2022 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina

Chronic Health Conditions

History of Any Cardiovascular Diseases (heart attack or coronary heart disease or stroke)*

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,466 480 9.8 8.6-11.1 3,986 90.2 88.9-91.4
Piedmont NC 2,353 203 8.9 7.3-10.7 2,150 91.1 89.3-92.7
GENDER
Male 1,133 109 9.4 7.4-11.9 1,024 90.6 88.1-92.6
Female 1,220 94 8.4 6.3-11.2 1,126 91.6 88.8-93.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,449 141 10.6 8.4-13.3 1,308 89.4 86.7-91.6
Non-Hispanic Black 441 35 7.1 4.7-10.6 406 92.9 89.4-95.3
Other 405 20 5.0 2.8- 8.8 385 95.0 91.2-97.2
AGE
18-34 598 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 382 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 401 23 5.1 3.3- 7.9 378 94.9 92.1-96.7
55-64 391 37 11.9 7.9-17.5 354 88.1 82.5-92.1
65-74 329 67 25.5 18.7-33.7 262 74.5 66.3-81.3
75+ 195 57 31.9 22.7-42.8 138 68.1 57.2-77.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 160 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 478 50 9.9 6.9-14.1 428 90.1 85.9-93.1
Some Post-H.S. 621 62 8.7 6.5-11.6 559 91.3 88.4-93.5
College Graduate 1,078 64 5.0 3.7- 6.6 1,014 95.0 93.4-96.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 646 120 20.6 16.2-25.8 526 79.4 74.2-83.8
No 1,620 78 4.1 3.1- 5.4 1,542 95.9 94.6-96.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 218 38 15.9 10.5-23.3 180 84.1 76.7-89.5
Non-Veteran 2,111 162 8.1 6.5-10.0 1,949 91.9 90.0-93.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,428 48 2.8 2.0- 3.7 1,380 97.2 96.3-98.0
Unemployed 91 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 490 106 23.9 18.7-30.0 384 76.1 70.0-81.3
Unable to Work 135 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 161 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 133 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 172 25 16.0 9.1-26.5 147 84.0 73.5-90.9
$25,000- 34,999 199 22 12.7 7.2-21.4 177 87.3 78.6-92.8
$35,000- 49,999 212 23 11.0 6.6-17.8 189 89.0 82.2-93.4
$50,000- 74,999 277 21 6.9 4.1-11.4 256 93.1 88.6-95.9
$75,000+ 813 39 4.0 2.8- 5.6 774 96.0 94.4-97.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 547 52 9.9 6.9-14.2 495 90.1 85.8-93.1
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 54 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 168 28 21.9 13.5-33.5 140 78.1 66.5-86.5
101% to 150% 133 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 152 19 13.3 7.7-22.0 133 86.7 78.0-92.3
More than 200% 1,247 81 5.8 4.4- 7.5 1,166 94.2 92.5-95.6
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 547 52 9.9 6.9-14.2 495 90.1 85.8-93.1
HOUSING
Own 1,410 137 10.3 8.1-12.9 1,273 89.7 87.1-91.9
Rent 727 47 6.5 4.6- 9.1 680 93.5 90.9-95.4
Other arrangement 181 18 6.3 3.6-10.7 163 93.7 89.3-96.4
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,402 98 6.6 5.2- 8.4 1,304 93.4 91.6-94.8
Regional City or Suburban County 562 53 9.3 6.4-13.3 509 90.7 86.7-93.6
Rural 389 52 15.5 10.4-22.4 337 84.5 77.6-89.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 106 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 858 102 10.3 8.0-13.3 756 89.7 86.7-92.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,389 84 6.2 4.8- 8.1 1,305 93.8 91.9-95.2
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 810 57 7.1 5.2- 9.7 753 92.9 90.3-94.8
2nd Quartile 944 93 8.8 6.8-11.5 851 91.2 88.5-93.2
3rd Quartile 536 46 11.7 7.4-17.9 490 88.3 82.1-92.6
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 63 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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*Data for this table were derived from the cardiovascular disease history questions.

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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