BRFSS 2022 - Piedmont North Carolina: (During the past 12 months has a lack of reliable transportation kept you from medical appointments, meetings, work, or from getting things needed for daily living?)

2022 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina

Social Determinants and Health Equity

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	3,546	238	7.8	6.5- 9.4	3,308	92.2	90.6-93.5
Piedmont NC	1,822	112	7.2	5.5- 9.3	1,710	92.8	90.7-94.5
GENDER
Male	861	47	6.0	4.2- 8.4	814	94.0	91.6-95.8
Female	961	65	8.3	5.7-11.9	896	91.7	88.1-94.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White	1,144	48	4.3	3.1- 5.9	1,096	95.7	94.1-96.9
Non-Hispanic Black	350	35	10.2	7.1-14.5	315	89.8	85.5-92.9
Other	291	26	9.6	5.4-16.4	265	90.4	83.6-94.6
AGE
18-34	396	32	7.1	4.8-10.4	364	92.9	89.6-95.2
35-44	308	29	10.5	6.9-15.6	279	89.5	84.4-93.1
45-54	314	17	5.4	2.9- 9.6	297	94.6	90.4-97.1
55-64	331	14	4.4	2.5- 7.8	317	95.6	92.2-97.5
65-74	273	***	***	***	***	***	***
75+	161	***	***	***	***	***	***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	124	24	22.0	13.9-33.1	100	78.0	66.9-86.1
H.S. or G.E.D.	378	29	6.9	4.5-10.4	349	93.1	89.6-95.5
Some Post-H.S.	487	38	8.6	4.9-14.4	449	91.4	85.6-95.1
College Graduate	822	20	2.2	1.4- 3.5	802	97.8	96.5-98.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes	517	73	17.6	12.8-23.7	444	82.4	76.3-87.2
No	1,289	38	2.7	1.9- 3.9	1,251	97.3	96.1-98.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	168	***	***	***	***	***	***
Non-Veteran	1,650	104	7.4	5.6- 9.7	1,546	92.6	90.3-94.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed	1,108	49	4.4	3.2- 6.1	1,059	95.6	93.9-96.8
Unemployed	65	***	***	***	***	***	***
Retired	420	***	***	***	***	***	***
Unable to Work	104	***	***	***	***	***	***
Other not in Labor Force	108	***	***	***	***	***	***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	72	***	***	***	***	***	***
$15,000- 24,999	130	28	19.1	12.6-27.9	102	80.9	72.1-87.4
$25,000- 34,999	165	16	11.4	6.5-19.1	149	88.6	80.9-93.5
$35,000- 49,999	159	***	***	***	***	***	***
$50,000- 74,999	200	***	***	***	***	***	***
$75,000+	662	***	***	***	***	***	***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused	434	***	***	***	***	***	***
POVERTY LEVEL²
Less than 50%	37	***	***	***	***	***	***
50% to 100%	131	21	17.7	10.8-27.6	110	82.3	72.4-89.2
101% to 150%	106	20	18.0	10.7-28.6	86	82.0	71.4-89.3
151% to 200%	117	***	***	***	***	***	***
More than 200%	988	23	2.4	1.5- 3.7	965	97.6	96.3-98.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused	434	***	***	***	***	***	***
HOUSING
Own	1,184	32	3.7	2.0- 6.6	1,152	96.3	93.4-98.0
Rent	477	65	17.1	12.9-22.4	412	82.9	77.6-87.1
Other arrangement	139	***	***	***	***	***	***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT¹
Urban	1,034	74	8.7	6.1-12.2	960	91.3	87.8-93.9
Regional City or Suburban County	457	21	5.7	3.3- 9.9	436	94.3	90.1-96.7
Rural	331	17	5.1	3.0- 8.5	314	94.9	91.5-97.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER³
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1)	86	***	***	***	***	***	***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2)	721	41	5.7	4.0- 8.1	680	94.3	91.9-96.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3)	1,015	62	8.1	5.5-11.7	953	91.9	88.3-94.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX⁴
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable	622	33	6.7	4.3-10.2	589	93.3	89.8-95.7
2nd Quartile	695	46	7.9	5.0-12.3	649	92.1	87.7-95.0
3rd Quartile	453	27	5.8	3.6- 9.2	426	94.2	90.8-96.4
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable	52	***	***	***	***	***	***

