2022 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina

Health Status

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  Total
Respond.^		 Excellent Very good Good Fair Poor
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,483 826 18.8 17.4-20.4 1,496 32.2 30.4-34.1 1,355 30.4 28.7-32.2 591 13.1 11.7-14.5 215 5.5 4.4- 6.8
Piedmont NC 2,361 456 19.2 17.3-21.3 832 34.5 32.0-37.1 698 29.7 27.4-32.1 296 11.8 10.2-13.6 79 4.8 3.4- 6.7
GENDER
Male 1,136 233 20.4 17.7-23.5 390 33.9 30.4-37.5 331 30.7 27.5-34.2 147 11.9 9.7-14.6 35 3.1 2.1- 4.5
Female 1,225 223 18.1 15.5-21.0 442 35.1 31.5-38.9 367 28.8 25.7-32.2 149 11.7 9.5-14.2 44 6.3 4.0- 9.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,455 273 18.5 16.2-21.1 587 39.1 35.8-42.5 387 27.1 24.3-30.2 150 10.1 8.3-12.3 58 5.2 3.6- 7.3
Non-Hispanic Black 441 70 18.5 14.2-23.7 129 30.0 25.1-35.5 166 35.6 30.5-41.0 67 13.4 10.1-17.5 *** *** ***
Other 408 102 23.6 18.8-29.2 98 24.6 18.9-31.4 129 32.3 26.8-38.3 69 15.4 10.9-21.4 *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 596 142 25.2 21.0-29.9 231 37.8 33.0-42.9 166 29.8 25.5-34.4 46 5.7 4.1- 7.7 *** *** ***
35-44 385 87 23.2 18.5-28.8 139 33.9 28.5-39.7 104 25.2 20.6-30.4 44 12.2 8.4-17.6 *** *** ***
45-54 403 83 16.7 12.9-21.2 135 39.5 32.4-47.2 112 28.0 22.5-34.3 64 13.1 9.7-17.5 *** *** ***
55-64 389 64 17.5 13.3-22.6 131 31.6 26.3-37.5 122 30.0 24.7-35.9 64 18.4 13.6-24.4 *** *** ***
65-74 329 48 12.0 8.5-16.5 117 35.6 29.3-42.5 102 30.0 24.2-36.6 43 14.4 10.0-20.3 *** *** ***
75+ 200 23 8.5 5.2-13.5 51 18.4 13.1-25.0 77 43.5 33.9-53.6 31 16.2 9.7-25.7 18 13.5 7.5-23.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 161 20 9.6 5.5-16.3 *** *** *** 64 37.6 28.2-48.2 44 23.4 15.5-33.6 *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 475 71 14.7 11.2-19.0 136 31.0 25.8-36.7 169 35.2 30.1-40.7 77 14.3 10.9-18.6 22 4.8 2.9- 7.6
Some Post-H.S. 626 105 18.0 14.4-22.2 207 34.2 29.3-39.4 202 30.6 26.4-35.2 84 11.8 9.1-15.0 *** *** ***
College Graduate 1,084 259 26.6 23.4-30.0 465 43.2 39.8-46.7 256 22.5 19.7-25.4 88 6.5 5.1- 8.2 16 1.3 0.7- 2.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 648 69 11.3 8.5-14.9 133 18.5 14.9-22.8 220 34.3 29.6-39.3 163 22.4 18.4-27.1 63 13.5 9.3-19.1
No 1,625 369 23.0 20.5-25.7 674 41.2 38.3-44.3 447 27.6 25.0-30.3 120 7.1 5.7- 8.7 *** *** ***
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 222 41 17.3 12.2-24.0 65 30.6 23.5-38.6 64 29.4 22.7-37.2 39 16.9 11.7-23.8 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,115 412 19.5 17.4-21.7 758 34.9 32.2-37.7 628 29.8 27.4-32.4 251 11.0 9.4-12.9 66 4.7 3.3- 6.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,432 342 24.9 22.2-27.8 562 39.3 36.1-42.6 384 27.0 24.2-29.9 130 7.7 6.3- 9.4 14 1.1 0.6- 1.9
Unemployed 92 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 20 16.1 9.6-25.9 *** *** ***
