2022 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina

Chronic Health Conditions

Summary Index of Chronic Health Conditions*

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  Total
Respond.^		 No chronic disease 1 chronic disease 2+ chronic diseases
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,504 1,928 46.0 44.0-48.0 1,243 26.2 24.5-27.9 1,333 27.8 26.1-29.7
Piedmont NC 2,370 1,125 49.3 46.6-51.9 617 24.7 22.5-26.9 628 26.1 23.8-28.5
GENDER
Male 1,142 615 55.7 52.1-59.3 274 23.0 20.2-26.0 253 21.3 18.4-24.5
Female 1,228 510 43.4 39.6-47.2 343 26.2 23.1-29.5 375 30.4 27.0-34.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,458 603 42.6 39.3-46.0 406 27.2 24.4-30.2 449 30.2 27.2-33.4
Non-Hispanic Black 445 210 51.3 45.7-56.9 115 24.2 19.9-29.2 120 24.5 20.1-29.5
Other 409 279 69.3 62.5-75.3 82 16.7 12.8-21.5 48 14.1 9.1-21.1
AGE
18-34 598 407 67.9 63.0-72.4 142 24.5 20.3-29.2 49 7.6 5.5-10.4
35-44 385 231 60.5 54.3-66.5 97 21.8 17.5-26.7 57 17.7 12.7-24.0
45-54 403 198 51.4 44.5-58.3 119 28.2 22.9-34.2 86 20.4 15.9-25.7
55-64 393 140 36.3 30.6-42.3 103 24.8 20.0-30.2 150 39.0 33.1-45.1
65-74 331 78 19.1 14.7-24.4 78 21.6 16.7-27.4 175 59.3 52.5-65.8
75+ 200 36 14.6 9.8-21.3 57 27.8 20.3-36.8 107 57.6 47.9-66.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 163 85 39.4 30.0-49.7 24 16.4 9.6-26.7 *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 481 237 51.5 45.9-57.0 112 23.1 18.9-28.0 132 25.4 20.9-30.4
Some Post-H.S. 625 270 48.3 43.1-53.5 161 24.7 20.8-29.0 194 27.0 23.0-31.4
College Graduate 1,085 526 51.5 48.0-55.0 316 28.0 25.0-31.2 243 20.5 17.9-23.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 653 157 23.2 18.9-28.1 167 26.0 21.7-30.9 329 50.8 45.5-56.1
No 1,628 918 59.5 56.6-62.4 429 24.4 22.0-27.0 281 16.0 14.0-18.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 223 77 35.6 28.5-43.4 59 26.7 20.2-34.5 87 37.7 30.3-45.8
Non-Veteran 2,123 1,036 50.6 47.7-53.4 551 24.4 22.2-26.8 536 25.1 22.7-27.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,435 844 61.9 58.8-64.9 375 24.8 22.2-27.6 216 13.3 11.4-15.4
Unemployed 92 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 498 102 20.6 15.3-27.1 144 27.5 22.7-33.0 252 51.9 45.6-58.1
Unable to Work 136 20 10.9 6.6-17.5 14 8.6 4.7-15.1 102 80.5 72.1-86.8
Other not in Labor Force 161 89 53.4 43.4-63.1 49 33.3 24.1-43.9 23 13.3 8.3-20.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 133 *** *** *** 28 18.9 12.4-27.8 *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 176 71 35.2 27.0-44.3 30 15.5 10.0-23.2 75 49.4 39.4-59.4
$25,000- 34,999 201 82 42.7 34.2-51.6 53 26.0 19.5-33.9 66 31.3 23.6-40.1
$35,000- 49,999 213 98 48.8 40.3-57.4 61 26.5 19.6-34.7 54 24.7 18.2-32.6
$50,000- 74,999 281 120 42.3 35.2-49.7 94 36.2 28.9-44.2 67 21.5 16.4-27.5
$75,000+ 814 424 54.8 50.7-58.9 230 27.0 23.5-30.7 160 18.2 15.3-21.6
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 552 282 53.8 47.8-59.6 121 19.5 15.7-23.8 149 26.8 22.0-32.2
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 55 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 168 72 36.8 28.3-46.3 25 17.0 10.8-25.8 71 46.2 36.3-56.3
101% to 150% 138 *** *** *** *** *** *** 42 29.2 20.4-40.0
151% to 200% 152 *** *** *** 40 22.3 15.6-30.9 54 34.9 26.0-45.0
More than 200% 1,253 599 50.4 47.0-53.7 369 28.9 26.0-32.0 285 20.7 18.2-23.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 552 282 53.8 47.8-59.6 121 19.5 15.7-23.8 149 26.8 22.0-32.2
HOUSING
Own 1,420 623 46.1 42.7-49.6 400 25.9 23.2-28.8 397 28.0 25.0-31.3
Rent 732 389 55.1 50.7-59.5 166 22.1 18.6-26.0 177 22.8 19.3-26.7
Other arrangement 183 95 56.4 46.9-65.5 42 23.7 16.6-32.7 46 19.8 13.9-27.5
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,411 714 52.6 49.4-55.8 370 25.6 23.0-28.5 327 21.8 19.3-24.5
Regional City or Suburban County 567 248 46.8 41.0-52.7 154 24.3 19.9-29.3 165 28.9 24.0-34.4
Rural 392 163 42.4 36.1-48.9 93 22.1 17.5-27.5 136 35.5 29.3-42.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 107 *** *** *** 29 20.0 12.5-30.4 *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 863 369 45.6 41.1-50.3 218 25.1 21.5-29.1 276 29.3 25.5-33.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,400 717 52.9 49.6-56.2 370 24.8 22.2-27.6 313 22.2 19.6-25.1
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 817 404 49.4 45.2-53.5 218 25.9 22.5-29.7 195 24.7 21.2-28.6
2nd Quartile 949 457 51.3 47.2-55.4 230 24.0 20.7-27.7 262 24.6 21.4-28.2
3rd Quartile 540 236 45.8 39.6-52.1 156 24.2 20.1-28.9 148 30.0 24.3-36.3
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 64 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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*The index consists of heart disease (heart attack/stoke/angina), current asthma, skin cancer,
other cancer, COPD, arthritis, depression, kidney disease and diabetes.

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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