2022 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes, only one Yes, more than one No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,483 2,383 52.5 50.5-54.4 1,351 29.6 27.8-31.5 749 17.9 16.4-19.5
Piedmont NC 2,359 1,246 52.9 50.3-55.6 707 30.3 27.9-32.9 406 16.7 14.9-18.7
GENDER
Male 1,134 581 52.0 48.3-55.6 293 25.6 22.5-29.1 260 22.4 19.6-25.5
Female 1,225 665 53.8 49.9-57.6 414 34.7 31.1-38.4 146 11.5 9.3-14.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,452 801 54.8 51.4-58.2 467 32.0 28.9-35.2 184 13.2 11.1-15.7
Non-Hispanic Black 442 233 53.3 47.7-58.9 151 32.6 27.6-38.0 58 14.1 10.4-18.8
Other 407 186 48.5 41.8-55.2 70 17.3 12.7-23.0 151 34.2 28.5-40.4
AGE
18-34 594 289 50.5 45.5-55.5 127 21.5 17.7-25.8 178 28.0 23.8-32.7
35-44 383 197 53.1 46.9-59.2 98 25.5 20.6-31.1 88 21.5 16.7-27.2
45-54 401 219 60.0 53.4-66.3 114 25.8 20.7-31.7 68 14.2 10.7-18.5
55-64 393 227 53.9 47.6-60.1 129 36.7 30.8-43.1 37 9.4 6.2-14.0
65-74 331 177 49.1 42.0-56.2 137 45.9 38.8-53.3 17 5.0 2.9- 8.5
75+ 198 103 49.8 40.1-59.5 86 46.5 36.8-56.5 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 161 *** *** *** 28 25.0 16.0-36.7 *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 477 245 53.6 47.9-59.1 109 24.4 19.7-29.8 123 22.0 18.1-26.5
Some Post-H.S. 624 342 54.7 49.5-59.8 205 33.5 28.7-38.6 77 11.8 9.0-15.2
College Graduate 1,081 587 55.3 51.8-58.7 360 33.1 29.9-36.5 134 11.6 9.6-13.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 647 314 45.7 40.5-50.9 227 38.0 32.7-43.7 106 16.3 12.7-20.8
No 1,624 893 56.0 53.0-59.0 449 27.0 24.4-29.7 282 17.0 14.9-19.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 221 98 46.1 38.3-54.2 94 39.9 32.3-48.1 29 14.0 9.6-20.0
Non-Veteran 2,114 1,131 53.3 50.5-56.2 608 29.5 26.9-32.2 375 17.1 15.2-19.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,432 785 55.9 52.7-59.1 359 24.6 21.9-27.4 288 19.5 17.1-22.2
Unemployed 92 *** *** *** 25 19.7 12.3-29.9 *** *** ***
Retired 495 260 50.1 43.9-56.3 215 46.3 40.1-52.7 20 3.6 2.2- 6.0
Unable to Work 133 54 33.8 24.4-44.7 *** *** *** 22 16.6 9.4-27.4
Other not in Labor Force 161 84 53.3 43.4-63.0 38 25.1 17.7-34.4 39 21.6 13.9-31.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 131 *** *** *** *** *** *** 31 20.2 13.4-29.2
$15,000- 24,999 175 71 39.0 29.9-48.9 49 32.3 23.3-42.8 55 28.7 20.5-38.6
$25,000- 34,999 202 100 47.8 39.1-56.6 58 32.1 24.4-40.9 44 20.1 14.1-27.8
$35,000- 49,999 212 113 48.6 40.2-57.1 60 30.3 22.7-39.1 39 21.1 14.5-29.6
$50,000- 74,999 280 146 51.7 44.2-59.2 90 31.6 25.4-38.7 44 16.6 10.8-24.7
$75,000+ 813 456 57.3 53.2-61.4 259 30.4 26.7-34.3 98 12.3 9.9-15.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 546 295 55.3 49.2-61.2 156 29.4 24.1-35.4 95 15.3 12.1-19.2
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 55 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 168 66 42.7 33.4-52.6 *** *** *** 59 27.4 20.4-35.7
101% to 150% 137 *** *** *** 38 27.9 19.6-38.1 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 152 85 52.0 41.8-61.9 40 30.5 21.6-41.1 27 17.5 10.8-27.2
More than 200% 1,252 687 55.1 51.7-58.4 404 31.4 28.3-34.6 161 13.6 11.4-16.1
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 546 295 55.3 49.2-61.2 156 29.4 24.1-35.4 95 15.3 12.1-19.2
HOUSING
Own 1,415 781 53.9 50.5-57.4 480 33.9 30.7-37.3 154 12.1 9.9-14.7
Rent 728 340 48.1 43.7-52.6 174 22.7 19.1-26.7 214 29.2 25.4-33.3
Other arrangement 181 101 56.9 47.4-65.9 47 26.2 18.7-35.4 33 16.9 11.6-24.0
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,405 728 51.4 48.2-54.7 407 30.2 27.2-33.5 270 18.3 16.0-20.9
Regional City or Suburban County 562 294 53.6 47.8-59.4 178 30.5 25.6-35.9 90 15.8 12.2-20.3
Rural 392 224 56.5 49.7-63.1 122 30.5 24.5-37.2 46 13.0 8.8-18.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 107 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 856 470 56.9 52.4-61.2 258 28.4 24.7-32.4 128 14.8 11.9-18.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,396 719 50.6 47.3-53.9 413 31.4 28.3-34.8 264 17.9 15.7-20.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 816 427 51.8 47.5-56.0 247 31.3 27.4-35.6 142 16.9 14.1-20.1
2nd Quartile 942 493 53.7 49.5-57.8 285 29.0 25.4-32.9 164 17.3 14.4-20.6
3rd Quartile 537 290 52.8 46.5-59.0 157 32.9 27.1-39.3 90 14.3 11.2-18.1
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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