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 4,754 560 11.3 10.1-12.5 4,194 88.7 87.5-89.9
-Piedmont NC 1,937 180 9.4 7.9-11.1 1,757 90.6 88.9-92.1
GENDER
Male 878 74 8.4 6.5-10.8 804 91.6 89.2-93.5
Female 1,059 106 10.3 8.2-12.8 953 89.7 87.2-91.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,269 105 9.0 7.2-11.1 1,164 91.0 88.9-92.8
Non-Hispanic Black 381 38 8.7 6.0-12.4 343 91.3 87.6-94.0
Other 287 37 12.8 8.9-18.0 250 87.2 82.0-91.1
AGE
18-34 467 43 8.8 6.3-12.3 424 91.2 87.7-93.7
35-44 291 23 8.1 4.9-13.2 268 91.9 86.8-95.1
45-54 341 39 11.9 8.3-16.7 302 88.1 83.3-91.7
55-64 354 39 10.5 7.3-14.8 315 89.5 85.2-92.7
65-74 278 22 9.9 6.1-15.7 256 90.1 84.3-93.9
75+ 180 14 7.1 4.0-12.3 166 92.9 87.7-96.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 154 34 21.3 14.8-29.8 120 78.7 70.2-85.2
H.S. or G.E.D. 439 66 13.8 10.6-17.9 373 86.2 82.1-89.4
Some Post-H.S. 491 40 6.9 4.9- 9.7 451 93.1 90.3-95.1
College Graduate 850 40 3.7 2.6- 5.3 810 96.3 94.7-97.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 146 37 24.9 17.5-34.0 109 75.1 66.0-82.5
$15,000- 24,999 247 41 15.7 11.1-21.7 206 84.3 78.3-88.9
$25,000- 34,999 166 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 215 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 272 19 5.9 3.4- 9.9 253 94.1 90.1-96.6
$75,000+ 577 20 3.1 1.9- 5.0 557 96.9 95.0-98.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 491 180 38.8 33.6-44.2 311 61.2 55.8-66.4
No 1,436 *** *** *** 1,436 100 . - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 216 22 12.1 7.7-18.5 194 87.9 81.5-92.3
Non-Veteran 1,720 157 9.0 7.5-10.8 1,563 91.0 89.2-92.5
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,132 108 9.6 7.7-11.9 1,024 90.4 88.1-92.3
Regional City or Suburban County 437 39 8.9 6.1-12.7 398 91.1 87.3-93.9
Rural 368 33 9.2 6.3-13.4 335 90.8 86.6-93.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,119 69 6.0 4.6- 7.9 1,050 94.0 92.1-95.4
Unemployed 63 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 436 28 6.3 4.1- 9.5 408 93.7 90.5-95.9
Unable to Work 138 61 44.5 34.8-54.6 77 55.5 45.4-65.2
Other not in Labor Force 169 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 121 24 20.3 13.2-29.8 97 79.7 70.2-86.8
101% to 150% 215 39 19.7 13.6-27.6 176 80.3 72.4-86.4
151% to 200% 119 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,019 49 4.1 3.0- 5.7 970 95.9 94.3-97.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 95 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 574 54 9.9 7.3-13.3 520 90.1 86.7-92.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,268 116 9.0 7.2-11.1 1,152 91.0 88.9-92.8

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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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