2017 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina**

Demographics

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,784 273 4.8 4.1- 5.6 4,511 95.2 94.4-95.9
-Piedmont NC 1,949 83 4.4 3.4- 5.7 1,866 95.6 94.3-96.6
GENDER
Male 882 34 3.3 2.2- 4.8 848 96.7 95.2-97.8
Female 1,067 49 5.5 3.9- 7.6 1,018 94.5 92.4-96.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,275 47 4.2 3.0- 5.9 1,228 95.8 94.1-97.0
Non-Hispanic Black 385 21 5.4 3.4- 8.7 364 94.6 91.3-96.6
Other 289 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 470 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 292 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 341 19 6.5 3.9-10.6 322 93.5 89.4-96.1
55-64 358 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 278 17 8.6 4.8-14.9 261 91.4 85.1-95.2
75+ 184 16 8.8 5.0-14.9 168 91.2 85.1-95.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 155 27 16.6 10.9-24.5 128 83.4 75.5-89.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 439 24 4.8 3.1- 7.5 415 95.2 92.5-96.9
Some Post-H.S. 494 18 2.7 1.6- 4.6 476 97.3 95.4-98.4
College Graduate 858 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 147 23 19.3 12.3-28.8 124 80.7 71.2-87.7
$15,000- 24,999 248 19 7.4 4.2-12.5 229 92.6 87.5-95.8
$25,000- 34,999 167 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 215 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 273 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 578 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 494 83 18.2 14.3-22.8 411 81.8 77.2-85.7
No 1,436 *** *** *** 1,436 100 . - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 217 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,731 70 4.2 3.1- 5.5 1,661 95.8 94.5-96.9
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,140 42 3.9 2.7- 5.6 1,098 96.1 94.4-97.3
Regional City or Suburban County 438 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 371 26 8.2 5.3-12.7 345 91.8 87.3-94.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,124 16 1.1 0.6- 1.9 1,108 98.9 98.1-99.4
Unemployed 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 440 24 5.4 3.2- 8.9 416 94.6 91.1-96.8
Unable to Work 139 31 27.5 19.3-37.6 108 72.5 62.4-80.7
Other not in Labor Force 170 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 122 18 17.3 10.3-27.6 104 82.7 72.4-89.7
101% to 150% 216 15 8.1 4.5-14.3 201 91.9 85.7-95.5
151% to 200% 119 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,022 18 1.4 0.8- 2.5 1,004 98.6 97.5-99.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 95 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 579 34 5.8 3.9- 8.6 545 94.2 91.4-96.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,275 41 3.5 2.4- 5.1 1,234 96.5 94.9-97.6

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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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