2017 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina**

Health Status

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  Total
Respond.^		 Excellent Very good Good Fair Poor
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,889 857 18.0 16.7-19.5 1,486 31.0 29.3-32.7 1,549 31.9 30.2-33.7 686 13.7 12.4-15.1 311 5.3 4.6- 6.2
-Piedmont NC 2,002 394 19.1 17.2-21.3 665 33.0 30.6-35.5 617 31.2 28.8-33.7 241 12.2 10.5-14.1 85 4.4 3.4- 5.7
GENDER
Male 906 179 19.5 16.6-22.8 310 33.6 30.1-37.3 276 30.5 27.1-34.1 101 11.4 9.1-14.2 40 4.9 3.5- 6.9
Female 1,096 215 18.8 16.2-21.6 355 32.5 29.2-35.9 341 31.8 28.6-35.3 140 12.9 10.7-15.5 45 4.0 2.7- 5.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,299 289 20.5 18.1-23.2 465 36.8 33.8-39.9 364 27.9 25.2-30.8 124 9.6 7.9-11.7 57 5.2 3.8- 7.0
Non-Hispanic Black 401 56 16.5 12.4-21.5 101 23.2 18.6-28.5 166 40.8 35.1-46.7 61 16.1 12.1-21.3 17 3.4 2.0- 5.7
Other 302 49 16.6 12.0-22.6 99 31.0 25.1-37.6 87 31.2 24.7-38.6 56 18.5 13.7-24.5 *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 483 121 24.3 20.1-29.1 186 36.9 32.0-42.0 134 28.6 24.0-33.7 38 9.6 6.8-13.5 *** *** ***
35-44 305 72 22.8 18.0-28.5 105 34.0 28.2-40.4 86 27.9 22.5-34.0 36 11.4 7.8-16.3 *** *** ***
45-54 351 57 15.3 11.4-20.2 113 31.5 26.1-37.4 118 34.0 28.4-40.1 47 14.1 10.2-19.2 16 5.1 2.9- 8.8
55-64 363 70 16.9 13.0-21.6 115 32.5 27.1-38.4 103 30.7 25.3-36.6 48 11.9 8.6-16.3 27 8.0 5.2-12.1
65-74 283 45 16.7 12.0-22.6 88 28.7 23.0-35.1 96 35.5 29.1-42.5 37 12.0 8.4-16.9 *** *** ***
75+ 187 20 7.1 4.2-11.7 49 27.4 20.1-36.1 70 35.1 27.5-43.5 33 21.8 15.0-30.6 15 8.7 4.8-15.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 161 *** *** *** 26 17.0 11.4-24.5 54 33.6 25.5-42.7 43 23.4 16.9-31.3 28 17.3 11.4-25.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 454 58 15.1 11.5-19.6 119 28.9 24.3-33.9 161 33.4 28.5-38.7 92 18.6 14.7-23.2 24 4.0 2.6- 6.2
Some Post-H.S. 503 79 16.9 13.3-21.1 170 35.6 30.9-40.6 172 33.3 28.9-38.1 69 11.6 8.9-15.1 *** *** ***
College Graduate 878 245 28.6 25.3-32.0 348 40.0 36.4-43.7 229 26.5 23.2-29.9 36 3.3 2.3- 4.7 20 1.7 1.0- 2.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 171 16 10.4 6.1-17.1 24 15.7 10.2-23.3 54 34.7 26.6-43.9 47 22.5 16.3-30.3 30 16.7 11.1-24.3
$15,000- 24,999 249 25 11.5 7.5-17.3 56 21.4 16.0-28.1 85 33.9 27.0-41.7 64 24.7 19.0-31.5 19 8.4 4.9-13.9
$25,000- 34,999 164 26 14.9 9.4-23.0 42 28.1 20.6-37.1 62 38.0 29.6-47.2 28 14.1 9.2-21.0 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 218 36 18.5 12.7-26.1 75 33.4 26.5-41.1 77 33.6 26.8-41.2 23 9.9 6.0-15.9 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 272 55 18.5 13.7-24.5 116 42.8 36.0-49.8 78 29.4 23.3-36.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 585 176 28.9 24.9-33.3 247 42.4 37.7-47.1 143 24.3 20.5-28.6 18 4.3 2.6- 7.2 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 489 39 9.3 6.4-13.3 80 16.3 12.8-20.4 175 34.0 29.1-39.2 124 25.2 20.8-30.3 71 15.3 11.6-19.8
No 1,433 346 22.8 20.4-25.4 560 38.6 35.7-41.7 412 29.5 26.8-32.5 104 8.0 6.4- 9.9 *** *** ***
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 223 47 21.6 16.0-28.6 66 28.9 22.6-36.0 72 31.5 25.0-38.8 28 14.1 9.5-20.5 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,778 347 18.9 16.8-21.1 599 33.5 30.9-36.1 545 31.2 28.7-33.8 212 11.9 10.2-13.9 75 4.5 3.4- 5.9
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,171 228 19.0 16.5-21.7 406 33.8 30.7-37.0 380 34.0 30.8-37.3 118 10.4 8.5-12.7 39 2.9 2.0- 4.1
Regional City or Suburban County 449 96 22.7 18.3-27.7 143 32.6 27.7-37.9 125 24.2 20.0-28.9 58 13.5 10.1-17.9 27 7.1 4.5-11.0
Rural 382 70 14.5 11.0-18.7 116 31.1 25.8-37.1 112 32.6 26.9-38.9 65 16.0 12.1-20.8 19 5.8 3.4- 9.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,159 271 22.4 19.7-25.3 441 36.6 33.5-39.9 346 31.0 28.0-34.3 87 8.7 6.8-11.0 *** *** ***
Unemployed 67 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 443 73 16.6 12.7-21.3 126 30.2 25.2-35.7 160 33.0 28.1-38.3 63 15.2 11.5-19.8 21 5.1 2.9- 8.7
Unable to Work 141 *** *** *** *** *** *** 37 29.7 21.5-39.6 51 29.3 21.6-38.4 41 31.8 23.2-42.0
Other not in Labor Force 177 36 16.9 11.8-23.7 66 37.1 28.9-46.0 49 32.3 24.2-41.7 24 13.0 8.4-19.6 *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 51 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 123 16 14.3 8.6-22.7 21 13.1 8.0-20.8 *** *** *** 34 26.4 18.4-36.2 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 216 19 12.2 7.2-19.9 51 25.5 19.0-33.3 76 33.4 26.5-41.2 44 16.0 11.3-22.1 26 12.9 8.1-20.0
151% to 200% 118 15 13.9 8.0-23.1 27 21.6 14.4-31.0 47 38.7 29.0-49.3 21 18.2 11.5-27.8 *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,029 248 22.8 20.0-26.0 418 41.3 37.7-44.9 288 28.1 25.0-31.4 65 6.9 5.1- 9.3 *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 96 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 19 19.0 12.0-28.8 *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 598 96 15.7 12.6-19.5 186 30.4 26.3-34.9 193 31.2 27.0-35.7 88 15.8 12.4-19.9 35 6.8 4.6-10.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,308 287 21.4 18.9-24.1 452 34.3 31.3-37.4 391 30.9 28.0-34.1 134 10.1 8.3-12.2 44 3.3 2.3- 4.7

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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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