2022 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina

Health Status

General Health Indicator

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  Total
Respond.^
Excellent/Vg/Good Fair/Poor
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,483 3,677 81.5 79.7-83.1 806 18.5 16.9-20.3
Piedmont NC 2,361 1,986 83.4 81.1-85.5 375 16.6 14.5-18.9
GENDER
Male 1,136 954 85.0 82.2-87.5 182 15.0 12.5-17.8
Female 1,225 1,032 82.0 78.3-85.2 193 18.0 14.8-21.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,455 1,247 84.7 82.0-87.2 208 15.3 12.8-18.0
Non-Hispanic Black 441 365 84.1 79.7-87.7 76 15.9 12.3-20.3
Other 408 329 80.5 73.9-85.8 79 19.5 14.2-26.1
AGE
18-34 596 539 92.7 90.5-94.5 57 7.3 5.5- 9.5
35-44 385 330 82.3 76.0-87.2 55 17.7 12.8-24.0
45-54 403 330 84.2 79.4-88.0 73 15.8 12.0-20.6
55-64 389 317 79.1 73.0-84.1 72 20.9 15.9-27.0
65-74 329 267 77.6 69.5-84.0 62 22.4 16.0-30.5
75+ 200 151 70.4 59.8-79.1 49 29.6 20.9-40.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 161 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 475 376 81.0 76.3-84.9 99 19.0 15.1-23.7
Some Post-H.S. 626 514 82.8 78.1-86.7 112 17.2 13.3-21.9
College Graduate 1,084 980 92.2 90.4-93.8 104 7.8 6.2- 9.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 648 422 64.1 58.4-69.4 226 35.9 30.6-41.6
No 1,625 1,490 91.8 90.0-93.3 135 8.2 6.7-10.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 222 170 77.3 69.9-83.4 52 22.7 16.6-30.1
Non-Veteran 2,115 1,798 84.2 81.8-86.4 317 15.8 13.6-18.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,432 1,288 91.2 89.4-92.7 144 8.8 7.3-10.6
Unemployed 92 68 80.8 70.6-88.1 24 19.2 11.9-29.4
Retired 496 400 78.4 71.6-83.9 96 21.6 16.1-28.4
Unable to Work 133 49 29.1 20.8-39.1 84 70.9 60.9-79.2
Other not in Labor Force 160 140 89.2 81.9-93.7 20 10.8 6.3-18.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 129 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 175 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 201 163 81.0 73.2-86.9 38 19.0 13.1-26.8
$35,000- 49,999 213 175 81.8 74.8-87.1 38 18.2 12.9-25.2
$50,000- 74,999 281 235 86.8 81.9-90.5 46 13.2 9.5-18.1
$75,000+ 813 751 92.6 90.1-94.5 62 7.4 5.5- 9.9
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 549 464 82.9 77.0-87.5 85 17.1 12.5-23.0
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 164 113 65.8 55.0-75.2 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 138 100 75.6 65.2-83.7 38 24.4 16.3-34.8
151% to 200% 152 121 80.9 72.4-87.3 31 19.1 12.7-27.6
More than 200% 1,252 1,110 89.1 86.9-91.0 142 10.9 9.0-13.1
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 549 464 82.9 77.0-87.5 85 17.1 12.5-23.0
HOUSING
Own 1,418 1,240 84.9 81.7-87.6 178 15.1 12.4-18.3
Rent 729 571 78.9 74.9-82.4 158 21.1 17.6-25.1
Other arrangement 179 145 84.9 78.0-89.8 34 15.1 10.2-22.0
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,404 1,202 85.0 82.0-87.5 202 15.0 12.5-18.0
Regional City or Suburban County 564 468 82.6 77.8-86.5 96 17.4 13.5-22.2
Rural 393 316 80.0 73.1-85.5 77 20.0 14.5-26.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 107 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 860 712 84.7 81.5-87.4 148 15.3 12.6-18.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,394 1,192 83.7 80.6-86.4 202 16.3 13.6-19.4
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 816 703 84.2 80.5-87.4 113 15.8 12.6-19.5
2nd Quartile 946 793 84.3 80.7-87.3 153 15.7 12.7-19.3
3rd Quartile 535 436 80.6 74.7-85.4 99 19.4 14.6-25.3
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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