2017 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina**

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  Total
Respond.^
Employer Plan Purchased Plan Medicare Medicaid TRICARE/VA/Military Other Plan
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,277 1,363 47.1 44.8-49.4 404 13.5 11.9-15.2 1,090 26.7 24.8-28.7 198 6.4 5.2- 7.8 187 5.2 4.3- 6.2 35 1.2 0.8- 1.8
-Piedmont NC 1,224 612 52.1 48.8-55.5 162 14.0 11.8-16.6 341 24.2 21.6-27.1 50 5.0 3.6- 7.0 44 3.4 2.4- 4.8 15 1.3 0.7- 2.2
GENDER
Male 538 286 54.5 49.6-59.4 66 13.6 10.4-17.5 136 22.7 19.0-27.0 14 3.2 1.8- 5.5 29 4.7 3.1- 7.1 *** *** ***
Female 686 326 50.1 45.5-54.6 96 14.4 11.4-18.0 205 25.5 21.9-29.5 36 6.6 4.3- 9.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 861 426 52.7 48.8-56.6 117 14.5 11.9-17.6 255 25.0 21.9-28.4 22 2.9 1.8- 4.6 34 3.8 2.5- 5.6 *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Black 248 120 49.6 42.1-57.1 26 10.5 6.4-16.9 71 27.3 21.1-34.5 17 7.8 4.7-12.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 115 *** *** *** 19 19.6 11.6-31.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 210 137 61.8 53.3-69.6 38 20.2 14.1-28.1 *** *** *** 20 12.4 7.4-20.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 150 116 77.5 69.2-84.1 22 14.0 8.9-21.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 227 155 69.7 62.3-76.2 30 13.3 8.9-19.3 20 9.2 5.6-15.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 253 155 61.1 53.8-67.9 43 17.3 12.5-23.6 37 13.4 9.2-19.2 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 221 35 14.0 9.6-19.8 16 6.5 3.7-11.1 148 67.3 59.7-74.2 *** *** *** 15 7.3 4.1-12.7 *** *** ***
75+ 154 *** *** *** *** *** *** 121 78.3 69.6-85.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 76 15 17.4 10.1-28.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 250 81 35.5 28.9-42.8 37 18.3 13.0-25.0 98 31.9 25.9-38.6 23 10.0 6.4-15.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 349 169 55.1 49.1-61.0 48 14.9 10.9-20.1 97 21.3 17.2-26.1 14 3.8 2.2- 6.6 18 4.3 2.5- 7.4 *** *** ***
College Graduate 548 346 70.6 66.3-74.5 70 11.9 9.3-15.2 105 12.9 10.5-15.9 *** *** *** 16 2.5 1.5- 4.3 *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 82 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 141 36 28.4 20.0-38.7 19 11.7 6.9-19.0 72 44.9 35.1-55.2 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 102 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 141 72 50.7 41.1-60.2 17 15.0 9.0-24.1 37 21.7 15.0-30.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 181 104 59.8 51.1-67.9 29 18.2 12.3-26.1 40 17.7 12.5-24.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 387 281 75.3 69.8-80.1 48 14.2 10.2-19.3 43 7.8 5.4-11.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 325 84 29.1 23.4-35.5 35 11.8 8.0-17.0 166 45.7 39.3-52.2 21 7.0 4.4-10.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 896 527 59.7 55.8-63.5 127 14.7 12.1-17.8 174 17.1 14.5-20.1 29 4.4 2.8- 6.9 30 3.2 2.1- 4.8 *** *** ***
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 146 53 36.8 28.3-46.2 *** *** *** 50 32.4 24.4-41.6 *** *** *** 32 21.3 14.6-29.9 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,078 559 54.0 50.4-57.6 155 15.0 12.5-17.8 291 23.2 20.4-26.3 48 5.4 3.8- 7.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 664 351 55.3 50.8-59.8 93 14.1 11.2-17.6 165 21.5 18.1-25.2 25 4.7 3.1- 7.2 23 3.2 2.0- 5.2 *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 285 134 50.5 43.7-57.3 39 13.7 9.4-19.5 88 27.7 22.1-34.2 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 275 127 46.3 39.2-53.5 30 14.1 9.5-20.3 88 26.4 20.9-32.7 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 660 505 76.9 72.9-80.5 85 13.5 10.6-16.9 35 4.4 2.9- 6.6 16 2.8 1.7- 4.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unemployed 25 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 347 48 13.5 9.9-18.1 34 10.4 7.0-15.2 235 66.8 60.7-72.5 *** *** *** 21 6.4 4.0-10.2 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 103 14 17.5 10.1-28.7 *** *** *** *** *** *** 15 15.3 8.9-25.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 84 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 24 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 71 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 133 38 35.1 25.7-45.8 17 9.8 5.5-16.9 58 36.5 27.6-46.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 76 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 728 452 65.1 60.9-69.1 97 15.3 12.2-18.9 139 14.8 12.2-17.8 *** *** *** 28 3.7 2.4- 5.8 *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 79 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 409 186 47.7 42.0-53.4 49 11.9 8.7-16.1 131 29.4 24.5-34.7 21 5.6 3.5- 8.8 16 4.0 2.3- 6.9 *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 736 390 54.8 50.4-59.2 109 15.9 12.9-19.6 176 20.1 17.0-23.7 27 4.9 3.0- 8.0 27 3.2 2.0- 5.1 *** *** ***

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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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