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 4,269 369 8.3 7.4- 9.3 3,900 91.7 90.7-92.6
-Piedmont NC 2,313 194 8.3 7.1- 9.7 2,119 91.7 90.3-92.9
GENDER
Male 1,085 62 5.4 4.0- 7.2 1,023 94.6 92.8-96.0
Female 1,228 132 11.0 9.2-13.2 1,096 89.0 86.8-90.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,457 126 8.8 7.2-10.6 1,331 91.2 89.4-92.8
Non-Hispanic Black 480 43 8.7 6.2-11.9 437 91.3 88.1-93.8
Other 376 25 5.8 3.5- 9.4 351 94.2 90.6-96.5
AGE
18-34 523 36 7.0 4.8-10.3 487 93.0 89.7-95.2
35-44 344 30 8.9 6.1-12.7 314 91.1 87.3-93.9
45-54 386 36 9.0 6.4-12.6 350 91.0 87.4-93.6
55-64 436 47 10.1 7.4-13.6 389 89.9 86.4-92.6
65-74 335 32 10.8 7.4-15.3 303 89.2 84.7-92.6
75+ 246 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 215 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 486 34 6.8 4.8- 9.6 452 93.2 90.4-95.2
Some Post-H.S. 638 71 11.0 8.5-14.0 567 89.0 86.0-91.5
College Graduate 969 73 7.6 5.9- 9.7 896 92.4 90.3-94.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 655 85 12.9 10.2-16.2 570 87.1 83.8-89.8
No 1,578 104 6.6 5.3- 8.2 1,474 93.4 91.8-94.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 273 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,020 180 8.7 7.4-10.2 1,840 91.3 89.8-92.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,306 90 6.2 5.0- 7.8 1,216 93.8 92.2-95.0
Unemployed 83 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 554 45 9.0 6.5-12.2 509 91.0 87.8-93.5
Unable to Work 167 36 22.6 16.1-30.9 131 77.4 69.1-83.9
Other not in Labor Force 160 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 167 17 8.4 5.1-13.6 150 91.6 86.4-94.9
$15,000- 24,999 257 20 6.6 4.1-10.4 237 93.4 89.6-95.9
$25,000- 34,999 198 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 232 17 6.5 3.9-10.7 215 93.5 89.3-96.1
$50,000- 74,999 266 15 6.0 3.4-10.3 251 94.0 89.7-96.6
$75,000+ 704 64 9.5 7.1-12.5 640 90.5 87.5-92.9
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 189 19 8.7 5.4-13.7 170 91.3 86.3-94.6
101% to 150% 223 14 5.7 3.2- 9.9 209 94.3 90.1-96.8
151% to 200% 134 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,175 91 7.8 6.2- 9.9 1,084 92.2 90.1-93.8
HOUSING
Own 1,433 110 7.9 6.4- 9.7 1,323 92.1 90.3-93.6
Rent 702 60 8.0 6.1-10.4 642 92.0 89.6-93.9
Other arrangement 155 23 13.7 8.8-20.9 132 86.3 79.1-91.2
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,285 100 8.2 6.5-10.2 1,185 91.8 89.8-93.5
Regional City or Suburban County 573 53 8.0 5.9-10.6 520 92.0 89.4-94.1
Rural 455 41 9.3 6.6-13.0 414 90.7 87.0-93.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 132 13 9.2 5.1-15.9 119 90.8 84.1-94.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 837 79 9.9 7.7-12.6 758 90.1 87.4-92.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,344 102 7.3 5.9- 9.1 1,242 92.7 90.9-94.1

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*Adults without asthma are included in the denominator to estimate current asthma prevalence.

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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