2017 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina**

Chronic Health Conditions

Summary Index of Chronic Health Conditions*

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  Total
Respond.^		 No chronic disease 1 chronic disease 2+ chronic diseases
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,908 2,087 47.3 45.5-49.2 1,269 25.8 24.2-27.4 1,552 26.9 25.3-28.5
-Piedmont NC 2,009 959 49.7 47.1-52.3 526 26.5 24.2-28.9 524 23.8 21.7-26.0
GENDER
Male 912 476 54.8 51.0-58.5 234 24.8 21.6-28.2 202 20.5 17.6-23.6
Female 1,097 483 45.1 41.6-48.7 292 28.0 24.8-31.5 322 26.8 23.8-30.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,302 565 45.7 42.5-48.9 359 26.9 24.1-29.8 378 27.4 24.7-30.3
Non-Hispanic Black 402 202 53.0 47.1-58.8 105 27.6 22.5-33.4 95 19.4 15.4-24.1
Other 305 192 64.6 57.4-71.1 62 22.6 16.7-29.7 51 12.9 9.3-17.5
AGE
18-34 485 343 70.2 65.1-74.8 110 23.8 19.5-28.8 32 6.0 4.1- 8.7
35-44 306 201 63.6 57.0-69.7 67 22.5 17.5-28.4 38 13.9 9.6-19.7
45-54 354 169 45.0 39.0-51.2 107 32.8 27.2-39.1 78 22.1 17.4-27.7
55-64 365 139 37.7 32.1-43.7 102 27.6 22.5-33.3 124 34.7 29.2-40.7
65-74 284 63 23.3 17.8-29.8 77 26.9 21.2-33.4 144 49.9 43.0-56.8
75+ 187 27 11.4 7.5-16.9 58 30.3 22.8-39.0 102 58.3 49.6-66.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 163 61 38.4 30.2-47.3 31 20.7 14.0-29.5 71 40.9 32.5-49.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 458 190 45.6 40.3-51.0 134 31.2 26.3-36.5 134 23.2 19.3-27.6
Some Post-H.S. 504 227 49.8 44.8-54.8 122 23.9 19.9-28.5 155 26.3 22.3-30.6
College Graduate 878 476 57.2 53.5-60.9 239 27.8 24.5-31.3 163 15.0 12.7-17.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 172 57 37.6 29.3-46.8 40 20.7 14.8-28.3 75 41.6 33.3-50.5
$15,000- 24,999 252 80 34.8 28.1-42.3 73 31.0 24.2-38.8 99 34.1 27.6-41.3
$25,000- 34,999 167 83 52.5 43.4-61.4 36 22.9 15.7-32.1 48 24.6 18.0-32.6
$35,000- 49,999 218 101 49.4 41.5-57.3 58 27.6 21.2-35.2 59 23.0 17.2-30.0
$50,000- 74,999 273 135 51.9 44.8-58.9 72 26.5 20.7-33.3 66 21.6 16.5-27.7
$75,000+ 584 328 57.7 53.0-62.3 165 27.6 23.6-32.0 91 14.6 11.7-18.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 494 100 22.1 18.0-26.9 122 25.7 21.2-30.9 272 52.2 46.8-57.5
No 1,434 814 58.3 55.2-61.3 388 27.2 24.5-30.1 232 14.5 12.6-16.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 222 89 43.2 36.0-50.8 63 27.3 21.2-34.5 70 29.4 23.2-36.5
Non-Veteran 1,786 870 50.5 47.7-53.2 463 26.4 24.0-29.0 453 23.1 20.9-25.5
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,175 595 53.0 49.7-56.4 315 27.4 24.4-30.5 265 19.6 17.2-22.3
Regional City or Suburban County 448 199 47.0 41.5-52.5 113 24.1 19.8-28.9 136 28.9 24.3-34.1
Rural 386 165 43.1 37.2-49.3 98 27.2 21.7-33.4 123 29.7 24.6-35.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,160 701 61.4 58.1-64.7 298 26.4 23.5-29.5 161 12.2 10.3-14.4
Unemployed 67 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 444 96 22.9 18.5-28.1 138 29.7 24.9-35.1 210 47.3 41.8-52.9
Unable to Work 145 *** *** *** 30 20.3 13.8-28.9 108 75.1 66.1-82.3
Other not in Labor Force 178 113 62.7 53.6-71.1 41 24.7 17.4-33.8 24 12.5 7.9-19.3
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 51 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 124 44 33.8 24.9-44.1 *** *** *** 40 30.5 22.1-40.6
101% to 150% 220 69 34.3 27.0-42.4 48 22.1 16.0-29.6 103 43.7 36.0-51.7
151% to 200% 119 *** *** *** 33 24.3 16.7-34.0 38 28.4 20.1-38.5
More than 200% 1,031 533 53.8 50.2-57.4 280 27.7 24.5-31.0 218 18.5 16.0-21.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 96 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 601 271 46.1 41.4-50.9 143 24.8 20.9-29.2 187 29.0 25.0-33.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,312 652 52.2 49.0-55.4 357 27.2 24.4-30.2 303 20.6 18.2-23.3

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*The index consists of heart disease (heart attack/stoke/angina), current asthma, skin cancer,
other cancer, COPD, arthritis, depression, kidney disease and diabetes.

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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