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?

(Ever told) you had a stroke?

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,278 212 4.5 3.8- 5.3 4,066 95.5 94.7-96.2
-Piedmont NC 2,319 103 4.1 3.2- 5.1 2,216 95.9 94.9-96.8
GENDER
Male 1,085 46 3.6 2.6- 5.0 1,039 96.4 95.0-97.4
Female 1,234 57 4.5 3.3- 6.1 1,177 95.5 93.9-96.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,460 72 4.9 3.7- 6.4 1,388 95.1 93.6-96.3
Non-Hispanic Black 481 23 3.1 2.0- 4.9 458 96.9 95.1-98.0
Other 378 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 526 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 345 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 387 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 436 24 5.2 3.4- 7.9 412 94.8 92.1-96.6
65-74 336 33 9.6 6.6-13.6 303 90.4 86.4-93.4
75+ 246 32 18.7 12.4-27.3 214 81.3 72.7-87.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 215 17 9.2 5.3-15.5 198 90.8 84.5-94.7
H.S. or G.E.D. 485 30 4.7 3.2- 6.9 455 95.3 93.1-96.8
Some Post-H.S. 639 27 3.3 2.1- 5.0 612 96.7 95.0-97.9
College Graduate 975 29 2.4 1.6- 3.6 946 97.6 96.4-98.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 656 66 10.1 7.6-13.3 590 89.9 86.7-92.4
No 1,582 34 1.7 1.2- 2.5 1,548 98.3 97.5-98.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 273 28 9.7 6.4-14.6 245 90.3 85.4-93.6
Non-Veteran 2,026 74 3.4 2.6- 4.4 1,952 96.6 95.6-97.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,310 16 1.1 0.6- 1.8 1,294 98.9 98.2-99.4
Unemployed 82 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 556 60 12.9 9.5-17.2 496 87.1 82.8-90.5
Unable to Work 167 22 12.2 7.9-18.4 145 87.8 81.6-92.1
Other not in Labor Force 161 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 167 13 5.9 3.3-10.5 154 94.1 89.5-96.7
$15,000- 24,999 257 21 8.2 5.1-12.7 236 91.8 87.3-94.9
$25,000- 34,999 198 14 5.1 2.9- 8.9 184 94.9 91.1-97.1
$35,000- 49,999 234 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 267 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 707 17 2.2 1.3- 3.6 690 97.8 96.4-98.7
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 189 15 6.9 3.8-12.0 174 93.1 88.0-96.2
101% to 150% 224 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 134 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,180 31 2.1 1.4- 3.1 1,149 97.9 96.9-98.6
HOUSING
Own 1,436 67 4.5 3.4- 5.9 1,369 95.5 94.1-96.6
Rent 703 26 3.1 2.0- 4.6 677 96.9 95.4-98.0
Other arrangement 157 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,288 42 2.9 2.0- 4.1 1,246 97.1 95.9-98.0
Regional City or Suburban County 574 28 4.8 3.0- 7.7 546 95.2 92.3-97.0
Rural 457 33 6.6 4.6- 9.4 424 93.4 90.6-95.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 132 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 838 49 5.7 4.0- 7.9 789 94.3 92.1-96.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,349 42 2.7 1.9- 3.8 1,307 97.3 96.2-98.1

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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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