2017 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina**

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  Total
Respond.^
Within the past year (<12 months) Within the past 2 years Within the past 5 years 5 or more years ago Never
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,865 3,788 75.0 73.3-76.6 451 10.1 9.0-11.3 310 7.4 6.5- 8.5 287 6.6 5.7- 7.7 29 0.9 0.5- 1.3
-Piedmont NC 1,992 1,509 74.0 71.6-76.2 217 11.3 9.7-13.0 142 7.5 6.3- 9.0 114 6.5 5.2- 8.0 *** *** ***
GENDER
Male 903 637 68.7 65.1-72.2 113 13.7 11.2-16.7 75 8.3 6.5-10.6 69 7.8 6.0-10.1 *** *** ***
Female 1,089 872 78.7 75.6-81.6 104 9.0 7.3-11.1 67 6.8 5.2- 8.8 45 5.3 3.7- 7.5 *** *** ***
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,294 981 73.6 70.6-76.3 135 10.8 9.0-13.0 99 8.1 6.5- 9.9 74 6.9 5.3- 9.0 *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Black 396 317 78.1 72.8-82.6 46 12.4 9.0-16.8 17 4.6 2.7- 7.7 15 4.7 2.7- 8.1 *** *** ***
Other 302 211 68.7 61.7-75.0 36 11.5 7.7-16.7 26 9.8 6.1-15.3 25 7.5 4.7-11.7 *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 480 294 62.5 57.4-67.4 80 16.7 13.2-21.1 61 11.4 8.6-15.0 41 8.1 5.8-11.3 *** *** ***
35-44 302 208 68.0 61.6-73.8 45 15.4 11.3-20.6 25 7.8 5.2-11.7 22 8.2 5.0-13.2 *** *** ***
45-54 353 273 79.8 74.7-84.1 38 8.7 6.0-12.5 24 6.1 4.0- 9.3 16 4.6 2.6- 7.9 *** *** ***
55-64 362 290 77.6 71.8-82.5 30 7.7 5.1-11.4 22 7.7 4.8-12.0 20 7.0 4.1-11.7 *** *** ***
65-74 282 253 88.7 82.7-92.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 185 170 90.1 83.3-94.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 160 109 66.8 57.7-74.8 19 11.7 7.0-19.0 *** *** *** 18 12.3 7.2-20.1 *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 452 339 75.4 70.6-79.6 41 8.6 6.1-11.9 29 7.0 4.7-10.1 39 7.9 5.6-11.2 *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 501 387 74.9 70.2-79.0 53 11.4 8.5-15.2 33 7.5 5.3-10.6 27 5.9 3.9- 8.9 *** *** ***
College Graduate 874 670 74.7 71.3-77.9 103 13.0 10.6-15.8 70 8.3 6.5-10.6 30 3.7 2.5- 5.3 *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 172 119 65.4 56.0-73.7 17 9.5 5.3-16.2 *** *** *** 21 14.3 8.6-22.7 *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 251 182 70.9 63.6-77.2 21 8.5 5.3-13.5 21 8.1 5.0-13.0 22 10.0 6.2-15.8 *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 164 106 63.4 54.3-71.6 22 13.1 8.3-20.0 18 11.9 7.1-19.2 17 10.1 5.9-16.9 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 217 180 77.8 69.4-84.4 19 13.3 8.1-21.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 273 214 78.1 72.0-83.2 28 9.0 5.8-13.6 17 7.1 4.3-11.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 582 451 76.8 72.6-80.6 74 13.0 10.1-16.5 38 6.3 4.4- 8.9 19 3.9 2.4- 6.4 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 488 378 73.8 68.6-78.5 43 8.4 5.9-11.7 23 4.9 3.2- 7.6 38 10.8 7.5-15.5 *** *** ***
No 1,426 1,075 74.3 71.6-76.9 160 11.9 10.0-14.1 114 8.2 6.7-10.0 73 5.1 4.0- 6.7 *** *** ***
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 219 184 82.8 75.9-88.0 19 8.9 5.3-14.7 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,772 1,325 73.1 70.5-75.5 198 11.5 9.9-13.4 130 7.6 6.3- 9.2 109 6.9 5.6- 8.6 *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,162 863 72.5 69.4-75.5 145 12.8 10.7-15.2 85 7.8 6.1- 9.8 62 5.9 4.5- 7.9 *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 448 346 76.9 72.0-81.2 40 8.4 5.8-11.9 39 8.3 5.9-11.6 22 6.1 3.7- 9.7 *** *** ***
Rural 382 300 74.3 68.3-79.5 32 10.5 7.0-15.4 18 5.5 3.2- 9.3 30 8.9 5.9-13.3 *** *** ***
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,152 830 71.2 68.1-74.2 145 12.9 10.8-15.4 96 8.2 6.6-10.2 75 6.8 5.3- 8.8 *** *** ***
Unemployed 66 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 443 400 89.9 85.8-92.9 23 4.3 2.7- 6.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 142 115 73.2 62.7-81.7 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 176 109 65.0 56.3-72.7 35 17.8 12.3-25.0 21 12.1 7.4-19.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 50 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 124 82 65.3 54.6-74.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** 18 15.8 9.1-26.1 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 219 154 67.3 59.1-74.6 22 11.7 7.2-18.5 18 8.3 4.9-13.8 22 10.5 6.2-17.2 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 118 86 71.4 61.0-80.0 *** *** *** 15 11.3 6.4-19.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,026 809 77.6 74.5-80.5 114 11.6 9.4-14.2 62 6.2 4.7- 8.1 39 4.2 3.0- 6.0 *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 94 75 79.6 68.3-87.7 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 598 457 72.3 67.7-76.6 59 11.3 8.5-15.0 44 8.1 5.9-11.0 36 7.8 5.3-11.3 *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,300 977 74.4 71.5-77.1 150 11.4 9.5-13.6 96 7.5 6.0- 9.4 69 5.7 4.3- 7.4 *** *** ***

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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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