2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina

Chronic Health Conditions

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,280 570 13.1 12.0-14.3 3,710 86.9 85.7-88.0
-Piedmont NC 2,320 290 12.6 11.1-14.3 2,030 87.4 85.7-88.9
GENDER
Male 1,085 112 10.8 8.7-13.3 973 89.2 86.7-91.3
Female 1,235 178 14.3 12.2-16.6 1,057 85.7 83.4-87.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,461 189 13.0 11.2-15.2 1,272 87.0 84.8-88.8
Non-Hispanic Black 482 64 13.6 10.4-17.6 418 86.4 82.4-89.6
Other 377 37 8.8 5.8-13.0 340 91.2 87.0-94.2
AGE
18-34 525 78 14.4 11.3-18.3 447 85.6 81.7-88.7
35-44 345 44 14.4 10.6-19.3 301 85.6 80.7-89.4
45-54 386 46 11.3 8.3-15.2 340 88.7 84.8-91.7
55-64 437 58 11.9 9.0-15.6 379 88.1 84.4-91.0
65-74 337 43 13.5 9.8-18.2 294 86.5 81.8-90.2
75+ 247 17 5.3 3.0- 9.3 230 94.7 90.7-97.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 215 19 7.9 4.4-13.7 196 92.1 86.3-95.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 487 59 12.7 9.7-16.4 428 87.3 83.6-90.3
Some Post-H.S. 640 95 15.6 12.6-19.1 545 84.4 80.9-87.4
College Graduate 973 117 11.5 9.5-13.9 856 88.5 86.1-90.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 658 112 17.0 13.9-20.6 546 83.0 79.4-86.1
No 1,581 170 10.8 9.1-12.7 1,411 89.2 87.3-90.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 273 22 8.6 5.3-13.6 251 91.4 86.4-94.7
Non-Veteran 2,027 266 13.1 11.5-15.0 1,761 86.9 85.0-88.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,308 150 11.3 9.5-13.4 1,158 88.7 86.6-90.5
Unemployed 83 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 557 64 11.8 9.0-15.2 493 88.2 84.8-91.0
Unable to Work 168 44 25.9 19.0-34.2 124 74.1 65.8-81.0
Other not in Labor Force 161 18 11.7 7.1-18.7 143 88.3 81.3-92.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 167 22 11.6 7.3-17.9 145 88.4 82.1-92.7
$15,000- 24,999 258 34 13.3 9.1-19.0 224 86.7 81.0-90.9
$25,000- 34,999 198 22 10.4 6.6-16.1 176 89.6 83.9-93.4
$35,000- 49,999 234 28 12.2 8.0-18.4 206 87.8 81.6-92.0
$50,000- 74,999 267 29 10.0 6.6-14.7 238 90.0 85.3-93.4
$75,000+ 706 90 13.0 10.2-16.3 616 87.0 83.7-89.8
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 189 23 11.2 7.2-16.9 166 88.8 83.1-92.8
101% to 150% 225 30 15.1 10.1-21.9 195 84.9 78.1-89.9
151% to 200% 134 17 11.8 7.0-19.4 117 88.2 80.6-93.0
More than 200% 1,179 139 11.4 9.4-13.7 1,040 88.6 86.3-90.6
HOUSING
Own 1,436 156 11.2 9.4-13.3 1,280 88.8 86.7-90.6
Rent 704 104 15.1 12.3-18.4 600 84.9 81.6-87.7
Other arrangement 157 29 16.8 11.3-24.4 128 83.2 75.6-88.7
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,288 153 12.5 10.5-14.8 1,135 87.5 85.2-89.5
Regional City or Suburban County 574 74 11.6 9.0-14.8 500 88.4 85.2-91.0
Rural 458 63 14.4 10.9-18.7 395 85.6 81.3-89.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 133 21 16.0 10.0-24.6 112 84.0 75.4-90.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 840 115 13.7 11.2-16.7 725 86.3 83.3-88.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,347 154 11.6 9.7-13.8 1,193 88.4 86.2-90.3

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PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2019 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2019 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2019 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2019 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2019 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2019 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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