2017 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina**

Chronic Health Conditions

Do you still have asthma?*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,881 460 9.2 8.2-10.4 4,421 90.8 89.6-91.8
-Piedmont NC 1,997 187 9.1 7.7-10.7 1,810 90.9 89.3-92.3
GENDER
Male 906 49 5.8 4.2- 8.1 857 94.2 91.9-95.8
Female 1,091 138 12.0 10.0-14.4 953 88.0 85.6-90.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,294 124 9.4 7.7-11.3 1,170 90.6 88.7-92.3
Non-Hispanic Black 402 43 10.2 7.0-14.5 359 89.8 85.5-93.0
Other 301 20 5.7 3.4- 9.1 281 94.3 90.9-96.6
AGE
18-34 484 41 8.8 6.2-12.4 443 91.2 87.6-93.8
35-44 304 22 7.8 4.9-12.1 282 92.2 87.9-95.1
45-54 351 32 8.0 5.3-11.8 319 92.0 88.2-94.7
55-64 361 39 11.4 8.0-16.0 322 88.6 84.0-92.0
65-74 283 38 12.7 9.1-17.4 245 87.3 82.6-90.9
75+ 186 14 5.7 3.1-10.1 172 94.3 89.9-96.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 161 15 7.4 4.2-12.8 146 92.6 87.2-95.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 456 41 8.2 5.6-11.7 415 91.8 88.3-94.4
Some Post-H.S. 499 59 11.7 8.9-15.3 440 88.3 84.7-91.1
College Graduate 875 71 7.7 6.0- 9.9 804 92.3 90.1-94.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 168 23 13.2 8.2-20.4 145 86.8 79.6-91.8
$15,000- 24,999 252 35 12.7 8.7-18.1 217 87.3 81.9-91.3
$25,000- 34,999 167 16 8.3 4.7-14.1 151 91.7 85.9-95.3
$35,000- 49,999 217 27 10.6 6.9-16.1 190 89.4 83.9-93.1
$50,000- 74,999 272 26 10.5 6.7-16.1 246 89.5 83.9-93.3
$75,000+ 581 36 5.9 4.2- 8.3 545 94.1 91.7-95.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 487 68 12.9 9.8-16.7 419 87.1 83.3-90.2
No 1,429 111 7.9 6.3- 9.7 1,318 92.1 90.3-93.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 222 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,774 178 9.6 8.1-11.3 1,596 90.4 88.7-91.9
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,167 99 7.6 6.0- 9.6 1,068 92.4 90.4-94.0
Regional City or Suburban County 444 51 12.3 9.1-16.4 393 87.7 83.6-90.9
Rural 386 37 9.1 6.3-12.9 349 90.9 87.1-93.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,155 83 7.3 5.7- 9.4 1,072 92.7 90.6-94.3
Unemployed 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 442 42 8.6 6.2-11.8 400 91.4 88.2-93.8
Unable to Work 142 31 20.3 13.7-29.1 111 79.7 70.9-86.3
Other not in Labor Force 177 19 9.5 5.7-15.5 158 90.5 84.5-94.3
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 121 15 10.5 5.8-18.1 106 89.5 81.9-94.2
101% to 150% 220 34 15.2 10.4-21.8 186 84.8 78.2-89.6
151% to 200% 119 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,026 88 8.2 6.5-10.4 938 91.8 89.6-93.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 96 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 598 61 10.1 7.6-13.2 537 89.9 86.8-92.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,303 116 8.5 6.9-10.5 1,187 91.5 89.5-93.1

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*Adults without asthma are included in the denominator to estimate current asthma prevalence.

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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