2022 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina

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  Total
Respond.^		 Employer Plan Purchased Plan Medicare Medicaid TRICARE/VA/Military Other Plan
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,999 1,842 46.5 44.5-48.6 433 11.8 10.5-13.4 1,138 25.7 23.9-27.5 216 7.0 5.8- 8.3 256 6.5 5.6- 7.5 114 2.5 2.0- 3.2
Piedmont NC 2,101 1,127 53.0 50.2-55.8 219 11.2 9.5-13.2 509 22.0 19.8-24.4 110 7.5 6.0- 9.5 79 3.9 2.9- 5.1 57 2.4 1.8- 3.2
GENDER
Male 983 553 55.3 51.3-59.2 107 12.5 9.7-15.9 221 20.7 17.7-24.0 31 4.4 2.9- 6.7 49 5.2 3.7- 7.1 22 2.0 1.2- 3.1
Female 1,118 574 50.9 47.0-54.9 112 10.1 8.1-12.4 288 23.2 20.1-26.7 79 10.3 7.8-13.4 30 2.7 1.7- 4.4 35 2.8 1.9- 4.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,375 737 54.0 50.5-57.5 142 10.6 8.8-12.7 381 25.5 22.6-28.6 42 4.3 2.9- 6.4 43 3.6 2.5- 5.3 30 1.9 1.3- 2.9
Non-Hispanic Black 413 209 48.7 42.9-54.5 39 11.4 7.9-16.2 90 19.5 15.4-24.3 45 14.1 10.0-19.4 18 3.9 2.3- 6.7 *** *** ***
Other 262 147 52.5 43.9-61.0 31 14.3 7.9-24.5 31 10.6 6.0-18.1 22 11.9 7.1-19.3 16 5.5 3.2- 9.4 *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 487 328 61.4 55.6-67.0 52 12.4 8.7-17.4 21 4.6 2.8- 7.3 47 13.6 9.6-19.0 25 5.7 3.5- 9.1 14 2.3 1.3- 4.1
35-44 326 235 69.6 62.6-75.7 35 10.4 7.0-15.2 *** *** *** 26 10.2 6.4-15.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 357 256 73.2 66.8-78.8 47 13.0 8.9-18.5 23 5.7 3.6- 8.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 363 232 59.0 52.5-65.3 52 15.6 11.5-21.0 43 13.8 9.4-19.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 323 33 8.5 5.7-12.7 *** *** *** 251 78.5 72.6-83.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 195 16 7.5 4.4-12.6 *** *** *** 151 80.0 72.3-86.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 87 15 12.5 6.9-21.7 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 391 151 41.1 35.2-47.3 49 14.0 9.7-19.8 121 26.6 21.6-32.3 42 12.2 8.7-16.9 18 3.8 2.2- 6.5 *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 572 270 52.5 47.3-57.6 66 12.5 9.6-16.2 163 21.8 18.3-25.8 28 5.3 3.3- 8.5 31 5.5 3.6- 8.5 14 2.3 1.3- 4.0
College Graduate 1,041 684 68.6 65.2-71.8 91 8.7 6.9-10.9 190 15.6 13.3-18.3 16 1.5 0.9- 2.6 29 2.8 1.8- 4.3 31 2.8 1.8- 4.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 573 187 31.6 26.9-36.6 43 7.1 5.0-10.1 244 41.0 35.7-46.6 44 10.7 7.3-15.4 39 7.3 5.0-10.6 *** *** ***
No 1,455 900 61.5 58.3-64.6 170 13.3 11.0-15.9 250 14.2 12.3-16.4 60 6.1 4.5- 8.2 36 2.4 1.6- 3.7 39 2.5 1.7- 3.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 215 67 30.3 23.7-37.9 *** *** *** 76 33.9 26.6-42.1 *** *** *** 56 28.0 21.1-36.2 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,865 1,051 55.7 52.7-58.6 213 12.4 10.4-14.6 428 20.7 18.4-23.2 102 7.8 6.1- 9.9 *** *** *** 53 2.5 1.8- 3.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,267 971 74.9 71.7-77.8 132 11.5 9.5-14.0 62 4.0 3.0- 5.3 42 4.7 3.2- 6.7 33 3.2 2.1- 4.9 27 1.7 1.1- 2.6
