2022 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,420 3,999 90.0 88.7-91.1 421 10.0 8.9-11.3
Piedmont NC 2,326 2,101 91.0 89.5-92.3 225 9.0 7.7-10.5
GENDER
Male 1,126 983 88.0 85.4-90.1 143 12.0 9.9-14.6
Female 1,200 1,118 93.8 92.0-95.2 82 6.2 4.8- 8.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,438 1,375 94.6 92.8-96.0 63 5.4 4.0- 7.2
Non-Hispanic Black 435 413 95.7 93.1-97.4 22 4.3 2.6- 6.9
Other 398 262 70.0 63.9-75.4 136 30.0 24.6-36.1
AGE
18-34 582 487 85.3 81.9-88.2 95 14.7 11.8-18.1
35-44 381 326 88.9 85.0-91.9 55 11.1 8.1-15.0
45-54 396 357 92.8 89.7-95.1 39 7.2 4.9-10.3
55-64 390 363 93.0 88.2-95.9 27 7.0 4.1-11.8
65-74 327 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 196 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 155 87 66.4 56.1-75.3 68 33.6 24.7-43.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 474 391 87.4 84.1-90.1 83 12.6 9.9-15.9
Some Post-H.S. 613 572 94.0 91.5-95.9 41 6.0 4.1- 8.5
College Graduate 1,070 1,041 97.8 96.7-98.6 29 2.2 1.4- 3.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 637 573 90.7 87.5-93.1 64 9.3 6.9-12.5
No 1,605 1,455 91.1 89.2-92.6 150 8.9 7.4-10.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 221 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,082 1,865 90.3 88.6-91.8 217 9.7 8.2-11.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,419 1,267 89.8 87.7-91.6 152 10.2 8.4-12.3
Unemployed 91 68 78.2 66.8-86.5 23 21.8 13.5-33.2
Retired 491 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 131 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 152 127 89.3 83.6-93.1 25 10.7 6.9-16.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 129 107 86.9 79.4-91.9 22 13.1 8.1-20.6
$15,000- 24,999 174 127 78.0 70.2-84.2 47 22.0 15.8-29.8
$25,000- 34,999 200 166 84.2 76.6-89.7 34 15.8 10.3-23.4
$35,000- 49,999 210 190 90.1 84.1-94.0 20 9.9 6.0-15.9
$50,000- 74,999 278 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 810 790 97.1 95.3-98.3 20 2.9 1.7- 4.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 525 458 88.4 84.3-91.5 67 11.6 8.5-15.7
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 165 119 77.2 69.3-83.6 46 22.8 16.4-30.7
101% to 150% 136 107 83.2 75.2-89.0 29 16.8 11.0-24.8
151% to 200% 151 134 90.5 83.9-94.6 17 9.5 5.4-16.1
More than 200% 1,246 1,201 95.7 93.9-97.1 45 4.3 2.9- 6.1
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 525 458 88.4 84.3-91.5 67 11.6 8.5-15.7
HOUSING
Own 1,401 1,333 94.8 93.1-96.1 68 5.2 3.9- 6.9
Rent 720 589 82.1 78.4-85.3 131 17.9 14.7-21.6
Other arrangement 175 153 87.9 81.2-92.5 22 12.1 7.5-18.8
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,380 1,238 90.5 88.6-92.2 142 9.5 7.8-11.4
Regional City or Suburban County 557 501 90.4 86.7-93.1 56 9.6 6.9-13.3
Rural 389 362 93.4 89.1-96.0 27 6.6 4.0-10.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 106 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 847 769 91.3 88.7-93.3 78 8.7 6.7-11.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,373 1,233 90.6 88.6-92.3 140 9.4 7.7-11.4
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 801 737 91.8 89.0-94.0 64 8.2 6.0-11.0
2nd Quartile 928 840 91.1 88.8-93.0 88 8.9 7.0-11.2
3rd Quartile 533 464 89.4 86.1-92.0 69 10.6 8.0-13.9
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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