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 3,551 256 8.1 6.8- 9.5 3,295 91.9 90.5-93.2
Piedmont NC 1,827 116 7.5 6.0- 9.3 1,711 92.5 90.7-94.0
GENDER
Male 863 42 5.5 3.7- 8.2 821 94.5 91.8-96.3
Female 964 74 9.2 7.1-12.0 890 90.8 88.0-92.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,146 38 4.1 2.8- 5.9 1,108 95.9 94.1-97.2
Non-Hispanic Black 352 47 14.8 10.8-20.0 305 85.2 80.0-89.2
Other 292 29 10.0 5.8-16.8 263 90.0 83.2-94.2
AGE
18-34 398 30 7.6 5.0-11.4 368 92.4 88.6-95.0
35-44 308 34 12.9 8.9-18.3 274 87.1 81.7-91.1
45-54 316 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 333 21 6.9 4.1-11.3 312 93.1 88.7-95.9
65-74 273 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 161 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 124 18 19.5 11.3-31.6 106 80.5 68.4-88.7
H.S. or G.E.D. 381 33 8.2 5.4-12.0 348 91.8 88.0-94.6
Some Post-H.S. 487 43 8.9 6.3-12.4 444 91.1 87.6-93.7
College Graduate 824 21 2.5 1.5- 4.2 803 97.5 95.8-98.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 519 57 13.0 9.5-17.6 462 87.0 82.4-90.5
No 1,293 58 5.0 3.7- 6.9 1,235 95.0 93.1-96.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 168 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,655 107 7.4 5.9- 9.3 1,548 92.6 90.7-94.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,113 63 6.3 4.7- 8.3 1,050 93.7 91.7-95.3
Unemployed 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 420 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 104 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 109 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 131 20 16.5 9.8-26.5 111 83.5 73.5-90.2
$25,000- 34,999 165 27 16.0 10.3-23.9 138 84.0 76.1-89.7
$35,000- 49,999 159 16 12.0 6.7-20.8 143 88.0 79.2-93.3
$50,000- 74,999 201 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 664 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 434 21 6.4 3.6-11.0 413 93.6 89.0-96.4
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 37 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 133 22 17.9 10.4-29.0 111 82.1 71.0-89.6
101% to 150% 106 21 19.1 11.7-29.7 85 80.9 70.3-88.3
151% to 200% 117 17 15.1 8.7-25.0 100 84.9 75.0-91.3
More than 200% 991 28 3.8 2.5- 5.8 963 96.2 94.2-97.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 434 21 6.4 3.6-11.0 413 93.6 89.0-96.4
HOUSING
Own 1,187 36 4.3 2.9- 6.3 1,151 95.7 93.7-97.1
Rent 480 67 16.8 12.6-22.0 413 83.2 78.0-87.4
Other arrangement 139 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,036 78 8.7 6.7-11.2 958 91.3 88.8-93.3
Regional City or Suburban County 460 21 6.4 3.8-10.8 439 93.6 89.2-96.2
Rural 331 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 86 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 724 46 7.8 5.6-10.9 678 92.2 89.1-94.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,017 61 7.0 5.1- 9.5 956 93.0 90.5-94.9
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 624 30 5.9 3.7- 9.2 594 94.1 90.8-96.3
2nd Quartile 697 48 7.5 5.5-10.3 649 92.5 89.7-94.5
3rd Quartile 454 35 10.2 6.7-15.3 419 89.8 84.7-93.3
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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