2022 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina

Reactions to Race

How often do you think about your race? Would you say never, once a year, once a month, once a week, once a day, once an hour, or constantly?

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  Total
Respond.^		 Never Once a year Once a month Once a week Once a day/once an hour/constantly
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,232 1,760 55.1 52.8-57.4 230 7.0 6.0- 8.2 332 10.2 8.9-11.6 300 8.1 7.0- 9.3 610 19.6 17.7-21.6
Piedmont NC 1,669 839 52.9 49.8-56.0 115 6.8 5.5- 8.4 195 10.7 9.1-12.6 181 9.1 7.6-10.8 339 20.5 18.0-23.3
GENDER
Male 795 409 54.8 50.3-59.2 60 7.6 5.5-10.2 93 10.4 8.1-13.1 82 8.6 6.5-11.2 151 18.7 15.5-22.3
Female 874 430 51.2 46.9-55.5 55 6.1 4.5- 8.1 102 11.0 8.8-13.7 99 9.5 7.6-11.9 188 22.2 18.6-26.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,067 610 61.5 57.9-65.0 77 7.6 5.8- 9.9 129 10.9 8.9-13.3 130 10.1 8.3-12.4 121 9.9 8.1-12.1
Non-Hispanic Black 311 108 35.2 29.1-41.8 *** *** *** 30 9.8 6.7-14.1 27 7.5 4.7-11.9 135 44.6 38.2-51.3
Other 263 101 43.6 35.0-52.6 26 9.8 6.4-14.8 33 11.9 7.7-18.0 23 7.6 4.5-12.4 80 27.1 20.5-35.0
AGE
18-34 369 153 47.4 41.1-53.8 29 7.2 4.8-10.5 55 14.2 10.5-19.0 50 11.2 8.1-15.5 82 19.9 15.7-24.9
35-44 278 97 40.3 33.3-47.7 22 9.6 6.0-15.0 34 9.4 6.4-13.5 33 9.2 6.3-13.4 92 31.4 25.4-38.2
45-54 293 138 50.7 43.5-57.9 21 5.8 3.5- 9.5 34 10.5 7.2-15.1 37 11.3 7.7-16.3 63 21.7 16.3-28.2
55-64 307 166 56.3 49.4-62.9 20 5.5 3.4- 8.9 39 12.9 8.9-18.2 34 10.0 6.5-15.0 48 15.4 11.0-21.0
65-74 243 163 69.8 62.0-76.6 *** *** *** 22 7.1 4.3-11.6 18 5.2 3.1- 8.5 29 12.2 7.4-19.5
75+ 146 104 73.7 62.0-82.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 114 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 352 218 66.7 60.6-72.2 19 6.1 3.6-10.1 37 10.1 7.1-14.2 25 4.1 2.6- 6.3 53 13.1 9.5-17.6
Some Post-H.S. 446 231 48.3 42.5-54.2 36 7.3 5.0-10.5 42 9.9 7.0-14.0 43 11.2 7.9-15.6 94 23.3 18.1-29.4
College Graduate 748 321 43.3 39.2-47.5 49 7.2 5.2- 9.9 113 14.5 11.8-17.7 109 13.1 10.7-15.9 156 21.8 18.5-25.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 480 266 57.8 51.5-63.9 25 5.9 3.6- 9.4 44 6.9 4.7- 9.9 46 7.2 5.2-10.1 99 22.2 16.9-28.5
No 1,177 567 50.9 47.3-54.4 90 7.2 5.7- 9.1 149 12.2 10.2-14.6 131 9.7 7.9-11.9 240 20.0 17.4-22.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 149 82 55.8 45.6-65.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 36 24.9 17.0-34.8
Non-Veteran 1,516 754 52.6 49.4-55.9 106 6.7 5.4- 8.4 183 11.1 9.4-13.1 170 9.3 7.8-11.1 303 20.2 17.6-23.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,021 452 48.3 44.6-52.0 77 7.6 5.9- 9.8 133 12.0 9.9-14.5 130 10.3 8.5-12.5 229 21.8 18.9-24.9
Unemployed 62 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 373 252 68.9 60.8-75.9 *** *** *** 31 5.9 3.8- 9.2 27 6.4 3.7-10.7 44 13.6 7.9-22.5
