2017 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina**

Chronic Health Conditions

Has a doctor, nurse, or other health professional EVER told you that you had any of the following?

(Ever told) you had a stroke?

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,892 225 3.7 3.1- 4.4 4,667 96.3 95.6-96.9
-Piedmont NC 2,002 78 3.5 2.7- 4.6 1,924 96.5 95.4-97.3
GENDER
Male 908 30 3.2 2.1- 4.8 878 96.8 95.2-97.9
Female 1,094 48 3.8 2.7- 5.4 1,046 96.2 94.6-97.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,299 51 3.6 2.6- 5.0 1,248 96.4 95.0-97.4
Non-Hispanic Black 402 20 4.1 2.5- 6.8 382 95.9 93.2-97.5
Other 301 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 484 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 306 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 352 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 364 20 5.6 3.4- 9.0 344 94.4 91.0-96.6
65-74 284 21 5.9 3.7- 9.3 263 94.1 90.7-96.3
75+ 184 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 162 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 456 28 5.2 3.4- 7.8 428 94.8 92.2-96.6
Some Post-H.S. 502 16 2.6 1.5- 4.5 486 97.4 95.5-98.5
College Graduate 876 23 2.3 1.3- 3.8 853 97.7 96.2-98.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 171 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 251 20 6.5 3.9-10.5 231 93.5 89.5-96.1
$25,000- 34,999 166 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 218 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 271 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 584 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 488 54 9.9 7.2-13.5 434 90.1 86.5-92.8
No 1,433 21 1.5 0.9- 2.4 1,412 98.5 97.6-99.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 221 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,780 68 3.4 2.5- 4.5 1,712 96.6 95.5-97.5
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,169 32 2.3 1.5- 3.4 1,137 97.7 96.6-98.5
Regional City or Suburban County 447 20 4.5 2.6- 7.5 427 95.5 92.5-97.4
Rural 386 26 6.1 3.9- 9.5 360 93.9 90.5-96.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,157 19 1.6 1.0- 2.8 1,138 98.4 97.2-99.0
Unemployed 65 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 442 32 7.0 4.5-10.7 410 93.0 89.3-95.5
Unable to Work 145 21 12.2 7.6-19.1 124 87.8 80.9-92.4
Other not in Labor Force 178 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 124 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 220 21 7.7 4.7-12.4 199 92.3 87.6-95.3
151% to 200% 118 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,029 27 2.3 1.4- 3.6 1,002 97.7 96.4-98.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 96 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 600 30 4.4 2.8- 6.7 570 95.6 93.3-97.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,306 40 2.8 1.9- 4.1 1,266 97.2 95.9-98.1

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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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