2017 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina**

Chronic Health Conditions

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,900 670 13.6 12.4-15.0 4,230 86.4 85.0-87.6
-Piedmont NC 2,006 275 13.3 11.6-15.1 1,731 86.7 84.9-88.4
GENDER
Male 910 100 10.8 8.7-13.5 810 89.2 86.5-91.3
Female 1,096 175 15.5 13.2-18.2 921 84.5 81.8-86.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,300 178 13.5 11.5-15.8 1,122 86.5 84.2-88.5
Non-Hispanic Black 402 59 14.9 11.1-19.7 343 85.1 80.3-88.9
Other 304 38 9.4 6.5-13.4 266 90.6 86.6-93.5
AGE
18-34 485 75 14.4 11.2-18.4 410 85.6 81.6-88.8
35-44 306 36 12.7 8.8-17.9 270 87.3 82.1-91.2
45-54 352 43 10.6 7.5-14.8 309 89.4 85.2-92.5
55-64 364 52 14.5 10.7-19.4 312 85.5 80.6-89.3
65-74 284 49 18.0 13.3-23.9 235 82.0 76.1-86.7
75+ 187 19 7.9 4.8-12.9 168 92.1 87.1-95.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 163 27 14.2 9.4-20.9 136 85.8 79.1-90.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 457 59 12.5 9.3-16.5 398 87.5 83.5-90.7
Some Post-H.S. 502 77 14.7 11.5-18.6 425 85.3 81.4-88.5
College Graduate 878 111 12.2 10.0-14.8 767 87.8 85.2-90.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 171 40 22.7 16.1-30.9 131 77.3 69.1-83.9
$15,000- 24,999 252 48 18.5 13.6-24.7 204 81.5 75.3-86.4
$25,000- 34,999 167 22 10.4 6.5-16.4 145 89.6 83.6-93.5
$35,000- 49,999 218 37 14.8 10.3-20.9 181 85.2 79.1-89.7
$50,000- 74,999 273 33 12.7 8.5-18.4 240 87.3 81.6-91.5
$75,000+ 584 61 10.2 7.7-13.4 523 89.8 86.6-92.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 492 98 19.1 15.3-23.5 394 80.9 76.5-84.7
No 1,433 164 11.3 9.5-13.4 1,269 88.7 86.6-90.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 222 14 6.6 3.6-11.6 208 93.4 88.4-96.4
Non-Veteran 1,783 261 14.0 12.2-16.0 1,522 86.0 84.0-87.8
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,173 160 12.4 10.3-14.7 1,013 87.6 85.3-89.7
Regional City or Suburban County 447 66 15.6 12.0-19.9 381 84.4 80.1-88.0
Rural 386 49 13.0 9.6-17.4 337 87.0 82.6-90.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,158 135 11.8 9.7-14.2 1,023 88.2 85.8-90.3
Unemployed 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 444 56 12.1 9.1-15.9 388 87.9 84.1-90.9
Unable to Work 145 42 27.9 20.2-37.3 103 72.1 62.7-79.8
Other not in Labor Force 178 29 12.3 8.0-18.5 149 87.7 81.5-92.0
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 123 29 20.5 13.7-29.5 94 79.5 70.5-86.3
101% to 150% 220 47 21.3 15.5-28.5 173 78.7 71.5-84.5
151% to 200% 119 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,031 128 12.0 9.8-14.5 903 88.0 85.5-90.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 96 15 17.2 10.0-28.0 81 82.8 72.0-90.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 601 85 13.7 10.9-17.1 516 86.3 82.9-89.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,309 175 12.8 10.8-15.2 1,134 87.2 84.8-89.2

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PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2017 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2017 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2017 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2017 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2017 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2017 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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