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 3,801 139 4.8 3.9- 6.0 3,662 95.2 94.0-96.1
-Piedmont NC 1,412 56 4.9 3.6- 6.6 1,356 95.1 93.4-96.4
GENDER
Male 626 43 8.1 5.8-11.2 583 91.9 88.8-94.2
Female 786 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 931 27 3.8 2.5- 5.8 904 96.2 94.2-97.5
Non-Hispanic Black 294 17 6.0 3.5-10.2 277 94.0 89.8-96.5
Other 187 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 260 15 6.2 3.4-10.9 245 93.8 89.1-96.6
35-44 191 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 265 20 8.0 4.8-12.8 245 92.0 87.2-95.2
55-64 295 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 227 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 160 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 129 13 12.1 6.8-20.7 116 87.9 79.3-93.2
H.S. or G.E.D. 317 15 4.7 2.6- 8.3 302 95.3 91.7-97.4
Some Post-H.S. 391 15 3.9 2.2- 6.7 376 96.1 93.3-97.8
College Graduate 574 13 2.7 1.5- 4.8 561 97.3 95.2-98.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 115 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 178 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 130 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 158 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 196 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 397 15 3.4 1.9- 6.1 382 96.6 93.9-98.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 389 20 6.9 4.2-11.2 369 93.1 88.8-95.8
No 1,018 36 4.2 2.9- 6.0 982 95.8 94.0-97.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 155 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,257 46 4.6 3.4- 6.4 1,211 95.4 93.6-96.6
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 771 27 3.8 2.5- 5.8 744 96.2 94.2-97.5
Regional City or Suburban County 334 14 4.4 2.4- 7.7 320 95.6 92.3-97.6
Rural 307 15 8.4 4.8-14.2 292 91.6 85.8-95.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 771 40 5.7 4.0- 8.0 731 94.3 92.0-96.0
Unemployed 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 362 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 114 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 113 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 97 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 174 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 91 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 768 26 3.5 2.3- 5.4 742 96.5 94.6-97.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 82 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 466 16 5.4 3.2- 9.0 450 94.6 91.0-96.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 864 37 4.4 3.0- 6.4 827 95.6 93.6-97.0

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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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