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 4,760 906 15.4 14.2-16.7 3,854 84.6 83.3-85.8
-Piedmont NC 1,942 270 12.8 11.2-14.7 1,672 87.2 85.3-88.8
GENDER
Male 878 106 11.3 9.2-13.9 772 88.7 86.1-90.8
Female 1,064 164 14.2 11.8-17.0 900 85.8 83.0-88.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,271 175 12.6 10.6-14.8 1,096 87.4 85.2-89.4
Non-Hispanic Black 383 67 15.7 11.9-20.5 316 84.3 79.5-88.1
Other 288 28 9.1 5.9-13.8 260 90.9 86.2-94.1
AGE
18-34 467 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 292 15 8.0 4.5-13.9 277 92.0 86.1-95.5
45-54 340 53 14.4 10.8-19.1 287 85.6 80.9-89.2
55-64 356 65 18.8 14.3-24.3 291 81.2 75.7-85.7
65-74 278 61 21.2 15.9-27.6 217 78.8 72.4-84.1
75+ 183 62 35.6 27.5-44.5 121 64.4 55.5-72.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 155 43 25.8 18.7-34.5 112 74.2 65.5-81.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 439 90 16.5 13.1-20.7 349 83.5 79.3-86.9
Some Post-H.S. 493 73 12.2 9.5-15.6 420 87.8 84.4-90.5
College Graduate 852 64 5.6 4.2- 7.2 788 94.4 92.8-95.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 146 53 35.6 26.9-45.4 93 64.4 54.6-73.1
$15,000- 24,999 247 67 22.9 17.6-29.2 180 77.1 70.8-82.4
$25,000- 34,999 167 26 16.2 10.3-24.4 141 83.8 75.6-89.7
$35,000- 49,999 215 27 12.1 7.4-19.0 188 87.9 81.0-92.6
$50,000- 74,999 272 21 5.8 3.5- 9.3 251 94.2 90.7-96.5
$75,000+ 577 31 5.2 3.4- 7.9 546 94.8 92.1-96.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 493 270 52.8 47.4-58.2 223 47.2 41.8-52.6
No 1,436 *** *** *** 1,436 100 . - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 214 40 19.4 13.9-26.3 174 80.6 73.7-86.1
Non-Veteran 1,727 230 12.1 10.4-14.1 1,497 87.9 85.9-89.6
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,135 128 10.4 8.5-12.7 1,007 89.6 87.3-91.5
Regional City or Suburban County 437 68 12.8 9.6-16.7 369 87.2 83.3-90.4
Rural 370 74 20.9 16.2-26.5 296 79.1 73.5-83.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,121 45 3.8 2.7- 5.4 1,076 96.2 94.6-97.3
Unemployed 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 439 111 24.6 20.1-29.8 328 75.4 70.2-79.9
Unable to Work 138 91 63.2 53.2-72.2 47 36.8 27.8-46.8
Other not in Labor Force 168 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 122 25 21.5 13.9-31.8 97 78.5 68.2-86.1
101% to 150% 215 67 28.3 21.6-36.0 148 71.7 64.0-78.4
151% to 200% 119 22 17.1 10.8-26.0 97 82.9 74.0-89.2
More than 200% 1,020 83 7.5 5.8- 9.7 937 92.5 90.3-94.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 95 22 21.0 13.4-31.4 73 79.0 68.6-86.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 577 94 16.5 13.1-20.6 483 83.5 79.4-86.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,270 154 10.6 8.9-12.7 1,116 89.4 87.3-91.1

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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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