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

3,546

238

7.8

6.5- 9.4

3,308

92.2

90.6-93.5

Piedmont NC

1,822

112

7.2

5.5- 9.3

1,710

92.8

90.7-94.5

GENDER

Male

861

6.0

4.2- 8.4

814

94.0

91.6-95.8

Female

961

8.3

5.7-11.9

896

91.7

88.1-94.3

RACE

Non-Hispanic White

1,144

4.3

3.1- 5.9

1,096

95.7

94.1-96.9

Non-Hispanic Black

350

10.2

7.1-14.5

315

89.8

85.5-92.9

Other

291

9.6

5.4-16.4

265

90.4

83.6-94.6

AGE

18-34

396

7.1

4.8-10.4

364

92.9

89.6-95.2

35-44

308

10.5

6.9-15.6

279

89.5

84.4-93.1

45-54

314

5.4

2.9- 9.6

297

94.6

90.4-97.1

55-64

331

4.4

2.5- 7.8

317

95.6

92.2-97.5

65-74

273

***

75+

161

***

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

124

22.0

13.9-33.1

100

78.0

66.9-86.1

H.S. or G.E.D.

378

6.9

4.5-10.4

349

93.1

89.6-95.5

Some Post-H.S.

487

8.6

4.9-14.4

449

91.4

85.6-95.1

College Graduate

822

2.2

1.4- 3.5

802

97.8

96.5-98.6

FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY

Yes

517

17.6

12.8-23.7

444

82.4

76.3-87.2

1,289

2.7

1.9- 3.9

1,251

97.3

96.1-98.1

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

168

***

Non-Veteran

1,650

104

7.4

5.6- 9.7

1,546

92.6

90.3-94.4

EMPLOYMENT STATUS

Employed or Self-Employed

1,108

4.4

3.2- 6.1

1,059

95.6

93.9-96.8

Unemployed

***

Retired

420

***

Unable to Work

104

***

Other not in Labor Force

108

***

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

***

$15,000- 24,999

130

19.1

12.6-27.9

102

80.9

72.1-87.4

$25,000- 34,999

165

11.4

6.5-19.1

149

88.6

80.9-93.5

$35,000- 49,999

159

***

$50,000- 74,999

200

***

$75,000+

662

***

Don't know/Not sure or Refused

434

***

POVERTY LEVEL²

Less than 50%

***

50% to 100%

131

17.7

10.8-27.6

110

82.3

72.4-89.2

101% to 150%

106

18.0

10.7-28.6

82.0

71.4-89.3

151% to 200%

117

***

More than 200%

988

2.4

1.5- 3.7

965

97.6

96.3-98.5

Don't know/Not sure or Refused

434

***

HOUSING

Own

1,184

3.7

2.0- 6.6

1,152

96.3

93.4-98.0

Rent

477

17.1

12.9-22.4

412

82.9

77.6-87.1

Other arrangement

139

***

RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT¹

Urban

1,034

8.7

6.1-12.2

960

91.3

87.8-93.9

Regional City or Suburban County

457

5.7

3.3- 9.9

436

94.3

90.1-96.7

Rural

331

5.1

3.0- 8.5

314

94.9

91.5-97.0

NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER³

Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1)

***

Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2)

721

5.7

4.0- 8.1

680

94.3

91.9-96.0

Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3)

1,015

8.1

5.5-11.7

953

91.9

88.3-94.5

CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX⁴

1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable

622

6.7

4.3-10.2

589

93.3

89.8-95.7

2nd Quartile

695

7.9

5.0-12.3

649

92.1

87.7-95.0

3rd Quartile

453

5.8

3.6- 9.2

426

94.2

90.8-96.4

4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable

***

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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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2022 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina

Social Determinants and Health Equity

During the past 12 months has a lack of reliable transportation kept you from medical appointments, meetings, work, or from getting things needed for daily living?