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 4,752 411 7.4 6.5- 8.4 4,341 92.6 91.6-93.5
-Piedmont NC 1,934 126 5.9 4.7- 7.2 1,808 94.1 92.8-95.3
GENDER
Male 875 48 5.0 3.6- 6.8 827 95.0 93.2-96.4
Female 1,059 78 6.6 5.0- 8.7 981 93.4 91.3-95.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,264 79 5.6 4.3- 7.3 1,185 94.4 92.7-95.7
Non-Hispanic Black 382 25 5.7 3.6- 8.9 357 94.3 91.1-96.4
Other 288 22 7.4 4.4-12.1 266 92.6 87.9-95.6
AGE
18-34 467 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 292 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 339 26 7.2 4.6-11.0 313 92.8 89.0-95.4
55-64 354 36 8.9 6.1-12.8 318 91.1 87.2-93.9
65-74 275 20 6.8 4.1-11.2 255 93.2 88.8-95.9
75+ 181 21 14.1 8.5-22.4 160 85.9 77.6-91.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 155 29 16.6 10.9-24.6 126 83.4 75.4-89.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 435 42 7.7 5.4-10.7 393 92.3 89.3-94.6
Some Post-H.S. 493 26 3.6 2.4- 5.5 467 96.4 94.5-97.6
College Graduate 848 29 2.5 1.7- 3.8 819 97.5 96.2-98.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 147 36 21.7 15.0-30.3 111 78.3 69.7-85.0
$15,000- 24,999 245 29 9.1 5.9-13.6 216 90.9 86.4-94.1
$25,000- 34,999 167 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 215 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 272 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 574 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 490 126 24.1 19.8-28.9 364 75.9 71.1-80.2
No 1,436 *** *** *** 1,436 100 . - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 212 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,721 113 5.8 4.6- 7.2 1,608 94.2 92.8-95.4
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,132 64 4.9 3.7- 6.6 1,068 95.1 93.4-96.3
Regional City or Suburban County 434 29 6.2 3.9- 9.8 405 93.8 90.2-96.1
Rural 368 33 8.3 5.7-11.9 335 91.7 88.1-94.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,117 24 2.0 1.3- 3.1 1,093 98.0 96.9-98.7
Unemployed 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 435 37 8.3 5.6-12.1 398 91.7 87.9-94.4
Unable to Work 137 53 36.9 27.8-47.0 84 63.1 53.0-72.2
Other not in Labor Force 169 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 121 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 215 35 14.7 9.7-21.7 180 85.3 78.3-90.3
151% to 200% 119 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,017 32 2.9 2.0- 4.2 985 97.1 95.8-98.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 93 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 574 43 7.1 5.0-10.0 531 92.9 90.0-95.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,267 71 4.9 3.7- 6.5 1,196 95.1 93.5-96.3

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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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