2022 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina

Derived Variables and Risk Factors

Body Mass Index Grouping-Underweight, Recommended Range, Overweight and Obese*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Underweight Recommended Range Overweight Obese
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,035 65 1.9 1.3- 2.9 1,161 28.8 26.9-30.7 1,457 35.2 33.3-37.2 1,352 34.1 32.1-36.1
Piedmont NC 2,105 34 1.7 1.0- 2.9 634 29.3 26.9-31.9 769 35.3 32.8-37.9 668 33.7 31.1-36.4
GENDER
Male 1,056 13 0.9 0.5- 1.5 275 25.3 22.2-28.8 451 42.2 38.5-46.0 317 31.6 28.1-35.2
Female 1,049 *** *** *** 359 33.3 29.7-37.2 318 28.4 25.2-31.8 351 35.8 31.9-39.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,334 *** *** *** 432 30.5 27.4-33.6 496 36.7 33.5-40.0 382 30.7 27.6-33.9
Non-Hispanic Black 394 *** *** *** 83 22.0 17.5-27.3 132 32.0 26.8-37.6 176 45.4 39.5-51.4
Other 334 *** *** *** 104 36.7 29.3-44.7 126 35.1 28.6-42.3 99 27.0 21.0-34.1
AGE
18-34 532 14 1.7 1.0- 3.0 199 37.8 32.7-43.2 183 32.8 28.2-37.8 136 27.6 23.1-32.7
35-44 342 *** *** *** 92 24.8 19.8-30.7 128 37.9 31.9-44.3 118 36.2 30.0-42.9
45-54 349 *** *** *** 83 19.9 15.6-25.1 128 36.7 30.6-43.3 136 42.8 36.2-49.6
55-64 360 *** *** *** 81 23.8 18.6-29.8 134 35.3 29.6-41.4 144 40.8 34.9-47.0
65-74 303 *** *** *** 93 27.6 22.0-34.0 119 38.6 31.8-45.9 86 28.5 22.6-35.2
75+ 183 *** *** *** *** *** *** 64 31.6 23.4-41.1 40 25.2 17.2-35.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 127 *** *** *** *** *** *** 45 30.6 21.3-41.8 *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 434 *** *** *** 122 28.7 23.5-34.5 164 35.0 29.8-40.6 143 35.2 29.8-41.1
Some Post-H.S. 561 *** *** *** 141 24.0 20.0-28.5 178 32.8 28.2-37.7 229 41.5 36.4-46.9
College Graduate 973 *** *** *** 332 33.7 30.3-37.3 378 38.9 35.3-42.6 250 26.3 23.2-29.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 592 *** *** *** 156 27.0 22.2-32.4 196 30.5 26.0-35.5 229 39.8 34.3-45.5
No 1,479 23 1.3 0.8- 2.1 469 30.5 27.6-33.5 555 36.9 33.9-40.0 432 31.4 28.4-34.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 211 *** *** *** 54 22.2 16.6-29.0 89 41.7 33.9-49.9 65 35.2 27.7-43.5
Non-Veteran 1,892 31 1.8 1.0- 3.1 580 30.1 27.5-32.9 679 34.6 32.0-37.3 602 33.5 30.7-36.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,299 12 0.7 0.4- 1.2 361 26.2 23.5-29.1 506 39.4 36.2-42.7 420 33.7 30.6-37.0
Unemployed 86 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 460 *** *** *** 155 33.1 27.4-39.4 171 33.8 28.4-39.7 125 31.3 25.0-38.3
Unable to Work 121 *** *** *** 26 19.3 12.1-29.4 31 22.7 14.5-33.7 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 126 *** *** *** *** *** *** 36 26.7 18.6-36.8 33 27.7 18.8-38.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 89 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 157 *** *** *** 37 25.0 17.6-34.2 57 31.5 23.4-40.8 *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 185 *** *** *** 60 31.9 24.1-40.9 54 30.2 22.3-39.5 69 36.8 28.6-46.0
$35,000- 49,999 198 *** *** *** 57 23.8 17.5-31.5 68 35.4 27.6-44.1 71 40.3 31.7-49.5
$50,000- 74,999 268 *** *** *** 62 25.2 18.3-33.6 96 35.4 28.6-42.7 105 38.1 31.2-45.7
$75,000+ 762 *** *** *** 222 26.8 23.3-30.6 318 41.4 37.2-45.6 218 31.5 27.5-35.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 446 *** *** *** 166 37.5 31.4-43.9 148 31.3 26.0-37.2 120 29.4 23.6-35.9
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 46 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 150 *** *** *** 40 32.2 23.2-42.6 51 28.1 20.6-37.0 56 37.8 28.6-47.9
101% to 150% 122 *** *** *** *** *** *** 42 29.4 20.7-39.8 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 145 *** *** *** 35 21.4 14.6-30.1 42 29.3 21.0-39.2 *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,179 *** *** *** 338 26.1 23.3-29.1 468 40.5 37.1-43.9 363 32.9 29.7-36.3
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 446 *** *** *** 166 37.5 31.4-43.9 148 31.3 26.0-37.2 120 29.4 23.6-35.9
HOUSING
Own 1,279 *** *** *** 381 27.4 24.5-30.6 484 36.3 33.1-39.6 397 34.7 31.3-38.3
Rent 646 *** *** *** 183 28.6 24.6-33.1 237 35.5 31.2-40.1 214 33.8 29.4-38.4
Other arrangement 163 *** *** *** *** *** *** 42 27.7 19.8-37.3 54 27.8 20.2-37.0
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,245 20 1.4 0.9- 2.4 388 31.3 28.2-34.5 471 35.0 31.9-38.3 366 32.3 28.9-35.9
Regional City or Suburban County 506 *** *** *** 146 28.3 22.9-34.3 180 34.9 29.8-40.5 170 35.6 30.3-41.3
Rural 354 *** *** *** 100 24.9 19.8-30.9 118 36.7 30.4-43.6 132 35.2 29.2-41.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 98 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 774 *** *** *** 232 29.6 25.3-34.2 262 34.6 30.4-39.0 268 34.6 30.4-39.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,233 21 1.4 0.8- 2.2 375 29.6 26.5-32.8 479 36.1 32.9-39.4 358 33.0 29.5-36.6
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 721 *** *** *** 237 31.1 27.2-35.4 290 38.7 34.4-43.1 185 29.1 25.1-33.4
2nd Quartile 846 15 1.3 0.7- 2.2 248 29.5 25.5-33.8 295 33.6 29.8-37.6 288 35.6 31.4-40.1
3rd Quartile 480 *** *** *** 138 28.7 23.8-34.2 165 33.1 27.9-38.8 167 34.4 29.1-40.2
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 58 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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*Body mass index is computed as weight in kilograms divided by height in meters squared:(kg/ m2).
BMI is an intermediate variable used in defining overweight and obesity.
Underweight=BMI less than 18.5, Recommended Range=BMI 18.5 to 24.9, Overweight=BMI 25.0 to 29.9 and Obese=BMI 30 or greater.

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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