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 4,894 4,283 84.9 83.4-86.3 611 15.1 13.7-16.6
-Piedmont NC 2,007 1,766 86.1 84.1-87.9 241 13.9 12.1-15.9
GENDER
Male 912 800 85.6 82.4-88.2 112 14.4 11.8-17.6
Female 1,095 966 86.6 83.8-89.0 129 13.4 11.0-16.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,301 1,221 92.1 90.0-93.9 80 7.9 6.1-10.0
Non-Hispanic Black 401 344 83.6 78.4-87.7 57 16.4 12.3-21.6
Other 305 201 60.0 52.8-66.8 104 40.0 33.2-47.2
AGE
18-34 483 406 79.9 75.0-84.1 77 20.1 15.9-25.0
35-44 306 248 80.8 75.0-85.5 58 19.2 14.5-25.0
45-54 354 302 87.4 83.1-90.7 52 12.6 9.3-16.9
55-64 365 317 86.0 81.0-89.8 48 14.0 10.2-19.0
65-74 284 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 186 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 163 104 65.4 56.5-73.3 59 34.6 26.7-43.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 459 360 77.7 72.8-81.9 99 22.3 18.1-27.2
Some Post-H.S. 501 454 90.8 87.5-93.3 47 9.2 6.7-12.5
College Graduate 878 842 96.3 94.6-97.5 36 3.7 2.5- 5.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 172 127 71.5 62.3-79.2 45 28.5 20.8-37.7
$15,000- 24,999 252 202 79.7 73.2-84.9 50 20.3 15.1-26.8
$25,000- 34,999 166 131 77.5 69.1-84.2 35 22.5 15.8-30.9
$35,000- 49,999 218 198 87.1 78.9-92.4 20 12.9 7.6-21.1
$50,000- 74,999 272 253 93.1 88.8-95.8 19 6.9 4.2-11.2
$75,000+ 584 569 96.5 94.0-98.0 15 3.5 2.0- 6.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 492 421 83.1 78.4-87.0 71 16.9 13.0-21.6
No 1,434 1,277 87.2 84.9-89.2 157 12.8 10.8-15.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 222 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,784 1,550 84.9 82.6-86.9 234 15.1 13.1-17.4
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,175 1,029 85.4 82.6-87.7 146 14.6 12.3-17.4
Regional City or Suburban County 446 398 87.9 83.4-91.2 48 12.1 8.8-16.6
Rural 386 339 86.0 81.0-89.9 47 14.0 10.1-19.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,160 1,005 85.2 82.4-87.5 155 14.8 12.5-17.6
Unemployed 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 444 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 145 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 177 139 78.5 70.5-84.8 38 21.5 15.2-29.5
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 124 90 76.6 67.1-84.0 34 23.4 16.0-32.9
101% to 150% 220 176 77.1 69.2-83.5 44 22.9 16.5-30.8
151% to 200% 119 100 83.6 74.0-90.1 19 16.4 9.9-26.0
More than 200% 1,029 978 94.1 92.0-95.7 51 5.9 4.3- 8.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 96 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 602 527 85.4 81.3-88.7 75 14.6 11.3-18.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,309 1,150 86.0 83.4-88.2 159 14.0 11.8-16.6

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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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