2012 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina**

Chronic Health Conditions

Summary Index of Chronic Health Conditions*

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  Total
Respond.^		 No chronic disease 1 chronic disease 2+ chronic diseases
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 11,898 4,933 49.7 48.5-50.9 3,181 25.8 24.8-26.9 3,784 24.5 23.5-25.4
-Piedmont NC 6,364 2,762 50.9 49.3-52.5 1,688 25.9 24.5-27.4 1,914 23.1 21.9-24.4
GENDER
Male 2,522 1,202 54.4 51.9-56.9 642 24.7 22.5-26.9 678 20.9 19.1-22.9
Female 3,842 1,560 47.7 45.7-49.8 1,046 27.1 25.3-29.0 1,236 25.2 23.5-26.8
RACE
White 4,618 1,831 47.0 45.1-48.9 1,283 27.3 25.7-29.1 1,504 25.7 24.2-27.3
African American 1,192 592 56.0 52.3-59.5 285 23.7 20.7-26.9 315 20.4 17.8-23.3
Other minorities 494 304 66.3 60.2-71.8 108 21.8 16.9-27.7 82 11.9 8.8-15.9
HISPANIC
Hispanic 414 282 72.2 67.1-76.8 86 19.6 15.5-24.3 46 8.2 6.0-11.2
Non-Hispanic 5,926 2,468 49.2 47.5-50.9 1,598 26.5 25.0-28.0 1,860 24.3 23.0-25.7
AGE
18-34 1,167 832 70.2 66.8-73.4 236 21.9 19.0-25.2 99 7.9 6.3- 9.8
35-54 2,098 1,132 55.3 52.6-57.9 541 26.3 24.1-28.8 425 18.4 16.4-20.5
55-64 1,187 413 36.0 32.5-39.7 334 27.4 24.4-30.6 440 36.6 33.2-40.2
65-74 1,040 216 21.5 18.5-24.8 320 30.3 26.9-33.9 504 48.2 44.4-52.1
75+ 804 130 15.3 12.3-18.8 239 32.3 28.2-36.6 435 52.5 48.1-56.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 777 244 38.0 33.6-42.7 206 27.9 23.8-32.4 327 34.1 29.9-38.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,749 688 48.4 45.3-51.6 471 27.0 24.2-29.9 590 24.6 22.3-27.0
Some Post-H.S. 1,711 724 51.6 48.6-54.6 458 26.3 23.7-29.1 529 22.1 20.0-24.4
College Graduate 2,102 1,092 60.2 57.6-62.8 549 23.4 21.3-25.7 461 16.3 14.6-18.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 700 207 39.5 34.6-44.5 156 24.0 20.0-28.5 337 36.5 32.2-41.1
$15,000- 24,999 1,060 398 46.7 42.8-50.7 263 24.8 21.5-28.3 399 28.5 25.4-31.9
$25,000- 34,999 656 275 48.3 43.1-53.6 179 29.4 24.5-34.7 202 22.3 18.8-26.2
$35,000- 49,999 767 331 48.3 43.7-52.9 219 26.8 23.1-30.8 217 25.0 21.1-29.2
$50,000+ 2,077 1,120 59.6 56.9-62.3 558 25.3 23.0-27.8 399 15.1 13.3-16.9
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 1,581 194 15.1 12.7-17.7 386 28.1 25.1-31.4 1,001 56.8 53.5-60.1
No 4,717 2,541 60.0 58.2-61.8 1,279 25.3 23.7-27.0 897 14.7 13.5-16.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 775 273 41.9 37.6-46.3 196 25.1 21.5-29.1 306 33.0 29.2-37.0
Non-Veteran 5,586 2,487 52.0 50.3-53.8 1,491 26.0 24.5-27.6 1,608 21.9 20.6-23.3

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*The index consists of heart disease (heart attack/stoke/angina), current asthma, skin cancer
other cancer, COPD, arthritis, depression, kidney disease and diabetes.

PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2012 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2012 Annual Results Technical Notes for more 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.

Eastern North Carolina: Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick, Camden, Carteret, Chowan, Columbus, Craven, Cumberland, Currituck, Dare, Duplin, Edgecombe, Gates, Greene, Halifax, Harnett, Hertford, Hoke, Hyde, Johnston, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Nash, New Hanover, Northampton, Onslow, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Pender, Perquimans, Pitt, Robeson, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, and Wilson counties.
**Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Durham, Forsyth, Franklin, Gaston, Granville, Guilford, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Montgomery, Moore, Orange, Person, Randolph, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Wake, Warren, and Yadkin counties.
Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, and Yancey counties.

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