Unemployed 68 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 487 59 13.4 10.0-17.8 36 7.6 5.0-11.3 346 69.5 64.0-74.5 *** *** *** 24 4.1 2.5- 6.7 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 118 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 127 *** *** *** 21 12.2 7.5-19.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 107 27 24.1 15.9-34.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 127 17 13.5 7.9-22.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** 18 17.6 9.8-29.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 166 51 31.2 23.1-40.6 30 18.4 12.1-27.0 54 30.0 21.9-39.5 19 14.9 9.1-23.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 190 94 51.8 42.6-60.8 22 11.4 7.2-17.6 47 20.4 14.1-28.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 263 167 62.6 54.5-70.1 22 7.7 4.7-12.4 54 19.4 14.3-25.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 790 594 76.1 72.4-79.6 60 9.1 6.7-12.3 100 10.6 8.5-13.2 *** *** *** 18 2.0 1.2- 3.3 17 2.1 1.2- 3.6
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 458 177 39.5 33.2-46.2 59 14.4 10.2-20.0 153 28.4 23.3-34.1 38 10.6 7.4-14.9 19 4.5 2.6- 7.8 *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 41 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 119 23 17.7 11.1-27.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** 20 20.0 12.0-31.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 107 *** *** *** 16 14.4 8.1-24.5 34 23.0 15.2-33.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 134 *** *** *** 17 10.6 6.1-17.7 41 28.4 19.9-38.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,201 814 69.6 66.4-72.6 101 9.5 7.5-11.9 216 15.6 13.4-18.1 *** *** *** 37 2.8 1.9- 4.0 24 1.8 1.2- 2.9
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 458 177 39.5 33.2-46.2 59 14.4 10.2-20.0 153 28.4 23.3-34.1 38 10.6 7.4-14.9 19 4.5 2.6- 7.8 *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 1,333 731 55.2 51.7-58.7 125 9.6 7.8-11.8 373 25.6 22.7-28.7 28 4.1 2.6- 6.6 48 3.6 2.5- 5.1 28 1.8 1.2- 2.7
Rent 589 328 52.6 47.6-57.5 67 11.9 9.1-15.4 90 12.2 9.5-15.5 60 15.3 11.5-20.1 20 3.8 2.2- 6.4 24 4.2 2.6- 6.7
Other arrangement 153 53 35.2 26.0-45.6 *** *** *** 42 19.8 13.6-27.9 19 13.8 8.3-22.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,238 710 55.6 52.2-58.9 131 11.9 9.8-14.4 255 18.5 16.0-21.2 65 7.5 5.6-10.0 45 4.1 2.9- 5.7 32 2.4 1.6- 3.6
Regional City or Suburban County 501 263 53.5 47.2-59.6 43 9.7 6.2-14.9 140 22.3 18.0-27.2 28 8.8 5.4-14.1 *** *** *** 16 2.7 1.5- 4.7
Rural 362 154 44.4 37.8-51.2 45 11.2 7.9-15.7 114 32.5 26.0-39.8 17 5.7 3.3- 9.5 23 4.4 2.7- 7.2 *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 99 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 769 367 49.1 44.2-53.9 77 11.3 8.3-15.2 232 24.1 20.5-27.9 52 10.3 7.3-14.3 19 3.1 1.7- 5.5 22 2.2 1.4- 3.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,233 730 58.1 54.7-61.5 131 11.5 9.4-13.9 238 17.9 15.5-20.6 49 5.5 3.9- 7.8 54 4.4 3.2- 6.0 31 2.6 1.7- 3.8
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 737 427 56.6 52.1-60.9 75 10.6 8.2-13.6 160 20.6 17.3-24.3 21 4.3 2.6- 6.9 34 5.0 3.3- 7.5 20 3.0 1.8- 4.9
2nd Quartile 840 433 53.0 48.8-57.3 95 12.7 9.8-16.3 205 19.2 16.3-22.4 55 9.8 7.0-13.5 28 3.0 2.0- 4.6 24 2.3 1.5- 3.5
3rd Quartile 464 250 52.0 45.2-58.8 44 9.1 6.2-13.3 125 28.1 22.2-34.8 23 5.5 3.4- 9.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 60 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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*Among respondents who have health care coverage.

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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