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 4,905 725 16.1 14.7-17.5 4,180 83.9 82.5-85.3
-Piedmont NC 2,010 289 15.1 13.3-17.1 1,721 84.9 82.9-86.7
GENDER
Male 913 102 11.9 9.6-14.6 811 88.1 85.4-90.4
Female 1,097 187 18.0 15.4-21.1 910 82.0 78.9-84.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,304 139 11.8 9.8-14.2 1,165 88.2 85.8-90.2
Non-Hispanic Black 401 78 19.4 15.2-24.3 323 80.6 75.7-84.8
Other 305 72 24.2 18.7-30.7 233 75.8 69.3-81.3
AGE
18-34 485 90 18.6 14.9-22.9 395 81.4 77.1-85.1
35-44 306 52 16.5 12.1-22.2 254 83.5 77.8-87.9
45-54 354 65 15.5 11.9-19.9 289 84.5 80.1-88.1
55-64 365 52 15.5 11.4-20.9 313 84.5 79.1-88.6
65-74 284 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 187 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 163 49 27.8 20.6-36.4 114 72.2 63.6-79.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 459 90 17.8 14.3-22.0 369 82.2 78.0-85.7
Some Post-H.S. 503 76 15.1 11.9-19.1 427 84.9 80.9-88.1
College Graduate 879 72 7.7 6.0- 9.9 807 92.3 90.1-94.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 172 52 28.0 20.7-36.5 120 72.0 63.5-79.3
$15,000- 24,999 252 70 28.5 22.3-35.6 182 71.5 64.4-77.7
$25,000- 34,999 167 27 15.6 10.3-23.1 140 84.4 76.9-89.7
$35,000- 49,999 218 33 17.7 12.0-25.2 185 82.3 74.8-88.0
$50,000- 74,999 273 25 8.4 5.4-12.9 248 91.6 87.1-94.6
$75,000+ 585 25 5.1 3.2- 8.1 560 94.9 91.9-96.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 493 115 26.6 21.9-31.8 378 73.4 68.2-78.1
No 1,436 158 11.1 9.3-13.2 1,278 88.9 86.8-90.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 223 15 7.6 4.3-12.9 208 92.4 87.1-95.7
Non-Veteran 1,786 273 15.9 13.9-18.1 1,513 84.1 81.9-86.1
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,175 178 15.8 13.5-18.4 997 84.2 81.6-86.5
Regional City or Suburban County 449 53 12.5 9.1-16.9 396 87.5 83.1-90.9
Rural 386 58 16.7 12.4-22.0 328 83.3 78.0-87.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,162 168 14.2 12.0-16.7 994 85.8 83.3-88.0
Unemployed 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 444 23 5.6 3.4- 9.1 421 94.4 90.9-96.6
Unable to Work 145 43 35.5 26.5-45.7 102 64.5 54.3-73.5
Other not in Labor Force 178 30 15.3 10.3-22.2 148 84.7 77.8-89.7
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 124 36 28.0 19.5-38.4 88 72.0 61.6-80.5
101% to 150% 220 68 32.3 25.2-40.2 152 67.7 59.8-74.8
151% to 200% 119 22 17.3 10.7-26.9 97 82.7 73.1-89.3
More than 200% 1,031 71 7.4 5.6- 9.6 960 92.6 90.4-94.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 96 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 602 98 17.7 14.2-21.8 504 82.3 78.2-85.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,312 183 14.3 12.1-16.7 1,129 85.7 83.3-87.9

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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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