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 4,792 421 7.5 6.6- 8.5 4,371 92.5 91.5-93.4
-Piedmont NC 1,953 129 6.1 5.0- 7.5 1,824 93.9 92.5-95.0
GENDER
Male 882 77 8.4 6.5-10.8 805 91.6 89.2-93.5
Female 1,071 52 4.1 3.0- 5.6 1,019 95.9 94.4-97.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,276 93 6.9 5.4- 8.7 1,183 93.1 91.3-94.6
Non-Hispanic Black 386 25 4.9 3.0- 7.9 361 95.1 92.1-97.0
Other 291 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 472 13 3.9 2.2- 6.7 459 96.1 93.3-97.8
35-44 293 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 341 18 4.7 2.7- 8.0 323 95.3 92.0-97.3
55-64 359 21 6.0 3.7- 9.8 338 94.0 90.2-96.3
65-74 278 28 10.5 6.9-15.6 250 89.5 84.4-93.1
75+ 184 43 23.1 16.5-31.4 141 76.9 68.6-83.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 157 20 10.9 6.7-17.2 137 89.1 82.8-93.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 439 26 5.8 3.7- 8.8 413 94.2 91.2-96.3
Some Post-H.S. 495 39 7.0 4.9- 9.8 456 93.0 90.2-95.1
College Graduate 859 44 3.7 2.7- 5.2 815 96.3 94.8-97.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 148 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 248 23 7.3 4.5-11.7 225 92.7 88.3-95.5
$25,000- 34,999 167 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 217 16 7.5 4.2-13.0 201 92.5 87.0-95.8
$50,000- 74,999 273 18 5.6 3.2- 9.6 255 94.4 90.4-96.8
$75,000+ 578 24 4.5 2.8- 7.0 554 95.5 93.0-97.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 493 129 25.4 21.1-30.3 364 74.6 69.7-78.9
No 1,436 *** *** *** 1,436 100 . - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 218 31 14.3 9.6-20.7 187 85.7 79.3-90.4
Non-Veteran 1,734 98 5.2 4.2- 6.6 1,636 94.8 93.4-95.8
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,140 72 5.8 4.4- 7.5 1,068 94.2 92.5-95.6
Regional City or Suburban County 440 24 6.0 3.8- 9.3 416 94.0 90.7-96.2
Rural 373 33 7.6 5.0-11.3 340 92.4 88.7-95.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,123 36 3.9 2.7- 5.6 1,087 96.1 94.4-97.3
Unemployed 65 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 440 66 14.3 10.8-18.6 374 85.7 81.4-89.2
Unable to Work 141 15 9.4 5.3-16.2 126 90.6 83.8-94.7
Other not in Labor Force 172 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 122 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 216 16 7.8 4.6-13.1 200 92.2 86.9-95.4
151% to 200% 119 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,024 56 5.0 3.7- 6.9 968 95.0 93.1-96.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 95 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 581 42 6.8 4.7- 9.7 539 93.2 90.3-95.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,277 79 5.6 4.3- 7.2 1,198 94.4 92.8-95.7

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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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