Unable to Work 99 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 98 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 25 23.4 15.1-34.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 68 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 123 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 31 22.4 14.5-32.9
$25,000- 34,999 150 81 57.8 47.6-67.4 *** *** *** 17 8.2 4.7-13.8 *** *** *** 30 18.8 12.4-27.5
$35,000- 49,999 147 76 56.8 46.7-66.4 *** *** *** 21 12.8 7.8-20.3 *** *** *** 30 20.4 13.3-29.9
$50,000- 74,999 178 80 44.8 36.2-53.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 50 27.3 20.4-35.6
$75,000+ 618 282 47.0 42.3-51.7 41 7.5 5.3-10.7 86 12.3 9.7-15.5 98 14.1 11.2-17.5 111 19.2 15.6-23.4
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 385 218 58.9 51.7-65.7 24 4.7 3.0- 7.2 42 11.4 7.9-16.1 27 4.8 3.0- 7.5 74 20.3 14.5-27.7
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 35 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 124 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 102 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 21 18.2 11.0-28.6
151% to 200% 103 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 17 15.0 8.9-24.2
More than 200% 913 424 47.7 43.8-51.7 67 8.2 6.2-10.9 118 11.4 9.3-14.0 121 11.9 9.6-14.7 183 20.7 17.6-24.1
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 385 218 58.9 51.7-65.7 24 4.7 3.0- 7.2 42 11.4 7.9-16.1 27 4.8 3.0- 7.5 74 20.3 14.5-27.7
HOUSING
Own 1,086 581 56.5 52.7-60.2 73 6.8 5.2- 8.8 123 9.2 7.5-11.3 111 8.5 6.7-10.6 198 19.0 16.0-22.5
Rent 436 183 42.9 37.2-48.7 29 6.5 4.3- 9.6 55 13.0 9.7-17.2 51 10.2 7.5-13.9 118 27.4 22.4-33.1
Other arrangement 131 *** *** *** *** *** *** 15 15.6 8.7-26.3 18 11.8 6.9-19.4 20 17.6 10.7-27.5
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 936 405 44.1 40.2-48.1 63 6.2 4.7- 8.2 120 12.1 9.8-14.8 119 11.2 9.2-13.7 229 26.3 22.6-30.4
Regional City or Suburban County 431 246 62.7 56.7-68.3 23 4.5 2.8- 7.0 47 9.3 6.8-12.7 41 8.2 5.4-12.2 74 15.3 11.5-20.1
Rural 302 188 62.0 54.8-68.7 29 11.6 7.5-17.5 28 9.0 5.6-14.0 21 4.7 2.8- 7.8 36 12.8 8.6-18.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 78 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 661 382 58.4 53.6-63.1 50 7.9 5.7-10.7 68 10.6 8.0-13.9 49 6.5 4.6- 9.2 112 16.5 13.4-20.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 930 406 47.0 43.0-51.2 59 5.7 4.3- 7.5 121 11.2 9.1-13.7 126 11.6 9.5-14.2 218 24.4 20.7-28.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 569 263 48.9 43.8-53.9 39 6.6 4.6- 9.3 74 9.9 7.6-12.7 88 13.7 10.8-17.3 105 20.9 16.9-25.7
2nd Quartile 648 356 55.6 50.6-60.5 45 6.4 4.5- 9.1 77 12.3 9.5-15.8 47 6.2 4.4- 8.7 123 19.4 15.4-24.1
3rd Quartile 407 192 51.3 45.0-57.6 28 7.4 4.7-11.4 39 9.2 6.3-13.1 44 9.0 6.1-13.0 104 23.2 18.5-28.6
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 45 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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*Other includes Asian, Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, mixed race, or some other group

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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