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 4,898 446 7.2 6.3- 8.1 4,452 92.8 91.9-93.7
-Piedmont NC 2,005 163 6.9 5.8- 8.3 1,842 93.1 91.7-94.2
GENDER
Male 909 77 6.9 5.4- 8.8 832 93.1 91.2-94.6
Female 1,096 86 7.0 5.4- 8.9 1,010 93.0 91.1-94.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,299 157 10.3 8.6-12.2 1,142 89.7 87.8-91.4
Non-Hispanic Black 402 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 304 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 485 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 305 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 354 23 6.7 4.3-10.4 331 93.3 89.6-95.7
55-64 363 33 9.4 6.5-13.5 330 90.6 86.5-93.5
65-74 284 49 17.0 12.5-22.8 235 83.0 77.2-87.5
75+ 186 47 22.6 16.4-30.2 139 77.4 69.8-83.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 162 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 456 29 5.0 3.3- 7.4 427 95.0 92.6-96.7
Some Post-H.S. 503 40 7.7 5.5-10.7 463 92.3 89.3-94.5
College Graduate 878 83 8.0 6.4-10.0 795 92.0 90.0-93.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 172 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 252 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 166 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 218 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 273 27 8.6 5.4-13.4 246 91.4 86.6-94.6
$75,000+ 584 55 8.4 6.3-11.2 529 91.6 88.8-93.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 493 65 11.8 8.9-15.4 428 88.2 84.6-91.1
No 1,431 93 5.5 4.4- 6.9 1,338 94.5 93.1-95.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 221 24 10.4 6.6-16.1 197 89.6 83.9-93.4
Non-Veteran 1,783 139 6.6 5.4- 7.9 1,644 93.4 92.1-94.6
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,173 87 6.7 5.2- 8.4 1,086 93.3 91.6-94.8
Regional City or Suburban County 446 35 6.0 4.1- 8.8 411 94.0 91.2-95.9
Rural 386 41 9.1 6.4-13.0 345 90.9 87.0-93.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,157 55 4.5 3.4- 6.1 1,102 95.5 93.9-96.6
Unemployed 67 *** *** *** 67 100 . - .
Retired 443 86 17.7 14.0-22.1 357 82.3 77.9-86.0
Unable to Work 145 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 178 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 124 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 219 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 119 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,031 96 8.1 6.4-10.1 935 91.9 89.9-93.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 96 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 599 52 6.9 5.0- 9.5 547 93.1 90.5-95.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,310 104 6.9 5.6- 8.6 1,206 93.1 91.4-94.4

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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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