2017 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina**

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 1,676 1,031 57.1 53.9-60.2 645 42.9 39.8-46.1
-Piedmont NC 648 360 53.7 49.1-58.1 288 46.3 41.9-50.9
GENDER
Male 312 182 55.6 49.1-61.9 130 44.4 38.1-50.9
Female 336 178 51.6 45.2-57.9 158 48.4 42.1-54.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 449 247 52.3 46.9-57.7 202 47.7 42.3-53.1
Non-Hispanic Black 120 81 67.4 56.8-76.5 39 32.6 23.5-43.2
Other 79 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 54 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 82 14 18.5 10.4-30.6 68 81.5 69.4-89.6
45-54 108 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 161 109 65.9 56.7-74.1 52 34.1 25.9-43.3
65-74 136 99 74.2 65.2-81.5 37 25.8 18.5-34.8
75+ 95 75 82.5 72.8-89.2 20 17.5 10.8-27.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 63 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 163 97 58.1 49.1-66.7 66 41.9 33.3-50.9
Some Post-H.S. 163 93 50.9 42.2-59.4 70 49.1 40.6-57.8
College Graduate 258 126 44.5 37.9-51.2 132 55.5 48.8-62.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 56 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 100 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 83 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 189 89 44.8 37.0-53.0 100 55.2 47.0-63.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 234 165 70.6 63.1-77.1 69 29.4 22.9-36.9
No 390 180 43.8 38.2-49.4 210 56.2 50.6-61.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 86 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 562 303 52.4 47.5-57.2 259 47.6 42.8-52.5
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 358 189 50.2 44.1-56.3 169 49.8 43.7-55.9
Regional City or Suburban County 149 79 51.8 42.5-61.0 70 48.2 39.0-57.5
Rural 141 92 64.1 54.3-72.9 49 35.9 27.1-45.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 301 122 39.5 33.3-46.1 179 60.5 53.9-66.7
Unemployed 14 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 217 165 78.3 71.5-83.8 52 21.7 16.2-28.5
Unable to Work 78 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 35 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 10 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 42 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 93 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 42 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 333 177 49.1 42.9-55.4 156 50.9 44.6-57.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 37 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 198 111 56.0 47.8-63.9 87 44.0 36.1-52.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 413 223 50.8 45.2-56.5 190 49.2 43.5-54.8

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*Asked of respondents who have ever had their blood cholesterol checked.

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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