2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 1,419 901 60.4 57.3-63.4 518 39.6 36.6-42.7
-Piedmont NC 738 453 57.2 53.0-61.4 285 42.8 38.6-47.0
GENDER
Male 337 208 58.5 52.2-64.6 129 41.5 35.4-47.8
Female 401 245 56.2 50.4-61.8 156 43.8 38.2-49.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 515 321 59.0 54.0-63.8 194 41.0 36.2-46.0
Non-Hispanic Black 145 93 56.8 46.9-66.2 52 43.2 33.8-53.1
Other 78 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 46 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 62 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 117 60 50.3 40.3-60.2 57 49.7 39.8-59.7
55-64 204 132 61.9 53.7-69.5 72 38.1 30.5-46.3
65-74 171 130 75.9 67.9-82.3 41 24.1 17.7-32.1
75+ 127 94 75.3 65.7-82.9 33 24.7 17.1-34.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 77 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 167 118 67.2 58.2-75.0 49 32.8 25.0-41.8
Some Post-H.S. 211 128 50.9 43.2-58.5 83 49.1 41.5-56.8
College Graduate 282 154 48.8 42.3-55.4 128 51.2 44.6-57.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 284 195 66.2 59.5-72.4 89 33.8 27.6-40.5
No 433 242 50.3 44.8-55.8 191 49.7 44.2-55.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 107 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 625 375 55.9 51.3-60.4 250 44.1 39.6-48.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 294 139 43.8 37.4-50.4 155 56.2 49.6-62.6
Unemployed 22 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 291 214 72.3 66.0-77.8 77 27.7 22.2-34.0
Unable to Work 91 71 76.4 65.0-85.0 20 23.6 15.0-35.0
Other not in Labor Force 32 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 85 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 59 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 87 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 86 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 211 111 48.4 40.9-56.0 100 51.6 44.0-59.1
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 17 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 69 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 34 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 391 225 51.9 46.1-57.6 166 48.1 42.4-53.9
HOUSING
Own 527 329 58.7 53.7-63.5 198 41.3 36.5-46.3
Rent 170 99 52.7 43.7-61.4 71 47.3 38.6-56.3
Other arrangement 35 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 367 202 50.6 44.6-56.6 165 49.4 43.4-55.4
Regional City or Suburban County 209 140 63.4 55.4-70.7 69 36.6 29.3-44.6
Rural 162 111 65.1 55.9-73.2 51 34.9 26.8-44.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 291 200 66.1 59.2-72.4 91 33.9 27.6-40.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 396 219 51.0 45.4-56.7 177 49.0 43.3-54.6

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*Asked of respondents who have ever had their blood cholesterol checked.

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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