2022 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina

Derived Variables and Risk Factors

Adults who have a body mass index greater than 25.00 (Overweight or Obese)*

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  Total
Respond.^		 No Yes
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,035 1,226 30.7 28.8-32.7 2,809 69.3 67.3-71.2
Piedmont NC 2,105 668 31.0 28.5-33.7 1,437 69.0 66.3-71.5
GENDER
Male 1,056 288 26.2 23.0-29.7 768 73.8 70.3-77.0
Female 1,049 380 35.8 32.0-39.8 669 64.2 60.2-68.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,334 456 32.6 29.5-35.9 878 67.4 64.1-70.5
Non-Hispanic Black 394 86 22.6 18.1-28.0 308 77.4 72.0-81.9
Other 334 109 37.8 30.5-45.8 225 62.2 54.2-69.5
AGE
18-34 532 213 39.6 34.4-45.0 319 60.4 55.0-65.6
35-44 342 96 25.9 20.7-31.8 246 74.1 68.2-79.3
45-54 349 85 20.5 16.1-25.7 264 79.5 74.3-83.9
55-64 360 82 23.9 18.8-30.0 278 76.1 70.0-81.2
65-74 303 98 32.9 25.8-40.8 205 67.1 59.2-74.2
75+ 183 79 43.2 33.4-53.6 104 56.8 46.4-66.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 127 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 434 127 29.8 24.5-35.6 307 70.2 64.4-75.5
Some Post-H.S. 561 154 25.7 21.6-30.3 407 74.3 69.7-78.4
College Graduate 973 345 34.8 31.4-38.4 628 65.2 61.6-68.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 592 167 29.7 24.6-35.4 425 70.3 64.6-75.4
No 1,479 492 31.8 28.9-34.8 987 68.2 65.2-71.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 211 57 23.1 17.5-29.9 154 76.9 70.1-82.5
Non-Veteran 1,892 611 31.9 29.2-34.7 1,281 68.1 65.3-70.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,299 373 26.9 24.2-29.8 926 73.1 70.2-75.8
Unemployed 86 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 460 164 34.9 29.1-41.3 296 65.1 58.7-70.9
Unable to Work 121 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 126 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 89 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 157 41 27.6 19.8-37.1 116 72.4 62.9-80.2
$25,000- 34,999 185 62 33.0 25.0-42.0 123 67.0 58.0-75.0
$35,000- 49,999 198 59 24.3 18.0-32.0 139 75.7 68.0-82.0
$50,000- 74,999 268 67 26.5 19.5-34.9 201 73.5 65.1-80.5
$75,000+ 762 226 27.1 23.7-30.9 536 72.9 69.1-76.3
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 446 178 39.3 33.2-45.8 268 60.7 54.2-66.8
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 46 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 150 43 34.2 25.1-44.6 107 65.8 55.4-74.9
101% to 150% 122 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 145 38 22.8 15.9-31.7 107 77.2 68.3-84.1
More than 200% 1,179 348 26.6 23.8-29.7 831 73.4 70.3-76.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 446 178 39.3 33.2-45.8 268 60.7 54.2-66.8
HOUSING
Own 1,279 398 29.0 25.9-32.3 881 71.0 67.7-74.1
Rent 646 195 30.7 26.6-35.2 451 69.3 64.8-73.4
Other arrangement 163 *** *** *** 96 55.5 45.0-65.5
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,245 408 32.7 29.6-36.0 837 67.3 64.0-70.4
Regional City or Suburban County 506 156 29.5 24.1-35.5 350 70.5 64.5-75.9
Rural 354 104 28.1 22.1-34.9 250 71.9 65.1-77.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 98 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 774 244 30.9 26.6-35.5 530 69.1 64.5-73.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,233 396 30.9 27.9-34.2 837 69.1 65.8-72.1
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 721 246 32.3 28.3-36.5 475 67.7 63.5-71.7
2nd Quartile 846 263 30.8 26.8-35.1 583 69.2 64.9-73.2
3rd Quartile 480 148 32.5 26.9-38.6 332 67.5 61.4-73.1
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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