2017 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina**

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,715 781 19.8 18.3-21.4 3,934 80.2 78.6-81.7
-Piedmont NC 1,911 310 18.2 16.1-20.4 1,601 81.8 79.6-83.9
GENDER
Male 864 160 21.1 18.0-24.7 704 78.9 75.3-82.0
Female 1,047 150 15.4 12.9-18.3 897 84.6 81.7-87.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,253 201 18.6 16.0-21.4 1,052 81.4 78.6-84.0
Non-Hispanic Black 379 69 19.0 14.8-24.1 310 81.0 75.9-85.2
Other 279 40 14.4 10.2-20.0 239 85.6 80.0-89.8
AGE
18-34 463 124 27.4 22.9-32.4 339 72.6 67.6-77.1
35-44 286 56 22.2 16.8-28.8 230 77.8 71.2-83.2
45-54 335 56 17.5 13.2-22.8 279 82.5 77.2-86.8
55-64 349 43 12.8 9.2-17.5 306 87.2 82.5-90.8
65-74 275 25 7.6 5.0-11.5 250 92.4 88.5-95.0
75+ 178 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 153 21 15.3 9.5-23.6 132 84.7 76.4-90.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 425 100 25.2 20.7-30.4 325 74.8 69.6-79.3
Some Post-H.S. 489 104 21.4 17.5-25.9 385 78.6 74.1-82.5
College Graduate 841 85 10.4 8.3-13.0 756 89.6 87.0-91.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 146 30 20.2 13.7-28.8 116 79.8 71.2-86.3
$15,000- 24,999 243 52 22.7 17.0-29.7 191 77.3 70.3-83.0
$25,000- 34,999 164 40 29.0 21.0-38.6 124 71.0 61.4-79.0
$35,000- 49,999 214 32 21.0 14.5-29.5 182 79.0 70.5-85.5
$50,000- 74,999 266 44 17.5 12.8-23.5 222 82.5 76.5-87.2
$75,000+ 571 76 15.3 12.1-19.2 495 84.7 80.8-87.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 483 100 22.8 18.4-27.8 383 77.2 72.2-81.6
No 1,420 208 16.6 14.4-19.1 1,212 83.4 80.9-85.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 208 39 19.3 13.7-26.4 169 80.7 73.6-86.3
Non-Veteran 1,702 270 18.0 15.9-20.4 1,432 82.0 79.6-84.1
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,116 176 17.2 14.7-20.1 940 82.8 79.9-85.3
Regional City or Suburban County 431 70 18.1 14.0-23.0 361 81.9 77.0-86.0
Rural 364 64 21.3 16.4-27.2 300 78.7 72.8-83.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,104 208 21.3 18.5-24.3 896 78.7 75.7-81.5
Unemployed 62 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 432 25 4.8 3.0- 7.6 407 95.2 92.4-97.0
Unable to Work 135 36 26.5 18.4-36.6 99 73.5 63.4-81.6
Other not in Labor Force 167 23 13.2 8.4-20.2 144 86.8 79.8-91.6
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 121 23 18.8 12.2-27.7 98 81.2 72.3-87.8
101% to 150% 213 56 28.6 21.4-37.1 157 71.4 62.9-78.6
151% to 200% 117 18 17.6 10.5-27.9 99 82.4 72.1-89.5
More than 200% 1,006 145 17.1 14.4-20.1 861 82.9 79.9-85.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 93 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 568 95 19.4 15.6-23.9 473 80.6 76.1-84.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,250 198 17.3 14.9-20.0 1,052 82.7 80.0-85.1

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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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