Retired 496 59 10.5 7.5-14.3 171 31.7 26.7-37.3 170 36.2 30.5-42.3 68 13.6 10.0-18.2 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 133 *** *** *** *** *** *** 34 22.3 15.1-31.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 160 28 17.3 11.2-25.8 50 32.6 23.4-43.3 62 39.3 30.3-49.0 18 8.8 5.0-15.1 *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 129 19 15.7 8.9-26.3 27 20.3 13.1-30.1 38 27.8 19.6-37.8 31 20.7 13.2-30.9 *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 175 18 7.7 4.5-12.7 42 21.8 15.5-29.9 54 31.0 22.9-40.3 51 31.6 22.2-42.8 *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 201 21 12.3 7.5-19.5 64 28.1 21.2-36.2 78 40.6 32.1-49.6 27 11.7 7.5-17.9 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 213 35 19.1 12.5-28.1 75 34.1 26.5-42.7 65 28.5 21.7-36.4 33 15.4 10.7-21.8 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 281 53 20.4 15.1-27.0 94 35.9 28.6-43.9 88 30.5 24.5-37.4 38 9.9 6.9-14.0 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 813 207 25.5 22.1-29.3 350 42.5 38.5-46.7 194 24.5 21.1-28.3 54 6.7 4.9- 9.2 *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 549 103 17.2 13.7-21.5 180 33.1 27.3-39.4 181 32.6 27.6-38.1 62 10.1 7.2-14.0 *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 55 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 164 28 14.1 8.8-21.7 38 22.2 14.9-31.6 47 29.6 21.6-38.9 33 21.5 13.6-32.3 18 12.7 7.2-21.5
101% to 150% 138 *** *** *** *** *** *** 48 33.8 24.7-44.3 33 18.9 12.4-27.7 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 152 19 16.8 9.3-28.4 53 33.4 25.1-42.8 49 30.8 22.3-40.9 24 13.2 8.2-20.6 *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,252 276 22.6 19.9-25.5 496 38.8 35.6-42.1 338 27.8 24.8-30.9 120 9.2 7.4-11.2 22 1.7 1.0- 2.8
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 549 103 17.2 13.7-21.5 180 33.1 27.3-39.4 181 32.6 27.6-38.1 62 10.1 7.2-14.0 *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 1,418 293 20.0 17.5-22.7 548 37.1 33.8-40.5 399 27.8 24.9-30.9 136 10.2 8.2-12.5 42 5.0 3.1- 7.8
Rent 729 126 17.4 14.2-21.1 218 28.5 24.8-32.6 227 33.0 29.0-37.4 130 16.2 13.2-19.8 28 4.9 3.1- 7.5
Other arrangement 179 29 19.3 12.7-28.3 54 31.8 22.8-42.3 62 33.8 25.6-43.0 25 11.2 7.0-17.5 *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,404 288 21.6 19.0-24.4 511 33.9 31.0-36.9 403 29.5 26.7-32.5 168 11.4 9.5-13.6 34 3.6 2.0- 6.4
Regional City or Suburban County 564 108 17.4 13.8-21.8 186 37.0 31.2-43.2 174 28.1 23.6-33.2 69 11.2 8.3-15.1 27 6.2 3.8- 9.9
Rural 393 60 14.4 10.7-19.2 135 32.6 27.0-38.7 121 33.0 27.2-39.4 59 13.9 9.6-19.6 *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 107 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 860 141 17.5 14.4-21.0 277 32.8 28.3-37.6 294 34.4 30.3-38.7 112 10.5 8.5-12.9 36 4.8 3.1- 7.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,394 300 21.3 18.8-24.1 521 35.9 32.9-39.0 371 26.5 23.8-29.4 163 11.9 9.8-14.3 39 4.4 2.7- 7.2
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 816 173 19.7 16.7-23.2 305 36.2 32.3-40.3 225 28.3 24.7-32.2 90 11.8 9.1-15.1 23 4.0 2.4- 6.5
2nd Quartile 946 192 21.2 18.1-24.6 324 34.7 30.8-38.8 277 28.4 25.0-32.1 115 10.5 8.5-12.9 38 5.3 3.1- 8.8
3rd Quartile 535 85 15.8 12.1-20.5 180 32.1 26.2-38.6 171 32.7 27.5-38.5 83 14.0 10.4-18.6 *** *** ***
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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