2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina

Chronic Health Conditions

Has a doctor, nurse, or other health professional EVER told you that you had any of the following?

Not including kidney stones, bladder infection or incontinence, were you (Ever told) you have kidney disease?

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,276 169 3.9 3.2- 4.6 4,107 96.1 95.4-96.8
-Piedmont NC 2,314 82 3.3 2.6- 4.3 2,232 96.7 95.7-97.4
GENDER
Male 1,083 38 3.6 2.5- 5.1 1,045 96.4 94.9-97.5
Female 1,231 44 3.1 2.2- 4.4 1,187 96.9 95.6-97.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,457 46 2.8 2.0- 3.8 1,411 97.2 96.2-98.0
Non-Hispanic Black 481 20 4.4 2.6- 7.1 461 95.6 92.9-97.4
Other 376 16 4.3 2.5- 7.4 360 95.7 92.6-97.5
AGE
18-34 525 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 344 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 385 15 4.1 2.4- 6.9 370 95.9 93.1-97.6
55-64 435 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 336 24 6.9 4.5-10.4 312 93.1 89.6-95.5
75+ 246 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 214 18 7.4 4.4-12.3 196 92.6 87.7-95.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 486 20 3.9 2.4- 6.3 466 96.1 93.7-97.6
Some Post-H.S. 638 23 2.7 1.7- 4.2 615 97.3 95.8-98.3
College Graduate 971 21 2.1 1.3- 3.3 950 97.9 96.7-98.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 655 50 6.8 5.0- 9.3 605 93.2 90.7-95.0
No 1,578 30 2.0 1.3- 3.0 1,548 98.0 97.0-98.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 272 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,022 72 3.4 2.6- 4.4 1,950 96.6 95.6-97.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,306 17 1.5 0.9- 2.6 1,289 98.5 97.4-99.1
Unemployed 83 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 555 35 6.1 4.2- 8.7 520 93.9 91.3-95.8
Unable to Work 167 20 12.8 7.9-20.0 147 87.2 80.0-92.1
Other not in Labor Force 160 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 167 15 9.9 5.5-17.0 152 90.1 83.0-94.5
$15,000- 24,999 256 14 5.6 3.2- 9.7 242 94.4 90.3-96.8
$25,000- 34,999 198 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 233 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 267 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 704 16 2.6 1.5- 4.5 688 97.4 95.5-98.5
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 189 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 223 13 5.5 3.1- 9.5 210 94.5 90.5-96.9
151% to 200% 133 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,177 30 2.4 1.6- 3.6 1,147 97.6 96.4-98.4
HOUSING
Own 1,433 51 3.4 2.5- 4.6 1,382 96.6 95.4-97.5
Rent 702 21 2.9 1.8- 4.7 681 97.1 95.3-98.2
Other arrangement 156 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,285 41 3.1 2.2- 4.3 1,244 96.9 95.7-97.8
Regional City or Suburban County 574 19 3.3 2.0- 5.4 555 96.7 94.6-98.0
Rural 455 22 4.3 2.6- 6.9 433 95.7 93.1-97.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 130 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 839 33 4.1 2.8- 6.0 806 95.9 94.0-97.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,345 43 2.9 2.0- 4.0 1,302 97.1 96.0-98.0

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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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