2022 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina

Chronic Health Conditions

Has a doctor, nurse, or other health professional EVER told you that you had any of the following?

(Ever told) you have (COPD) chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, emphysema or chronic bronchitis?

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,491 352 7.6 6.5- 8.9 4,139 92.4 91.1-93.5
Piedmont NC 2,362 142 6.7 5.3- 8.3 2,220 93.3 91.7-94.7
GENDER
Male 1,136 61 5.8 4.2- 7.9 1,075 94.2 92.1-95.8
Female 1,226 81 7.5 5.4-10.2 1,145 92.5 89.8-94.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,452 97 7.8 5.9-10.2 1,355 92.2 89.8-94.1
Non-Hispanic Black 444 30 6.5 4.1-10.0 414 93.5 90.0-95.9
Other 408 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 596 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 385 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 403 17 4.4 2.6- 7.4 386 95.6 92.6-97.4
55-64 389 31 8.6 5.6-13.1 358 91.4 86.9-94.4
65-74 329 40 16.6 10.7-24.9 289 83.4 75.1-89.3
75+ 200 34 20.3 12.8-30.8 166 79.7 69.2-87.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 161 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 479 41 7.7 5.3-11.1 438 92.3 88.9-94.7
Some Post-H.S. 623 53 7.3 5.2-10.1 570 92.7 89.9-94.8
College Graduate 1,083 28 2.3 1.5- 3.5 1,055 97.7 96.5-98.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 648 90 14.9 11.1-19.6 558 85.1 80.4-88.9
No 1,626 49 3.4 2.3- 4.8 1,577 96.6 95.2-97.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 222 21 9.4 5.4-15.8 201 90.6 84.2-94.6
Non-Veteran 2,116 119 6.4 5.0- 8.2 1,997 93.6 91.8-95.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,431 32 2.5 1.7- 3.8 1,399 97.5 96.2-98.3
Unemployed 92 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 497 64 14.4 10.3-19.8 433 85.6 80.2-89.7
Unable to Work 133 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 161 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 131 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 176 23 14.1 8.1-23.4 153 85.9 76.6-91.9
$25,000- 34,999 199 21 12.9 7.9-20.6 178 87.1 79.4-92.1
$35,000- 49,999 213 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 281 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 813 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 549 40 7.3 4.7-11.3 509 92.7 88.7-95.3
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 166 20 11.6 7.0-18.9 146 88.4 81.1-93.0
101% to 150% 138 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 152 15 8.8 4.8-15.5 137 91.2 84.5-95.2
More than 200% 1,251 46 4.1 2.8- 5.9 1,205 95.9 94.1-97.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 549 40 7.3 4.7-11.3 509 92.7 88.7-95.3
HOUSING
Own 1,417 78 6.8 5.0- 9.2 1,339 93.2 90.8-95.0
Rent 730 51 7.0 5.1- 9.6 679 93.0 90.4-94.9
Other arrangement 180 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,406 58 3.7 2.8- 5.0 1,348 96.3 95.0-97.2
Regional City or Suburban County 566 49 10.6 7.3-15.1 517 89.4 84.9-92.7
Rural 390 35 10.0 5.9-16.3 355 90.0 83.7-94.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 107 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 861 71 8.5 6.2-11.6 790 91.5 88.4-93.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,394 59 4.6 3.4- 6.2 1,335 95.4 93.8-96.6
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 814 39 5.3 3.6- 7.8 775 94.7 92.2-96.4
2nd Quartile 946 60 6.8 4.9- 9.5 886 93.2 90.5-95.1
3rd Quartile 538 38 8.7 5.2-14.2 500 91.3 85.8-94.8
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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