2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina

Demographics

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,183 264 6.1 5.3- 7.0 3,919 93.9 93.0-94.7
-Piedmont NC 2,262 130 5.4 4.5- 6.6 2,132 94.6 93.4-95.5
GENDER
Male 1,051 46 4.1 3.0- 5.7 1,005 95.9 94.3-97.0
Female 1,211 84 6.6 5.2- 8.4 1,127 93.4 91.6-94.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,432 64 4.5 3.4- 5.8 1,368 95.5 94.2-96.6
Non-Hispanic Black 466 39 7.7 5.4-11.0 427 92.3 89.0-94.6
Other 364 27 6.2 4.1- 9.5 337 93.8 90.5-95.9
AGE
18-34 511 20 4.0 2.4- 6.5 491 96.0 93.5-97.6
35-44 342 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 372 25 5.2 3.4- 7.9 347 94.8 92.1-96.6
55-64 427 30 7.2 4.8-10.7 397 92.8 89.3-95.2
65-74 331 20 7.4 4.6-11.7 311 92.6 88.3-95.4
75+ 244 24 10.2 6.5-15.6 220 89.8 84.4-93.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 208 22 9.8 6.3-15.0 186 90.2 85.0-93.7
H.S. or G.E.D. 474 36 7.1 4.9-10.2 438 92.9 89.8-95.1
Some Post-H.S. 628 45 5.8 4.2- 8.0 583 94.2 92.0-95.8
College Graduate 948 27 2.1 1.4- 3.2 921 97.9 96.8-98.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 657 130 19.6 16.3-23.3 527 80.4 76.7-83.7
No 1,582 *** *** *** 1,582 100 . - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 269 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,989 117 5.7 4.6- 7.0 1,872 94.3 93.0-95.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,281 42 3.0 2.1- 4.2 1,239 97.0 95.8-97.9
Unemployed 81 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 550 41 7.8 5.6-10.8 509 92.2 89.2-94.4
Unable to Work 166 31 20.3 14.1-28.3 135 79.7 71.7-85.9
Other not in Labor Force 161 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 129 22 18.3 11.7-27.3 107 81.7 72.7-88.3
$15,000- 24,999 255 25 8.8 5.7-13.3 230 91.2 86.7-94.3
$25,000- 34,999 198 18 9.6 5.6-15.9 180 90.4 84.1-94.4
$35,000- 49,999 234 16 6.6 3.7-11.5 218 93.4 88.5-96.3
$50,000- 74,999 263 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 705 17 2.3 1.4- 3.7 688 97.7 96.3-98.6
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 185 28 14.9 10.1-21.7 157 85.1 78.3-89.9
101% to 150% 224 17 6.7 3.8-11.8 207 93.3 88.2-96.2
151% to 200% 132 15 10.0 5.7-17.0 117 90.0 83.0-94.3
More than 200% 1,176 35 2.7 1.9- 3.9 1,141 97.3 96.1-98.1
HOUSING
Own 1,402 66 4.5 3.5- 5.9 1,336 95.5 94.1-96.5
Rent 686 50 7.2 5.3- 9.7 636 92.8 90.3-94.7
Other arrangement 154 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,250 56 4.4 3.3- 5.8 1,194 95.6 94.2-96.7
Regional City or Suburban County 566 41 7.5 5.3-10.6 525 92.5 89.4-94.7
Rural 446 33 5.6 3.8- 8.0 413 94.4 92.0-96.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 131 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 824 45 4.8 3.4- 6.8 779 95.2 93.2-96.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,307 77 5.9 4.6- 7.5 1,230 94.1 92.5-95.4

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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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