2017 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina**

Healthy Days

During the past 30 days, for about how many days did poor physical or mental health keep you from doing your
usual activities, such as self-care, work, or recreation?*

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  Total
Respond.^		 None 1-2 days 3-7 days 8-29 days 30 days
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,861 3,758 78.0 76.4-79.5 243 4.9 4.2- 5.8 287 5.9 5.1- 6.8 309 6.8 5.9- 7.9 264 4.4 3.8- 5.1
-Piedmont NC 2,000 1,585 79.7 77.5-81.7 112 5.2 4.2- 6.4 106 5.6 4.5- 7.0 118 6.1 4.9- 7.5 79 3.4 2.7- 4.4
GENDER
Male 909 746 82.1 79.1-84.8 47 4.8 3.4- 6.6 38 4.4 3.1- 6.2 43 5.1 3.6- 7.2 35 3.6 2.5- 5.1
Female 1,091 839 77.5 74.3-80.3 65 5.6 4.2- 7.3 68 6.7 5.0- 8.9 75 7.0 5.3- 9.1 44 3.3 2.3- 4.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,299 1,025 78.9 76.2-81.4 71 5.0 3.9- 6.5 75 6.0 4.7- 7.8 74 6.1 4.7- 8.0 54 3.8 2.9- 5.1
Non-Hispanic Black 398 320 82.2 77.4-86.1 20 4.9 2.9- 8.0 *** *** *** 25 6.3 4.0- 9.9 17 3.0 1.7- 5.1
Other 303 240 79.2 72.7-84.5 21 6.4 3.7-10.7 *** *** *** 19 5.4 3.1- 9.2 *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 484 374 78.9 74.5-82.8 45 7.7 5.5-10.6 39 7.9 5.5-11.3 19 4.2 2.6- 6.7 *** *** ***
35-44 306 254 83.6 77.9-88.0 22 5.4 3.4- 8.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 351 276 78.5 73.1-83.1 17 3.7 2.2- 6.2 17 5.9 3.5- 9.7 22 7.4 4.6-11.7 19 4.5 2.7- 7.3
55-64 362 274 75.1 69.3-80.1 22 7.4 4.6-11.8 *** *** *** 30 7.0 4.7-10.5 24 6.8 4.3-10.7
65-74 282 223 81.4 75.7-86.0 *** *** *** 17 5.6 3.2- 9.6 19 6.1 3.5-10.4 17 5.4 3.2- 8.8
75+ 185 157 82.3 74.5-88.1 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 159 111 69.0 59.9-76.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** 22 15.1 9.4-23.1 17 7.2 4.3-12.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 456 342 78.0 73.6-81.9 22 4.5 2.8- 7.1 32 6.6 4.5- 9.5 39 7.4 5.2-10.3 21 3.5 2.1- 5.6
Some Post-H.S. 502 404 82.1 78.1-85.5 23 4.2 2.7- 6.7 27 5.6 3.7- 8.4 25 4.2 2.7- 6.6 23 3.8 2.4- 6.0
College Graduate 877 722 82.6 79.6-85.2 63 7.4 5.6- 9.6 42 4.9 3.5- 6.9 32 3.5 2.4- 5.1 18 1.6 1.0- 2.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 171 99 59.1 50.0-67.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** 24 15.4 9.8-23.3 30 12.5 8.3-18.5
$15,000- 24,999 250 167 68.9 61.8-75.2 *** *** *** 19 8.0 4.7-13.1 34 11.9 8.1-17.2 16 6.6 3.8-11.1
$25,000- 34,999 167 137 84.0 76.6-89.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 218 171 78.9 71.6-84.7 15 6.2 3.4-10.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 272 227 85.7 80.6-89.7 19 6.1 3.6-10.1 14 4.7 2.6- 8.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 584 505 86.4 82.9-89.3 36 6.0 4.2- 8.5 21 4.0 2.4- 6.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 485 281 58.7 53.3-63.9 26 6.2 4.0- 9.5 32 6.6 4.4- 9.9 85 17.4 13.7-22.0 61 11.0 8.3-14.4
No 1,434 1,239 86.4 84.2-88.3 82 4.9 3.8- 6.2 67 5.0 3.8- 6.5 29 2.6 1.7- 3.9 17 1.1 0.7- 1.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 222 178 81.8 75.6-86.7 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,777 1,407 79.5 77.2-81.6 100 5.2 4.2- 6.5 94 5.6 4.4- 7.1 107 6.3 5.1- 7.9 69 3.3 2.6- 4.4
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,168 930 79.6 76.8-82.3 79 6.5 5.1- 8.3 62 5.9 4.4- 8.0 62 5.5 4.1- 7.2 35 2.4 1.7- 3.6
Regional City or Suburban County 448 351 80.5 75.9-84.4 17 3.2 1.9- 5.5 32 6.0 4.0- 8.9 27 6.2 3.9- 9.9 21 4.0 2.5- 6.3
Rural 384 304 78.7 73.4-83.1 16 3.8 2.1- 6.7 *** *** *** 29 7.8 5.1-11.8 23 5.9 3.8- 9.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,160 979 85.3 82.8-87.4 74 5.4 4.2- 6.9 61 5.4 4.0- 7.1 31 2.8 1.9- 4.2 15 1.2 0.7- 2.0
Unemployed 67 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 440 361 83.9 79.6-87.4 *** *** *** 21 4.4 2.7- 7.1 28 5.5 3.5- 8.4 23 5.3 3.3- 8.2
Unable to Work 141 51 37.4 28.3-47.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** 40 29.3 20.9-39.3 34 20.4 14.1-28.6
Other not in Labor Force 178 135 75.9 67.5-82.7 18 9.7 5.8-15.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 50 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 122 87 71.3 61.0-79.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 220 137 66.1 58.2-73.2 *** *** *** 16 8.1 4.7-13.7 31 13.4 8.6-20.2 22 8.2 5.0-13.0
151% to 200% 119 93 78.5 68.7-85.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,029 870 85.5 82.9-87.7 66 5.9 4.5- 7.6 46 4.6 3.3- 6.4 28 2.3 1.4- 3.5 19 1.8 1.1- 2.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 96 74 76.4 65.3-84.7 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 598 463 77.9 73.7-81.5 35 5.3 3.6- 7.7 31 4.8 3.2- 7.0 40 6.9 4.7-10.0 29 5.2 3.5- 7.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,306 1,048 80.8 78.1-83.2 76 5.3 4.1- 6.9 73 6.2 4.7- 8.1 69 5.5 4.2- 7.2 40 2.3 1.6- 3.2

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*Respondents who reported no mental and physical health problems in the past month were not asked this question, however, they are included in the 'None' category here.

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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