2017 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina**

Perceived Nutrition Environment

To what degree would you agree with the statement, “It is easy to purchase healthy foods
in my neighborhood such as whole grain foods, low fat options, and fruits and vegetables.”

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  Total
Respond.^		 Strongly agree Agree Neutral Disagree Strongly disagree
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,764 1,617 41.2 39.2-43.3 1,645 43.7 41.6-45.8 204 6.2 5.2- 7.4 218 6.8 5.6- 8.1 80 2.1 1.5- 2.9
-Piedmont NC 1,405 667 45.1 42.0-48.2 567 40.6 37.6-43.7 66 5.3 4.0- 7.0 79 6.6 5.1- 8.5 26 2.3 1.5- 3.6
GENDER
Male 621 302 45.6 41.1-50.2 236 38.3 33.9-42.9 30 5.4 3.6- 8.0 42 8.5 6.1-11.9 *** *** ***
Female 784 365 44.6 40.4-48.9 331 42.7 38.5-47.0 36 5.3 3.6- 7.7 37 4.9 3.4- 7.2 *** *** ***
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 931 504 51.0 47.2-54.8 341 38.2 34.6-42.0 41 5.1 3.6- 7.2 31 3.8 2.6- 5.7 *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Black 287 100 33.5 27.2-40.3 129 40.1 33.6-47.0 15 6.2 3.5-10.9 33 15.7 10.9-22.2 *** *** ***
Other 187 63 32.0 24.4-40.8 97 55.8 46.6-64.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 256 108 38.6 31.8-45.9 98 39.6 32.6-46.9 22 8.7 5.4-13.6 20 9.3 5.6-14.9 *** *** ***
35-44 190 89 47.4 39.4-55.6 85 44.3 36.4-52.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 265 138 53.9 46.8-60.9 91 33.2 26.9-40.1 *** *** *** 22 8.3 5.2-13.0 *** *** ***
55-64 293 158 51.1 44.3-57.8 98 33.6 27.5-40.2 *** *** *** 15 6.0 3.4-10.3 *** *** ***
65-74 228 113 45.5 38.0-53.2 97 44.9 37.4-52.7 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 159 56 29.7 22.0-38.6 91 58.1 48.4-67.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 126 27 21.8 14.5-31.5 69 52.4 42.1-62.5 *** *** *** 15 12.5 7.0-21.4 *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 315 112 37.3 31.2-43.8 164 49.4 43.0-55.8 17 4.8 2.9- 8.1 16 6.2 3.6-10.5 *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 388 172 46.1 40.4-51.8 158 37.8 32.5-43.4 21 5.8 3.6- 9.2 24 6.6 4.3-10.2 *** *** ***
College Graduate 575 356 61.8 57.0-66.3 175 31.0 26.7-35.6 15 2.7 1.5- 4.7 24 4.1 2.6- 6.4 *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 111 33 27.7 19.2-38.2 *** *** *** *** *** *** 13 11.0 6.0-19.3 *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 177 54 27.4 20.4-35.8 101 58.3 49.2-66.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 128 53 39.0 29.5-49.4 54 41.0 31.4-51.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 159 75 44.2 35.1-53.7 59 37.6 29.1-46.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 195 111 57.4 49.1-65.3 66 31.7 24.6-39.7 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 399 257 62.3 56.5-67.8 120 31.7 26.5-37.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 388 150 35.5 30.1-41.4 173 44.4 38.5-50.5 27 8.3 5.4-12.7 27 7.4 4.8-11.3 *** *** ***
No 1,012 515 48.6 44.9-52.2 391 39.2 35.6-42.8 39 4.3 3.0- 6.1 52 6.3 4.6- 8.7 *** *** ***
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 153 67 40.6 32.1-49.7 71 46.8 37.9-55.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,252 600 45.6 42.3-48.9 496 40.0 36.7-43.3 62 5.5 4.1- 7.4 73 6.9 5.3- 9.0 21 2.0 1.2- 3.3
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 765 398 48.9 44.7-53.1 285 38.0 34.0-42.1 30 5.2 3.4- 7.7 39 6.3 4.3- 9.0 *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 332 150 44.9 38.7-51.4 146 42.0 35.9-48.3 18 5.1 3.0- 8.5 14 5.9 3.3-10.2 *** *** ***
Rural 308 119 35.7 29.6-42.3 136 45.6 38.8-52.5 18 6.1 3.5-10.5 26 8.6 5.5-13.0 *** *** ***
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 772 390 48.1 44.0-52.3 290 38.8 34.9-43.0 28 3.6 2.3- 5.5 48 6.9 5.0- 9.5 16 2.5 1.4- 4.4
Unemployed 45 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 358 166 42.6 36.6-48.8 166 48.1 41.8-54.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 113 *** *** *** 49 34.8 25.5-45.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 111 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 39 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 94 27 23.9 15.8-34.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 171 61 36.6 28.1-46.0 86 47.4 38.5-56.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 92 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 770 453 57.1 52.9-61.2 248 32.6 28.8-36.7 25 3.4 2.1- 5.3 32 5.0 3.3- 7.3 *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 84 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 12 14.7 8.1-25.3 *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 462 196 41.5 36.3-47.0 212 44.2 38.9-49.6 22 5.8 3.5- 9.3 20 4.7 2.8- 7.8 *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 859 447 48.4 44.4-52.5 312 37.7 33.8-41.7 41 5.4 3.8- 7.5 47 7.0 5.0- 9.7 *** *** ***

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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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