2017 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina**

Health Status

General Health Indicator for Healthy North Carolina 2020

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  Total
Respond.^		 Excellent/Vg/Good Fair/Poor
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,889 3,892 81.0 79.5-82.4 997 19.0 17.6-20.5
-Piedmont NC 2,002 1,676 83.4 81.3-85.3 326 16.6 14.7-18.7
GENDER
Male 906 765 83.7 80.5-86.4 141 16.3 13.6-19.5
Female 1,096 911 83.1 80.1-85.7 185 16.9 14.3-19.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,299 1,118 85.2 82.7-87.5 181 14.8 12.5-17.3
Non-Hispanic Black 401 323 80.5 75.2-84.9 78 19.5 15.1-24.8
Other 302 235 78.8 72.7-83.9 67 21.2 16.1-27.3
AGE
18-34 483 441 89.8 85.9-92.7 42 10.2 7.3-14.1
35-44 305 263 84.7 78.9-89.2 42 15.3 10.8-21.1
45-54 351 288 80.8 75.2-85.3 63 19.2 14.7-24.8
55-64 363 288 80.1 74.8-84.4 75 19.9 15.6-25.2
65-74 283 229 80.9 74.6-85.9 54 19.1 14.1-25.4
75+ 187 139 69.5 60.5-77.3 48 30.5 22.7-39.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 161 90 59.4 50.4-67.8 71 40.6 32.2-49.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 454 338 77.4 72.6-81.5 116 22.6 18.5-27.4
Some Post-H.S. 503 421 85.8 82.1-88.8 82 14.2 11.2-17.9
College Graduate 878 822 95.0 93.3-96.3 56 5.0 3.7- 6.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 171 94 60.8 52.0-68.9 77 39.2 31.1-48.0
$15,000- 24,999 249 166 66.9 59.6-73.5 83 33.1 26.5-40.4
$25,000- 34,999 164 130 81.0 72.8-87.2 34 19.0 12.8-27.2
$35,000- 49,999 218 188 85.5 78.1-90.7 30 14.5 9.3-21.9
$50,000- 74,999 272 249 90.6 84.7-94.4 23 9.4 5.6-15.3
$75,000+ 585 566 95.6 92.7-97.3 19 4.4 2.7- 7.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 489 294 59.5 54.1-64.8 195 40.5 35.2-45.9
No 1,433 1,318 91.0 89.0-92.7 115 9.0 7.3-11.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 223 185 82.0 75.3-87.2 38 18.0 12.8-24.7
Non-Veteran 1,778 1,491 83.5 81.3-85.6 287 16.5 14.4-18.7
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,171 1,014 86.7 84.2-88.9 157 13.3 11.1-15.8
Regional City or Suburban County 449 364 79.4 74.3-83.7 85 20.6 16.3-25.7
Rural 382 298 78.2 72.7-82.8 84 21.8 17.2-27.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,159 1,058 90.1 87.6-92.1 101 9.9 7.9-12.4
Unemployed 67 51 81.8 69.4-89.9 16 18.2 10.1-30.6
Retired 443 359 79.7 74.6-84.1 84 20.3 15.9-25.4
Unable to Work 141 49 38.9 29.8-48.7 92 61.1 51.3-70.2
Other not in Labor Force 177 151 86.3 79.7-91.0 26 13.7 9.0-20.3
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 123 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 216 146 71.1 63.3-77.8 70 28.9 22.2-36.7
151% to 200% 118 89 74.2 63.5-82.5 29 25.8 17.5-36.5
More than 200% 1,029 954 92.2 89.8-94.1 75 7.8 5.9-10.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 96 71 76.3 65.9-84.2 25 23.7 15.8-34.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 598 475 77.3 72.8-81.3 123 22.7 18.7-27.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,308 1,130 86.6 84.2-88.7 178 13.4 11.3-15.8

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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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