BRFSS 2015 - Piedmont North Carolina**: (Are you limited in any way in any activities because of physical, mental, or emotional problems?)

2015 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina**

Disability

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	6,568	1,583	21.6	20.5-22.8	4,985	78.4	77.2-79.5
-Piedmont	3,299	661	18.8	17.3-20.4	2,638	81.2	79.6-82.7
GENDER
Male	1,408	250	17.0	14.8-19.4	1,158	83.0	80.6-85.2
Female	1,891	411	20.5	18.5-22.6	1,480	79.5	77.4-81.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White	2,126	473	21.6	19.6-23.7	1,653	78.4	76.3-80.4
Non-Hispanic Black	679	131	16.9	14.0-20.2	548	83.1	79.8-86.0
Other	444	48	9.0	6.6-12.2	396	91.0	87.8-93.4
AGE
18-34	673	63	9.1	6.9-11.8	610	90.9	88.2-93.1
35-44	510	64	12.8	9.8-16.5	446	87.2	83.5-90.2
45-54	620	118	20.2	16.9-24.1	502	79.8	75.9-83.1
55-64	602	177	30.5	26.3-35.0	425	69.5	65.0-73.7
65-74	509	134	27.8	23.3-32.7	375	72.2	67.3-76.7
75+	335	99	31.5	25.8-37.8	236	68.5	62.2-74.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	339	93	26.9	21.7-32.8	246	73.1	67.2-78.3
H.S. or G.E.D.	820	179	19.1	16.4-22.3	641	80.9	77.7-83.6
Some Post-H.S.	858	222	21.6	18.8-24.7	636	78.4	75.3-81.2
College Graduate	1,263	166	11.7	10.0-13.7	1,097	88.3	86.3-90.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	272	103	36.2	29.6-43.3	169	63.8	56.7-70.4
$15,000- 24,999	500	148	27.7	23.4-32.5	352	72.3	67.5-76.6
$25,000- 34,999	276	55	22.1	16.3-29.3	221	77.9	70.7-83.7
$35,000- 49,999	352	53	11.7	8.8-15.5	299	88.3	84.5-91.2
$50,000- 74,999	389	70	16.3	12.6-20.8	319	83.7	79.2-87.4
$75,000+	831	99	10.8	8.8-13.3	732	89.2	86.7-91.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	368	95	24.0	19.4-29.4	273	76.0	70.6-80.6
Non-Veteran	2,919	566	18.3	16.7-19.9	2,353	81.7	80.1-83.3
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY
Urban	1,777	315	16.7	14.8-18.8	1,462	83.3	81.2-85.2
Regional City or Suburban	872	202	21.9	18.9-25.2	670	78.1	74.8-81.1
Rural	650	144	20.3	16.9-24.2	506	79.7	75.8-83.1

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

6,568

1,583

21.6

20.5-22.8

4,985

78.4

77.2-79.5

-Piedmont

3,299

661

18.8

17.3-20.4

2,638

81.2

79.6-82.7

GENDER

Male

1,408

250

17.0

14.8-19.4

1,158

83.0

80.6-85.2

Female

1,891

411

20.5

18.5-22.6

1,480

79.5

77.4-81.5

RACE

Non-Hispanic White

2,126

473

21.6

19.6-23.7

1,653

78.4

76.3-80.4

Non-Hispanic Black

679

131

16.9

14.0-20.2

548

83.1

79.8-86.0

Other

444

9.0

6.6-12.2

396

91.0

87.8-93.4

AGE

18-34

673

9.1

6.9-11.8

610

90.9

88.2-93.1

35-44

510

12.8

9.8-16.5

446

87.2

83.5-90.2

45-54

620

118

20.2

16.9-24.1

502

79.8

75.9-83.1

55-64

602

177

30.5

26.3-35.0

425

69.5

65.0-73.7

65-74

509

134

27.8

23.3-32.7

375

72.2

67.3-76.7

75+

335

31.5

25.8-37.8

236

68.5

62.2-74.2

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

339

26.9

21.7-32.8

246

73.1

67.2-78.3

H.S. or G.E.D.

820

179

19.1

16.4-22.3

641

80.9

77.7-83.6

Some Post-H.S.

858

222

21.6

18.8-24.7

636

78.4

75.3-81.2

College Graduate

1,263

166

11.7

10.0-13.7

1,097

88.3

86.3-90.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

272

103

36.2

29.6-43.3

169

63.8

56.7-70.4

$15,000- 24,999

500

148

27.7

23.4-32.5

352

72.3

67.5-76.6

$25,000- 34,999

276

22.1

16.3-29.3

221

77.9

70.7-83.7

$35,000- 49,999

352

11.7

8.8-15.5

299

88.3

84.5-91.2

$50,000- 74,999

389

16.3

12.6-20.8

319

83.7

79.2-87.4

$75,000+

831

10.8

8.8-13.3

732

89.2

86.7-91.2

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

368

24.0

19.4-29.4

273

76.0

70.6-80.6

Non-Veteran

2,919

566

18.3

16.7-19.9

2,353

81.7

80.1-83.3

RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY

Urban

1,777

315

16.7

14.8-18.8

1,462

83.3

81.2-85.2

Regional City or Suburban

872

202

21.9

18.9-25.2

670

78.1

74.8-81.1

Rural

650

144

20.3

16.9-24.2

506

79.7

75.8-83.1

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PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2015 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2015 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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