2017 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina**

HIV/AIDS

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,359 1,775 45.0 43.1-47.0 2,584 55.0 53.0-56.9
-Piedmont NC 1,767 787 46.5 43.7-49.2 980 53.5 50.8-56.3
GENDER
Male 787 330 43.5 39.4-47.6 457 56.5 52.4-60.6
Female 980 457 49.1 45.4-52.9 523 50.9 47.1-54.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,152 422 38.5 35.3-41.8 730 61.5 58.2-64.7
Non-Hispanic Black 358 216 61.7 55.5-67.5 142 38.3 32.5-44.5
Other 257 149 61.2 53.7-68.2 108 38.8 31.8-46.3
AGE
18-34 429 229 54.4 48.9-59.9 200 45.6 40.1-51.1
35-44 260 173 66.1 59.1-72.5 87 33.9 27.5-40.9
45-54 313 190 59.3 52.7-65.6 123 40.7 34.4-47.3
55-64 329 122 33.4 27.8-39.6 207 66.6 60.4-72.2
65-74 254 53 21.7 16.1-28.6 201 78.3 71.4-83.9
75+ 160 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 142 64 45.4 36.0-55.1 78 54.6 44.9-64.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 394 172 46.1 40.4-51.9 222 53.9 48.1-59.6
Some Post-H.S. 448 192 45.3 40.1-50.6 256 54.7 49.4-59.9
College Graduate 781 359 48.5 44.5-52.4 422 51.5 47.6-55.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 140 72 47.0 37.5-56.8 68 53.0 43.2-62.5
$15,000- 24,999 220 111 54.1 46.1-61.9 109 45.9 38.1-53.9
$25,000- 34,999 152 69 50.3 40.8-59.7 83 49.7 40.3-59.2
$35,000- 49,999 203 96 48.2 40.1-56.4 107 51.8 43.6-59.9
$50,000- 74,999 253 102 42.1 35.0-49.6 151 57.9 50.4-65.0
$75,000+ 531 242 48.0 43.0-53.0 289 52.0 47.0-57.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 445 191 43.0 37.5-48.7 254 57.0 51.3-62.5
No 1,314 591 47.5 44.2-50.7 723 52.5 49.3-55.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 189 101 55.9 47.8-63.7 88 44.1 36.3-52.2
Non-Veteran 1,577 686 45.5 42.6-48.5 891 54.5 51.5-57.4
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,037 500 49.7 46.1-53.3 537 50.3 46.7-53.9
Regional City or Suburban County 398 155 40.8 35.1-46.7 243 59.2 53.3-64.9
Rural 332 132 44.2 37.7-51.0 200 55.8 49.0-62.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,024 532 53.0 49.4-56.6 492 47.0 43.4-50.6
Unemployed 61 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 396 73 19.1 14.8-24.2 323 80.9 75.8-85.2
Unable to Work 123 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 154 72 49.0 39.6-58.6 82 51.0 41.4-60.4
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 48 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 114 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 195 102 51.2 42.6-59.6 93 48.8 40.4-57.4
151% to 200% 107 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 943 407 45.8 42.1-49.7 536 54.2 50.3-57.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 81 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 522 215 43.8 38.8-48.9 307 56.2 51.1-61.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,164 542 48.0 44.6-51.4 622 52.0 48.6-55.4

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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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