2017 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina**

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes, only one Yes, more than one No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,893 3,300 66.8 65.0-68.5 699 12.1 10.9-13.3 894 21.1 19.6-22.8
-Piedmont NC 2,002 1,392 68.8 66.3-71.2 235 10.8 9.3-12.5 375 20.4 18.3-22.6
GENDER
Male 909 590 64.5 60.7-68.0 92 9.5 7.5-12.0 227 26.0 22.8-29.5
Female 1,093 802 72.7 69.3-75.9 143 12.0 9.9-14.4 148 15.3 12.7-18.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,300 947 72.2 69.2-74.9 159 11.3 9.5-13.4 194 16.5 14.2-19.1
Non-Hispanic Black 399 270 67.2 61.4-72.5 54 11.7 8.5-16.0 75 21.1 16.6-26.4
Other 303 175 54.4 47.2-61.4 22 6.7 3.7-11.9 106 38.9 32.1-46.2
AGE
18-34 481 273 58.0 52.7-63.1 34 7.1 4.8-10.4 174 34.9 30.1-40.0
35-44 306 209 67.3 60.9-73.2 20 7.0 4.2-11.7 77 25.6 20.3-31.7
45-54 352 259 73.3 67.4-78.5 36 10.4 7.0-15.0 57 16.3 12.2-21.5
55-64 365 266 72.4 66.6-77.5 58 15.7 11.8-20.6 41 11.9 8.3-16.7
65-74 283 226 83.5 78.4-87.6 44 12.4 8.9-17.1 13 4.1 2.2- 7.3
75+ 186 138 75.5 67.6-82.0 38 19.4 13.6-26.9 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 161 91 57.9 48.8-66.5 16 9.8 5.4-17.0 54 32.4 24.5-41.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 459 290 62.9 57.5-67.9 54 9.9 7.3-13.3 115 27.3 22.7-32.4
Some Post-H.S. 498 368 73.5 68.9-77.7 61 12.1 9.2-15.7 69 14.4 11.2-18.4
College Graduate 878 639 73.1 69.7-76.3 103 10.8 8.7-13.3 136 16.1 13.5-19.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 169 93 56.4 47.4-65.1 26 13.9 8.8-21.5 50 29.6 22.1-38.5
$15,000- 24,999 251 152 58.6 51.0-65.9 32 10.4 7.0-15.3 67 31.0 24.2-38.7
$25,000- 34,999 167 110 64.5 55.4-72.6 16 9.7 5.4-16.8 41 25.8 18.8-34.3
$35,000- 49,999 218 155 69.8 61.8-76.7 30 14.4 9.6-21.1 33 15.8 10.6-23.0
$50,000- 74,999 272 202 75.2 68.5-80.9 25 7.0 4.5-10.9 45 17.7 12.6-24.2
$75,000+ 585 455 78.0 73.8-81.7 59 9.2 6.9-12.3 71 12.8 9.9-16.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 491 307 61.5 56.1-66.7 93 18.0 14.3-22.5 91 20.4 16.3-25.3
No 1,430 1,033 71.8 68.9-74.5 134 8.2 6.8- 9.9 263 20.0 17.6-22.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 222 150 67.8 60.4-74.4 35 15.4 10.6-21.7 37 16.8 12.0-23.1
Non-Veteran 1,779 1,242 68.9 66.3-71.5 200 10.3 8.8-12.1 337 20.7 18.5-23.2
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,170 785 65.7 62.4-68.9 131 10.4 8.5-12.7 254 23.9 21.1-27.0
Regional City or Suburban County 446 329 72.9 67.7-77.5 51 11.0 8.1-14.7 66 16.2 12.4-20.8
Rural 386 278 72.9 66.9-78.2 53 12.0 8.6-16.4 55 15.1 10.8-20.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,161 798 68.2 64.9-71.2 101 8.5 6.7-10.6 262 23.4 20.6-26.4
Unemployed 65 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 442 349 81.6 77.2-85.4 76 14.4 11.2-18.4 17 3.9 2.3- 6.7
Unable to Work 145 87 55.0 45.1-64.5 38 28.9 20.7-38.7 20 16.2 9.8-25.5
Other not in Labor Force 175 116 65.0 55.7-73.3 *** *** *** 47 27.8 20.3-36.9
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 50 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 123 *** *** *** 18 12.6 7.6-20.2 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 219 147 67.6 59.7-74.5 31 12.1 8.1-17.8 41 20.3 14.6-27.6
151% to 200% 118 77 66.5 55.9-75.7 *** *** *** 26 22.2 14.7-32.1
More than 200% 1,030 776 75.6 72.3-78.6 116 10.3 8.4-12.7 138 14.0 11.6-16.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 96 68 71.3 60.2-80.3 16 17.7 10.7-27.9 *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 599 430 69.6 64.8-73.9 78 12.7 9.8-16.3 91 17.7 14.1-21.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,307 894 68.3 65.2-71.2 141 9.5 7.8-11.5 272 22.2 19.6-25.1

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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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