2022 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina

Chronic Health Conditions

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,478 1,308 28.0 26.2-29.8 3,170 72.0 70.2-73.8
Piedmont NC 2,355 607 26.0 23.7-28.5 1,748 74.0 71.5-76.3
GENDER
Male 1,136 251 22.2 19.2-25.5 885 77.8 74.5-80.8
Female 1,219 356 29.6 26.2-33.3 863 70.4 66.7-73.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,448 422 29.2 26.2-32.5 1,026 70.8 67.5-73.8
Non-Hispanic Black 443 131 28.2 23.4-33.5 312 71.8 66.5-76.6
Other 408 42 11.1 6.7-17.8 366 88.9 82.2-93.3
AGE
18-34 597 30 4.8 3.0- 7.5 567 95.2 92.5-97.0
35-44 383 43 14.3 9.7-20.5 340 85.7 79.5-90.3
45-54 402 97 25.0 20.0-30.8 305 75.0 69.2-80.0
55-64 387 146 40.5 34.5-46.7 241 59.5 53.3-65.5
65-74 331 172 56.9 50.0-63.5 159 43.1 36.5-50.0
75+ 198 106 60.4 50.9-69.2 92 39.6 30.8-49.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 163 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 479 126 25.8 21.3-31.0 353 74.2 69.0-78.7
Some Post-H.S. 619 180 26.4 22.4-30.7 439 73.6 69.3-77.6
College Graduate 1,079 254 22.2 19.4-25.3 825 77.8 74.7-80.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 646 284 47.1 42.0-52.3 362 52.9 47.7-58.0
No 1,621 301 17.5 15.4-19.9 1,320 82.5 80.1-84.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 223 94 45.5 37.6-53.7 129 54.5 46.3-62.4
Non-Veteran 2,109 507 24.2 21.8-26.7 1,602 75.8 73.3-78.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,429 223 14.6 12.6-17.0 1,206 85.4 83.0-87.4
Unemployed 91 26 23.8 15.2-35.3 65 76.2 64.7-84.8
Retired 495 255 55.9 50.2-61.5 240 44.1 38.5-49.8
Unable to Work 132 79 66.1 55.3-75.5 53 33.9 24.5-44.7
Other not in Labor Force 161 17 10.1 5.8-17.1 144 89.9 82.9-94.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 130 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 175 72 47.6 37.6-57.8 103 52.4 42.2-62.4
$25,000- 34,999 200 57 25.5 18.7-33.7 143 74.5 66.3-81.3
$35,000- 49,999 213 56 25.9 18.9-34.3 157 74.1 65.7-81.1
$50,000- 74,999 280 67 23.9 18.3-30.5 213 76.1 69.5-81.7
$75,000+ 811 167 20.0 16.9-23.6 644 80.0 76.4-83.1
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 546 150 27.3 22.5-32.8 396 72.7 67.2-77.5
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 165 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 136 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 152 51 29.6 21.6-39.2 101 70.4 60.8-78.4
More than 200% 1,249 289 22.4 19.7-25.4 960 77.6 74.6-80.3
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 546 150 27.3 22.5-32.8 396 72.7 67.2-77.5
HOUSING
Own 1,410 411 30.4 27.3-33.7 999 69.6 66.3-72.7
Rent 729 151 18.4 15.1-22.2 578 81.6 77.8-84.9
Other arrangement 182 37 15.0 10.1-21.9 145 85.0 78.1-89.9
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,402 308 21.6 19.0-24.4 1,094 78.4 75.6-81.0
Regional City or Suburban County 566 165 29.0 24.1-34.5 401 71.0 65.5-75.9
Rural 387 134 35.7 29.3-42.5 253 64.3 57.5-70.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 106 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 855 257 27.6 23.9-31.7 598 72.4 68.3-76.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,394 307 22.8 20.1-25.7 1,087 77.2 74.3-79.9
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 813 200 26.5 22.8-30.6 613 73.5 69.4-77.2
2nd Quartile 943 238 23.3 20.2-26.9 705 76.7 73.1-79.8
3rd Quartile 535 146 29.7 24.0-36.0 389 70.3 64.0-76.0
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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