13 6.8 3.8-11.8 *** *** *** 30 21.0 14.0-30.4 42 27.8 20.0-37.3 62 38.5 29.4-48.5
$50,000- 74,999 198 *** *** *** *** *** *** 44 22.8 16.3-31.0 48 23.4 17.3-30.9 85 42.4 34.3-50.9
$75,000+ 659 18 3.1 1.8- 5.1 41 6.7 4.7- 9.5 145 20.9 17.6-24.7 181 27.4 23.5-31.6 274 41.9 37.4-46.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 430 27 7.6 4.7-12.2 17 4.5 2.6- 7.7 115 27.4 21.7-34.0 87 19.1 14.8-24.2 184 41.4 35.0-48.0
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 37 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 131 *** *** *** *** *** *** 40 27.9 19.4-38.4 25 18.6 11.8-28.2 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 106 *** *** *** *** *** *** 25 20.8 13.5-30.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 116 *** *** *** *** *** *** 24 23.1 14.5-34.8 27 24.0 15.8-34.9 *** *** ***
More than 200% 984 40 3.9 2.8- 5.6 62 6.7 5.0- 8.9 214 21.1 18.3-24.3 260 26.0 22.8-29.4 408 42.3 38.6-46.1
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 430 27 7.6 4.7-12.2 17 4.5 2.6- 7.7 115 27.4 21.7-34.0 87 19.1 14.8-24.2 184 41.4 35.0-48.0
HOUSING
Own 1,181 48 4.0 2.9- 5.6 60 5.7 4.1- 7.9 256 22.2 19.2-25.5 288 23.8 20.9-26.8 529 44.3 40.8-48.0
Rent 472 48 10.8 7.5-15.4 48 11.8 8.6-16.1 129 27.1 22.5-32.2 111 23.2 18.9-28.1 136 27.1 22.6-32.2
Other arrangement 138 *** *** *** *** *** *** 38 22.4 15.5-31.2 24 18.9 11.6-29.3 *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,025 61 5.9 4.4- 7.9 76 8.0 6.1-10.4 248 25.0 21.6-28.8 253 25.6 22.5-29.1 387 35.4 31.9-39.0
Regional City or Suburban County 457 24 6.3 3.8-10.4 36 8.0 5.3-11.7 109 22.0 17.6-27.0 103 20.1 15.9-25.0 185 43.7 37.6-49.9
Rural 330 22 5.4 3.4- 8.5 *** *** *** 73 20.9 16.2-26.6 73 21.2 16.2-27.1 151 46.9 39.9-53.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 86 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 17 18.4 10.5-30.2 *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 720 43 5.6 4.1- 7.8 42 6.1 4.2- 8.7 165 23.0 19.6-26.8 178 23.8 20.1-27.8 292 41.6 36.9-46.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,006 59 6.4 4.6- 8.8 77 8.5 6.6-11.1 250 24.7 21.2-28.5 234 23.4 20.3-26.8 386 37.0 33.4-40.8
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 615 33 6.6 4.2-10.3 44 7.8 5.5-10.9 157 25.1 21.1-29.5 144 23.6 19.8-28.0 237 36.9 32.4-41.6
2nd Quartile 692 41 5.5 3.9- 7.6 45 7.6 5.4-10.6 149 21.6 17.7-26.1 169 24.6 20.9-28.8 288 40.8 36.1-45.6
3rd Quartile 453 31 6.4 4.3- 9.5 32 6.4 4.2- 9.6 112 25.2 20.4-30.6 108 21.4 17.3-26.2 170 40.7 34.8-46.9
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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