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 4,882 444 7.8 6.9- 8.8 4,438 92.2 91.2-93.1
-Piedmont NC 2,002 145 6.9 5.7- 8.3 1,857 93.1 91.7-94.3
GENDER
Male 907 59 6.5 4.9- 8.5 848 93.5 91.5-95.1
Female 1,095 86 7.3 5.7- 9.3 1,009 92.7 90.7-94.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,298 107 8.1 6.6-10.1 1,191 91.9 89.9-93.4
Non-Hispanic Black 402 26 5.0 3.1- 8.0 376 95.0 92.0-96.9
Other 302 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 484 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 305 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 353 22 5.7 3.5- 9.1 331 94.3 90.9-96.5
55-64 362 33 10.9 7.5-15.5 329 89.1 84.5-92.5
65-74 283 43 13.5 9.6-18.6 240 86.5 81.4-90.4
75+ 187 27 18.6 12.2-27.4 160 81.4 72.6-87.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 162 25 15.5 10.2-22.9 137 84.5 77.1-89.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 456 46 7.7 5.5-10.6 410 92.3 89.4-94.5
Some Post-H.S. 501 42 6.9 5.0- 9.6 459 93.1 90.4-95.0
College Graduate 877 32 2.9 2.0- 4.2 845 97.1 95.8-98.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 171 27 14.9 9.7-22.2 144 85.1 77.8-90.3
$15,000- 24,999 252 34 11.0 7.6-15.8 218 89.0 84.2-92.4
$25,000- 34,999 166 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 218 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 273 18 6.9 4.2-11.3 255 93.1 88.7-95.8
$75,000+ 581 19 2.9 1.7- 4.8 562 97.1 95.2-98.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 492 92 18.7 14.9-23.1 400 81.3 76.9-85.1
No 1,429 50 3.4 2.4- 4.6 1,379 96.6 95.4-97.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 222 21 9.8 6.1-15.4 201 90.2 84.6-93.9
Non-Veteran 1,779 124 6.6 5.4- 8.0 1,655 93.4 92.0-94.6
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,171 62 4.7 3.5- 6.3 1,109 95.3 93.7-96.5
Regional City or Suburban County 445 48 9.9 7.1-13.5 397 90.1 86.5-92.9
Rural 386 35 9.6 6.7-13.6 351 90.4 86.4-93.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,154 35 3.0 2.1- 4.4 1,119 97.0 95.6-97.9
Unemployed 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 443 57 13.7 10.2-18.3 386 86.3 81.7-89.8
Unable to Work 145 37 23.7 16.6-32.7 108 76.3 67.3-83.4
Other not in Labor Force 178 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 124 14 9.5 5.4-16.2 110 90.5 83.8-94.6
101% to 150% 218 34 14.3 9.7-20.5 184 85.7 79.5-90.3
151% to 200% 119 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,028 49 4.3 3.2- 5.9 979 95.7 94.1-96.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 96 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 600 62 9.5 7.2-12.5 538 90.5 87.5-92.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,306 73 5.3 4.0- 7.0 1,233 94.7 93.0-96.0

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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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