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 4,765 261 4.5 3.8- 5.3 4,504 95.5 94.7-96.2
-Piedmont NC 1,940 81 3.9 3.0- 5.1 1,859 96.1 94.9-97.0
GENDER
Male 878 33 3.7 2.5- 5.3 845 96.3 94.7-97.5
Female 1,062 48 4.1 2.9- 5.9 1,014 95.9 94.1-97.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,269 46 3.0 2.2- 4.1 1,223 97.0 95.9-97.8
Non-Hispanic Black 383 25 6.4 3.9-10.1 358 93.6 89.9-96.1
Other 288 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 467 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 292 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 340 20 6.1 3.7- 9.8 320 93.9 90.2-96.3
55-64 355 24 7.1 4.4-11.3 331 92.9 88.7-95.6
65-74 277 16 4.1 2.3- 7.1 261 95.9 92.9-97.7
75+ 183 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 155 19 10.3 6.3-16.3 136 89.7 83.7-93.7
H.S. or G.E.D. 438 25 4.5 2.9- 6.9 413 95.5 93.1-97.1
Some Post-H.S. 493 19 3.5 2.1- 5.9 474 96.5 94.1-97.9
College Graduate 851 18 1.5 0.9- 2.5 833 98.5 97.5-99.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 147 23 15.4 9.5-23.9 124 84.6 76.1-90.5
$15,000- 24,999 246 23 8.3 5.3-13.0 223 91.7 87.0-94.7
$25,000- 34,999 167 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 215 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 272 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 576 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 492 81 16.1 12.6-20.4 411 83.9 79.6-87.4
No 1,436 *** *** *** 1,436 100 . - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 214 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,725 69 3.7 2.8- 4.9 1,656 96.3 95.1-97.2
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,135 36 3.1 2.1- 4.7 1,099 96.9 95.3-97.9
Regional City or Suburban County 435 21 3.7 2.3- 6.0 414 96.3 94.0-97.7
Rural 370 24 6.8 4.4-10.4 346 93.2 89.6-95.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,120 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unemployed 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 437 23 4.3 2.7- 6.8 414 95.7 93.2-97.3
Unable to Work 138 38 26.9 19.1-36.5 100 73.1 63.5-80.9
Other not in Labor Force 169 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 122 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 215 23 9.5 5.8-15.1 192 90.5 84.9-94.2
151% to 200% 119 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,019 20 2.1 1.3- 3.5 999 97.9 96.5-98.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 95 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 576 33 5.7 3.9- 8.3 543 94.3 91.7-96.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,269 40 2.9 2.0- 4.3 1,229 97.1 95.7-98.0

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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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